Virginia Motor Speedway

Roger Jamerson Holds off Weiss and Adkins for 200th win; Stephen Childress becomes Third winner in Three Races in Pro Late Models; Polevoy and Coltrain Score first Wins of Season

Jamaica, VA – Two story lines were set to play out on Military Appreciation Night at Virginia Motor Speedway but only one happened to play out. One story had Budweiser Modified feature Stephen Quade, set to join the United State Air Force on July 5th, led all but 2 laps of the 25 lap feature to finish second in what was almost a story book ending but that went to Roger Jamerson of Mechanicsville, VA in the Truckin Thunder feature. Jamerson has been chasing the elusive win #200 since the end of 2015. On this night Jamerson’s story book ending came true. Jamerson would grab the lead at the drop of the green flag with Brett Adkins right on his bumper. For the first 10 laps Jamerson and Adkins waged a side-by-side battle for the lead with Jamerson holding on each lap. Behind him Joe Weiss began Adkins began a battle for second with Weiss taking over the spot on lap 11. Over the final 14 laps you could put a blanket over the top three with Jamerson hold off Weiss and Adkins to take his first win of season and his 200th of his career. “This thing started in 1984 for me; I have been racing for a long time but to get the 200th win in a race that competitive makes it even sweeter,” Rounding out the top five were Joe Weiss, Brett Adkins, Chad Beahr and John Nickens. In other action Stephen Childress of St. Stephens Church, VA scored the flag to flag win in a very competitive Victory Lap Pro Late Model feature; Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA grab the lead from Stephen Quade of Mechanicsville, MD and went on to score the victory in Budweiser Modified action; and in the Collision One Limited Stocks Marty Coltrain of S. Chesterfield, VA scored a flag to flag victory, his first win in over three years. In the Victory Lap Pro Late Model 30 lap feature Davis Lipscombe and Stephen Childress led the field to green with Lipscombe jumping out to the lead with Childress right on his bumper and the race for third going three wide. On lap 2 restart after a caution Childress jumped to the outside of Lipscombe in turn 3 and grabbed the lead at the line. Once out front Childress pulled away from the battle for second that included Lipscombe, Tyler Bare and Justin Williams. Williams working his way from his sixth starting position first battled with Bare for the third finally taking the spot on lap 20 and then went by Lipscombe on the next lap with a daring pass on the high side out of turn 2. Williams tried to reel in Childress for the lead but Childress ran a flawless final 9 laps to score his first career win in the division. Rounding out the top 5 were Williams, Bare, Lipscombe and Corey Almond. In the Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature Hunter McClendon and Stephen Quade led the field to green with Quade sweeping the outside of turn 2 to lead the first circuit. A couple of cautions slowed the action before heating up between Quade and Brian Maxey. Maxey tried several times to dive under Quade for the lead with Joey Polevoy waiting in the wings. On lap 12 Polevoy drove around the outside of Maxey in turn 3 and 4 to take over the second spot. Polevoy would reel in Quade and the two battled what seemed side by side until lap 22 when Polevoy grab the lead out of turn 4 and go on to take the win. Rounding out the top five were Quade, Maxey, Francis Jarrelle and Hunter McClendon. It was announced in victory lane that Stephen Quade will be joining the United States Air Force on July 5th. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 25 lap feature 8-time Champion Roger Jamerson, looking for win 200, grabbed the lead on the drop of the green to lead the first lap. Following along into second was 2-time Champion Brett Adkins as the top two pulled away from the field. On lap 12 the race got interesting as Joe Weiss dove under Adkins to battle for second. After a couple of laps of side-by-side racing Weiss took over the second spot. Weiss would take several shots at Jamerson for the lead only to be turned away. Jamerson would hold on to grab his first victory of the season and his 200th of his career. In the Collision One Limited Stock 20 lap nightcap Marty Colrtrain and James Givens led the field to green with Givens slowing with mechanical issues and Coltrain grabbing the top spot and leading the opening circuit. Several cautions closed the field on Coltrain’s bumper but that was about as close as anyone could get to him during the race. Coltrain would lead flag to flag and pick up his first victory in three years. Rounding out the top five were Chris Champion, Cory Bradley, Brian Bradley and James Bunn. The speedway will take next Saturday July 2nd off for the 4th of July holiday weekend and return to racing on Saturday July 9th for week eight of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship season featuring the Victory Lap Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Competitor gates for Saturday July 9th 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 2014 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 FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT, SATURDAY JUNE 25, 2016: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (30 Laps): A-Main: 1. 03-Stephen Childress[2] ; 2. 2-Justin Williams[6] ; 3. 30-Tyler Bare[5] ; 4. 71-Davis Lipscombe[1] ; 5. 7A-Corey Almond[4] ; 6. 36-Cory Dawson[9] ; 7. 29-Billy Hubbard[7] ; 8. 40-Brent Bordeaux[11] ; 9. 100-Mike Warton[15] ; 10. 09-Brad Rigdon[10] ; 11. 17-Camden Testerman[12] ; 12. 47-Mark Parks[8] ; 13. 28-Carl Vaughan[16] ; 14. 55-Jimmy Duncan[3] ; 15. 7T-Christian Thomas[14] ; 16. 2*-Jared Powell[13] Fast Qualifier: Justin Williams – 18.234 seconds Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps): A-Main: 1. 8-Roger Jamerson[2] ; 2. 43J-Joe Weiss[3] ; 3. 16-Brett Adkins[4} ; 4. 1-Chad Beahr[1] ; 5. 71-John Nickens[9] ; 6. 92-Kacey Gordon[14] ; 7. 91-Kevin Curtis[11] ; 8. 11-Chase Butler[10] ; 9. 12-Russell Steele[15] ; 10. 14-Sean Owens[12] ; 11. 9-Steve Causey[8] ; 12. 21-Wesley Givens[6] ; 13. 00-Jimmy Priddy[13] ; 14. 01-Tommy Upshaw[5] ; 15. 22-Michael Hayes[7] ; 16. 10-Matt Ashworth[16] Fast Qualifier: Brett Adkins – 20.915 seconds Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): A-Main: 1. 51-Joey Polevoy[3] ; 2. 20-Stephen Quade[2] ; 3. 04-Brian Maxey[8] ; 4. 51-Francis Jarrelle III[4] ; 5. 33-Hunter McClendon[1] ; 6. 44-Steve Bryant[6] ; 7. 99-Charlie Hubbard[5] ; 8. 7+7-Jeff Solinger[7] ; 9. 68-Adam Hoegerl[9] ; 10. 3-William Mongold[10] ; 11. 39-Brian Dobie[11] Fast Qualifier: Brian Maxey – 19.083 seconds Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): A-Main: 1. 25-Marty Coltrain[2] ; 2. 32M-Chris Champion[5] ; 3. 41-Cory Bradley[4] ; 4. 40-Brian Bradley[9] ; 5. 20-James Bunn[13] ; 6. 18-John Hankins Jr.[14] ; 7. 50-Blair Sibley[10] ; 8. 14-Ryan Hutchens[8] ; 9. 4-Randy Hutchens[15] ; 10. 35-Lucas Ward[12] ; 11. 01-Trent Clemans[16] ; 12. 23-Brandon Bowler[17] ; 13. 08-Chad Champion[6] ; 14. 38-Steven Carter[11] ; 15. 28-Brandon Sandridge[7] ; 16. 39-Cole Johnston[21] ; 17. 34-Gene Brinson[19] ; 18. 26-Stephanie Stallings[18] ; 19. 8-James Givens[1] ; 20. 18N-Josh New[20] ; 21. 31-Ben Lowry[3] Fast Qualifier: Ben Lowery – 22.744 seconds...

