JUNCTION CITY, KY. – May 6, 2016 – Shane Clanton battles tough regional and local transplants to win the 24th annual “Kentucky Klassic” Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway. Clanton took an early lead in the A-Main, leading the majority of the 50-lap feature from the top grooves of the 3/8-mile oval.
Day: May 7, 2016
Madsen Bests Outlaws at Eldora
Kerry Madsen Beats Outlaws in #LetsRaceTwo Opener at Eldora
Dave Blaney treated and released from local hospital following crash in qualifying
*Updated to reflect the correct date of Madsen’s last win, August 2015
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 6, 2016 – Kerry Madsen dominated Friday night’s #LetsRaceTwo opener at Eldora Speedway as he bested his former World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series colleagues and beat back a challenge from All Star Circuit of Champions regular Chad Kemenah to score his first series win since August 2015.
Madsen was on a mission in the night’s feature, after starting on the pole in his No. 29 Keneric Health car, he was the class of the field. Kemenah, who charged forward from a 10th place starting position, got within one half second at one point, but was never able to make the pass on the Aussie.
“I’ve never ran a race out there where it was so slow out there – not typically our strong suit,” Madsen said. “So the guys worked so hard on the car all night. The car was unbelievable. Just couldn’t be happier with the win.”
5/7/2016 – Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, Ohio — May 7, 2016 — It was deja vu Saturday night as Kerry Madsen again held off Chad Kemenah to win the #LetsRaceTwo finale at Eldora Speedway. It was a clean sweep of the weekend for Madsen who picked up his first two World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series since August 2015. Kemenah finished second and Daryn Pittman finished in third.
Dave Blaney Injured in Qualifying Crash at World of Outlaws
Dave Blaney Injured in Qualifying Crash at World of Outlaws
ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 6, 2016) – Dave Blaney, driver of the Motter Equipment Mohawk Northeast Beltline Body Shop 71M sprint car, was injured in a qualifying accident during the World of Outlaws #LetsRaceTwo at Eldora Speedway.
Blaney had completed the first of two laps and was fourth fastest (14.493) in the second flight of qualifying. As he began his second lap, the car made hard contact with the wall between turns one and two followed by multiple flips. He was extricated from the car by the track safety crew and transported by ambulance to a local hospital.