Feb11

Scofield takes win in 30th Icebreaker 100

Jeff Scofield
By SCOTT LOCKWOOD

Desoto Speedway

For the first three quarters of the 30th running of the Icebreaker 100 this weekend at Desoto Speedway, 2014 Brighthouse Series and Desoto track champion Jesse Dutilly looked like he’d start 2015 in a place he found quite often in 2014: victory lane.

But after a mechanical failure 26 laps from the end of the race brought the Bradenton’s driver’s hopes of winning the track’s biggest race of the year to a screeching halt it was veteran driver Jeff Scofield who was left holding the trophy in front of the sun-drenched crowd in Eastern Manatee County.

Dutilly started on the pole and led the first five laps before being overtaken by Scofield for the top spot. As Scofield, Dutilly, Chris Fontaine and Anthony Cataldi battled for the top spot Cataldi and Fontaine tangled, triggering a melee that collected several cars and sending Cataldi to the pits with damage. He was able to rejoin the field before the restart after quick repairs.

Dutilly passed Scofield for the lead on the outside on a lap 21 restart and wasted no time pulling out to a 10 car-length lead over Scofield, Fontaine and defending race winner Joe Boyd. He had over a one-second advantage over Scofield when the caution flew for Troy McNabb’s spin in turn four. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb11

The Joey Coulter Pro-Truck Series opens its second season Saturday at New Smyrna Speedway

Orlando FL 2-10-15 – The Joey Coulter Florida Pro-Truck Series will begin its second season officially this Saturday night as part of the World Series at New Smyrna Speedway. A preliminary 25 Lap event is on the schedule for Friday night but it is not a series race, but a nice opportunity for driver to tune up. 
 
   Its a month earlier than the season began for the series in 2014, and many drivers are still trying to get their trucks rebuilt and ready for the new season. There as also been a move up by a couple drivers and some that can not compete full time in 2015 but will run selected events. There are a number of drivers who have responded and plan to be there this weekend including defending series champion Becca Monopoli, veterans Danny Anderson and J.R. Garcia. Last seasons most improved driver Rodney Haddock along with his son Blake will be competing, as well as returning to action another strong lady driver Whitney Poole. Also indicating they will be there are Eddie King Jr., Kody Jett,  Eddie Lichtenberger Jr., David Patterson, Michael Goddard, Derek Pugh, Doug Elliott and Dean Butrum. There has been quite a few calls from the GA trucks and one driver from Charlotte NC planning the trip so we will see who shows for the big event. 

 The Speed 51 coverage is a plus for the series as they open the season and the series. Series owner Joey Coulter and series director Rick Bristol have hired exciting veteran announcer Ozzie Altman to handle the announcing for the series race this weekend, he announces big events all over the south, long time announcer of a few dirt traveling series. 

Pit gates will open Friday morning at 8 a.m.  Practice begins in rotation at 1 p.m. The Pro-Truck preliminary 25 lap event is last on the card. Saturday again pits open at 8 a.m. practice rotating beginning at  2 p.m. Qualifying will begin at 5:45 and the Joey Coulter Pro-Truck 50 will be first race after  intermission. 

We are excited to have Davenport Fights Back on board this season as a title sponsor, C.A.R.S. Racing for a Cause Inc. and the Joey Coulter Charity 200 Race Weekend are also sponsoring the series. There are a couple other sponsor deals being worked on and they will be announced as soon as possible. 

Hope to see you all Saturday night for the sea on opener, bring some warm clothes it will be cold in the stands but the action will be Hot ! Go to www.carsevents.com of more info on the series. Go towww.newsmyrnaspeedway.org for World Series info ! 
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Jan26

DISQUALIFICATIONS ABOUND AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY AS BOBBY GOOD WINS PETE ORR MEMORIAL – DOUG MOFF TOPS MODIFIEDS

orrIt was a cold night at New Smyrna Speedway as temperatures dipped into the 40s
but the action was as hot as it could be with plenty of good racing, wrecks
aplenty and a very busy tech shed that saw five drivers disqualified including
two apparent race winners.


The evening’s highlight was the final running of the Pete Orr Memorial as the
Orr family had requested this be the final running of the event that was
re-named from the Orange Blossom 100 in 2003 in honor of the late racing
champion who scored many victories over the years at New Smyrna including a
pair of Orange Blossom 100s and two Florida Governor’s Cup titles. Many of
the Orr family were in attendance and greeted each driver during pre-race
ceremonies. Orr’s son Bobby Orr presented the final Pete Orr Sportsmanship
Award to long-time racer Doc McKinney of Ft. Pierce who said he was absolutely
stunned yet honored to receive it. McKinney himself was slated to run in the
Modified event later in the evening but his car broke a rocker arm in practice
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Jan20

UNOH All Stars Kick-Off 2015 Season at Bubba Raceway Park and Volusia Speedway Park

Allstar LogoCAMARGO, IL. – One of America’s oldest traveling sprint car organizations, the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions, will kick off their 2015 racing season with the traditional journey to sunny Florida.

