4/10/2022
Iron-Man Late Model Series
Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series at Ponderosa Speedway Friday April 15 for Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute
SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (April 10, 2022) – The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series will be in action at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday April 15 for the Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute event that will pay $5,000 to win. The event will be the first event of 2022 for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series, while it will be event number seven for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series. The race will pay $5,000 to win and $450 to start at the track better known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring”.
Ponderosa Speedway will present the Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute on Friday April 15 and will feature the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series racers in a full program of Practice, E-Z-GO Time Trials, Sunoco Race Fuels Heats, B-Mains, and the 40-lap, $5,000 to win/$450 to start Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute main event. Other divisions in action at Ponderosa Speedway as part of the Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute on Friday April 15 will be the track’s Crate Late Models ($1,500 to win), Open Wheel Modifieds ($1,200 to win), Super Stocks ($800 to win), and FWD Mini Stocks ($400 to win).
Activities at Ponderosa Speedway for the Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute on Friday April 15 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., with practice laps and time trials beginning at 7:20 p.m. Ticket prices at Ponderosa Speedway for the Bobby Carrier, Sr. Tribute on Friday April 15 in the general admission area will be $25, while a pit pass will be $40.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series will sanction the Super Late Model portion of the event and the tire rule will be as follows: Hoosier 1350, 1600, LM40 (Crate 21 and 55 also are fine) or American Racer 48 and 56 (if the series needs to do a tire rule limiting the number of tires per night it will, but as of now the series will not be limiting the number of tires for either series; NO 29.0 size tires on the left rear; the droop rule will be in effect, along with the new standardized 2022 body rules). The entry fee will be $100 and transponders for timing/scoring will be available for rent at the track. Any driver not making the 22-car starting field at each event will receive $50 tow money.
Ponderosa Speedway in located at 365 Phillips Lane just outside of Junction City, KY 40440. For more information about Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpage at www.ponderosaspeedway.net.
For more information on the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series, please call series promoter Chris Tilley at (828) 361-5981 or by visiting the tour website at www.IMDIRT.net or by following Iron-Man Series (@CTPROMOTE) on Twitter or liking Iron-Man Racing Series on Facebook.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series would like to thank the following sponsors and marketing partners for their support of the 2022 racing season: Valvoline, Zerex by Valvoline, Brucebilt Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, E-Z-GO, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, DirtonDirt.com, MyRacePass, FloRacing, XS Power Batteries, Vic Hill Racing Engines, American Racer Tires, Keltner Contracting, TW Taylor Trucking, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Swafford Signs, KY Clutch, Brown Haven Homes, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Coosa Heating and Cooling, Cruise with the Champions, SFP Performance Systems, KND Safety, Impact RaceGear, Chattanooga Valley Auto Parts, Race Clean, Denby’s J&J Construction, Advanced Transportation, Lowe’s Tows, Reno’s Roadhouse, and Racetrack Safety Initiative.
Bobby Carrier, Jr. Tribute Feature Purse (40 laps): 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,200, 5. $700, 6. $650, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $475, 10. $465, 11. $450, 12. $450, 13. $450, 14. $450, 15. $450, 16. $450, 17. $450, 18. $450, 19. $450, 20. $450, 21. $450, 22. $450
2022 Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series Schedule:
April 15-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
May 6-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$5,000 to win
May 7-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$10,000 to win
May 21-Muskingum County Speedway-Zanesville, OH-$10,000 to win
May 28-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$5,000 to win
May 29-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$5,031 to win
June 3-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
June 18-Portsmouth Raceway Park-Portsmouth, OH-$5,000 to win
June 24-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$5,000 to win
June 25-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$10,000 to win
July 2-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$5,000 to win
July 8-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$10,000 to win
July 9-Brownstown Speedway-Brownstown, IN-$5,000 to win
July 30-Portsmouth Raceway Park-Portsmouth, OH-$5,000 to win
August 5-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
August 6-Brownstown Speedway-Brownstown, IN-$10,000 to win
August 27-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$10,022 to win
September 17-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$5,000 to win
October 1-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$10,000 to win
2022 Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series Schedule/Results:
January 29-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA- SAM SEAWRIGHT (non-points)
March 5-Smoky Mountain Speedway-Maryville, TN-BRANDON OVERTON
March 25-Bristol Motor Speedway-Bristol, TN-CHRIS MADDEN
March 26-Bristol Motor Speedway-Bristol, TN-CHRIS FERGUSON
April 1-Bristol Motor Speedway-Bristol, TN-CHRIS MADDEN
April 2-Bristol Motor Speedway-Bristol, TN-DALE MCDOWELL
April 15-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
April 16-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$21,000 to win
April 30-Boyd's Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$4,000 to win (non-points)
May 29-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$5,031 to win
May 30-411 Motor Speedway-Seymour, TN-$10,052 to win
June 3-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
June 4-Mountain View Raceway-Spring City, TN-$5,000 to win
July 1-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$5,000 to win
July 2-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$5,000 to win
July 3-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$5,000 to win
July 8-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$10,000 to win
August 5-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$10,000 to win
August 6-Brownstown Speedway-Brownstown, IN-$10,000 to win
August 11-North Alabama Speedway-Tuscumbia, AL-$5,000 to win
August 12-Duck River Raceway Park-Lewisburg, TN-$5,000 to win
August 13-Talladega Short Track-Eastaboga, AL-$10,000 to win
August 27-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$10,022 to win
September 3-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$5,000 to win
September 4-Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN-$5,044 to win
October 1-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$10,000 to win
October 22-I-75 Raceway-Sweetwater, TN-$10,000 to-win
October 28, 29-Duck River Raceway Park-Lewisburg, TN-$20,000 to win
November 19-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA-$5,000 to win
November 26-411 Motor Speedway-Seymour, TN-$5,000 to win
