July 2009 Archives

MURRAY, Ky. -- A KVRA event at Western Kentucky Speedway originally scheduled for Saturday night, Aug. 22, has been moved back a week, to Aug. 29.

KVRA president and founder Mark Moore announced the change after a request from Tammy Coble, promoter of races at the 3/8-mile dirt oval in northern Hopkins County, in the Nebo community.

MURRAY, Ky. -- Ed Adams, a veteran engine builder and machinist who serves as KVRA technical inspector and is a part-time driver, was injured in a motorcycle accident Monday night.

KVRA president and founder Mark Moore said a dog ran in front of Adams' Harley-Davidson, causing him to crash.

PADUCAH, Ky. - Kentucky Vintage Racing Association's two most dominant drivers squared off in a contest worthy of their talents and resumes, with Mark Moore edging Dave Davidson in Friday night's 10-lap feature at Paducah International Raceway.

The two swapped the lead four times according to official lead changes recorded, but on several laps there were multiple exchanges of the front spot. Moore officially led the final five laps in his 1934 Chevrolet coupe, but Davidson was a constant challenger.

PADUCAH, Ky. -- KVRA's vintage coupes and sedans, originally scheduled as part of the NASCAR Night II program at Paducah International Raceway, will not participate in the Thursday night program.

MURRAY, Ky. -- KVRA's vintage coupes and sedans compete Friday at Paducah International Raceway, but next week's event at PIR will be on Thursday, July 30, rather than the usual Friday night date.

Also, KVRA president and founder Mark Moore announced that another Friday night event, in September at Camden (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, has been moved to Saturday night, Sept. 12 and a race has been tentatively scheduled at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala.

CAMDEN, Tenn. - A frustrating season took a positive turn for Mark Moore Friday night when he led from start to finish and won the Kentucky Vintage Racing Association feature at Camden Motor Speedway.

It was the 21^st victory for Moore, the KVRA founder and president, but only his second of 2009. The other victory came April 17 at Camden.

SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. - Mike Moore took the lead on the fourth lap and went on to claim a hard-fought victory in the Kentucky Vintage Racing Association 15-lap feature at Thunderhill Raceway Saturday night.

He took command from his brother, Mark, who led the first three laps from the pole but slipped to third place at the finish. Rookie James Scott took the runner-up spot, with Jason Bailey and Steve Alexander rounding out the top five.

SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. -- Kentucky Vintage Racing Association's coupes and sedans return to Wayne and Carol Burns' Thunderhill Raceway tonight for their second visit of the year. The series competed last night at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway, where Dave Davidson was the winner.

Alabama driver Jason Bailey scored his first KVRA victory in the series' first visit to Thunderhill this year on May 30. He and teammate Johnny Moran, both of Athens, Ala., are both expected to compete in tonight's program.

PADUCAH, Ky. - Dave Davidson led from start to finish to win his eighth feature of the season Friday night at Paducah International Raceway.

It was the eighth victory of the season for the Henderson, Ky., driver and his quick No. 16, a 1933 Plymouth sedan-bodied racecar. Davidson has captured five of his victories at the 3/8-mile high-banked Paducah oval.

KVRA's vintage coupes and sedans take to the 3/8-mile high-banked Paducah International Raceway oval tonight for the seventh time this season.

Owing to a rained-out event June 26, it will be the fourth straight race at Paducah on the KVRA schedule. KVRA has competed at PIR 21 times since the series' inception in 2007.

Chad Fritsche of Puryear, Tenn., (No. 40, above right) won last Friday night's feature at Paducah, the second win of the season for the second-year driver. 

Chad Fritsche poses with his trophy and young fan Jake Speer, 6.

PADUCAH, Ky. - Chad Fritsche wheeled the No. 40 Moore Motorsports 1940 Chevrolet to his second victory of the season Friday night in the 10-lap Kentucky Vintage Racing Association feature at Paducah International Raceway.

Fritsche took the lead on the fifth lap and held it to the finish, taking the checkered flag a half car length ahead of runner-up Dennis English.

His win ended a two-race winning streak by Dave Davidson, who started in the back of the 13-car field and worked his way up to fifth. Davidson had won five of the last six races at PIR since Sept. 19, 2008, and had won the last three straight at the 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval.

Rex Rutter, idle since he was injured in an off-track incident in April, returns to the KVRA lineup tonight as the vintage coupes and sedans make an extra visit to the 3/8-mile high-banked Paducah International Raceway oval.

PIR is the series' unofficial home track, for tonight's race. It will be the sixth race of the season at PIR and the 21^st in series history.

Rutter, of Madisonville, Ky., drives the Weaver Racing No. W3, a black 1947 Chevrolet coupe. Rutter is a three-time winner in KVRA competition, including a June 6, 2008, feature at PIR. His interim replacement, late model driver Josh Throgmorton of Providence, Ky., scored a win May 15 at Paducah.

MURRAY, Ky. -- KVRA's vintage coupes and sedans, originally scheduled to be idle on the Fourth of July weekend, will be in action Friday at Paducah International Raceway.

KVRA president and founder Mark Moore announced the addition to the schedule Tuesday evening.