The UNOH All Star teams will battle during five events – all paying $5,000 to win and $400 to start the A-Main – at two tracks over eight days.

It begins at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida with three shows – Thursday, Feb. 5; Friday, Feb. 6; and Saturday, Feb. 7. The UNOH All Stars then travel a short distance to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, to be part of the DIRTcar Nationals. The UNOH All Stars will compete Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, Feb. 12.

The UNOH All Stars are part of the Bubba Army Winter Nationals at the Ocala speedplant. The Winter Nationals features 14 nights of the best dirt racers in the world with the World of Outlaws Late Models; the UNOH All Star sprints; the DIRTcar UMP Open Wheel Modifieds; the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Cars; and the Nesmith Crate Dirt Late Model Series. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan13

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Invading Tucson’s USA Raceway on March 7

NAPA Wildcat Shootout presented by RideNow Powersports is lone Arizona event on 2015 schedule for ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’
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CONCORD, N.C. – Jan. 12, 2015 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series returns Saturday, March 7, to USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., for the NAPA Wildcat Shootout presented by RideNow Powersports.

The track has proved to be one of the most competitive with five different winners in five events the Outlaws have run there since 2006. Brad Sweet took the victory last season after battling past Kerry Madsen and holding off Steve Kinser.

“The World of Outlaws stop at USA Raceway is one of the most exciting events on our schedule,” World Racing Group COO Tom Deery said. “We always look forward to bringing the series to Arizona and showcasing The Greatest Show on Dirt.”

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Dec16

GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY HAS FIVE NeSMITH LATE MODEL RACES IN 2015

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA announced at the Performance Racing Industry Show that they will host five NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division Races in 2015.  One of those events will include a $10,000-to-win race for America’s Leader In Affordable Dirt Late Model Racing.

Golden Isles Speedway will begin their NeSmith Late Model 2015 events with a pair of 50-lap $2,500-to-win races on February 14 and 15.  These two events will be Rounds four and five of the 2015 NeSmith Late Model season.

On August 21-22, Golden Isles Speedway will host the second $10,000-to-win 100-lap race of the season for the NeSmith Late Models.  The first will be the 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL on January 31 that was rescheduled from a November 22 rainout. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec16

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK TO HOST NeSMITH LATE MODEL 5K-TO-WIN RACE ON MAY 1-2

imageINDIANAPOLIS, IN – NeSmith Racing officials announced at the Performance Racing Industry Show that Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN will host the $5,000-to-win Rumble At The River 75 for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division on May 1-2.  The race will be the first visit to Duck River Raceway Park for the NeSmith Late Models since 2007.

On May 1 at Duck River Raceway Park, the NeSmith Late Models will compete in Qualifying and Heat Races to determine the front half of the starting field for the Rumble At The River 75.  On May 2, the NeSmith Late Models will compete in B-Main races to determine the back half of the starting field, and that will be followed by the $5,000-to-win main event.
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Dec16

Doug Horton Wins Final Late Model Feature Of The Year In The Donnie Tanner Memorial 50-Lapper At East Bay Raceway Park

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GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway on Saturday night feature winners on the 1/3-mile clay oval it was Buck Woodhouse in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Austin Sanders in the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Jeremy Simpson in the V8 Warriors, Doug Horton in the Late Models and Patrick Fiore, Sr. in the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks it was Buck Woodhouse picking up his eleventh win of the season. Justan Rodgers would finish second with David Barwick, II third. Woodhouse and Dennis Williams won their heats.

In the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds it was Austin Sanders picking up the win over Nate Bregenzer and Roger Crouse. Crouse picked up the heat win. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct28

Brett Hearn powers to 11th career Eastern States 200 victory

Hard-charging Matt Sheppard finishes 2nd to claim Super DIRTcar Series point lead going into Charlotte

102614_HearnVLDalesandroMIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – October 27, 2014 – Brett “the Jet” Hearn has been making a habit of winning at Orange County Fair Speedway. He picked up his 11 th career Eastern States Big Block Modified victory there Sunday, October 26, his third in a row.

“It takes a lot of people to make this happen,” the Sussex, N.J. said in Victory Lane after Sunday’s 200 lapper. “There’s a lot of hard work, a lot of preparation goes into this thing and you come here on race day and try to put it all together.”

