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September 28, 2011: Paducah International Raceway will be holding the Season Championships and the Wayne Coakley Memorial on Friday, September 30th.
In the UMP Super Late Model division, “The Race of the Season” will take place with all eyes at the track on Tim Brown of Benton Ky., who will be trying to end Kevin Coles reign as UMP Super Late Model track Champion for the past two years. Brown currently trails Cole by a mere 6 points. Also in the interest of the Super Late Model fans will be the race for third place between Jarryd Holhousher of Boaz, Ky. who currently holds a 32 point lead over Terry English of Benton, Ky.
In the UMP Modified division points leader Justin Houston of Hazel, Ky., will be hard for 2nd. place driver Steve Ladd of Murray, Ky. to catch. Houston currently holds a 54 point lead going into the final race of the season. Third place driver Justin Storey trails the leader by 89 points.
The UMP Pro (Crate) Late Model division is led by Benton, Ky. driver and 2010 track Champion Cary King who enters the final night with a 43 point lead over Vienna, Il. driver Credence Mott. Third place driver and 2008 and 2009 track Champion Tait Davenport trails king by 110 points. Davenport was also the National UMP Pro (Crate) Late Model Champion in 2008.
In the UMP Street Stock division Tony Cruse of Paducah, Ky. has been hard to catch in the 2011 season. Cruse leads Mike Watson by 47 points and 2010 4 cyl. High School Warrior Champion Kassidi Gibbs by 158 points.
The 4 cyl. Warrior division is currently led by Hunter Lyles of Calvert City, Ky. who holds a 13 point lead over 2010 track Champion Kyle Clark.
The 4 cyl. High School Warrior Champion was decided two weeks ago and Tya Cunningham of Murray, Ky. won the 2011 track Championship over 2nd. place driver AJ Keeling of Paducah, Ky. Cunningham holds a 66 point lead over Keeling and is 113 points in front of 3rd. place Daniel Edwards.
Also on the program for the night will be the Kentucky Vintage Cars. As an added feature to the evening the Mini Sprints will be returning to the 1/5th. mile track at PIR. This should give the dirt track race fan a full evening of exciting dirt track racing. Pit Gates open at 4:00 PM and Grandstands open at 5:00 PM. Hot Laps are at 7:00 PM with racing starting at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $12 for Adults and Children 12 and under are Free. Pit Admission is $25. 2011 marks Paducah International Raceway’s sixth year with the current NASCAR driver owners.
September 2, 2011 WOW! What a night of racing we had tonight. Clayton Miller continued his recent domination of the UMP Modified class. However Justin Houston was right on his tail for most of the race. Tait Davenport returned to the high banks and picked up a feature win in the Pro Late Models. This was another excellent race. The UMP Street Stock race was quite a race with Rookie Kassidi Gibbs starting on the front row. Ryan Humphrey quickly jumped to 2nd and gave Gibbs all she could handle. Kassidi held on and picked up her first ever Street Stock feature victory. (and on her dads birthday to boot). Michael Hendrickson won the 4 Cylinder Warrior feature. Young Daniel Edwards was another first time feature winner in the High School Warriors. Edwards was in front from start to finish but it was not easy as current point leader Tya Cunningham was right on him for the whole race.
Next week we will have another exciting program of UMP Modifieds, Pro Late Models, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinder Warriors, and High School Warriors.
Grandstand admission will be $10 with children 12 and under FREE. Pit admission will be $25.
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September 2, 2011 PADUCAH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY AMENDS SCHEDULE FOR LUCAS OIL SERIES
Paducah International Raceway and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series announce the decision to cancel the rescheduled Lucas Oil Late Model Race on September 22, 2011 to concentrate on promoting it for the 2012 season.
The race was originally scheduled to be held on May 7 of this year but rescheduled for September 22 due to area flooding. “The Lucas Oil Series is one of the Nation’s premier dirt late model events.” explained PIR manager Leon Zeeb. “When it had to be cancelled due to the flooding, we jumped at the chance to have it rescheduled on September 22 for our drivers and fans. However, after careful consideration, we have decided against the reschedule so we can fully support Paducah’s BBQ on the River, which opens on that same date. The points system will continue for our classes and the remaining dates of our schedule will continue as planned, including our big Season Championship night on September 30. We look forward to bringing the Lucas Oil series back bigger and better next year along with all our other special events and regular Friday night racing in our exciting 2012 schedule. ”
Refunds for tickets already purchased may be obtained by mailing the tickets with a written request for refund, name, and address to: Paducah International Raceway, ATTN: Rhonda, 4445 Shemwell Lane, Paducah KY 42003.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was founded in 2005 and receives national exposure through 10 taped-delayed series events that are shown through the SPEED Channel and the VERSUS network, both individually available to over 70 million households in North America.
