Virginia Motor Speedway

FloRacing.com to Broadcast 2017 FASTRAK World Championship LIVE

Jamaica, VA – The much anticipated FASTRAK World Championship presented by James River Equipment weekend is mere days away and officials are busy preparing the facility for what is expected to be a record car count. New for 2017 will be the addition of FloRacing.com broadcasting every lap LIVE over the internet. The pay per view will be a multi camera production that will highlight the drivers of the FASTRAK Pro Late Model series. The best way to experience this phenomenal event is in person, but if you can’t be here the next best thing is the FloRacing.com pay per view. To order the pay per view visit http://bit.ly/2vZMPac. Friday September 15 the speedway will host the $5000 to win World Challenge and on Saturday September 16 the $20,000 to win FASTRAK World Championship presented by James River Equipment along with the $3000 to win Southeast Modified Championship featuring the season finale for the Southeast Dirt Modified Series. Broadcast will begin around 6pm EST with hot laps. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

Speedway to Host FASTRAK World Championship This Friday and Saturday

Jamaica, VA – The much anticipated FASTRAK World Championship weekend is just mere days away. Track officials are busy preparing the facilities for what is expected to be a record car count. The weekend will put the spotlight squarely on the country’s best Pro Late Model drivers. This year the stakes are higher as the winner’s share was increased to $20,000. With a total payout over $80,000, it is the richest weekend in all of Pro Late Model racing. The weekend kicks off with Friday’s FASTRAK World Challenge, a members only $5,000 to win, 40 lap race. Members are required to have competed in at least ten FASTRAK sanctioned events in the 2017 season. The following night is the FASTRAK World Championship presented by James River Equipment, a $20,000 to win 60 lap feature event that is open to all Pro Late Model competitors. In the event of rain, Sunday September 17th is currently scheduled as the rain date. The Southeast Dirt Modified Series will also host their final event of the season and crown a champion in the $3000 to win Southeast Modified Championship. The modifieds will run practice, qualifying and heats on Friday and B Mains and the $3000 to win, 30 lap feature on Saturday. Admission prices for Friday’s World Challenge event are adults $15, senior and military $12, students (11-17) $10 and children 10 and under free. Admission for Saturday’s FASTRAK World Championship are adults $30, senior and military $25, students (11-17) $15 and children 10 and under free. Bring your Friday night ticket stub and receive $5 off your Saturday general admission ticket. Discount is not good for pit passes. The event will also be broadcast LIVE on the internet by FlowRacing.com. To order your pay per view package visit FloRacing.com. Pit passes, regardless of age, are $40 and will also get you a seat in the grandstands. The speedway offers free camping (no hook-ups) and plenty of well lit and free parking. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

RACING FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2 HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway officials have made the difficult decision to cancel Aaron’s | Pepsi | Commonwealth Motorsports Championship Night due to heavy overnight rains and the forecast for much of the same for the rest of the day. “After getting over 2” of rain last night and today’s forecast calling for strong to possibly severe storms this afternoon we were forced to make this difficult decision,” commented track owner Bill Sawyer. Sawyer added, “We hate that we are losing the final night of weekly racing but the safety of our fans and competitors has to be the priority.” With the rainout your 2017 Champions are Justin Williams of Concord, VA (Victory Lap Pro Late Models), Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA (Budweiser Modified), Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA (Truckin Thunder Sportsman) and James Givens of Henrico, VA (Collision One Limited Stock Car). The Speedway will take the weekend of September 9th off due to the NASCAR events at Richmond Raceway and return to racing Friday and Saturday September 15-16 for the FASTRAK World Championship presented by James River Equipment weekend. Friday September 15 the speedway will host the $5000 to win World Challenge and on Saturday September 16 the $20,000 to win FASTRAK World Championship presented by James River Equipment along with the $3000 to win Southeast Modified Championship featuring the season finale for the Southeast Dirt Modified Association. For World Championship ticket pricing and times visit www.vamotorspeedway.com. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

