Shaver Sensational in Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship; Carter and C. Arnold first time winners

Jamaica, VA – The finish to the Ultimate Super Late Model sanctioned Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship had the crowd on their feet as Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV and Jeremy Miller of Gettysburg, PA put on a show as they battled over the final twenty laps for the win with Shaver taking the lead on last lap to take the win and the $10,000 top prize. “I have to thank the Sawyer’s for supplying us with a track you can race on, you could go anywhere on the track and pass cars, I just love coming to this place,” commented a very elated Shaver in victory lane. Jeremy Miller and Chris Madden led the field to green with Miller taking the top spot and the lead out of turn 2. Miller looked to be untouchable as he pulled away from the field and began lapping slower cars by lap 8. On lap 12 Madden had to hold off Dale McDowell for second as they worked through lapped traffic. In Lap 16 McDowell got inside off Madden out of turn 2, as they raced back into three Steve Shaver made it three wide coming out of turn 4 to take third. On a lap 21 restart Shaver got inside McDowell for second and set out to catch Miller. By lap 29 Shaver had caught Miller and began pressuring him for the lead. Several times he would get inside Miller but each time Miller would hold on to the spot. On lap 35, with the lead duo working lapped traffic, Shaver got inside Miller coming out of turn 4 and nipped Miller for the lead at the line. Miller would rocket back to the lead in turn 1 with Shaver in close pursuit. On lap 46 Shaver began testing the outside of Miller and on each successive lap would pull alongside to challenge for the lead. On lap 48 shaver dove it in deep in turn 1 and when the two exited turn 2 Shaver had pulled off the pass for the lead and would go on to score the $10,000 victory. Rounding out the top five were Jeremy Miller, Dale McDowell, Rick Eckert, and Jamie Lathroum. Heat race wins went to Chris Madden, Jeremy Miller, Jamie Lathroum and Chris Ferguson. B Main win went to Ricky Elliott. In other action the speedway had two first time winners as Chris Arnold of Petersburg, VA led flag to flag for his first win in the Budweiser Modified division and junior Carter of Mechanicsville, VA held off Todd Trayor of King William, VA for his first Truckin Thunder Sportsman victory. In the Budweiser Modified 25 feature Chris Arnold of Petersburg, VA led flag to flag for his career first win at Virginia Motor Speedway. Behind him current point leader brian Dobie and former track champion Brett Hamilton put on a show for the fans racing side by side for second for ten laps. Dobie would take second by inches at the line over Hamilton with Page Harrison and defending track champion Dan Arnold rounding out the top 5. Donnie Smith was the Pitts Lumber Rookie of the Race with his ninth place finish. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 25 lap feature Junior Carter and Davey Pullen led the field to green with Carter controlling the top spot. On lap 11 Todd Trayor got past Pullen for second and began to reel in the leader. On lap 18 Traylor began applying pressure for the lead looking inside Carter at every corner. Each time Carter was up to the task and the laps wound down. With the fans on their feet Traylor pushed Carter for all he was worth only to come up short as Carter would take his career first Sportsman win with Traylor glued to his bumper. Rounding out the top five were Stephen Childress, Brett Adkins and Taylor Doggett. Brett Adkins was the Pitts Lumber rookie of the Race with his fourth place finish. The speedway will take the weekend of May 26th off and return to racing Saturday June 2nd with week five of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. Competitor gates for Saturday, June 2nd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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 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 RACE RESULTS FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP, SATURDAY MAY 19, 2012: ULTIMATE SUPER LAP LATE MODEL 50 LAP FEATURE (33 Entries): A Main:1. Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV), 2. Jeremy Miller (Gettysburg, PA), 3. Dale McDowell (Chickamauga, GA), 4. Rick Eckert (York, PA), 5. Jamie Lathroum (Mechanicsville, MD), 6. Stevie Long (Mechanicsville, MD), 7. Chris Ferguson (Mt. Holly, NC), 8. Dennis Franklin (Gaffney, SC), 9. Jason Covert (York Haven, PA), 10. Casey Roberts (Toccoa, GA), 11. Jerry Bard (Shippingsburg, PA), 12. Darryl Hills (Great Mills, MD), 13. Daniel Baggerly (Rural Retreat, VA), 14. Devin Friese (Chambersburg, PA), 15. Casey Barrow (Savannah, GA), 16. Zack Mitchell (Enoree, SC), 17. Kenny Moreland (Waldorf, MD), 18. Dustin Mitchell (Lucama, NC), 19. Chris Madden (Gaffney, SC), 20. Ricky Elliott (Seaford, DE), 21. David Watts (Buchanan, VA), 22. Coleby Frye (Dover, PA), 23. Mike Gault (Gaffney, SC), 24. Benji Cole (Cannon, GA), 25. Greg Satterlee (Rochester Mills, PA), 26. Donald Bradsher (Burlington, NC), B Main:1. Ricky Elliott (Seaford, DE), 2. Mike Gault (Gaffney, SC), 3. David Watts (Buchanan, VA), 4. Donald Bradsher (Burlington, NC), 5. Jerry Bard (Shippingsburg, PA), 6. Dustin Mitchell (Lucama, NC), 7. Devin Friese (Chambersburg, PA), 8. Casey Barrow (Savannah, GA), 9. Dean Bowen (Whiteville, NC), 10. Greg Satterlee (Rochester Mills, PA), 11. Matt Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), 12. Benji Cole (Cannon, GA), 13. Davis Lipscombe (Mechanicsville, VA), 14. Rick Hulson (Glen Bernie, MD), 15. Tim Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 16. Anthony Kincaid (Hayes, VA), 17. Joe Ender (Glen Allen, VA), Heat Races 1:1. Chris Madden (Gaffney, SC), 2. Rick Eckert (York, PA), 3. Kenny Moreland (Waldorf, MD), 4. Darryl Hills (Great Mills, MD), 5. Ricky Elliott (Seaford, DE), 6. Donald Bradsher (Burlington, NC), 7. Devin Friese (Chambersburg, PA), 8. Davis Lipscombe (Mechanicsville, VA), 9. Tim Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), Heat Races 2:1. Jeremy Miller (Gettysburg, PA), 2. Dale McDowell (Chickamauga, GA), 3. Zack Mitchell (Enoree, SC), 4. Daniel Baggerly (Rural Retreat, VA), 5. Mike Gault (Gaffney, SC), 6. David Watts (Buchanan, VA), 7. Casey Barrow (Savannah, GA), 8. Matt Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), Heat Races 3:1. Jamie Lathroum (Mechanicsville, MD), 2. Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV), 3. Casey Roberts (Toccoa, GA), 4. Jason Covert (York Haven, PA), 5. Dean Bowen (Whiteville, NC), 6. Rick Hulson (Glen Bernie, MD), 7. Benji Cole (Cannon, GA), 8. Joe Ender (Glen Allen, VA), Heat Races 4:1. Chris Ferguson (Mt. Holly, NC), 2. Dennis Franklin (Gaffney, SC), 3. Stevie Long (Mechanicsville, MD), 4. Coleby Frye (Dover, PA), 5. Greg Satterlee (Rochester Mills, PA), 6. Jerry Bard (Shippingsburg, PA), 7. Dustin Mitchell (Lucama, NC), 8. Anthony Kincaid (Hayes, VA), Qualifying:1. Rick Eckert (York, PA), 2. Zack Mitchell (Enoree, SC), 3. Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV), 4. Chris Ferguson (Mt. Holly, NC), 5. Chris Madden (Gaffney, SC), 6. Jeremy Miller (Gettysburg, PA), 7. Jamie Lathroum (Mechanicsville, MD), 8. Dennis Franklin (Gaffney, SC), 9. Darryl Hills (Great Mills, MD), 10. Dale McDowell (Chickamauga, GA), 11. Casey Roberts (Toccoa, GA), 12. Stevie Long (Mechanicsville, MD), 13. Kenny Moreland (Waldorf, MD), 14. David Watts (Buchanan, VA), 15. Jason Covert (York Haven, PA), 16. Coleby Frye (Dover, PA), 17. Donald Bradsher (Burlington, NC), 18. Daniel Baggerly (Rural Retreat, VA), 19. Dean Bowen (Whiteville, NC), 20. Greg Satterlee (Rochester Mills, PA), 21. Ricky Elliott (Seaford, DE), 22. Matt Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), 23. Rick Hulson (Glen Bernie, MD), 24. Dustin Mitchell (Lucama, NC), 25. Devin Friese (Chambersburg, PA), 26. Mike Gault (Gaffney, SC), 27. Benji Cole (Cannon, GA), 28. Jerry Bard (Shippingsburg, PA), 29. Tim Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 30. Davis Lipscombe (Mechanicsville, VA), 31. Joe Ender (Glen Allen, VA), 32. Casey Barrow (Savannah, GA), 33. Anthony Kincaid (Hayes, VA), FAST TIME: Rick Eckert – 17.775 seconds TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN 25 LAP FEATURE (15 Entries): A Main:1. Junior Carter (Mechanicsville, VA), 2. Todd Traylor (King William, VA), 3. Stephen Childress (St. Stephens Church, VA), 4. Brett Adkins (Gloucester, VA), 5. Taylor Doggett (Ruther Glen, VA), 6. Michael Hayes (Ruther Glen, VA), 7. J.R. Guy (Mechanicsville, MD), 8. Wayne Carroll (Fredericksburg, VA), 9. Tommy Upshaw (West Point, VA), 10. Davey Pullen (New Kent, VA), 11. Chad Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 12. Rudy Denke (Fredericksburg, VA), 13. Hunter Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 14. Eddie Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 15. Carl Vaughan (Chesapeake, VA), FAST TIME: Brett Adkins – 20.816 seconds. BUDWESIER MODIFIED 25 LAP FEATURE (17 Entries): A Main:1. Chris Arnold (Petersburg, VA), 2. Brian Dobie (Partlow, VA), 3. Bret Hamilton (Powhatan, VA), 4. Page Harrison (Jetersville, VA), 5. Dan Arnold (Petersburg, VA), 6. Joey Polevoy (Powhatan, VA), 7. Jimmy Duncan (Fredericksburg, VA), 8. Francis Jarrelle III (Chesterfield, VA), 9. Donnie Smith (Fredericksburg, VA), 10. Charlie Hubbard (Chesapeake, VA), 11. Neal Hudgins (Grimstead, VA), 12. Kelly Samuels (Chesterfield, VA), 13. Ray Ashworth (Mechanicsville, VA), 14. Mike Reynolds (Clements, MD), 15. Brandon Galloway (Gloucester, VA), 16. James Sparks (Hollywood, MD), 17. Aaron Harris (Richmond, VA), FAST TIME: Dan Arnold – 20.359 seconds...

