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Speedway to Host Essex Concrete Night This Saturday August 5

Jamaica, VA – After suffering its third rainout of the season this past Saturday Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday August 5th to host Essex Concrete Night and week 10 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. 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....

Speedway to Return to Racing this Saturday July 15th to Host MetroCast Business Services Night

Jamaica, VA – The Speedway will return to racing on this Saturday July 15th and host MetroCast Business Services Night and week 8 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 July 15th 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....

Sportsman Division to Migrate to New Tire

Jamaica, VA – After several conversations with Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic the Truckin Thunder Sportsman division will be migrating to the Hoosier D21 from the D35. With the D35 tire being discontinued after the 2017 season coupled with a lack of inventory the decision was made to go ahead and make the move to the new tire this season. “We never like to make a change in the middle of the season but with the growth of the division we thought it was best to make the move rather than possibly get to a point of no inventory for the D35,” commented Virginia Motor Speedway General Manger Clarke Sawyer. Drivers will be asked to hang around after the driver’s meeting to discuss the transition plan for the tires....

Speedway to Host Week 3 of Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship Action This Saturday April 22nd

Jamaica, VA – This Saturday April 22nd Virginia Motor Speedway will host week 3 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. After two weeks of championship action the rivalries are heating up early this year. Both Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA (Victory Lap Pro Late Model) and Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA (Budweiser Modified) both have back to back victories to start the 2017 season. Both drivers will not be able to start any closer than eighth this weekend due to the track’s two win in a row rule. It should make for a very exciting night of racing. The Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions have been ultra-competitive and will be exciting to watch this Saturday once racing resumes. 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 April 22nd will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. Driver’s Meeting – 5:45pm; 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....

Bare Holds off Williams in Epic Battle for the Pro Late Model win; Polevoy and Shelton also Pick Up Wins