Speedway to Host Aaron’s | Pepsi | commonwealth Motorsports Championship Night this Saturday September 2

Jamaica, VA – The Speedway will return to racing on Saturday September 2nd and host Aaron’s | Pepsi | Commonwealth Motorsports Championship Night and the final week of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing season featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. The speedway will crown a champion in all four divisions. Admission price for adults is only $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. Competitor gates for Saturday September 2nd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Admission: Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

2017 POINTS HAVE BEEN AUDITED HEADING INTO FINAL WEEKEND OF RACING

Jamaica, VA – After seeing that the Motorstats points where off, we went old school and audited the points by hand, race by race. Copies of the spreadsheets have been posted. To print or download the Pro Late Model points click here: 2017 PRO LATE MODEL POINTS To print or download the Modified points click here: 2017 MODIFIED POINTS To print or download the Sportsman points click here: 2017 SPORTSMAN POINTS To print or download the Limited Stock Car points click here: 2017 LIMITED STOCK POINTS...

Williams Scores Fifth Pro Late Model Win of Season; Arnold, Shelton and Givens also Grab Victories

Jamaica, VA – Justin Williams of Concord, VA powered his way inside of Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA in turn 1 to take the lead on lap 12 of the Victory Lap Pro Late Model feature. Once out front Williams would cruise to his fifth win on Northern Neck Chevrolet / Collision One Night to benefit the Northern Neck Food Bank and Feedmore. “The track was the way back the way I like it tonight and having to start that far back in the field I didn’t think I would get to the front with guys like Walker (Arthur) and Tyler (Bare) up front; but we were able to get up through there pretty quick,” commented Williams in WhosYourDriver.org Victory lane. In other action Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA led all 30 laps of the Truckin Thunder Sportsman feature on way to his fifth win of the season; in the Budweiser Modified feature Chris Arnold took over the lead on lap 18 from Mike Reynolds of Mechanicsville, MD and went on to score the victory. In the Collision One Limited Stock Car twin features James Givens of Henrico, VA did a little double dipping taking both feature wins. Tyler Bare and Camden Testerman led the field to green with bare using the outside to lead the first circuit. Bare would pace the field while Testerman, Walker Arthur and Stephen Childress battled three wide for second. Childress would come out with second but lost the spot to Justin Williams on a lap 4 restart. For the next 8 laps Williams stalked Bare looking for a way around the leader. On lap 11 Williams jumped inside Bare in turn 1 to grab the lead. Once out front Williams began to pull away from Bare and the rest of the field. Once out front Williams only had to survive some last race restarts to score his The Budweiser Modified 30 feature turned out to be a barn burner that had four cars battling for the win. When it was all said and done it was Chris Arnold taking the victory. Mike Reynolds grab the top spot on the drop of the green flag with Hunter McClendon and Arnold in tow. For the next 16 laps McClendon and Arnold each worked different lanes on the track trying to get around Reynolds for the lead. On lap 17 Arnold jumped to the high side, first taking second from McClendon and then getting outside Reynolds as they exited out of turn 2. Arnold would finally secure the top spot at the line and then pulled away for the victory. Point leader Joey Polevoy’s night ended on lap 26 in a wreck in turn 3. Rounding out the top five were Mike Reynolds, Hunter McClendon, Bret Hamilton and eighteenth starting Marks Parks. On the start of the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 30 lap feature Tim Shelton made it three wide with Tyler Shipp and Steve Causey. By turn 3 Shelton had taken over the lead. Once out front Shelton would pull away from the field, at one point holding a full straight away lead. Behind him the battle for second was pretty intense between Adkins, Causey and Shipp. Adkins’ night would come to an end on lap 27 with mechanical issues. Shelton only had to survive a few late race cautions to take home the victory followed by Tyelr Shipp, Michael Hayes, Steve Causey and Joe Weiss. The Collision One