Speedway to Host Military Appreciation Night this Saturday June 25

Jamaica, VA – This Saturday June 25th Virginia Motor Speedway will host Military Appreciation Night with all military personnel (active or retired w/ I.D.) being admitted free (grandstand admission only). Week 7 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship will feature all four of the track’s divisions in action. See the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions competing in some exciting side by side action. In week six action Justin Williams of Concord, VA grabbed his first Victory Lap Pro Late Model victory in dominating style. Can he back that performance up this week with another one just like it? In the Budweiser Modified division Brian Maxey of King George, VA claimed his second win in a row and will not be able to start any closer than eighth this week due to the “Two Wins in Row” rule; that same rule will be in affect for defending Collision One Limited Stock Champion Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA as he also claimed his second win in a row last time out. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA scored an impressive victory in the division he dominated for a couple of years before moving up to the Pro Late Model division. One driver to watch this week will be Roger Jamerson of Mechanicsville, VA in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman division as he continues his quest for win number 200. Competitor gates for Saturday June 25th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm for hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (30 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. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) FREE, students 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $20....

Justin Williams Scores Career First Victory Lap Pro Late Model Victory; Brett Adkins, Brian Maxey and Ryan Hutchens also claim wins

Jamaica, VA – After a very wet spring Mother Nature finally shined brightly on Virginia Motor Speedway with great weather for the rescheduled Truckin Thunder / Northern Neck Scout Night. The massive crowd was treated to some phenomenal racing that saw two new winners and two drivers take home back to back wins. Three-time Victory Lap Late Model Champion Justin Williams reluctantly moved to the Victory Lap Pro Late Model division after the division he dominated was dropped from the weekly racing schedule, but if his dominating win on Truckin Thunder / Northern Neck Chevrolet Scout Night is any indication to his future in the division, it is surely bright. Williams battled side by side with Jimmy Duncan at the drop of the green flag taking the lead out of turn 4 to lead the opening circuit. Williams would lead flag to flag for his career first Pro Late Model victory. “It feels great to get my first win in the Pro Late Model division, the car and track both were awesome tonight,” commented Williams in victory lane. In other action Brian Maxey of King George, VA took the lead on lap 12 and never looked back for his second win in a row and of the season in the Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature; in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 25 lap feature Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA picked up the win in a cautioned filled feature; and in the Collision One Limited Stock division Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA grab the lead on lap 11 and went on to grab his second win of the season. Jimmy Duncan and Justin Williams led the field to green with Williams grabbing the lead off turn 4 and leading the opening circuit. Williams, Duncan and Corey Almond pulled away from the field as Cody Dawson, Mark Parks and Stephen Childress battled for fourth. Several cautions closed the field on Williams’ bumper, but that was as close as anyone would get to him on the track. Making the biggest move of the race was Mark Parks coming from fourteenth to battle for second in the closing laps. No one had anything for Williams as he led flag to flag for the victory. Rounding out the top five were Jimmy Duncan, Marks Parks, defending champion Tyler Bare came from the rear after pitting and Corey Almond. In the Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature James Sparks and Joey Polevoy led the field to green and then waged a side by side