This year’s edition will have a new twist as the Lucas Oil Late Model series will now sanction the $25,000 to win event. The weekend will also include a $3000 to win non-qualifiers race.

Fans can expect to see the best in national and regional dirt late model drivers for this highly anticipated event. Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Series Champion Jimmy Owens, two-time Champion Scott Bloomquist, Steve Francis, Don O’Neal, 5-time Champion Earl Pearson Jr., Jared Landers along with rookie contenders Austin Hubbard and Jonathan Davenport are just a few of the Lucas regulars that will compete against defending race winner Steve Shaver, Booper Bare, Ricky Elliott, Jason Covert, Jamie Lathroum and a host of other regional hot shoes for the top prize.

Fans have until April 1 to grab one of the best deals in dirt Late Model racing — a two-day advance adult ticket for just $30; Senior / Military are $27 and students (7-17) just $15. All tickets are general admission. No reserved seats will be sold for the event.

Fans can purchase tickets by visiting www.vamotorspeedway.com, downloading the advance ticket order form and sending it to the track with a money order or cashier’s check (no personal checks), or by calling the speedway office at 804-758-1867 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and using a Mastercard, Visa or Discover card.

Drivers, meanwhile, can also save by entering the Commonwealth 100 prior to the early-entry deadline of April 1. The $150 early-entry fee not only saves racers $50 off the regular $200 entry fee but also includes a two-day driver pit pass worth $50.

The Commonwealth 100 weekend kicks off on Fri., April 13, with Lucas Oil Late Model time trials and heat races, while B-Mains, a 30-lap Non-Qualifiers’ Race and the headline 100-lapper take center stage on Sat., April 14. A raindate of Sun., April 15, has been established for the event. Schedule of events is tentative and subject to change.
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43rd SEASON: The tentative 2012 schedule has been released and includes 17 weeks of action starting with the opening weekend Commonwealth 100 and ending September 14 – 15, 2012 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned $20,000 to win USA 100. The schedule also includes two Mud Bogs at “The Pit @ VMS”. To see the entire 2012 schedule in its entirety, visit the Speedway’s website at www.vamotorspeedway.com.

Registrations are currently being accepted with the top 10 in each division having their numbers reserved until February 15th, after which all numbers will be first come first served. Competitors can obtain a 2012 registration form by going to the tracks website or by calling the speedway Monday through Friday 10am through 3pm at (804) 758-1867.

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway.com for a chance at special deals and prizes during the 2012 season.

Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA affiliate track, is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The 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 areas.

To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2012 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

Motorsports 2012 Presented by SEF Small Engine Fuel will cover close to 220,000 square feet of the Expo Center with more than 600 exhibit areas offering just about everything automotive. Close to 200 racecars will be on display and there will be appearances by many of the top names in the sport along with many local and regional stars including David Pearson, John Force, Rusty Wallace, Kenny Wallace and many others.

Fans that come by the Virginia Motor Speedway booth (#604) will get a chance to see the speedway’s 2007 Victory Lap Late Model Champion and 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Rookie of the Year Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE and the familiar #11 Commonwealth 100 sponsored Rocket. Also featured in the VMS booth will be our own General Manager Clarke Sawyer’s Anxious Mud Dragster to promote our mud bog events.

The VMS booth will host two autograph sessions the first being Saturday January 21st from 3-5pm and will feature 2010 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year and current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series candidate Austin Hubbard. On Sunday January 22nd the VMS booth will host an autograph session from 12 – 2pm with 2006 VMS Victory Lap Late Model Champion and two-time Steel Block Bandits Champion Walker Arthur being joined by VMS General Manager Clarke Sawyer.

For more information on the 27th Annual Motorspors 2012 presented by SEF Small Engine Fuel go to www.aarn.com or visit the speedway’s website.

Fans will also have the opportunity to order their advance tickets for the April 13-14, 2012 Commonwealth 100 at a substantial discount while visiting the VMS booth (#604). Advance two-day adults tickets are $30; two-day Senior and Military $27 and advance two-day student (7-17 years old) tickets only $15.

A $25,000 prize is once again earmarked for the winner of the Commonwealth 100, which will offer a cash purse totaling over $125,000. The Commonwealth 100 will pay $2,000 to start, and a 30-lap Non-Qualifiers’ Race will boast a $3,000 first-place award from a purse of nearly $16,000.

Time trials and heat races will be run on Fri., April 15, with B-mains, non-qualifiers races and the Commonwealth 100 on Sat., April 16. A rain date of Sun., April 17, has been established for the event

For fans not attending Motorsports 2012 there are two ways to purchase tickets: Visit www.vamotorspeedway.com to download the advance ticket order form and send it in with a money order or cashiers check. No personal checks will be accepted. Or fans wanting to purchase tickets using a credit card can call the speedway at 804-758-1867 Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am and 4pm. Mastercard, Visa and Discover cards accepted. All seats are general admission.

Drivers can save too by entering early! The early entry fee of $150 not only saves you $50 off the regular $200 price but also includes the drivers $50 two-day pit pass making the driver’s savings a total of $100. All advance sales of tickets and pre-entry deadline is April 1st 2010.