ATTENTION ALL LATE MODEL COMPETITORS – RULE CHANGE NOTICE

Jamaica, VA – The update to the 2012 Victory Lap Late Model rules that has been discussed has been finalized. Please print off the addendum below for your records. If you have any questions please contact Ken Roberson at (804)824-0081. Click this link: 2012 VICTORY LAP LATE MODEL RULES UPDATE...

Free tickets and more at stake in Weekly Pick the Winners Facebook Contest

Jamaica, VA — There’s a new reason to click the “like” button on Virginia Motor Speedway’s Facebook page located at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway. It’s a chance to win free tickets by correctly guessing the feature winners each week. To earn your chance at free tickets, first you need to “like” the Virginia Motor Speedway Facebook page. You then must make your guesses as to the feature winners in each of the four classes in the appropriate post which will go up every Tuesday. You need to select who you believe will win the feature in the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock divisions. The person with the most correct winners will win a free adult admission ticket to the next regular race program. In the event of ties for correct guesses on winners we will then do a random drawing for the FREE ticket. Persons guessing all four feature winners correctly will automatically win a ticket. The deadline to file your guesses on Facebook will be 3 p.m. the day of the race. Winners will be posted on the Facebook page and on the track website. Your winning ticket can be picked up at the next regular race event at the will call ticket window. The first winning ticket(s) will be given away on May 26, based upon finishes of the May 12th Mom’s Night Out at the Races. The speedway will also give away five (5) pair of tickets to the May 19th Ultimate Super Late Model Series sanctioned Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship if we reach 5000 total “Likes” by May 10th. If we can reach 10,000 “Likes” Virginia Motor Speedway will broadcast the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned $20,000 to win USA 100 over the internet, for free. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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 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...

