BECKLEY MOTORSPORTS PARK
HEADLINES Beckley Motorsports Park To Run The Firecracker 3o On July 3rd The first AMRA Super Late special for Beckley Motorsports Park will be to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Firecracker 3o is back after a three year hiatis. The event was ran in 2004 with Robbie Scott picking up the win. In 2005, a three way battle across the line gave Chuck Harper the victory. In 2006 and 2007, the Randy Thurman Memorial race was ran in the Firecracker 3o's place. This will be the first AMRA sanctioned super late special in their inaugrual season which has over 60 members in the Mid Ohio Valley running for a $16,000 national poiint fund. National Point leader and Beckley Motorsports Park track leader Harold Redman Jr will be going for back to back wins at the track after picking up his first win last Friday Night over Chris Meadows and Henry Hornsby Jr. Week one winner, Rod Evans, has had two great runs and had is biggest win of his career at Beckley Motorsports Park, winning the 2004 Beckley USA 100. The Fourth of July race has always been one of the most popular events for the Beckley fans as it has been a great race everytime. The top five for the 2004 Firecracker 30 was Robbie Scott, Chuck Harper, Rick Williams, Joe Meadows, and Harold Redman Jr. The 2005 version went to Chuck Harper over Delmas Conley, Steve Lucas, Tim Dohm and Butch McGill. We will see how this year's Firecracker 30 goes. Prices for the event will remain the same as a regular show at $10 for 13 and up, $5 for 6 to 12 year old and 5 and under is free. Pits is $25 for all and if you have children under 12 in the pits, the must fill out a waiver. It can be noterized at the sign in building. Also, if your not an AMRA member and don't want to be it is the fee is waved for this race. AMRA Members will get their national points and if drivers want to join they can. We run Raceceivers and Transponders, so if you have them, bring them. It is $10 to rent the Transponder. Again, you must have a Raceciever. All classes will be running which are AMRA Modifieds, AMRA KOM Late Models, Outlaw Mod Street, Pure Stocks, and Mini Wedges. Come and celebrate Fourth of July and Beckley Motorsports Park.
Beckley Motorsports Park Announces the Date for the 5th Annual Randy Thurman Memorial and 3rd Annual K G Thurman Dash Friday July 17th will be the date for the 5th Annual Randy Thurman Memorial and 3rd Annual K G Thurman Dash. It will once again for the second year be sponsored by Little General Stores. This event is for the memory of one of Beckley Motorsports Parks favorite drivers that lost his life to cancer. Randy Thurman is the only driver that made every Beckley USA 100 for 21 years straight. We are very proud to honor Randy Thurman and his dad K G Thurman for there support at Beckley Motorsports Park for the past 4 years and for years to come. We also thank the race teams and fans that have came to this race the past 4 years and honored one of Beckley Motorsports Park's favorites. The event this year for the Super Lates will be $3,000 to win, plus the K G Thurman Dash will be for the top 6 drivers out of the heats running for a $3,000 purse. This event has been a fan favorite as we have had many different ways of placing the drivers in the dash. One was a gold rush with the kids with the most money picked up put the drivers in the starting spots. Another was the Money Machine with the most money put drivers in there spots. Lets see what we can come up with this year. Randy Thurman Memorial Past Winners 2005 - #5 Steve Lucas 2006 - #12 Rick Williams 2007 - #6T Tim Dohm 2008 - #37 Jared Hawkins K G Thurman Dash Winners 2007 - #6T Tim Dohm 2008 - #12 Rick Williams ________________________________ Beckley Motorsports Park Wants Your Input On Special Events Beckley Motorsports Park Management wants the fans input on what special shows would you come and see if we scheduled it. A poll will be put on the forum and all we want the fans to do is vote. This will give management an idea on what Beckley Motorsports Park fans want to see. So go to the forum and vote and thank you for your support. _______________________ Beckley Motorsports Park Hires Allen Lucas and Chuck McDaniels as Tech Director Allen Lucas and Chuck McDaniels will be our tech officials for 2009. Mr McDaniels will do the AMRA Super Late Models and AMRA KOM Pro Late Classes. Allen Lucas will do the Outlaw Modified Street and Pure Stock Classes. Any questions please email Allen and he will get you an answer.
