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Race Results

 Eddie Lawler wins Enduro At Charlotte

 Citrus Winter Spectacular VI Part 1 Ignites 2009 Racing Action

 Tim Russell tops Red Eye 125 at New Smyrna Speedway

 Desoto Super Speedway Results 12/31/08

 SCHRADER, PADGETT, PEACOCK, BYRD, MATTHEWS, JUDE TRUIMPH AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAYS CONVENTION HOLIDAY CLASSIC

 Volusia Speedway Park Race Results December 13, 2008

 Burrows, Sr. Closes out 2008 in East Bay Victory Lane

 Willy Jude Takes First Top Gun Sprint Race

  Joe Winchell Revisits CCMP Winners Circle

 MELVIN EARNS POLE FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT EAST BAY

 Night 1 of Convention Holiday Classic Falls to Rain

 Steven Darvalics takes Charity Truckers 200 - Over $14,000 Raised for Lacey Pate

 Augie Grill On Top At Snowball

 David Slawiak tops CFSS at CCMP

 Steve Davarlics Wins Charity Truckers 200 at Orlando SpeedWorld

 KD KELLEY WINS EAST BAY LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP; CROUSE DOMINATES FEATURE

 Charity Truckers 200 Weekend - Friday Results

 Stephen Darvalics wins the 50 Lap Feature Pro Truck Race at Desoto Super Speedway

2008 RESULTS

Citrus County Speedway

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   O'Reilly Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Fast Facts, Talladega

 A Simple "Thanks" Will Help

 My Hope for 2008

 Short Track Racing is Going to the Dogs

 The Big Showdown That Never Happened

 Avoiding the Summertime Rainouts

 Is Racing Clean And Sober?

 Is Florida Speedway Co-operation All That Important?

 "Bathroom Wall" Revisited

 Wrecks, Black Flags, O My!

MORE SHORT TRACK NEWS
 Monroe Motor Speedway Gets New G.M.

 CRA Introduces "South" Division for Super Late Models

 Capping the Year In Style: Schatz Wins Finale of VAULT World Finals LIVE on SPEED

 Josh Richards Experiences Emotional High After VAULT World Finals Victory In Front Of Huge Crowd & National Television Audience On SPEED

 Bloomquist Dominates From Flag-To-Flag In Friday Night’s VAULT World Finals Late Model A-Main; Lanigan Clinches World of Outlaws Late Model Series Title

 Tatnell Wins Opener of VAULT World Finals: Schatz Clinches Third Consecutive Title

 Call Him Mr. UMP DIRTcar Racing: Dennis Erb Jr. Sweeps Organization's Summer Nationals & National Super Late Model Titles For Second Straight Season

 Madden Turns Back Babb’s Last-Lap Bid To Register $16,150 Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown Victory At The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway

 Frank Cozze Pits Early, Hangs On Late To Capture Popular Advance Series Rite Aid 200 Victory And Close Out Super DIRT Week XXXVII

 Grissom Victorious at the Fall Brawl!

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  January 4, 2009
Tim Russell tops Red Eye 125 at New Smyrna Speedway

by Jane Smith

Samsula, FL (January 3, 2008) The Red Eye 125 returned to New Smyrna Speedway last night with a huge bang drawing 31 Super Late Models for the first leg of the FASCAR Triple Crown and even included one NASCAR Craftsman Truck driver in the field. Mike Skinner of Port Orange has not raced a Super Late Model in many years but last night had a ball in his son's No. 5 Super Late.

Photos from R.E. Wing

Only twenty eight of the Super Lates qualified as two were working on their cars due to incidents that happened during practice. But it was Tim Russell who set fast time followed by Preston Peltier, the only out-of-sta...

December 30, 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Columbia Motorsports Park

by Jane Smith

Lake City, FL. (December 30, 2008) The Staff and Officials at Columbia Motorsports Park would like to thank all the fans, crews, and drivers for their support in 2008. We all know that with the gas prices and everything going sky high in 2008 it was not easy for anyone but our hope is that 2009 will be a much better year for everyone in everyway. As the old saying goes, "when things can't get any worse, they have to get better" so hopefully 2009 will be a much better year for all of us.