Limited Stock division ran a special “Twin Race” format to make up a rainout earlier in the season. In the first 15 lap feature it only took James Givens 5 laps to grab the lead. In lap 4 Givens jumped to the outside of both Chad Champion and Ryan Hutchens to grab the lead. The top three pulled away from the field with Givens holding off Champion and Hutchens. On the final lap Hutchens made it three wide coming out of turn 4 but Givens held him off at the line. Rounding out the top five were Ryan Hutchens, Chad Champion, Cory Bradley and Ernie Dettbarn. In race #2 for the Collision One Limited Stocks Bill Hardman and John Hankins Jr. led the field to green with it going four wide for the lead. Hankins would lead the first lap but give up the top spot on lap 3 to Cory Bradley. Bradley would lead until his spin in turn 4 that saw Ernie Dettbarn flipping in turn 4 bringing out a red flag. That handed the lead to James Givens with Ryan Hutchens moving to second. On the final restart Givens pulled away from Hutchens to drive away for his fourth win of the season. Rounding out the top five were Ryan Hutchens, Randy Hutchens, Trent Clemans and Chris Champion. The Speedway will return to racing on Saturday September 2nd and host Aaron’s | Pepsi | Commonwealth Motorsports Championship Night and the final week of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing season featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. The speedway will crown a champion in all four divisions. Admission price for adults is only $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. Competitor gates for Saturday September 2nd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2017 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS NORTHERN NECK CHEVROLET | COLLISION ONE NIGHT – SATURDAY AUGUST 26, 2017: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (35 Laps): 1. 2-Justin Williams, [8]; 2. 03-Stephen Childress, [4]; 3. 87-Walker Arthur, [3]; 4. 47-Matt Quade, [7]; 5. 71-Davis Lipscombe, [5]; 6. 7A-Corey Almond, [6]; 7. 2*-Jared Powell, [9]; 8. 38-Nicolas Love, [14]; 9. 17-Camden Testerman, [1]; 10. 40-Brent Bordeaux, [10]; 11. 11-James Miller, [12]; 12. 25-James Miller Jr, [15]; 13. 30-Tyler Bare, [2]; 14. 28-Carl Vaughan, [11]; 15. 5J-Darrell Dow, [13] Fast Qualifier: Walker Arthur – 18.913 seconds Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 laps): 1. 55-Tim Shelton, [3]; 2. 25-Tyler Shipp, [1]; 3. 22-Michael Hayes, [6]; 4. 9-Steve Causey, [2]; 5. 43J-Joe Weiss, [9]; 6. 01-Tommy Upshaw, [5]; 7. 1-Chad Beahr, [13]; 8. 21-Brandon Sandridge, [16]; 9. 16-Brett Adkins, [4]; 10. 8C-Bill Coada, [11]; 11. 0-Chase Burrow, [14]; 12. 00-Jimmy Priddy, [17]; 13. 80-Alan Morgan, [18]; 14. 4-Douglas Lincoln, [19]; 15. 92-Kacey Gordon, [8]; 16. 21J-Curtis Mason, [15]; 17. 91-James Snead, [12]; 18. 8-Roger Jamerson, [7]; 19. 06-Gary Wheaton III, [10]; 20. 11-Chase Butler, [20] Fast Qualifier: Brett Adkins – 21.011 seconds Budweiser Modifieds (30 laps): 1. 99W-Chris Arnold, [6]; 2. 112-Mike Reynolds, [1]; 3. 33-Hunter McClendon, [2]; 4. 121-Bret Hamilton, [4]; 5. 10-Mark Parks, [7]; 6. 01-Francis Jarelle III, [3]; 7. 7+7-Jeff Solinger, [5]; 8. 11-Chase Butler, [12]; 9. 44-Stephen Bryant, [11]; 10. 57-Curtis Barricks, [16]; 11. 10S-Tim Schulte, [9]; 12. 68-Adam Hoegerl, [15]; 13. 51-Joey Polevoy, [8]; 14. 16-David Kendall, [14]; 15. 16J-Raymond Throckmorton, [17]; 16. 99-Charlie Hubbard, [10]; 17. 21C-Davey Conley, [13]; 18. 01X-Danielle Alford, [18] Fast Qualifier: Chris Arnold Collision One Limited Stock Cars (Twin 15 Lap Features) Race #1: 1. 8-James Givens, [4]; 2. 14-Ryan Hutchens, [1]; 3. 08-Chad Champion, [2]; 4. 41-Cory Bradley, [5]; 5. 10-Ernie Dettbarn, [3]; 6. 84-Joey Dean, [10]; 7. 32M-Chris Champion, [8]; 8. 01-Trent Clemans, [7]; 9. 18-John Hankins Jr, [9]; 10. 00-Bill Hardman Jr, [11]; 11. 4-Randy Hutchens, [12]; 12. 38-Caleb Carter, [15]; 13. 59-Robbie Hutchens, [16]; 14. 47-Christian Sherr, [14]; 15. 88-Jay Seward, [17]; 16. 25-Marty Coltrain, [13]; 17. 26-Stephanie Johnston, [6] Race #2: 1. 8-James Givens, [10]; 2. 14-Ryan Hutchens, [9]; 3. 4-Randy Hutchens, [11]; 4. 01-Trent Clemans, [3]; 5. 32M-Chris Champion, [4]; 6. 25-Marty Coltrain, [16]; 7. 84-Joey Dean, [5]; 8. 00-Bill Hardman Jr, [1]; 9. 47-Christian Sherr, [14]; 10. 59-Robbie Hutchens, [13]; 11. 38-Caleb Carter, [12]; 12. 41-Cory Bradley, [7]; 13. 08-Chad Champion, [8]; 14. 10-Ernie Dettbarn, [6]; 15. 26-Stephanie Johnston, [17]; 16. 18-John Hankins Jr, [2]; 17. 88-Jay Seward, [15] Fast Qualifier: James Givens...