battle for the first 10 laps when Brian Maxey joined the battle for the top spot. On lap 12 Maxey rocketed around the outside of Sparks out of turn 2 to take over the top spot. Once out front Maxey and went on to score his second win of the season. Rounding out the top five were Joey Polevoy, Jeff Solinger, James Sparks and Stephen Bryant. Rookie Chase Butler and defending champion Chad Beahr led the 18 car field to green with Beahr grabbing the lead as the field exited turn 2. Behind Beahr the race went 3-wide between Butler, Brett Adkins and Matt Ashworth. Four cautions on all on lap 5 slowed the feature and closed the field on Beahr’s bumper. Once the field finally got underway Adkins got under Beahr out of turn 4 to take the lead. Once out front Adkins distanced himself from the field. A late caution closed the field on Adkins bumper for the final restart. On the restart Adkins pulled away for the win with Ashworth taking second coming to the checkers. Rounding out the top five were Joe Weiss, Chad Beahr and Steve Causey. In the Collision One Limited Stock Car 20 lap feature Cory Bradley and Chad Champion led the field to green with Champion leading the first circuit. Behind him the race for second included 6 competitors. James Givens grab the lead on lap 5 but gave the lead back to Champion with mechanical issues on lap 9. On lap 11 defending champion Ryan Hutchens grab the lead out of turn 4 while the battle for second continued to be hotly contested. Hutchens would go on to grab his second win of the season followed by Corey Bradley, Brian Bradley, Chad Champion and John Hankins Jr. The speedway will take next Saturday June 18th off to celebrate graduations and for Father’s Day weekend and return to racing on Saturday June 25th for week seven of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship season featuring the Victory Lap Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Competitor gates for Saturday June 25th 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 2014 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 FOR TRUCKIN THUNDER / NORTHERN NECK CHEVROLET SCOUT NIGHT, SATURDAY JUNE 11, 2016: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (30 Laps): A-Main (30 Laps) – 1. 2-Justin Williams[2] ; 2. 55-Jimmy Duncan[1] ; 3. 47-Mark Parks[14] ; 4. 30-Tyler Bare[4] ; 5. 7A-Corey Almond[3] ; 6. 100-Mike Warton[8] ; 7. 36-Cory Dawson[7] ; 8. 29-Billy Hubbard[9] ; 9. 03-Stephen Childress[5] ; 10. 40-Brent Bordeaux[11] ; 11. 16A-Brett Adkins[13] ; 12. 40x-Matt Stambaugh[6] ; 13. 71-Davis Lipscombe[10] ; 14. 17-Camden Testerman[15] ; 15. 5J-Darrell Dow[17] ; 16. 09-Brad Rigdon[12] ; 17. 28V-Carl Vaughan[16] Fast Qualifier: Tyler Bare – 19.012 seconds Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps): A-Main – 1. 16A-Brett Adkins[6] ; 2. 10-Matt Ashworth[3] ; 3. 43J-Joe Weiss[5] ; 4. 1-Chad Beahr[2] ; 5. 9-Steve Causey[12] ; 6. 71-John Nickens[9] ; 7. 12-Russell Steele[16] ; 8. 98-Troy Doggett[8] ; 9. 8-Roger Jamerson[4] ; 10. 92-Kacey Gordon[10] ; 11. 21-Brandon Sandridge[11] ; 12. 91-Kevin Curtis[15] ; 13. 01-Tommy Upshaw[7] ; 14. 7-Kevin Beahr[13] ; 15. 7c-Will Clark[17] ; 16. 11-Chase Butler[1] ; 17. 14-Sean Owens[18] ; 18. 00-Jimmy Priddy[14] Fast Qualifier: Brett Adkins – 21.612 seconds Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): A-Main – 1. 04-Brian Maxey[3] ; 2. 51-Joey Polevoy[4] ; 3. 7+7-Jeff Solinger[5] ; 4. 26x-James Sparks[1]; 5. 44-Steve Bryant[8] ; 6. 21c-Davey Conley[9] ; 7. 68-Adam Hoegerl[10] ; 8. 99-Charlie Hubbard[2] ; 9. 01-Francis Jarrelle III[6] ; 10. 3-William Mongold[7] ; 11. 33-Hunter McClendon[11] Fast Qualifier: Joey Polevoy – 19.947 seconds Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): A-Main – 1. 14-Ryan Hutchens[6] ; 2. 41-Cory Bradley[1] ; 3. 40-Brian Bradley[3] ; 4. 08-Chad Champion[2] ; 5. 18-John Hankins Jr.[8] ; 6. 25-Marty Coltrain[16] ; 7. 50-Blair Sibley[12] ; 8. 26-Stephanie Stallings[20] ; 9. 14B-Brandon Bowler[7] ; 10. 4-Randy Hutchens[15] ; 11. 20-James Bunn[9] ; 12. 10-Ernie Dettbarn[11] ; 13. 01-Trent Clemons[18] ; 14. 38-Steven Carter[14] ; 15. 15-Carl New Jr.[21] ; 16. 31-Ben Lowry[4] ; 17. 8-James Givens[5] ; 18. 28-Daniel Davis[19] ; 19. 32M-Chris Champion[10] ; 20. 23-David Bowler[13] ; 21. 34-Gene Brinson[17] ; 22. 18N-Josh New[22] ; 23. 39-Cole Johnston[23] Fast Qualifier: Ryan Hutchens – 23.199 seconds...

