Storylines Galore To Cap Regular Season At The Bullring

In what is shaping up as one of the Tyler County Speedway’s most competitive seasons in the tracks history will culminate with the regular season finale Saturday Night, August 20th with the Hillbilly Qualifiers, 5k Sunoco Shootout and Season Championships in all divisions. The last chance for drivers to prepare for the 48th edition of the Labor Day classic Hillbilly Hundred.

Hillbilly Qualifiers In all Divisions on the Docket:
With news of the 48th Annual Hillbilly 100 returning to the Tyler County Speedway in 2016 drivers have been anxiously prepping for the Labor Day extravaganza. Each division participating in the Hillbilly weekend will be vying for an automatic starting spot in the historic weekend this Saturday Night. All spots will be floating which means if the driver finishing ahead of you races their way into the Hillbilly event the next man up would become eligible for the provisional.

Super Late Models will be seeking a guaranteed starting spot into the granddaddy of all late model major events, the $25,000 to win Hillbilly Hundred. While the highest finishing Steel Block Late Model will be granted a guaranteed spot in the always entertaining $4,000 to win Hillbilly 50. Spots will also be up for grabs in the FASTRAK Late Model ‘Moonshine 50’, AMRA Modified ‘White Lightnin’ 30, EDGE Hotmod Lil Hilly and the Modlite Sour Mash 20.

Sunoco Shootout to be Settled at the Bullring: A season long promotion at the ‘Bullring’ has seen the regions best Super Late Model pilots head to the Middlebourne, WV oval in search of a win that would lock them into the $5,000 to win, winner take all, Sunoco Shootout. Those drivers who have earned their way into the All-Star caliber event by virtue of picking up a 2016 Super Late Model or Steel Block Late Model Tyler County Speedway feature win include:

Freddy Carpenter-Parkersburg, WV, Derek Doll- Greenwood, WV, Michael Lake- Uniontown, PA, Robbie Scott-Shinnston, WV, Josh Richards- Shinnston, WV, Steve Weigle- Middlebourne, WV, Jared Hawkins- Fairmont, WV, Tim Dohm- Cross Lanes, WV, Mason Zeigler- Chalk Hill, PA, Jamie Watson- Friendly, WV, Corey Delancey- Sistersville, WV

All eligible drivers that show will be brought onto the frontstretch while a kid in the crowd will be brought onto the speedway to draw for their starting position in the 20 lap winners take-all shootout.

Season Championship up for Grabs: While some divisions have wrapped up 2016 track champions, some are still embattled in a season long competition of tug of war to settle season long bragging rights.

Derek Doll of Greenwood, WV has already secured his 2nd J&R Excavating Super Late Model presented by Midcap Land and Timber track championship in a row aboard the famous Doll Bros. #87. A torrid battle for second thru fourth between Steve Weigle 154, Kyle Thomas 151 and Sonny Conley 150 have the trio separated by a scant 4 points in the battle for runner-up.

Salem, WV’s Shawn Jett has already locked up the 2016 Two Brothers Motorsports AMRA Modified track championship. This is Jett’s first season in the AMRA Modified division and first AMRA Modified track championship. A hard fought battle for second between Chad Smith and Nick Corbitt will be settled Saturday as the duo is gridlocked at 155.

Danny Thomas aboard the 7JR will wrap up his 3rd track championship and first FASTRAK Late Model division championship by virtue of just starting the feature event. Ryan Payne and Tyler Stutler currently sit 2nd and 3rd in the highly competitive class.

In a hotly contested Gear 2 Performance EDGE Hotmod division presented by Poske’s Performance Parts will see the economical class settle their 2016 championship in style as three competitors will head into the last event with a chance at greatness as just 13 points separate the trio. Currently Middlebourne, WV’s Mick Baker leads the way with an eight point advantage over 2015 champion Travis Thomas and holds a 13 point margin over Roland Bell who is currently on a three race win streak.

The tightest race of season is in the Chris Metz State Farm Insurance Modlites as teammates Josh Baldwin and Ryan Saffell of Beallsville, Ohio are in the midst of a season long game of cat and mouse. Last years track champion Baldwin has just a one point lead over the young Saffell as both drivers will head to the ‘Bullring’ Saturday night with aspirations of picking up the season championship hardware.

Perennial 4 Cylinder track champion Donnie Wamsley of Clarksburg, WV will add yet another ‘Bullring’ track championship trophy to his crowded mantle besting an improving Sambo Cokeley.
Philip Bubeck and George Casto III currently sit atop the MWRA Mini Wedge heap and both look to place their names in the Tyler County Speedway history books with their first ever track championships.

Two Brothers Motorsports Chassis Giveaway: In the battle for the AMRA Modified Chassis giveaway donated by class supporter and sponsor Junior Nolan of Two Brothers Motorsports, Shawn Jett currently sits atop the leader board heading into the final event while just 7 points separate the top four contenders.
1)Shawn Jett 83 2)Chad Smith 82 3)Nick Corbitt 76 4)Lance Elson 76 5)Del Cunningham 53

Join us Saturday Night, August 20th for a night full of action, as the Tyler County Speedway will host $5000 to win Sunoco Race Fuels ‘Winners Shootout’ for the Super Late Models in addition to the 2016 season championship races in all divisions. Additionally, the regular season finale will award guaranteed 2016 ‘Hillbilly Hundred’ feature starting spots to feature winners in each of the classes. Class championships, big bucks and Hillbilly Hundred spots are all on the line as ‘the Bullring’ ends the regular season and readies for the ‘Grand-daddy of the Dirt Late Model majors this coming weekend! Tyler County Speedway gates will open at 4pm with racing getting underway at 7pm. General admission is just $12, with children 10 and under free and pit price is $35.For more information visit us online at www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. Tyler County Speedway is located 3 ½ miles south of Middlebourne, WV on State Route 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds.