Warm Night, Hot Action at New Smyrna Speedway on April 19
by Jane Smith
Samsula, Fla (April 19, 2003) - Twas the night before Easter and a good crowd came to New Smyrna Speedway for some old fashion short track racing and demo derby.
During intermission, the children were given a chance at a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Country Kitchens Family Restaurant, one of the sponsors on Tim "Missileman" McPhail's Mini Stock. Country Kitchens Family Restaurant is lcoated at 741 North U.S. 1 in Oak Hill, Florida and specializes in good home cooked food. Watch for more giveaways at New Smyrna Speedway from Country Kitchens.
Mike Amato had the pole for the Super Stock feature but it was Jeff Colburn who jumped to the early lead. The race saw a yellow when Amato spun coming off turn 4 on lap 1.. The field was realigned for a restart.with Colburn once again taking the lead on the green followed by Ted Head, Ron Whaley, Rich Clouser and Bob Trombley..
As the crowd was watching Ted Head and Ron Whaley go side-by-side on lap 4, suddenly Bob Trombley hits the wall in turns 3 and 4 and his tire goes sailing down into the inside track. Trombley was towed to the pits and done for the night.
Colburn holds the lead on the restart but coming up fast was Ron Whaley who took the point on lap 5 putting Colburn second followed by Ted Head, Rich Clouser, and Mike Amato. Lap 8, Rich Clouser goes up in smoke and slowly goes into the back pit entrance with the yellow coming out on lap 9 for fluids on the track.
The track is cleaned with Whaley taking the lead and the win followed by Jeff Colburn, Mike Amato,h Wronkowski, and Jason Foster.
Jeff Colburn won the heat race.
Mark Vandevender held the pole for the Modified feature but before a lap was down, Randy Hecker brought out the yellow as he spun in turn 2. On the restart, Vandevender holds the point with Bobby Blake in the number two spot. Vandevender and Blake touch slightly causing Vandevender to spin bringing out the yellow. Both restarted in the rear of the pack.
This turned the lead over to Justin Henderson who had David Castello on his heels. Castello and Henderson touch on lap 9 sending Henderson into the turn one wall. Henderson's car suffered rear-end damage but was still raceable as he and Costello joined the group in the rear of the pack.
Bobby Blake now had the point in the restart with Alan Bruns in second. Henderson moves into the third place position moving Bruns back to fifth with Castello coming up fast. Bruns brought out the yellow on lap 12 when he spun on the backstretch.
Blake holds the point on the restart and is able to hold off Vandevender for the win. Following Blake across the checkered was Mark Vandevender, Justin Henderson, David Castello, and Randy Hecker.
Mark Vandevender took the heat win.
Jim Snyder held the pole for the Sportsman feature and quickly took the lead but the yellow came out for Mitch Doughery when evidentally something broke on his truck. Doughery was sitting in the middle of the track on turns 3 and 4 and unable to get the truck going. Doughery got the dreaded ride by the hook and his night was done.
On the restart, Bill Spade took the point followed by Chris Pedulat, Ron Lufcy, Bill Love and Donnie Williams. Up until lap 12, it was a real chase to see who could overtake Spade. Just as Ron Lufcy was getting a run on Pedulat for the second position, the yellow came out ending his hope for second. Bruce McGongigal spun on the frontstretch.
Spade holds the point on the restart taking the win followed by Chris Pedulat, Ron Lufcy, Bill Love and Donnie Williams.
Bill Spade and Bill Love, Jr. took the heat wins for the Sportsman heats.
B.J. McLeod, coming off his win the night before at Orlando SpeedWorld, sat on the pole for the Super Late Model feature and quickly took the lead on the green. For the first 8 laps, it was McLeod leading the way until David Rogers took over and that was all she wrote.
With no cautions, it was the Rogers, B.J. McLeod, Wayne Parker, Guy Thomas, Bruce Gowland, and Brent Hobbs night. In Winner's Circle, it was announced that it was David Roger's birthday and also one of the fans in the stands. Rogers graciously walked over to the stands and gave the trophy to the other Birthday person. A good night for both.