Special Mom’s Night Out this Saturday

Jamaica, VA – The speedway returns to racing this Saturday May 12th for Mom’s Night at the Races and week three of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. Mother’s, they have the toughest job on earth, shouldn’t they be treated with a special night? We think so! So on Saturday May 12th Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host a special Mom’s Night Out with all moms and grandmas getting in free. Treat mom to a night of great racing and while you’re at it take the money you saved on a ticket and buy mom dinner. You know we do serve up an awesome bologna burger. The speedway will also carry over the Tappahannock / Essex County Community night to Saturday May 12th. All Tappahannock / Essex County residents will get FREE admission with proper I.D. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 12th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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 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...

Mother Nature wins out

Jamaica, VA – Wet weather and storms has forced officials of Bill Sawyer’s to cancel racing activities for Saturday, May 5th. The speedway will return to racing Saturday May 12th for Mom’s Night at the Races and week three of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. Mother’s, they have the toughest job on earth, shouldn’t they be treated with a special night? We think so! So on Saturday May 12th Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host a special Mom’s Night Out with all moms and grandmas getting in free. Treat mom to a night of great racing and while you’re at it take the money you saved on a ticket and buy mom dinner. You know we do serve up an awesome bologna burger. The speedway will also carry over the Tappahannock / Essex County Community night to Saturday May 12th. All Tappahannock / Essex County residents will get FREE admission with proper I.D. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 12th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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 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...

ULTIMATE SUPER LATE MODELS SET TO RETURN MAY 19

Jamaica, VA – The inaugural visit by the ULTIMATE Super Late Model to Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway was hot in more ways than one. With temperatures at 105 degrees teams poured in for the series first visit to the ½ mile clay oval in Jamaica, VA. The outside temperatures could only be matched by the action on the track as the 50 lap feature would go down as one of the best events of 2011. With the new season comes the return visit by the series, this year on a new date Saturday, May 19th. With the event a little over two weeks away teams are already looking forward to the $10,000 to win Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship presented by FK Rod Ends. “We are really looking forward to having the Ultimate Super Late Model series back as they put on one of the best races of the year in really adverse conditions, this year we hope the cooler temperatures will make for an even better event,” commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer. ULTIMATE teams have been buzzing about their return to Virginia Motor Speedway since last year’s event. Defending race winner Steve Shaver will be looking to repeat when May 19th rolls around and looking to stop him will be defending ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Champion Chris Ferguson, current ULTIMATE point leader Chris Madden, Casey Roberts, Dennis Franklin and the rest of the ULTIMATE faithful. Also expect regional stand-outs Ricky Elliott, Jamie Lathroum, Jason Covert, The driver’s from the South will have their hands full with a tough contingent of Mid-Atlantic hot-shoes. This is sure to turn into an epic North versus South event. Virginia Motor Speedway is pulling out all the stops once again to draw every Late Model in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast by offering tow money to any driver not making the 26 car field with any driver not making the A Main receiving $200. Virginia Motor Speedway and ULTIMATE series officials expect the pits to be overflowing with Super Late Models as teams flock to Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway for this special event. Fans will also see the track’s Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Budweiser Modified divisions in Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. Competitor gates for Saturday May 19th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30 pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday May 19th: ULTIMATE Super Late Models (50 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 Laps); and Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps). ULTIMATE Super Late Models will run qualifying, heats, B Main(s) and Feature. All track divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Adult tickets are just $18; seniors (60+) $15; military $12; students 13 – 17 years old $8; children 7 – 12 years old $4; and children 6 and under free. Pit passes will be $25. All tickets will be sold day of event. 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. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA affiliate track, is a ½ mile dirt oval track and 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 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...

WANTED – VIDEOGRAPHER

Jamaica, VA – Are you a videographer and want to shoot racing? Have we got the track for you! Virginia Motor Speedway is looking for a videographer to film our weekly racing events and mud bogs. Any interested candidates should call Dave Seay at (804) 758-1867 x102 or email him at dave@vamotorspeedway.com....

Gallery Updated

Jamaica, VA – Check out the gallery for photos from the 3rd Annual Commonwealth 100 and from the first night of VA Army National Guard Dirt Series action on Safety-Kleen Night. Thank you to Al Goulder for the great photos, anyone looking to get copies can go to http://almo.photoreflect.com/store/store.aspx to order your prints....