Speedway to Host Northern Neck Chevrolet / Collision One Night to Benefit Northern Neck Food Bank Saturday August 26

Jamaica, VA – The speedway will return to racing Saturday August 26, 2017 to host Northern Neck Chevrolet | Collision One Back to School Night and week 12 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship Weekly Racing season featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Saturday August 26th the speedway, along with its sponsors, will be collecting food and donations for FeedMore and the Northern Neck Food Bank. For every five (5) non-perishable food items donated race fans will receive one (1) FREE general admission ticket to the night’s racing. There is no limit on the number of tickets you can get free. For a list of suggested food items please visit the track website or visit www.feedmore.org and click on Food Drive. The shelves at the local food banks are really bare at this time of year and we encourage everyone to bring as many items as they can to donate. The speedway will also be handing out backpacks, while supplies last, courtesy of ChildHelp to every child that comes to the front gate between the hours of 5pm and 8pm. It is estimated we have over 3000 back packs to give out. All kids in the community are encouraged to come get a back pack. “Childhelp is proud to partner with Virginia Motor Speedway to provide back to school backpacks to children in the Middlesex and surrounding school districts” commented Wade Hardman of ChildHelp. Admission: Five (5) non-perishable food items equals one (1) FREE general admission ticket. For all others admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