Jamaica, VA – In what may turn out to be the race of the year only two weeks into the 2017 season Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA held off Justin Williams of Concord, VA for the win at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway. Bare and Williams battled 3-wide through traffic, throwing slide jobs on each other at both ends of the track for the lead. Bare finally secured the lead for the final time with a slide job on Williams in turn 2 on lap 33 of 35 to go on to the win. Bare and Stephen Childress led the field to green with Bare take the top spot out of turn 2. On lap 6 Childress brought out a caution as he tried getting to the inside of Bare for the lead out of turn 4. That put Justin Williams on Bare’s bumper for the restart. On under way the two began to pull away from the field as they jostled for the lead. On lap 7 Williams got under Bare out of turn 4 to take the lead by inches at the line. Williams would hold the lead until lap 15 when Bare would get inside Williams in turn 1 trapping him behind a lapped car. Bare would slide up in front of Williams and the two made contact. Williams finally got back to Bare’s bumper on lap 21 picking him up and caring him down the frontstretch. Bare was able to keep control of his car and the lead. The two then raced through traffic at times 3-wide as they battled for the lead. On lap 33 Williams through a slide job on Bare in turn 1 only to have Bare pull a crossover move to regain the lead out of turn 2. Bare would go on to score his second win in a row with Williams following closely in second. Matt Quade, Davis Lipscombe and Corey Almond rounded out the top five. In other action Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA took the lead from Joe Weiss of Elizabeth City, NC on lap 23 of the 30 lap Truckin Thunder Sportsman feature to grab the win; in the Budweiser Modified 30 lap feature Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA scored his second win of the season while Mother Nature took the Collision One Limited Stock feature. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 30 lap feature it was the Joe Weiss and Tim Shelton show. Weiss led the first circuit with Shelton on his bumper. Weiss held the top spot with Shelton behind him using every bit of the track to try and find a line around the leader. The two battle three wide through traffic on several occasions with Weiss holding on to the top spot after each challenge. The two went three wide with a lapped car out of turn 4 on lap 23 allowing Shelton to get by for the lead. Once out front Shelton would pull away and take the win with Weiss, Chad Beahr, Brett Atkins and Michael Hayes rounding out the top 5. In the Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature Tim Schulte and Jeff Solinger led the field to green with Solinger leading the first circuit. On a lap 2 restart Solinger would spin in turn 4 while leading handing the lead to Schulte. Schulte would hold the top spot until Joey Polevoy finally worked his car to the inside of Schulte for the lead out of turn 4. Once out front Polevoy would cruise to his second win of the season. Schulte, Mike Reynolds, Francis Jarrelle III and David Kendall rounding out the top five. As the Collision One Limited Stock Cars were taking the track for their 25 lap feature the rains came pouring down forcing officials to reschedule their feature for another date to be announced. The Speedway will return to racing next Saturday April 22nd and host week 3 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 April 22nd will open at 3pm 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 FOR SATURDAY April 15, 2017: Victory Lap Pro Late Models (35 Laps): 1. 30-Tyler Bare[1]; 2. 2-Justin Williams[4]; 3. 47-Matt Quade[3]; 4. 71-Davis Lipscombe[6]; 5. 7A-Corey Almond[5]; 6. 7W-Troy Williams[7]; 7. 47S-Billy Hubbard[10]; 8. 17-Camden Testerman[8]; 9. 14C-Chuck Bowie[9]; 10. 28-Carl Vaughan[13]; 11. 66X-Matthew Tarbox[11]; 12. 5J-Dow Darrell[15]; 13. 38-Nicolas Love[14]; 14. 40-Brent Bordeaux[12]; 15. 03-Stephen Childress[2]; 16. 80-Mark Parks[16] Fast Qualifier: Justin Williams – 18.616 seconds, 96.69 mph Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 laps): 1. 55-Tim Shelton[4]; 2. 43J-Joe Weiss[2]; 3. 1-Chad Beahr[1]; 4. 16-Brett Adkins[3]; 5. 22-Michael Hayes[5]; 6. 91-James Snead[6]; 7. 11-Chase Butler[10]; 8. 88-Roger Jamerson[8]; 9. 12-Rusty Steele[13]; 10. 0-Chase Burrow[15]; 11. 71-Savannah Nickens[16]; 12. 25-Tyler Shipp[12]; 13. 9-Steve Causey[11]; 14. 14-Sean Owens[7]; 15. 01-Tommy Upshaw[9]; 16. 92-Kacey Gordon[14]; 17. 10-Matt Ashworth[17]; 18. 211-Rudy Denke[18] Fast Qualifier: Tim Shelton – 22.126 seconds, 81.35 mph Budweiser Modifieds (30 laps): 1. 51-Joey Polevoy[4]; 2. 10S-Tim Schulte[1]; 3. 112-Mike Reynolds[3]; 4. 01-Francis Jarelle III[6]; 5. 16-David Kendall[9]; 6. 99-Charlie Hubbard[5]; 7. 7+7-Jeff Solinger[2]; 8. 44-Stephen Bryant[8]; 9. 68-Adam Hoegerl[11]; 10. 10-Brian Dobie[7]; 11. 21C-Davey Conley[10] Fast Qualifier: Joey Polevoy – 19.612 seconds, 91.78 mph Collision One Limited Stock Cars (25 laps): Postponed Due to Rain Fast Qualifier: James Givens – 23.058 seconds, 78.06 mph...

$20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth Presented by Essex Concrete this Saturday April 8