Speedway Returns to Action This Saturday May 5th

Jamaica, VA – After taking the weekend of April 28th off due to the NASCAR events at Richmond International Raceway, Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday May 5th with week two of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions as they continue their quests for the 2012 championships. On Saturday May 5th the speedway will host Tappahannock / Essex County Community Night. All residents from Tappahannock / Essex County will get free admission when showing proper I.D. The community night is sponsored by these Essex County businesses: Chandler Chevrolet, James River / Rappahannock Tractor, Collision One and Bella Pizza Italian Restaurant. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 5th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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 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...

Adams dominates in Victory Lap Late Models; Dobie, Adkins and Sandridge also get wins.

Jamaica, VA – Two-time and defending Victory Lap Late Model Champion Scott Adams of Chester, VA made several changes over the off-season the biggest one was joining forces with Sommey lacey and his #45 team. It seems the marriage has paid off as Adams led flag to flag to pick up the opening night win at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway on Safety-Kleen / WRAR/ WNNT Night. On the drop of the green flag Adams rocketed around the outside of Billy Tucker of King George, VA to lead the first lap. The only time anyone got close to Adams was on lap 5 when the races only caution came out for a spin by tony Buckler in turn 4. On the restart Adams once again sped away from the field while Tucker, Tim Shelton and Davis Lipscombe battle for second. No one had anything for Adams as he went on to score the opening night win. “We knew when we made this change we were going to be fast and tonight we were, I can’t thank Sommey Lacey enough for the opportunity,” commented Adams in victory lane. Rounding out the top five were Billy Tucker, Tim Shelton and Andy Gregg. Joe Ender was the Pitts Lumber Rookie of the Race with a sixth place finish. In other action rookie Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA won the Truckin Thunder Sportsman feature; Brian Dobie of Partlow, VA took the lead on lap 12 on way to the Budwesier Modified win and in the Collision One Limited Stock 20 lap feature Brandon Sandridge of Mechanicsville, VA took the win in a wild finish. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 25 lap feature Davey Pullen and rookie Brett Adkins led the field to green with Pullen leading the first lap. On the next circuit Adkins went to the outside of Pullen in turn 1 to take the lead. A caution on lap 8 bunched the field back up with Adkins leading Stephen Childress, J.R. Guy, Michael Roop and Taylor Doggett to green. Childress tried to get inside Adkins out of turn 2 making contact on the backstretch sending Childress to pit road with a flat tire. Adkins would weather one more caution and several challenges by Guy to take home the win in his first race in the division. Rounding out the top five were J.R. Guy, Taylor Doggett, Davey Pullen and Michael Hayes. Brett Adkins was the Pitts Lumber rookie of the Race with his win. In the Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature Brandon Galloway and Chris Arnold led the field to green with Galloway taking the lead out of turn 2. Arnold would take over the lead on lap 8 when Galloway pulled to pit road with a flat right rear tire. Arnold led the next four laps before Brian Dobie swept around his outside in turn 4 to take the lead. Once out front no one had anything for Dobie as he went on to record the victory followed by Page Harrison, Jimmy Duncan, Michael Reynolds and Chris Arnold rounding out the top five. Michael Reynolds was the Pitts Lumber rookie of the Race with his fourth place finish. The Collision One Limited Stock Car 20 lap feature was the most exciting of the night. Brandon Sandridge and David Bowler led the field to green with the field going four wide down the back stretch and ending up in a caution that saw Stephen Childress, Marty Coltrain and Brett Adkins get together bringing out the caution. On the