The Ken Ten Pro Late Model Series heads to Beech Bend Speedway, in Bowling Green, Ken., for unique twin-50 lap races Friday night. The action is sure to be intense around the flat quarter-mile track.
“Beech Bend is a track where you have to use quite a bit of finesse,” said Ken Ten competition director Craig Thompson. “A lot of guys have trouble there. Lots of guys are good there, too. It really puts the race in the driver’s hands.”
The twin-50 lap setup requires Ken Ten officials to implement slightly different qualifying procedures for the Beech Bend races. The cars will still qualify in traditional fashion, and the top six will still redraw for their starting positions. The unique feature is that all lead lap cars will be completely inverted following the first race, meaning that the winner of the first feature will have to work his way from the rear of the field for the second.
According to Thompson, this procedure is sure to generate excitement as the faster cars have to work their way through slower traffic in a very limited timeframe.
Also different for the Twin-50s is the points system. Instead of the usual 120 points for winning, drivers will get 60 for winning each race.
“We use the different points system at Beech Bend so that if a driver has a problem in the first race and can’t make the second, it won’t kill him in the points,” said Thompson.
Sammy Sanders, the 2009 Ken Ten champion, is scheduled to make his return to Ken Ten competition, as well as past Beech Bend winners Davey Coble and Chad Willis. Sanders made the trip to Salem, Ind., for the last Ken Ten series race; however, he suffered a suspension failure and crashed heavily in practice, forcing him to watch from the sidelines. Coble recently competed at Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway, finishing 6th in a 125 lap race.
Due to the unique Friday night timeframe, the pits will open at 3:00 CDT, while practice will begin at 3:30 CDT.
It is sure to be a hot night of action as Ken Ten celebrates Independence Day in style- with Twin 50s at Beech Bend!
“Beech Bend is a track where you have to use quite a bit of finesse,” said Ken Ten competition director Craig Thompson. “A lot of guys have trouble there. Lots of guys are good there, too. It really puts the race in the driver’s hands.”
The twin-50 lap setup requires Ken Ten officials to implement slightly different qualifying procedures for the Beech Bend races. The cars will still qualify in traditional fashion, and the top six will still redraw for their starting positions. The unique feature is that all lead lap cars will be completely inverted following the first race, meaning that the winner of the first feature will have to work his way from the rear of the field for the second.
According to Thompson, this procedure is sure to generate excitement as the faster cars have to work their way through slower traffic in a very limited timeframe.
Also different for the Twin-50s is the points system. Instead of the usual 120 points for winning, drivers will get 60 for winning each race.
“We use the different points system at Beech Bend so that if a driver has a problem in the first race and can’t make the second, it won’t kill him in the points,” said Thompson.
Sammy Sanders, the 2009 Ken Ten champion, is scheduled to make his return to Ken Ten competition, as well as past Beech Bend winners Davey Coble and Chad Willis. Sanders made the trip to Salem, Ind., for the last Ken Ten series race; however, he suffered a suspension failure and crashed heavily in practice, forcing him to watch from the sidelines. Coble recently competed at Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway, finishing 6th in a 125 lap race.
Due to the unique Friday night timeframe, the pits will open at 3:00 CDT, while practice will begin at 3:30 CDT.
It is sure to be a hot night of action as Ken Ten celebrates Independence Day in style- with Twin 50s at Beech Bend!
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