Rescheduled Truckin Thunder / Northern Neck Chevrolet Scout Night Set for this Saturday June 11th

Jamaica, VA – This Saturday June 11th Virginia Motor Speedway will host the rescheduled Truckin Thunder / Northern Neck Chevrolet Scout Night. As part of the night’s festivities the track will also host the 5th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby that is open to scouts, fans and competitors. Gates will open at 5pm with registration for the Dirtwood National Pinewood Derby starting at 5:30pm. After the Dirtwood Nationals all Scouts (Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts) if wearing their uniform, will get free admission to enjoy a night of full sized dirt car racing. During the evenings festivities the Speedway will also help in raising money and awareness for the charity ChildHelp®. There will be two divisions for the Dirtwood Nationals, Scouts and. A champion will be crowned in each division and then there will be a run-off to see who will be the overall Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby Champion. Standard Scouting pinewood derby rules will govern the races. For anyone wanting to participate but not having a pinewood derby car, a limited quantity will be available for rent for a $10 donation to ChildHelp. Competitor gates for Saturday June 11th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm for hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (30 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. 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. For more information on the 5th Annual Dirtwood Nationals and Scout Night call the track at (804) 758-1867. About Childhelp®: Founded in 1959 by Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp® is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp’s approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp’s programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages); children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April. Several of Childhelp’s programs were firsts, and continue to be studied by professionals worldwide as “models that work.” Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization and provide its vision, serving as Chairman/CEO and President, respectively....

Mother Nature Causes Postponement of $20,000 to win Aaron’s USA 100 till August 6

Jamaica, Virginia (June 4, 2016) – Once again Mother Nature has caused a race at Virginia Motor Speedway to be canceled. After extensive discussion and study of weather forecasts for the area, officials of Virginia Motor Speedway have reluctantly decided to cancel Saturday’s $20,000 to win Aaron’s USA 100 and reschedule it for Saturday August 6, 2016. “In the 40 years I have been involved in racing I have never seen anything like this, we just can’t catch a break with the weather.” said Virginia Motor owner Bill Sawyer. Sawyer added, “With the forecast calling for more storms this afternoon and night after what was a deluge of rain overnight that soaked the grounds, we felt it in the best interest of our fans, competitors and our great sponsors Aaron’s and Commonwealth Motorsports to make the call earlier than later.” The 40th Aaron’s USA 100 presented by Commonwealth Motorsports will now be the final race of the Colonial Clash Championship presented by Dirt Nation on August 6. Weather also postponed the Potomac Speedway show on Friday June 3 and Winchester Speedway has been forced to postpone their event as well to a terrible forecast for Sunday June 5. The Potomac Speedway event will be reschedule for Saturday July 2 and Winchester the following night Sunday July 3. Winchester Speedway has graciously given their Super Late Models off for the August 6th USA 100 make-up date. “We have to thank Greg Gunter and Denise Hollidge for giving their top division off on our reschedule date; their cooperation is greatly appreciated,” added Sawyer. Virginia Motor Speedway will be back in action next Saturday June 11th for the rescheduled Truckin Thunder / Northern Neck Chevrolet Scout Night and the annual visit of the S.T.A.R. Kids out of Gloucester, VA. All four divisions of Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship divisions will be in action that night. See the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in some exciting side by side action. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday June 11: Victory Pro Late Models (30 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. 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....

Speedway to host the 40th Annual Aaron’s USA 100 Saturday June 4th; Race 3 of the Colonial Clash Championship