Chuck McDaniels Allen Lucas arays5@yahoo.com
______________________ Beckley Motorsports Park Looking for Workers Anyone interested in working at Beckley Motorsports Park starting June 12th thru the end of the season should fill out the application attached and mail to: West Virginia Race Promotions 207 Stanaford Road Beckley WV 25801 ___________________________________
Beckley Motorsports Park Announces Class for the Kids
Kids, get your mini wedges and come to Beckley Motorsports Park in 2009. This is a great class for kids to get their feet wet and race at Beckley Motorsports Park. This class has become the most popular way to start your racing career. It is for ages 7 to 14 years old and runs under the MWRA banner. So all you MWRA Mini Wedgers come down and see how fast you can go on the high banks of Beckley Motorsports Park.
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Friday July 3rd Firecracker 30 AMRA Super Lates 1. $2,000 2. $1,200 3. $800 4. $600 5. $500 6. $400 7. $350 8. $300 9. $275 10. $250 11. $225 12. $200 13. $190 14. $180 15. $170 16. $165 17. $160 18. $155 Non Transfer Consy Cars $50 ______________________________________ 2009
BECKLEY MOTORSPORTS PARK June 26th Winners CLICK NAME FOR WINNERS PICTURE ______________________________________
AMRA SUPER LATE Winner _____________________________________
AMRA MODIFIED Winner ___________________________ AMRA KOM LATEWINNER _________________________ OUTLAW STREET WINNER _______________________ PURE STOCK WINNER ______________________________________ MINI WEDGE WINNER LOGAN ALLEN
____________________________________ Beckley Motorsports Park Night #2 As Good As The FirstRace #2 began with a great crowd and a quick shower to water the pits. Eighty-one cars signed in to add ten cars to last weeks total. Hot Laps and time trials in the top three classes commenced in the AMRA Super Lates, AMRA Modifieds and AMRA KOM Late Models getting their 4 laps with their best time being how their heats line up. In the AMRA Super Lates, 18 cars signed in and the top time went to #12 Rick Williams of Beckley WV. The next group was the AMRA Modifieds with 19 cars qualifying and #41 Joe Cox of Beckley, WV the fastest. The third group was the AMRA KOM Late Models and #21 Mike Allen of Beckley, WV picking up the top time for the second week in a row. The first feature of the night was in the Kids Mini Wedge division. The track was in better shape for the mini wedges and two new cars was in attendance. #C4 Nathan Carpenter of Parkersburg, WV, youngest son of Fast Freddie Carpenter came down to do battle with the brother - sister combo of #21 Logan Allen and #11 Jacey Allen. Logan would pick up the win over Carpenter and Jacey Allen. The first heat of the night was in the Pure Stock division as they drew for starting position. #81 Teddy Goins drew top spot but had #41 Steve Stover on the outside. Stover got the lead and held on over 7th starting #1 1/2 Robet Richardson. Teddy Goins finished third. Heat two had the Purple Terror #51 Curtis Wykle Jr come from the 5th starting spot to win over #55 Matt Schoolcraft and James Lilly. Heat three went to rookie contender #61 Ryan Wakeford lead the way to the checkers in front of #10 Jack Weis and #77 Jeff Endicott. The AMRA KOM Late Models took to the track for two heats as #21 Mike Allen proved he had fast time picking up the heat one win over #36K Keith Bills and #18 Steve Adkins Jr rounded out the top three. In heat two, #45 Eddie Hambrick Jr lead the way over #28 Aaron Barley and #25 Chad Justice. AMRA Super Lates were next for heat race action. #33 Chris Meadows used the high side running the guardrail to the win over fast time #12 Rick Williams and Beckley veteran Eslie Bills. In heat two, #28R Harold Redman Jr didn't want to start in the back two weeks in a row as he never let up with the next two on his tail the whole 8 laps. Redman would hold off #39 Henry Hornsby Jr and last weeks winner #R1 Rod Evans for the win and an outside front row start. The Malta AMRA Modifieds was next on the docate as the National Point Leader was in town for the second week in a row. In heat one, defending track champion #41 Joe Cox would get the win over first time visitor #1F Jim Fordyce of Parkersburg, WV and his cohort #28B Jason Brookover also of Parkersburg. Heat two went to the Boogerman #000 Robert Garnes over AMRA Modified National Point Leader #1st Brett Hamilton of VA and #5B Buddy Brogan finishing 3rd. In heat three, #71 Tony Garber and #22 Russell Erwin of Virgina finished one, two over newcomer #1H Jeff Hess in third. The Outlaw Modifed had three new drivers but only 5 cars which we hope improves. The heat went to last weeks winner #1K Kevin Fitzwater over #17 Jason Cochran and #12 Dale Kessell. The 18 car AMRA Super Late 25 Lap feature saw the top six run together for most of the race taking shots at the bottom of the track to move up as the front runners as high as you can go. Running third, #12 Rick Williams spun out in turn four on the bottom, going for the lead trying to pass #33 Chris Meadows and Harold Redman Jr in on pass. This gave #39 Henry Hornsby Jr the third spot and #R1 Rod Evans up to 4th. Newcomer and first time at the track #44 Jeff Burdette of Parkersburg, WV learned the track fast as he came from 9th starting position to picked off #36 Eslie Bills, #2 Greg Buckland and #64 Marshall Wiblin to finish 5th at the line. At the end of 25 laps #28R Harold Redman Jr would pick up the win and keep his AMRA Super Late National Points lead over #33 Chris Meadows, #39 Henry Hornsby Jr, #R1 Rod Evans and #44 Jeff Burdette. The Malta AMRA Modified 20 Lap feature saw a caution fest as the time limit was enforce at lap 15. 19 cars was in attendance as #41 Joe Cox and #000 Robert Garnes put on a show, side by side most of the race as well as at the line. #1F Jim Fordyce had a great run and finished 3rd. #28B Jason Brookover was running 3rd and had a flat tire, ruining his trip. AMRA National Point Leader #1st Brett Hamilton was moving forward when time expired to a 4th place finish. #5B Buddy Brogan has a great night with a 5th place finish. The race end on the front stretch with #71 Tony Garber having #37 Ryan Williams tangled together. So the winner was #000 Robert Garnes over #41 Joe Cox, #1F Jim Fordyce, #1st Brett Hamilton and #5B Buddy Brogan The AMRA KOM Late Model 20 Lap feature saw 14 cars take the green with #21 Mike Allen and #45 Eddie Hambrick Jr doing battle for the second week in a row. This week though didn't last long for Allen as he didn't finish the race. #45 Eddie Hambrick Jr had another challenge this week and #25 Chad Justice had something for him. They battled it out all the way to the end with #45 Eddie Hambrick Jr winning his second feature over #25 Chad Justice. #36K Keith Bills and #28 Aaron Barley fought it out with #22C Tate Hughes as the three was together at the line with Hughes coming from 9th to finish 5th. So the top five in week two was #45 Eddie Hambrick Jr, #25 Chad Justice, #36K Keith Bills, #28 Aaron Barley and #22C Tate Hughes. In Pure Stock action, 19 cars started the feature, but again the time limit was enforce and 6 laps was completed as their were to many cautions to count. #1 1/2 Robert Richardson would show that drawing the 18th spot at the pull draw wasnt ruining his night as at the end of 8 laps in the heat and 6 laps in the feature, put the neon green #1 1/2 in the winners circle. #41 Steve Stover's 2nd brides maid finish gives him the top spot in the points after two weeks. #55 Matt Schoolcraft kept his car streight to finish 3rd in front of rookie contender #61 Ryan Wakeford and #25 James Lilly. The Outlaw Mod Street 15 Lap feature was cut to 10 laps with only 3 cars making it to the feature event and the #91 Rodney Evans breaking at the start and#41 Mike Lilly breaking in hot laps. The top two pulled away for #12 Dale Kessell and ran the 10 laps straight thru with #1K Kevin Fitzwater getting the checkers over #17 Jason Cochran and #12 Dale Kessell. This Friday July 3rd will be the 2009 version of the Firecracker 30 for the AMRA Super Late Models with the winner getting $2,000. Gates open at 4:30. Admission prices are the same.
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