Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 5th Annual Mod Squad Bash This Saturday Night, May 28

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Bardstown, KY-May 22- Bluegrass Speedway, located outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY, will host the 5th Annual Mod Squad Bash this coming Saturday night, May 28, as the ½ Nelson County dirt oval welcomes the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

The event will feature a complete show of Racing Optics time trials, VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power heats, PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Mains, and the 25 lap Rattliff Motors A-Main, paying $1,500 to win. Also on the racing docket will be a regular show for Late Models, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. This event saw Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY win his only "BoB Mod Squad" event in 2004 on his way winning the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series championship. The Late Model and Modified divisions will time trial at this event, while the Sportsman and Street Stock classes will line up heats by the pill draw.

Activities for this May 28 event will see pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The driver's meeting will be at 6:00, hot laps at 6:30, time trials at 7:00, with racing set to take the green flag at 8:00. All times are EDT. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $15, with children ages 6 to 12 being $8, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $30 for this event.

Bluegrass Speedway is once again associated with the Contingency Connection program in 2005, with drivers eligible for over $50,000 in posted contingency prizes if they participate in the program and also make themselves eligible for the season ending Mr. Gasket awards program. Also an added incentive, drivers can now be eligible for the JE Pro Seal Rings Sportsman of the Year program.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on May 21 and winners for that evening included Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY Sportsman, and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is owned by Charles Hamilton and promoted by David and Anita Ferrell. Racing takes place on Saturday nights from mid-April through the end of September. The track is located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. For more information about this event at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or on the Modified page of www.naradirtcar.com.
 




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