Jamaica, VA – When the Ultimate Super Late Model Series visits Virginia Motor Speedway on Saturday June 4th for the $20,000 to win 40th Annual Aaron’s USA 100 presented by Commonwealth Motorsports several things will have changed dramatically for the storied event. In 2015 the event paid $10,000 to win and then at the start of the 2016 season track owner Bill Sawyer announced that the race would get a purse increase to $15,000 to win. But with the loss of the April 9th King of the Commonwealth Sawyer is bringing the $20,000 to win purse and sponsor over to the USA 100. “When we lost the April 9th King of the Commonwealth to of all things snow and cold weather, I decided we needed to make sure we took care of our sponsor Aaron’s as well as create some excitement for the USA 100, so we moved them and the $20,000 to win purse over to the USA 100,” commented track owner Bill Sawyer. Sawyer added, “With the event being the third race of the Colonial Clash Championship this should add even more excitement to what is already expected to be a phenomenal four night’s of racing.” The new Colonial Clash Championship will see the Ultimate Super Late Model Series competitors along with many of the Mid-Atlantics premier talent competing at four different tracks in four nights. Thursday June 2 at Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, DE for a $5000 to win 40 lap event; Friday June 3 at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, MD for a $5000 to win 50 lap event; Saturday June 4 at Virginia Motor Speedway for the $20,000 to win USA 100and then to Winchester Speedway in Winchester, VA for a $5000 to win 50 lap event. The Colonial Clash Championship boasts a $17,000 point fund with $5000 going to the champion. The point fund will pay the top 15 drivers as long as they have attempted all four events. Visit www.colonialclash.racing for more info. Joining the Ultimate Super Late Model Series once again will be a $3000 to win FASTRAK National Tour event for Pro (Crate) Late Models. This year’s format for the Aaron’s USA 100 presented by Commonwealth Motorsports will be practice, qualifying, 10 lap heats, 10 lap B-Main(s) and the 60 lap $20,000 to win feature. Format for the $3000 to win FASTRAK National Tour Event will include practice, qualifying, heats, B-Main(s) and 40 lap feature. Competitor gates for Saturday June 4th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:00 pm with hot laps. Adult tickets are just $30; seniors (60+) $25; military $20; students 11 – 17 years old $15; and children 10 and under free. Pit passes will be $40. All tickets will be sold day of event. Virginia Motor Speedway will offer a $5 discount to any fan bringing a ticket stub from either the Georgetown Speedway event or the Potomac Speedway event. Discount is valid for grandstand admission only. 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....

Mother Nature Takes Fourth Race of the Season

Jamaica, VA – Mother Nature has been relentless when it comes to racing At Virginia Motor Speedway as rain takes the fourth race of the season forcing officials to cancel activities for Truckin Thunder / Northern Neck Chevrolet Scout Night. “This is so frustrating , we tried to wait this one out but with continued rain for the next two hours and wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour we are forced to cancel for the fourth time this season”, commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer. Anyone with “Free Admission Tickets” for May 21 can utilize them on the rescheduled date of June 11. The WILL NOT be good for the May 21 or June 4 events. Next Saturday May 21 the speedway will move over to the mud bog facility to host the first of two big Mud Bog events for the 2016 season as The Pit at Virginia Motor Speedway hosts the 9th Annual Down & Dirty Mud Mayhem presented by James River Equipment and Commonwealth Motorsports. Additional sponsorship provided by Aaron’s, Atkins Propane and Petroleum, After Hours Fabrication, Collision One and Truckin Thunder. There will be seven classes of “Mud Maniacs” in action ranging from Super Stock to Unlimited X Tractor with cash payouts in all classes. Not only will fans get to see hordes of trucks splashing through the 200 foot Mud Bog pit but they will also get the opportunity to see some of the region’s best Mud Dragsters covering the 200 foot Mud Sling pit in under three seconds. New for 2016 will be the addition of the Unlimited X Tractor division. They will be the first division to run a short course during competition. Gates and registration will open at 9am with Single Eliminations for Super Stock A, B; Modified A (Small tire), B (Big Tire), Unlimited Bog, Unlimited X Tractor, Pro Modified A, Pro Modified B and X, XX classes beginning at 12 noon. Registration and inspection for all classes ends at 11:30pm. Rules for each class are now available at the speedway’s website www.thepitatvms.com. Admission for Mud Mayhem is Adults – $15, Children 11 – 17 years old – $12 and Children 10 and under FREE with a paying adult. 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. The Pit at VMS is located on the grounds of Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and is situated 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 The Pit Virginia Motor Speedway and the 9th Annual Mud Mayhem Mud Bog fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the bog’s web site at www.thepitatvms.com. 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....