B.J. McLeod took the heat win for the Super Lates.
Mini Stocks were short in count but not short in action. Tim "Missileman" McPhail sat on the pole in his brand new "Missile" and lead from green to checkers. The only caution came in lap 3 when Ben Hutto lost his engine and went up into a stream of smoke.
McPhail held the point on the restart and took his first win in the new "Missile" followed by Ted "Mr Mini Stock" Vulipus, Wayne Clark, Rex Christensen, and Ben Hutto.
Tim "Missileman" McPhail took the heat win for the Mini Stock division.
Larry Osteen, after having a good run the weekend before at USA International only to see it end with an impact into the wall, sat on the pole for the Late Model feature. No cautions were thrown in this race which saw Brian Bellaw's Jolly Roger's/Blackies Saloon Chevy chase Osteen for the lead but just could not quite catch him.
Bobby Orr, with his new paint job like his dad's Horsen Around Late Model, did a great job holding third over Donald Hess and Timmy Todd. Osteen took the checkered with Brian Bellaw, Bobby Orr, Donald Hess, and Timmy Todd in the top five.
Larry Osteen took the heat win.
Mike Wofford sat on the pole for the Strictly Stock division but it was Nick Boley who took the lead and the win, Wofford brought out the yellow for a spin in turns 3 and 4 but it was Boley who took the point on the restart and never looked back.
Following Bolley across the checkered was Steve Metts, Teresa Trombley, Mike Wofford, and Michelle Dyal.
Mike Wofford took the heat win.
Next weekend, April 26, at New Smyrna Speedway will be a 50 lap Super Stock feature with all FASCAR divisions racing except Sportsman. Grandstands open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!
OFFICIAL RESULTS - NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY - APRIL 19
SUPER LATE MODEL
1. #11 David Rogers 2. #78 B. J. McLeod 3. #3 Wayne Parker 4. #2 Guy Thomas 5. #18 Bruce Gowland 6. #8 Brent Hobbs
LATE MODEL
1. #22 Larry Osteen 2. #77 Brian Bellaw 3. #30 Bobby Orr 4. #64 Don Hess 5. #25 Timmy Todd 6. #28 Wade Lynn 7. #7 Charlie Merz 8. #48 Mark Smith
MODIFIED
1. #75 Bobby Blake 2. #7 Mark Vandevender 3. #16 Justin Henderson 4. #1 David Castello 5. #96 Randy Hecker 6. #88 Paul Duncan 7. #4b Alan Bruns 8. #1w Jim Coverdale
SPORTSMAN
1. #15X Bill Spade 2. #28 Chris Pedulat 3. #07 Ron Lufcy 4. #2 Bill Love 5. #5 Donnie Williams 6. #09 Dusty Downer 7. #55 Jim Snyder 8. #51 Ed Kennedy 9. #48 Cory Kaiser 10. #62 Joe Adams 11. #6 Bruce McGongigal 12. #19 Mitch Dougherty 13. #70 John Nusbaum DNS
MINI STOCK
1. #7 Tim "Missileman" McPhail 2. #71 Ted "Mr Mini Stock" Vulipus 3. #15 Wayne Clark 4. #v3 Rex Christensen 5. #38 Ben Hutto 6. #6 Troy Kruse
SUPER STOCK
1. #2 Ron Whaley 2. #3 Jeff Colburn 3. #2x Mike Amato 4. #21 Josh Wronkowski 5. #49 Jason Foster 6. #11 Nick Vogler 7. #28 Chad Carpenter 8. #92 Ted Head 9. #50 Rich Clouser 10. #8 Bob Trombley
STRICTLY STOCK
1. #88 Nick Boley 2. #37 Steve Metts 3. #8 Theresa Trombley 4. #15 Mike Wofford 5. #26 Michelle Dyal 6. #18 Dominic Barbado
