IT'S TIME TO RACE!!

October 10, 2009 Night 1 of DIRToberFAST sees Laporta and Nobles on Top VSP MEDIA Barberville, FL (October 9, 2009) It was hot but a few brave fans braved the heat for night one of DIRToberFAST at Volusia Speedway Park. Qualifying was done for the Sportsman, Modifieds, and Street Stocks with the Thunder Stocks and 4 Cylnder Challengers having feature races. Today will see the Late Models roll in for their qualifying and feature for $2500 to win. Thirteen Modifieds were on hand last night for their qualifying with more expected today. Twenty one Sportsman and thirteen Street Stocks also qualified. Qualifing results are as follows: Modified Heat #1 Jason Davis, P.J. Wiggins, Charlie MacNichol, Jimmy Carter, Shane Burrows Modified Heat #2 Kyle Bronson, Larry Burkins, Dale Murray, Kenneth Blair, Matthew Permann Sportsman Heat #1 Ronnie Ponce, Shaun Daugharty, Steve Shead, Ken Hall, Jr., Matt McGillivray Sportsman Heat #2 Garret Stewart, Alan Peacock, Josh Byrd, Blaise Hetznecker, Bobby Richardson Sportsman Heat #3 Danny Vogel, Jr., Paul Shead, David Showers, Sr., Marc Kinley, Corey Holley Street Stocks Heat #1 Mike Tripp, Patrick Williams, Tim Hughes, Mick Kulak, James Smith Street Stock Heat #2 William Medders, Wally Schneider, Phil Brown, Dale McKinney Saturday, today, there is a pancake breakfast from 9 to 11 am with a Racers Swap Meet from 11 to 2 pm. Vendors are already out in the grandstand parking area setting up for today's swap meet and it looks to be a really good one. Last night it was Tony Laporta taking both 4 Cylinder Challengers wins going home with a nice amount of change. Each race paid $250.00 to win. Donnie Nobles took home the $500 purse for the Thunder Stocks. But it was not an easy win as Nobles had to fight off Randy Strehle for most of the race. Story and results will be in the Saturday, October 10th story. Join us today as we welcome the Late Models for $2500 to win. More Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks are expected. Many of the Street Stocks ran at Ocala Speedway last night in the Hobby Stock division and with $1000 on the line, expect to see a large number of Street Stocks. Sportsman and Modifieds will go for $1500 to win tonight and they also will come out of the woodwork for that purse. Pit admission on Saturday, October 10th, will be $25 Non Member and $22 Member. Grandstands will be $15 Adult, $7.00 Students 11-15, and children 10 and under FREE. Drive-in parking is $10.00. Volusia Speedway Park will be closed on Saturday, October 17th, but will return on Saturday, October 24th, with the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series and the Late Model Fall Nationals along with the Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Thunder Stocks. Pit Bands and Grandstand Stubs from 9-12 AND 9-26 honored for any one VSP race through 10-30. No refund for difference in grandstand ticket price. Volusia Speedway Park is located 15 miles west of Ormond Beach, FL on State Road 40. Additional information and updated can be found at www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com or call 386-985-4402. Have an opinion on this story? Post a message on our Message Board! or Email KARNACto send a letter to the editor!