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August 19, 2011 If tonights racing was any indication next weeks USA WORLD 50 should be amazing. The track was positivley awesome. Terry English proved he may be the man to beat next week as he outdistanced current track point leader Kevin Cole and one of the most improved drivers at PIR Jarrryd Holhouser. Clayton Miller dominated the Modified feature leading flag to flag with a great race between Justin Story, Rod Reed, and Trent Young behind him in that order. Troy English used his pole starting spot to jump into the lead at the start of the Pro Late Model feature and led Flag to flag. 2nd place went to Credence Mott with Ronnie Cooper 3rd.
The Make up Street Stock feature was won by Snake Hobbs with Tony Cruse taking the regular nights feature win.
In the 4 Cylinder Warrior make up feature last years Track Champion won the feature over current point leader Hunter Lyles. The regular Warrior feature was taken by Hunter Lyles over Michael Hendrickson.
Both High School Warrior features were taken by AJ Keeling.
Don't forget next week the USA World 50 for MARS/UMP Late Models. $5000 to win for 50 Laps on the Ultra High Banks. This is part of a 3 day swing that should bring some of the best drivers in the midwest to Paducah.
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July 22, 2011 HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL NIGHT AT PIR The folks from Harrah's Metropolis Hotel and Casino were here and gave away some awesome prizes to several lucky fans. One was tickets to a concert with a meet and greet, one was a free suite at the hotel and dinner at the hotel and another prize was the party room at Paducah International Raceway for the winner and 20 of her closest friends. Terry English won the Late Model Feature over a hard charging John Tindal with Kevin Cole a very close 3rd. Credence Mott was the winner of the Pro Late Model feature over Tait Davenport and Ricky Waggoner. There was a late caution taking away Motts huge lead but he was not to be denied tonight. The UMP Modified feature was led flag to flag by Justin Houston with Trent Young a close second and Justin Story surviving a first lap tangle to finish third. Tony Cruse got back to his winning ways in the UMP Stock Car feature Cruse outran Ryan Humphrey (his 2nd runnerup finish in 2 weeks) and Joeseph Hamm who had one of his best runs of the year at PIR. Michael Hendrickson broke his orange number 9 out of storage and ended up winning tonight 4 Cylinder Warrior feature over Hunter Lyles. Blake Martin was once again in victory lane in the High School Warrior feature with Tya Cunningham running a close second. We would like to thank Harrah's for their support of tonights program. We hope all of the fans really enjoyed the races and that you will keep coming back to see us each and every Friday evening.
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JULY 16, 2011 Wow all I can say is for those of you who could not attend last night's races you missed one of the best tracks of the year! The Modified feature alone was worth the price of admission. Steve Ladd, Justin Houston, Trent Young, and Justin Story battled at times almost 4 wide for a large portion of the race. Unfortunately Story developed problems in the late going. As the cars came out of Turn 4 for the checkered Trent Young stood on the loud pedal and squeeked by Steve Ladd at the line, with Justin Houston a very close third. It was truly an amazing finish. Cary King and Ricky Waggoner had a tremendous battle in the Pro Late Model race with King prevailing in the end. Waggoner would end up a very close second with Clayton Miller right on their heels for third. Mike Hodges made the trip from Tennessee pay off by winning the Feezors Restoration $500 to win special in the Street Stocks. Mark Moore won the Kentucky Vintage Car feature. In the 4 Cylinder Warriors Michael Watson won his first feature of the year in an exciting race with Hunter Lyles. Lyles tried putting a move on Watson coming for the checkereds but lost his momentum and ended up 2nd. AJ Keeling won his first High School Warriors race over current track points Tya Cunningham. All of the racing was excellent tonight. Hope everyone comes next week for Harrah's Metropolis Casino and Hotel night at the races. Just go to Harrah's Casino and get a ticket with Total Rewards and you will receive free admission into the grandstands next week. Next weeks show will consists of UMP Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Late Models, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinder Warriors, and the High School Warriors. Plus, Harrah's is giving away awesome prizes at intermission - Chris Young Concert and Meet-n-Greet tix, A party in the Harrah's Track Suite, and an overnite package at Harrah's including dinner at The Range. See you next Friday night.