The 2009 schedule for Columbia Motorsports Park is up so be sure to go to the schedule page and check it out.

The FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT will be March 7th with Late Models, Sportsman, Pure Stock, V-8 Bombers, Hornet 25 ($300 purse), Skid Car Race and Welter Wei...


December 29, 2008
Get Ready for the Red Eye 125 and the first leg of the FASCAR Triple Crown this Saturday at New Smyrna Speedway

FASCAR MEDIA

Samsula, FL (December 29, 2008) In just a few short days, the first leg of the FASCAR Triple Crown will run at New Smyrna Speedway as the Red Eye125 returns on January 3, 2009. Along with the Red Eye 125 which is Super Late Models, fans will see the Pro Truck 35, Super Stock 25 and Strictly Stock 20.

"We are very excited about bringing back the Red Eye," said Operations Manager Kim Brown. "Then we thought about it and decided to make it the first leg of the FASCAR Triple Crown bringing ever more excitement to the night. The second leg will run on July 2nd with the annual Clyde Hart Memorial and end up on November 21st at the Florida's Governor Cup 200."

The race will pay $3,000 to win, $250.00 to start with early entry $125.00 until December 29th...


December 17, 2008
Volusia Speedway Park and Ocala Speedway to Host Florida State Late Model All-Star Championship Weekend

United Dirt Late Models 2009 Schedule Finalized

By Jack Smith- UDLMCS Media



The 2009 United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series schedule was originally issued in early October. Since then there have been several changes, some major additions and one huge new event that appear in the final release.

In late October, southern dirt late model fans will be treated to a super weekend when the UDLMCS in partnership with Ocala Speedway and Volusia Speedway Park (VSP) hold the Florida State Late Model All-Star Championship. The two day show, Friday at Ocala and Saturday at Volusia will not only showcase the top dirt late model racers in the south but two of the Sunshine State's finest racin...

December 16, 2008
Rusty Marcus Leaves Orlando SpeedWorld for New Challenge in 2009

by Jane Smith

Orlando, FL (December 16, 2008) It is that time of year again when Santa is quickly approaching and the old year will go out and a new year will begin. It is the time when friends and family reflect on the year and the good and bad things that have happened during that time.

2008 has been a difficult year not only for families but also for racetracks. The economy has not helped at all and racers and fans found it difficult to go to one race a month much less weekly racing as most did in 2007. Money is tight and for awhile there, gas was out-of-sight and no one could afford to go far or do much.

As Santa gets closer to D-Day and the New Year is right around the corner, t...


December 16, 2008
SCHRADER, PADGETT, PEACOCK, BYRD, MATTHEWS, JUDE TRUIMPH AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAYS CONVENTION HOLIDAY CLASSIC

By Shelley Doyle


Darrell Padgett celebrates in Winners Circle

Fan’s crowded into Volusia Speedweek Park to watch the inaugural Convention Holiday Classic. The crisp, cold evening was soon warmed up with heated action packed racing. Daytona Dodge Chrysler Late Models took to the grid, 24 strong each in pursuit of the $3,000 payoff. Green flag dropped as 24 drivers running in tight formation, 3 wide rushed for the lead. Darrell Padgett edged out Rich Pratt, John Kellum, Tyler Ivey and the field for the top position.

It was a petal to the metal racing, as the field scrambled to the front.

Padgett held on strong until lap 22 when Mark Whitener powered pas...

December 14, 2008
Willy Jude Takes First Top Gun Sprint Race

By Curtis Whalin


The Top Gun dirt car series held it’s first race at Voulsia Speedway Park on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Nineteen cars were at the track for the winged sprint dirt car race which meant three heat races,

After the 00 driven by Marvin Shirley and the 38 car of Mark Ruel both opted to go to the rear at the start of the first heat race, pole position fell to Mark Ruel Jr in the 83R with Tim George in the number 1 car alongside.