Fans can also save money by camping on the speedway grounds. There will be no charge to camp (no hookups) in designated areas.

For complete information on The Commonwealth 100 and other events at Virginia Motor Speedway visit the tracks website or call 1-804-758-1VMS (1867).

Attention Late Model and Sportsman drivers – There will be a change in the tire rule once we get the final information from Hoosier Tire. They are discontinuing several tire compounds and in the process we will have to change our tire offerings for 2012 and beyond. Once we have the compound numbers the rules will be updated and we will post them on the website and on our Facebook page.

Use the following link to see the photos: www.vamotorspeedway.com/photo-gallery/?album=1&gallery=24

(L to R) Victory Lap Late Model Champion Scott Adams; Truckin Thunder Sportsman Champion Todd Traylor; Budweiser Modified Champion Dan Arnold; Collision One Limited Stock Champion Wesley Givens.

Scott Adams of Chester, VA was crowned the Victory Lap Late Model Champion for the second consecutive year and received a check for $5,000 for his efforts. Adams also received an invitation to the Rocket Chassis Race Wise Chassis School, a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket.

Rounding out the top ten in Victory Lap Late Model points were David Williams of Clements, MD; Kenny Moreland of Waldorf, MD; Derrick Quade of Mechanicsville, VA; Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA;Davis Lipscombe of Mechanicsville, VA; Matt Marshall of Stuarts Draft, VA; Andy Gregg of Portsmouth, VA; Alan Anderson of Norfolk, VA and Brandon Long of Mechanicsville, MD.

Todd Traylor of King William, VA was crowned the Truckin Thunder Sportsman Champion and received a check for $1,000 for his efforts. It was his career first championship. Traylor also received a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket.

Rounding out the top ten in Truckin Thunder points were 2010 Champion Roger Jamerson of Mechanicsville, VA; Stephen Childress of ST. Stephens Church, VA; Tony Wood of Providence Forge, VA; Junior Carter of Mechanicsville, VA; J.R. Guy of Mechanicsville, MD; Davey Pullen of New Kent, VA; Bubba Holloway Jr. of Quinton, VA; Wayne Carroll of Fredericksburg, VA; and Roy Skaggs of Sandston, VA.

Dan Arnold of Petersburg, VA was crowned the 2011 Budweiser Modified Champion and received a check for $1,000 for his efforts. It was his third consecutive championship in the division. Arnold also received a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket.

Rounding out the top ten in Budweiser Modified points were Brian Maxey of King George, VA; 2005 Champion Page Harrison of Jetersville, VA; Curtis Barricks of Chester, VA; John Ferguson of Gloucester, VA; Chris Arnold of Petersburg, VA; Brandon Galloway of Gloucester, VA; Aaron Harris of Chester, VA; James Jesse of Spotsylvania, VA; and Charlie Hubbard of Chesapeake, VA.

Wesley Givens of Mechanicsville, VA won the Collision One Limited Stock Car Championship. The Championship was Given’s first ever championship in any division. Givens received a check for $700, a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket.

Rounding out the top ten in Collision One Limited Stock Car points were Joe Ender of Glen Allen, VA; 2010 Champion Ryan Toole of Richmond, VA; Brandon Coates of Tappahannock, VA; Ricky Douglas of Fredericksburg, VA; Brandon Sandridge of New Kent, VA; 2009 Champion Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA; Thomas Rose of Gloucester, VA; David Bowler of Gloucester, VA; and Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA.

(L to R) SFC Stephen Koptchak of the Virginia Army National Guard; 2011 VA Army National Guard Dirt Series Champion Todd Traylor; and VMS General Manager Clarke Sawyer.

Special achievement award winners for the 2011 season included: The Pitts Lumber Rookies of the Year were Kenny Moreland of Waldorf, MD in Victory Lap Late Models; Junior Carter of Mechanicsville, VA in Truckin Thunder Sportsman; Aaron Harris of Chester, VA in Budweiser Modifieds and Ben Lowry of Mechanicsville, VA in the Collision One Limited Stock Car division. Each winner received a plaque and $250.

The speedway’s 2012 schedule of events is expected to be released in a couple of weeks after some fine tuning. The season is scheduled to start Saturday March 31st with an open practice. This year’s $25,000 to win Commonwealth 100 will be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and will run April 13-14, 2012 with a Sunday April 15th rain date. The Ultimate Super Late Model Series is scheduled to return on Saturday May 19th for a $10,000 to win event and the 2012 season ender will be the 33rd Annual USA 100 that will now pay $20,000 to win an become a two day show September 14 – 15th, with a Sunday Sept. 16th rain date established.

Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, 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 2012 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

The festivities will get under way at noon with a go-kart challenge at Motoworld (cost $25 for two hours of unlimited rides), weather permitting. It will then move over to the Virginia Beach Convention Center for the Awards Banquet starting at 6pm. The buffet will be from 6:30pm till 8pm followed by the awards ceremony and dancing afterwards. Attire is coat and tie.

There are a limited number of tickets still available and can be purchased at the door for $40 per person. Fans are welcomed to attend. So come on out and help us celebrate the 2011 season!