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JULY 5, 2011 We are pleased to offer a few different ways for race fans to win from PIR. Be sure to become a fan of our facebook page where we will have different giveaways throughout the season. In addition, we will be giving away two race tickets each week on Paducah's most comprehensive events calendar, ilistpaducah.com. Look for the PIR banner and click through to win tix.
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JULY 1, 2011 - CHRIS SMITH MEMORIAL/UMP SUMMER NATIONALS
Tonight was a memorable night for the Smith family as we celebrated the life of Chris and his favorite sport, RACING! The fireworks were beautiful and the racing spectacular. Congratulations to our drivers and our 12,000$ winner, Ray Cook! We can't wait for another Friday night at Paducah International Raceway!
Tonight was a memorable night for the Smith family as we celebrated the life of Chris and his favorite sport, RACING! The fireworks were beautiful and the racing spectacular. Congratulations to our drivers and our 12,000$ winner, Ray Cook! We can't wait for another Friday night at Paducah International Raceway! JUNE 24 2011 - FASTER PASTOR NIGHT It was a beautiful night at PIR thanks to all of the Pastors and car owners who participated and helped make this night special. The Pastors brought their own personal cheering sections and they were just as competitive as the Pastors! We were happy to see everyone go home safe. Congrats to all the winners. Thanks to all sponsors and fans can't wait for another Friday night at PIR. See you then.
JUNE 17, 2011 - FAMILY FEST WAS FANTASTICALLY FUN!
It was a fantastic night for our fans and families that came out for the races tonight. We want to congratulate
all of the racers on a great job and valiant effort, and to our winners, congratulations! To the four young winners of
the bicycles, congratulations! Each and every family that attended was a winner tonight, the joy of celebrating togetherness is what Paducah International Raceway is all about! The pony rides were so much fun for children, a special thanks to Barnyard Buddies for bringing their beautiful animals out for the families to enjoy. The slides and maze were a success, thank you so much Tri-State Games! Thank you Josh Estes for coming out and making balloon animals and helping to keep the atmosphere happy and welcoming! More thanks to the local resturaunts that donated coupons for our families; Sonic, Olive Garden, Pizza Inn, Wendy's, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's and Taco John's. It was such a wonderful night, we can't wait for next week, start praying for our Faster Pastors! See you there!
It was a fantastic night for our fans and families that came out for the races tonight. We want to congratulate
all of the racers on a great job and valiant effort, and to our winners, congratulations! To the four young winners of
the bicycles, congratulations! Each and every family that attended was a winner tonight, the joy of celebrating togetherness is what Paducah International Raceway is all about! The pony rides were so much fun for children, a special thanks to Barnyard Buddies for bringing their beautiful animals out for the families to enjoy. The slides and maze were a success, thank you so much Tri-State Games! Thank you Josh Estes for coming out and making balloon animals and helping to keep the atmosphere happy and welcoming! More thanks to the local resturaunts that donated coupons for our families; Sonic, Olive Garden, Pizza Inn, Wendy's, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's and Taco John's. It was such a wonderful night, we can't wait for next week, start praying for our Faster Pastors! See you there!
JUNE 10, 2011 - FRIDAY NIGHT RACING It was a great follow up night for PIR. The fans were exeuberant and the action and competion was fierce. All seven divisions were featured and each race a thrilling spectacle. The races had drivers speeding to victorious triumph and enthusiastic fans cheering for their favorite drivers.
The whoosh from cars reaching up to ninety miles an hour seemed like a breeze to these veteran dirvers. Although the temperatures seemed to melt those first time goosebumps, the fire from the speeding devils whipped at the stands and brought many fans joy that can only come from seeing a race live. The intensity of each race seems foreign and unbelievable, like out of a movie, but when you step into the film you get a whole new demension of excitement. We can't wait for next weeks racing. See you soon!
The whoosh from cars reaching up to ninety miles an hour seemed like a breeze to these veteran dirvers. Although the temperatures seemed to melt those first time goosebumps, the fire from the speeding devils whipped at the stands and brought many fans joy that can only come from seeing a race live. The intensity of each race seems foreign and unbelievable, like out of a movie, but when you step into the film you get a whole new demension of excitement. We can't wait for next weeks racing. See you soon!