Speedway Cancels Racing for Saturday August 12th

Jamaica, VA – Overnight and morning rains along with the forecast for heavy rains during the remainder of the day have forced officials at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway to cancel racing activities for Commonwealth Motorsports | XTRA 99.1 Night on Saturday Augusta 12, 2017. It is the speedway’s fourth rainout of the season. “It is never an easy decision to cancel an event, but with the overnight rains and the track still receiving rain it is evident that we will not be able to get in any racing today”, commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer. The speedway will take a scheduled weekend off on Saturday August 19th and return to racing Saturday August 26, 2017 to host Northern Neck Chevrolet | Collision One Back to School Night and week 12 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship Weekly Racing season featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Saturday August 26th the speedway along with its sponsors will collecting food and donations for FeedMore and the Northern Neck Food Bank. For every five (5) non-perishable food items donated race fans will receive one (1) FREE general admission ticket to the night’s racing. There is no limit on the number of tickets you can get free. For a list of suggested food items please visit the track website or visit www.feedmore.org and click on Food Drive. The shelves at the local food banks are really bare at this time of year and we encourage everyone to bring as many items as they can to donate. The speedway will also be handing out backpacks, while supplies last, courtesy of ChildHelp to every child that comes to the front gate between the hours of 5pm and 8pm. “Childhelp is proud to partner with Virginia Motor Speedway to provide back to school backpacks to children in the Middlesex and surrounding school districts” commented Wade Hardman of ChildHelp. Admission: Five (5) non-perishable food items equals one (1) FREE general admission ticket. For all others admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. 16” coolers are welcomed but no glass is allowed. There is plenty of free lit parking and camping (no hookups) is allowed at no charge on a first come first served basis. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

Speedway to Host Commonwealth Motorsports / XTRA 99.1 Night This Saturday August 12

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday August 12th to host Commonwealth Motorsports / XTRA 99.1 Night and week 11 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing season featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. With only three races remaining the racing should be intense in all four divisions. As we head into weekend Justin Williams of Concord, VA leads the points in Victory Lap Pro Late Models; Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA leads the Truckin Thunder Sportsman points; Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA leads the Budweiser Modified points and in the closet point battle of all four divisions James Givens of Henrico, VA leads defending champion Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA by one point in the Collision One Limited Stock division. Admission price for adults is only $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. Competitor gates for Saturday July 8th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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....

Williams Scores Fourth Pro Late Model Victory; Polevoy Returns to Victory Lane; Shipp and Bradley Take Career First Wins