Speedway Loses Another One to Wet Weather

Jamaica, VA – Mother Nature has not been kind to Virginia Motor Speedway. Wet weather and the forecast for more have forced officials to cancel Dirt Track Saturday Night racing activities for Saturday April 30, 2016. “With the rain we have already had, the cold temperatures and more rain headed our way we are forced to make this tough decision. Believe me, we want to race as much as anyone else”, commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer. The Speedway will take the weekend of May 7th off for Mothers Day and return to racing on Saturday May 14, 2016 for Truckin Thunder Scout Night presented by Northern Neck Chevrolet. The night will feature the 5th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and all Scouts in uniform will get in free. Scouts, fans and competitors are all encouraged to participate. Don’t have a pinewood derby? No problem you can rent one for $10 will all the proceeds going to help the charity ChildHelp. For details on the Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby visit the track website or call (804) 758-1867. See all four of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly divisions featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. 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....

Dirt Track Saturday Night Equals Exciting, Heart Pounding Racing

Jamaica, VA – After a very successful opening night to the 47th season at Virginia Motor Speedway all four Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship divisions are set to be back in action this Saturday April 30th for Dirt Track Saturday Night. The evening will feature the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in some exciting side by side action. In opening night action Davis Lipscombe of Mechanicsville, VA held off Walker Arthur of Forest, VA for the victory in Victory Lap Pro Late Model action while Brian Maxey of King George, VA brought home the win in Budweiser Modifieds, Matt Ashworth of Mechanicsville, VA took home the checkers in Truckin Thunder Sportsman action and Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA grab the win in Collision One Limited Stock Cars. Competitor gates for Saturday April 30th 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 Pro Late Models (30 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. 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. For those unable to attend in person watch every lap LIVE on RACEFEEDX starting at 7:45pm EST. Get your pay per view pass by visiting www.racefeedx.com....

Davis Lipscombe Takes Opening Night Checkers in Victory Lap Pro Late Models; Ashworth, Maxey and Hutchens Also Grab Wins