Jamaica, VA – One of the most anticipated events of the year gets the green flag this Saturday April 8th with the running of the $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth presented by Essex Concrete. Saturday April 8th Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host one of the most prestigious events in the country and the largest short track event in the State of Virginia. That means some of the best dirt late model drivers on the East Coast will be making the trip to the ½ mile speed plant located in Jamaica, VA. The event will be sanctioned by the Ultimate Super Late Model Series and will feature a 60 lap A-Main paying the winner a cool $20,000. The event will also feature a $3000 to win FASTRAK National Tour race for Pro (Crate) Late Model drivers. “If you are a fan of short track racing you do not want to miss this event; the best dirt late model racers on the East Coast will be vying for that huge $20,000 check in what is the biggest short track event in the State of Virginia,” commented track owner Bill Sawyer. Sawyer added, “we can’t thank Aaron’s and Essex Concrete enough for their sponsorship of this event, we could not put together such a phenomenal event without their support.” Last season Mother Nature decided on bringing a snowy weekend to the party causing officials to cancel the event. In 2015 Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN bested a stellar field of competitors, in what was an amazing race, to take home the $20,000 winner’s check in the Ultimate Super Late Model sanctioned Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth presented by Essex Concrete. In the FASTRAK National Tour event, local driver, Walker Arthur took home the win and $3000 winner’s check. The speedway is expecting a great field of cars this year for both events. Defending Champion Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC will lead the Ultimate Super Late Model contingent into battle against the Mid-Atlantic’s top drivers. Expected to compete are Chris Ferguson, Rick Elliott, Ricky Elliott, Austin Hubbard, Dale Hollidge, Jason Covert, Justin Williams and a host of other regional hot shoes. Admission price for adults is only $30, seniors (60+) $25; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $20, students 11 – 17 years old $15 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $40 regardless of age and will get you a seat in the grandstands. 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. Competitors can get more info at www.ultimatesupers.com or www.fastrakracing.com...

Speedway to Swing Open the Gates to the 48th Season Tonight April 1st with Rappahannock Community College Night

Jamaica, VA – Tonight the roar of engines comes to life at Virginia Motor Speedway with Rappahannock Community College Night presented by WRAR / WNNT and the opening weekend of the 2017 season. All Rappahannock Community College students and staff with school ID will be admitted free. The night 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. Competitor gates for Saturday April 1st will open at 12pm for inspection and registration with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6pm for hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Pro Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (30 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (25 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....

Speedway Officials Announce New Modified Division Tire Compounds

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway officials announced today that the Budweiser Modified division will have new tire compounds for 2017. Competitors will be given a two race burn-off period (two events raced with us) for the old E-MOD Soft and E-Mod Medium tire compounds. The new tire for 2017 will be the Hoosier M30 and M60 in sizes 26.5/8.0/15 or 27.5/8.0/15. The maximum width of the tire will be 9” inches. The M60 can be used as a right rear tire option. – NO grooving allowed. – Siping permitted on M-60 when used as a right rear. – Any track official can confiscate any tire at any time to be evaluated and analyzed including verification using a tire durometer. Tires may also be submitted for further chemical analysis. – Defacing or altering any of the manufacturer’s identification markings, letters, words, numbers, on any tire will not be permitted. – Any alteration of tires may result in immediate suspension from all VMS events and/or penalties deemed appropriate by track. – Tire softeners and/or chemicals designed to alter the chemical characteristics of the tire and/or the tire surface will not be permitted. This new tire allows us to be on the same tire as many of the tracks South of VMS and puts us in line with the Southeast Dirt Modified Series rules. If you have any questions please contact Clarke Sawyer at 804-758-1867....

2017 DIVISION RULES NOW POSTED

Jamaica, VA – Speedway officials have released rules packages for the Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock divisions.There are several changes in each division and it is the driver’s responsibility of the driver to read the entire rule book for his / hers division. If you have questions please call the speedway at 804-758-1867 between the hours of 9am and 4pm for clarification. We anticipate that FASTRAK will release their 2017 rules package this week. For info on Pro Late Model rules call (678)935-7304. Click on the links below to print off rules: General Rule Book Truckin Thunder Sportsman Rules Budweiser Modified Collision One Limited Stock...

THREE DIVISIONS GET PURSE INCREASES FOR 2017

Jamaica, VA – Officials of Virginia Motor Speedway are excited to announce that three of the tracks Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship Weekly Divisions are getting purse increases for 2017. The Budweiser Modified and Truckin Thunder Sportsman division will now race for $600 to win (up from $525) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars will now race for $525 to win (up from $325). For complete purses visit: http://vamotorspeedway.com/forms/...