Jamaica, VA – It only took point leader Justin Williams of Concord, VA six laps to get to the front from his sixth place starting spot, but once out front Williams set it on cruise to go on and take his fourth Victory Lap Pro Late Model win of the season. “I can’ thank my crew enough for giving me such a good car, I just tried to stay out of trouble there at the beginning until we could get separated,” commented Williams in WhosyourDriver.org victory lane. The start of the 30 lap feature got off to a rocky start with a big pileup on the opening green flag. Once the field finally got underway Camden Testerman took over the top and paced the field for the first five laps before Justin Williams drove around him out of turn 4 to take the lead. Once out front Williams only have to survive a bevy of cautions before collecting his fourth win of the season. Rounding out the top five were Matt Quade, Camden Testerman, Jared Powell and John McClellan. In other action Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA scored his fourth Budweiser Modified win of the season; in Truckin Thunder Sportsman action Tyler Shipp of Mechanicsville, VA scored his career first victory taking and Corey Bradley of Hopewell, VA and James Givens of Henrico, VA put on a show in Collision One Limited Stock Car action with Bradley scoring his career first win. It looked like point leader Tim Shelton would cruise to his fifth Truckin Thunder Sportsman win in a row, but it was rookie Tyler Shipp who would craft a different story as he passed Shelton for the lead on lap 25 of the 30 lap feature to score his career first win. Steve Causey took the lead on the drop of the green and led until lap 6 win Shelton swept around him to take the lead and pull away to a sizeable lead. Shipp would slowing close the gap and on a restart on lap 21 started to apply pressure on Shelton for the lead. On lap 24 Shipp got inside Shelton coming out of two and finally pulled ahead for the lead at the line. Once out front Shipp pulled away to score his career first win. Rounding out the top five were Tim Shelton, Brett Adkins, Joe Weiss and Steve Causey. Starting shotgun on the field, current Budweiser Modified point leader Joey Polevoy made it a mission to get to the front, picking off cars one by one and taking the lead from Lance Grady on lap 12. Once out front Polevoy would have to hold off a couple of late races challenges from Hunter McClendon to take home his sixth win of the season. Rounding out the top five were Hunter McClendon, Francis Jarrelle, Tim Schulte and Mike Reynolds. The Collision One Limited Stock 25 lap feature turned out to be the best race of the night as Corey Bradley and James Givens swapped the lead back and forth four times before Bradley would take hold for the final time. The two raced virtually side by side for the entire 25 lap distance. Bradley would face one final challenge on the final lap as Givens tried to get to his outside out of turn 2, Bradley countered and went on to score his career first win. Rounding out the top five Givens, Marty Coltrain, Chris Champion and Stephanie Johnston. The Speedway will return to racing on Saturday August 12th and host Commonwealth Motorsports / Xtra 99.1 Night and week 11 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. Admission price for adults is only $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20. Competitor gates for Saturday August 12th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway 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. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2017 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS ESSEX CONCRETE NIGHT – SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 2017: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (35 Laps): 1. 2-Justin Williams, [6]; 2. 47-Matt Quade, [4]; 3. 17-Camden Testerman, [2]; 4. 2*-Jared Powell, [5]; 5. 23M-John McClellan, [12]; 6. 7A-Corey Almond, [1]; 7. 71-Davis Lipscombe, [3]; 8. 1-Dustin Ferguson, [8]; 9. 66X-Matthew Tarbox, [7]; 10. 5J-Darrell Dow, [13]; 11. 40-Brent Bordeaux, [10]; 12. 38-Nicolas Love, [11]; 13. 28-Carl Vaughan, [14]; 14. 11-James Miller, [9] Fast Qualifier: Justin Williams – 18.427 seconds, 97.680 mph Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 laps): 1. 25-Tyler Shipp, [1]; 2. 55-Tim Shelton, [8]; 3. 16-Brett Adkins, [3]; 4. 43J-Joe Weiss, [7]; 5. 9-Steve Causey, [2]; 6. 1-Chad Beahr, [4]; 7. 92-Kacey Gordon, [11]; 8. 11-Chase Butler, [10]; 9. 06-Gary Wheaton III, [12]; 10. 22-Michael Hayes, [5]; 11. 01-Tommy Upshaw, [9]; 12. 8C-Bill Coada, [6]; 13. 7-Kevin Beahr, [16]; 14. 91-James Snead, [13]; 15. 80-Alan Morgan, [15]; 16. 0-Chase Burrow, [14] Fast Qualifier: Tim Shelton – 20.491 seconds, 87.840 mph Budweiser Modifieds (30 laps): 1. 51-Joey Polevoy, [16]; 2. 33-Hunter McClendon, [6]; 3. 01-Francis Jarelle III, [4]; 4. 10S-Tim Schulte, [7]; 5. 112-Mike Reynolds, [5]; 6. 7+7-Jeff Solinger, [9]; 7. 21C-Davey Conley, [11]; 8. 44-Stephen Bryant, [10]; 9. 99-Charlie Hubbard, [8]; 10. 57-Curtis Barricks, [13]; 11. 16J-Raymond Throckmorton, [14]; 12. 68-Adam Hoegerl, [15]; 13. 48-Lance Grady, [1]; 14. 16-David Kendall, [12]; 15. 121-Bret Hamilton, [3]; 16. 10-Mark Parks, [2] Fast Qualifier: Hunter McClendon – 19.450 seconds, 92.540 mph Collision One Limited Stock Cars (25 laps): 1. 41-Cory Bradley, [2]; 2. 8-James Givens, [3]; 3. 25-Marty Coltrain, [11]; 4. 32M-Chris Champion, [9]; 5. 26-Stephanie Johnston, [6]; 6. 38-Caleb Carter, [12]; 7. 88-Jay Seward, [14]; 8. 47-Christian Sherr, [13]; 9. 4-Randy Hutchens, [5]; 10. 14-Ryan Hutchens, [8]; 11. 53-Travis Hopkins, [7]; 12. 08-Chad Champion, [1]; 13. 01-Trent Clemans, [4]; 14. 09-Jacob Buie, [10]; 15. 1-Will Clarke, [15] Fast Qualifier: 22.495 seconds, 82.020 mph...

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