restart Sandridge got the jump on the field to lead the first lap. On the next circuit Wesley Givens worked inside Sandridge down the backstretch with the two racing door to door to the line where Givens took over the lead. With two to go Sandridge began pressuring Givens for the lead and on the white flag Sandridge made his move getting inside Givens in Turn 3. The two made contact in turn 4 with Givens spinning down the front stretch and Sandridge picking up the win. Following Sandridge to the checkers were Brett Adkins, James Givens, Stephen Childress and Brian Maxey. Chad Martin was the Pitts Lumber rookie of the Race with his ninth place finish. The speedway will take the weekend of April 28th off due to the NASCAR events at Richmond International Raceway and return to racing Saturday May 5th with week two of Virginia Army National Guard Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. May 5th the speedway will host Tappahannock / Essex County Community Night. All residents from Tappahannock / Essex County will get free admission when showing their I.D. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 5th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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 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 RACE RESULTS FOR SAFETY-KLEEN / WRAR/WNNT NIGHT AT THE RACES, SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2012: VICTORY LAP LATE MODEL 35 LAP FEATURE (9 Entries): A Main:1. Scott Adams (Chester, VA), 2. Billy Tucker (King George, VA), 3. Tim Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 4. Davis Lipscombe (Mechanicsville, VA), 5. Andy Gregg (Portsmouth, VA), 6. Joe Ender (Glen Allen, VA), 7. Tony Buckler (King George, VA), DNS: Brad Rigdon (Chesapeake, VA), Anthony Kincaid (Hayes, VA), FAST TIME: Tim Shelton 19.071 seconds. TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN 25 LAP FEATURE (18 Entries): A Main:1. Brett Adkins (Gloucester, VA), 2. J.R. Guy (Mechanicsville, MD), 3. Taylor Doggett (Ruther Glen, VA), 4. Davey Pullen (New Kent, VA), 5. Michael Hayes (Ruther Glen, VA), 6. Tommy Upshaw (West Point, VA), 7. Hunter Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 8. Rudy Denke (Fredericksburg, VA), 9. Stephen Childress (St. Stephens Church, VA), 10. Chad Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 11. Michael Roop (Stafford, VA), 12. Carl Vaughan (Chesapeake, VA), 13. Todd Traylor (King William, VA), 14. Macy Causey (Seaford, VA), 15. Junior Carter (Mechanicsville, VA), 16. Kevin Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 17. Wayne Carroll (Fredericksburg, VA), DNS: Chris Rose (Partlow, VA), FAST TIME: Todd Traylor 21.091 seconds. BUDWESIER MODIFIED 25 LAP FEATURE (19 Entries): A Main:1. Brian Dobie (Partlow, VA), 2. Page Harrison (Jetersville, VA), 3. Jimmy Duncan (Fredericksburg, VA), 4. Mike Reynolds (Clements, MD), 5. Chris Arnold (Petersburg, VA), 6. Kelly Samuels (Chesterfield, VA), 7. Dan Arnold (Petersburg, VA), 8. Brandon Galloway (Gloucester, VA), 9. Neal Hudgins (Grimstead, VA), 10. Aaron Harris (Richmond, VA), 11. Charlie Hubbard (Chesapeake, VA), 12. Donnie Smith (Fredericksburg, VA), 13. Ray Ashworth (Mechanicsville, VA), 14. Dustin Bishop (Stony Creek, VA), 15. Gary Long (Newport News, VA), 16. Josh Harris (Gloucester, VA), 17. Joey Polevoy (Powhatan, VA), DNS: Curtis Barricks (Chesterfield, VA), Kevin Fletcher (Saluda, VA), FAST TIME: Dan Arnold 20.776 seconds. LIMITED STOCK CAR 20 LAP FEATURE (19 Entries): A Main:1. Brandon Sandridge (Mechanicsville, VA), 2. Brett Adkins (Gloucester, VA), 3. James Givens (Highland Springs, VA), 4. Stephen Childress (St. Stephens Church, VA), 5. Brian Maxey (King George, VA), 6. Wesley Givens (Mechanicsville, VA), 7. Chad Champion (Beaverdam, VA), 8. Bryan Barkley (Hayes, VA), 9. Bob Terry (Stafford, VA), 10. Chad Martin (Gloucester, VA), 11. Curtis Daughtrey (Mechaincsville, VA), 12. Thomas Rose (Gloucester, VA), 13. David Bowler (Gloucester, VA), 14. Marty Coltrain (Richmond, VA), 15. Daniel Loth (Richmond, VA), 16. Ryan Hutchens (Toano, VA), 17. Dave Savage (Mattaponi, VA), 18. Benjamin Lowry (Mechanicsville, VA), DNS: Chris Maxey (King George, VA), FAST TIME: Brett Adkins 23.502 seconds....

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