Jamaica, VA – A sunny day turned into a brisk evening of racing at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway for WRAR / WNNT Night. But after two rainouts fans and competitors alike were excited to get the 2016 season underway. Davis Lipscombe of Mechanicsville, VA started his season off right with an impressive victory in the Victory Lap Pro Late Models. Lipscombe led flag to flag for the win but it didn’t come easy. Over the last half of the race Lipscombe had to hold off Walker Arthur for the Victory. In other action Brian Maxey of King George, VA would set a new Budweiser Modified track record and then go on to dominate the 25 feature for the win. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman Matt Ashworth of Mechanicsville, VA would take the lead on lap 3 of the 25 lap feature and never look back to take the win and in the Collision One Limited Stock Car 20 lap feature defending champion Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA would take the lead on lap 4 and go on to grab the win. In the Victory Lap Pro Late Models defending champion Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA set a new division track record. Walker Arthur and Davis Lipscombe led the Victory Lap Pro Late Model to the green with Lipscombe grabbing the lead from the outside. A caution came out just as the top four cars crossed the line that saw five cars get together in turn 4 sending Mike Warton for a complete flip. All drivers were ok. On the restart Lipscombe had to keep Walker Arthur and Tyler Bare at bay. Several times both drivers to a shot at the lead. On lap 21 defending champion Bare’s night would end due to mechanical failure. From then on the best battle of the night may have been between Arthur and Justin Williams as the two battled side by side for much of the remainder of the feature for second. With everyone battling behind him Lipscombe went on to score a comfortable victory. Arthur, Williams, Eddie Groome and Stephen Childress rounded out the top five. Tim Shulte and Francis Jarrelle III led the field to green with Jarelle leading the first circuit as he went three wide out of turn four with Brian Maxey and Shulte. On the next lap Maxey would get under Jarrelle out of four to take the lead. Once out front maxey set a blistering pace on way to the win. Polevoy, Jarrelle, Jeff Solinger and Stephen Quade rounded out the top five. Michael Hayes and Tommy Upshaw led the Truckin Thunder field to green with Upshaw jumping out to the lead. On the next lap Matt Ashworth dove under Upshaw out of turn two to take the lead. Ashworth kept the field at bay to score the win. Defending champion Chad Beahr, Upshaw, Roger Jamerson and rookie Kacey Gordon rounded out the top five. In the Collision One Limited Stock 20 lap feature Chad Champion and David Bowler led the field to green with Champion grabbing the lead out of turn 2. On lap 3 defending champion Ryan Hutchens would grab the lead out of turn four to grab the lead at the line. Hutchens would have Champion, James Givens and Brian Bradley all within striking distance but Hutchens worked lapped traffic to perfection and go on to the win. Chad Champion, Brian Bradley, Cory Bradley and David Bowler rounded out the top five. The speedway will take next Saturday April 23rd off due to the NASCAR races at Richmond International Raceway and return to racing on Saturday April 30th for week three of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship season featuring the Victory Lap Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in action. Competitor gates for Saturday April 30th 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 2014 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 FOR WRAR/WNNT NIGHT, SATURDAY April 16, 2016: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (30 Laps): 1. 71-Davis Lipscombe[2] ; 2. 87-Walker Arthur[1] ; 3. 2-Justin Williams[5] ; 4. G6-Eddie Groome[7] ; 5. 03-Stephen Childress[8] ; 6. 7-Mark Parks[4] ; 7. 5J-Darrell Dow[17] ; 8. 17-Camden Testerman[18] ; 9. 7A-Corey Almond[10] ; 10. 09-Brad Rigdon[9] ; 11. 30-Tyler Bare[6] ; 12. 55-Jimmy Duncan[3] ; 13. 47-Bobby Lee Ayers[11] ; 14. 40x-Matt Stambaugh[16] ; 15. 40-Brent Bordeaux[12] ; 16. 16A-Brett Adkins[15] ; 17. 100-Mike Warton[13] ; 18. 28V-Carl Vaughan[14] Fast Qualifier: Tyler Bare – 18.048 seconds (New Division Track Record) Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps): A-Main 1 – 1. 10-Matt Ashworth[4] ; 2. 1-Chad Beahr[3] ; 3. 01-Tommy Upshaw[2] ; 4. 8-Roger Jamerson[5] ; 5. 92-Kacey Gordon[9] ; 6. 00-Jimmy Priddy[8] ; 7. 14-Sean Owens[10] ; 8. 7-Kevin Beahr[15] ; 9. 7c-Will Clark[11] ; 11. 22-Michael Hayes[1] ; 12. 21-Brandon Sandridge[7] ; 13. 12-Russell Steele[14] ; DNS: 16A-Brett Adkins[13] ; DNS: 71-John Nickens[12] Fast Qualifier: Joe Weiss – 20.849 seconds Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): 1. 04-Brian Maxey[6} ; 2. 51-Joey Polevoy[5] ; 3. 01-Francis Jarrelle III[2] ; 4. 7+7-Jeff Solinger[7] ; 5. 20-Stephen Quade[4] ; 6. 99-Charlie Hubbard[12] ; 7. 10s-Tim Schulte[1] ; 8. 44-Steve Bryant[8] ; 9. 68-Adam Hoegerl[11] ; 10. 21c-Davey Conley[10] ; 11. 3-William Mongold[3] ; 12. 33-Hunter McClendon[9] Fast Qualifier: Brian Maxey – 18.789 seconds (New Division Track Record) Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): 1. 14-Ryan Hutchens[3] ; 2. 08-Chad Champion[1] ; 3. 40-Brian Bradley[7] ; 4. 41-Cory Bradley[5] ; 5. 23-David Bowler[2] ; 6. 20-James Bunn[11] ; 7. 18-John Hankins Jr.[10] ; 8. 32M-Chris Champion[6] ; 9. 31-Ben Lowry[8] ; 10. 14B-Brandon Bowler[9] ; 11. 25-Marty Coltrain[13] ; 12. 26-Stephanie Stallings[19] ; 13. 35-Lucas Ward[12] ; 14. 4-Randy Hutchens[16] ; 15. 8-James Givens[4] ; 16. 50-Blair Sibley[14] ; 17. 28-Daniel Davis[20] ; 18. 15-Carl New Jr.[18] ; 19. 34-Scott Stucker[17] ; 20. 38-Steven Carter[15] ; 21. 39-Cole Johnston[21] Fast Qualifier: James Givens – 22.917 seconds...

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