JUNE 3, 2011 - REOPENING NIGHT/TRI-STATE CHALLENGE It was an exciting night for PIR! The water is gone, the track is ready, and we are RACING AGAIN!!! The Tri-State Challenge was a spectacular event featuring three races, three days in three states! We had several drivers in attendance, including: Dennis Erb, Billy Moyer, Jason Feger, Chris Shelton, Dillon White, Jarryd Holshouser, Randy Sellars, Jeff Walston, Kevin Cole, Dylan Thompson and father/son duo Terry and Tanner English.
The rush and excitement of the the earthquake type vibrations and the thunderous roar of the engines was such an overwhelming experience for first time viewers and all racing fans alike. It was such a thrill to get the goosebumps from watching these enthusiastic drivers race to the finish line. PIR is looking forward to each and every race to come and we can't wait to share the experience with you!
We were so glad to have everyone out for the Grand Reopening of Paducah International Raceway! See you next Friday!
The rush and excitement of the the earthquake type vibrations and the thunderous roar of the engines was such an overwhelming experience for first time viewers and all racing fans alike. It was such a thrill to get the goosebumps from watching these enthusiastic drivers race to the finish line. PIR is looking forward to each and every race to come and we can't wait to share the experience with you!
We were so glad to have everyone out for the Grand Reopening of Paducah International Raceway! See you next Friday!
APRIL 15, 2011 - WORLD OF OUTLAWS RAINED OUT We regret to say, the World of Outlaws event has been canceled for this season, however, we are excited to be recifying the event for next season and look forward to seeing you there! PIR is in the process of negotiating a make-up date conditional with the schedule of the World of Outlaws. We will post this as soon as we receive word. Stay in touch with our website, facebook account, and hotline for this information.
APRIL 8, 2011 - DRIVER APPRECIATION NIGHT AT PIR
April 8th arrived with much anticipation as many fans got a chance to meet their favorite drivers. Cameras flashed and many autographs were signed for those who wanted to take a part of Driver Appreciation Night home with them. Fans who have been waiting to get closer with any of the drivers were not disappointed at this event.
Jeff Glisson took home first place in the UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models. Finishing first in the UMP Late Model Division was Nick Lyons. For the second straight week, Justin Houston won the UMP Modified Feature. The UMP Street Stock Division trophy was brought home by Tony Cruse. Derek Patterson prevented Mat Hartman from winning for the second consecutive week, as he narrowly defeated him in the 4-Cylinder Warrior Division. Blake Martin proved himself a true competitor by taking his second win in as many weeks in the High-School Warrior Race.
April 8th arrived with much anticipation as many fans got a chance to meet their favorite drivers. Cameras flashed and many autographs were signed for those who wanted to take a part of Driver Appreciation Night home with them. Fans who have been waiting to get closer with any of the drivers were not disappointed at this event.
Jeff Glisson took home first place in the UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models. Finishing first in the UMP Late Model Division was Nick Lyons. For the second straight week, Justin Houston won the UMP Modified Feature. The UMP Street Stock Division trophy was brought home by Tony Cruse. Derek Patterson prevented Mat Hartman from winning for the second consecutive week, as he narrowly defeated him in the 4-Cylinder Warrior Division. Blake Martin proved himself a true competitor by taking his second win in as many weeks in the High-School Warrior Race.
APRIL 1 2011 - OPENING NIGHT AT PIR
Opening night at Paducah International Raceway was intense. It was an action-packed atmosphere that featured races in all 7 divisions, filling everyone at PIR with excitement. Headlining the evening was NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace, who took 11th place in the Feature UMP Modifieds. Ronnie Cooper raced his way to first place in the UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models. Craig Smith won the UMP Late Model Division. Justin Houston beat out all other drivers in the UMP Modifieds. Coming in first for the UMP Street Stocks was Mike Watson. The 4-Cylinder winner was Mat Hartman. Blake Martin blew past the other young competitors to take the checkered flag in the High-School Warriors. Finally, fans witnessed Dave Davidson take the Kentucky Vintage Division.
Opening night at Paducah International Raceway was intense. It was an action-packed atmosphere that featured races in all 7 divisions, filling everyone at PIR with excitement. Headlining the evening was NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace, who took 11th place in the Feature UMP Modifieds. Ronnie Cooper raced his way to first place in the UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models. Craig Smith won the UMP Late Model Division. Justin Houston beat out all other drivers in the UMP Modifieds. Coming in first for the UMP Street Stocks was Mike Watson. The 4-Cylinder winner was Mat Hartman. Blake Martin blew past the other young competitors to take the checkered flag in the High-School Warriors. Finally, fans witnessed Dave Davidson take the Kentucky Vintage Division.