Hearn made a clean sweep during Eastern States Weekend, fast timing Friday with a lap time of 20.763 and winningSaturday’s 358-Modified feature race. He started Sunday’s Super DIRTcar Series event on the pole, with Tim Hindley at the outside pole. At the green flag, Hearn took the lead, but it was Stewart Friesen, of Sprakers, N.Y., who cruised to second over Hindley.

Several cautions early in the race kept the leaders from picking up momentum, but Hearn was strong enough on every restart to maintain his position over Friesen. In lap 60, Bob McGannon went into the wall in turn four to bring the eighth caution of the race, and soon after the pits opened for mandatory pit stops. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct05

Green takes first win at Desoto Speedway

sprintBy SCOTT LOCKWOOD
Desoto Speedway
In a little over two years of driving sprint cars 16 year-old Garrett Green has already achieved the honor of being the youngest driver to ever win rookie of the year honors at the Little 500 – the biggest asphalt sprint car race held in the country held each year in May in Anderson, Indiana. After Saturday night, Green has something else he can add to his budding racing resume: sprint car winner. He drove like a seasoned veteran in beating some of the state’s best sprint car drivers in winning the evening’s 40-lap main event.
Green started fourth and  got by Matt Alfonso for second on lap 12. The caution flew a lap later for Keith Butler’s spin coming out of turn four.On a restart after a debris caution on lap 17, leader Shane Butler and and Green made contact, sending Butler into a spin in front of the rest of the field. Officials sent Butler back to sixth as the last car on the lead lap for brining out the caution.
Butler needed just two laps to go from sixth to second, passing both Sport Allen and Alfonso in the same pass to go from fourth to second. As the field came to the stripe to complete the race’s halfway point Butler suddenly slowed coming out of turn four, ending his night.Green and Allen pulled away until the caution flew for the final time for debris with 11 laps to go. Green got the jump on Allen on the final restart and went on to win his first ever sprint car win.
“This is unbelivable,” Green said. “The tires were going away for sure and I didn’t have much left. I’m not sure how much this mean yet and it hasn’t sunk in yet. We finally got it and we’ve worked so hard for this.”Allen finished second, with Alfonso rounding out the top three.

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Sep18

Lanigan Breaks World of Outlaws Late Model Series Single-Season Wins Record With Third Keyser Down & Dirty 65 Victory

Kentucky Driver Remains Perfect in Three Visits to Dirt-Covered Berlin Raceway

091314_BERLIN_VL (1)MARNE, Mich. – Sept. 13, 2014 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., maintained his perfect record at Berlin Raceway with a $15,000 victory in Saturday’s third annual Keyser Manufacturing Down & Dirty 65 Presented by NAPA A-Main.

With his16th World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season, Lanigan, 44, of Union, Ky., broke his own single-season wins record on the national tour and ensured that the he needs only to enter the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 6-8 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to clinch his third WoO LMS championship.

“We broke a record and that’s definitely something to be proud of,” said Lanigan, who broke the record he set in his championship-winning season in 2012. “And to be the only winner of this event is definitely special, too.”

Advancing from the fourth starting spot, Lanigan battled back and forth with polesitter Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., for the lead early in the 65-lap race before taking command for good when Van Wormer ran into trouble as the two leaders raced through slower traffic on lap 13.

Slipping too high in turns three and four, Van Wormer tagged the wall and slowed directly in front of Lanigan’s Club 29 Race Car, causing Lanigan to get into the back of Van Wormer’s Rocket Chassis. The contact sent Van Wormer spinning as Lanigan continued running and assumed the lead.

“I have to apologize to Jeep,” Lanigan said of his involvement in the lap-13 accident. “It looked like he got up in the wall and then he kind of came back down. We had a head of steam coming in there and got into him. It wasn’t nothing on purpose.” ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep18

Citrus County Race Results for September 13th, 2014

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Street Stocks   Feature
Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
16 J.D. Goff Brooksville 1
8 Tim Wilson Floral City 2
98 Bubba Martone Floral City 3
59 Thomas Peet   4
32 Willie Lacey Wesley Chapel 5
00 Billy Smith Wildwood 6

Mini Stocks   Feature
Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
11 Jerry Daniels Weirsdale 1
33 Bill Ryan Bushnell 2
46 Travis Hoefler Floral City 3
98 Kevin Stone Dade City 4
7 Drew Jackson Lakeland 5
111 Anthony LaPoint   6
22 Mark Patterson Webster 7
47 Ricky Kuhn Ocala 8
73 Jason Terry Bellview 9 ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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