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Pete Abell Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway Postponed to Friday September 2

SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (August 4, 2022)- The 24th Annual Pete Abell Memorial that was scheduled for Friday August 5 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY has been postponed to Friday September 2.

With the unfavorable weather forecast of rain showers predicted throughout the day on Friday August 5, track officials at Ponderosa Speedway and officials with the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series and Brucebilt Performance Parts Iron-Man Open Wheel Modified Southern Series felt it was in the best interest of the race teams and race fans to postpone the event with the hope of a more favorable weather outlook at a future time. The promoter has also bumped up the purse for that night to now $10,000 to win.

The 24th Annual Pete Abell Memorial will now take place on Friday September 2, with the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series racing for $10,000 to win, along with the Brucebilt Performance Parts Iron-Man Open Wheel Modified Southern Series racing for $1,500 to win.

The postponement will set a three-race weekend for the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Southern Series, with Ponderosa Speedway’s Pete Abell Memorial now set for Friday September 2, joining events already scheduled at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA on Saturday September 3 and Tazewell Speedway on Sunday September 4.

The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series event scheduled for Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN on Saturday August 6 is still on as originally scheduled at this time, with the event being the track’s 18th Annual Hall of Fame Classic, paying $10,000 to win, along with the Brucebilt Performance Parts Iron-Man Open Wheel Modified (UMP) Northern Series racing for $1,000 to win.

For more information on the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series and Brucebilt Performance Parts Iron-Man Modified Series, please call series promoter Chris Tilley at (828) 361-5981 or by visiting the tour website at www.IMDIRT.net (Super Late Models), www.IMOPENWHEEL.net (Open Wheel Modifieds), or by following Iron-Man Series (@CTPROMOTE) on Twitter or liking Iron-Man Racing Series on Facebook.

The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model 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, Impact Race Gear, 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, SFP Performance Systems, KND Safety, Chattanooga Valley Auto Parts, Race Clean, Denby’s J&J Construction, Advanced Transportation, Lowe’s Tows, Reno’s Roadhouse, and Racetrack Safety Initiative.

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