It was Mark Ruel Jr. who made the better start and took the race lead. On lap 5, Mark Ruel was struggling with his 38 car and the car failed to turn coming of turn 4 and he hit the outside wall hard, bringing out the red flag.

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December 9, 2008
Steve Darvalics wins Charity Truckers 200, Over $14,000 Raised for Lacey Pate

by Dave Westerman


Steve Darvalics surrounded by confetti in the Winners Circle

It was a huge weekend with near-perfect weather to wrap up the 2008 season at Orlando Speedworld as Desoto Speedway regular Steven Darvalics took home the win in the Third Annual Charity Truckers 200 presented by Fountain Motorsports Driver Development and Biscayne Roofing. But the big winner was young Lacey Pate and her family as well over $14,000 was raised for them with donations still coming in that will add to that incredible amount.

Twenty-eight race trucks signed in to do battle with only one casualty during all the practice and qualifying as Blake Koch and his team unfortunatel...

December 7, 2008
Lacey Pate The Big Winner in Charity Truckers 200

By Jack Smith


Stephen Darvalics in Winners Circle with Real Racin USA's Bill Green


The first 150 laps of the Charity Truckers 200 belonged to Travis Hanson driving the #02 Pro Truck. Starting from the pole he look untouchable, but the annual event at Orlando is a tough test.

Stephen Darvalics, hot off a big win last weekend at DeSoto Super Speedway put his number 41 machine into high gear and began to pressure Hanson after the competition caution at the 100 lap mark. Sliding underneath Hanson he overtook him on the back straight and held on the last quarter of the race to win the longest truck race of the year.

The big winner was little Lacey Pate, this...

December 7, 2008
Keith Butler Takes Checkered Flag Sprints Championship

David Slawiak Wins Fourth Race of 2008

By Curtis Whalin

The Checkered Flag Sprint Series (CFSS) was at Charlotte County Motorsports Park on Saturday December 6 for their final race of the 2008 season. Going into the race weekend, only 19 points separated the first and third place drivers in the race for the Championship. Sixteen cars signed in for the event.

There were eight cars in the first heat. The current point leader and the car sitting in third place in the points, Keith Butler in the number 19 car and Gary Gimmler in the number 29 car started side by side in 5th and 6th position.

Billy Boyd Jr had the pole for the start of the heat race. A very exciting f...


December 7, 2008
KD KELLEY WINS EAST BAY LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP; CROUSE DOMINATES FEATURE

By Jason Loughren

Fans and drivers outlasted a weather delay for another great night of racing at the Clay by the Bay. Around 100 cars signed in as the racing season worked its way to next weekend’s grand finale. Due to the weather delay heat races were only run in the Late Model class.

In the South Shore Auto Sales Late Models only 21 points separated front-runner KD Kelley and 2nd place driver Travis Varnadore at the start of the evening. Kelly and Varnadore started side by side on the 4th row in the final 25-lap feature race of the 2008 season.

Varnadore ran into trouble early when he was involved in an early caution that resulted in him restarting near the rear of the field. Ke...


December 4, 2008
Hendry County Speedway Gets New Owner and New Name

By Jack Smith - UDLMCS Media


Late Models take to the track at the southernmost short track in America

The United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series (UDLMCS) has purchased Hendry County Speedway from current operator Chris Ponsoldt. The track will be renamed Hendry County Motorsports Park and a new web site is being put together at www.hendrycountyracing.com.

Dirt World breaks the news on the sale of the track - Detailed audio report.

A grand opening date i...

 

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 Columbia Motorsports Park Closes 2008 Season this Saturday

 Desoto Motocross Needs Help

 Ricky Moxley tops FASTRUCK 50 at Charlotte County Motorsports Park

 New Marketing Partners Join With United Dirt Late Models

 Ryan Crane Wins Final Event at 5 Flags Before Snowball

 United Dirt Late Models Coming To Hendry County Speedway

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