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July 2000
| Flag to Flag Night at Lakeland | PHOTOS FROM USA INTERNATIONAL
(KNS) Lakeland,FL The pits were overflowing Saturday night at USA International Speedway with some of the top names in Florida stock car racing like Cope, Anderson, Boyd, Dempsey, and Symons. It was easy to tell that this was going to be one of those magic race nights......
Qualifying got underway for the SARA Sportsman class, and right away you could tell the track was fast. Over 40 cars took to the Speedway, almost all running in the 22.5's around the 3/4 mile. But, it was Chip Shell in the #2 who blistered the track surface with a 21.936 run to take the fast qualifier.
Other top qualifiers for the SARA Sportsmen were Clint Slaggy at 22.087; Kevin Ingram #86 with 22.014; and last year's winner at this race, #8 Mike MCrary at 22.075. This was one fast field. Tony Amico in the #77 took the win during the consolation race.
Next up for their shot at speed was the Sunbelt Series Super Late Models. These guys were hooked up and flying around the USA Speedway.
B.J. McLeod #78 went out for his run as the clouds were thickening over the track and turned in a first lap time of 21.14 before the sky opened up and the rains came. After a lengthy rain delay and qualifying resumed, BJ and his team decided to stand on his time and watch the rest of the over 40 Super Lates make their runs. As the rains cleared and a rainbow appeared across the speedway, McCleod's time didn't last long as the green race track proved fast. Mike Franklin roared to a fast time of 20.88 seconds to take the low qualifier spot. Other top runners were #96 Foster at 21.03, and Finney #80 at 21.08.
SARA Open-Wheel Modifeds came out for their shot around the track. As Teddy Nelson #17 flew around the track with a fast time of 21.74, the sky again opened up bringing to a grinding halt to the Open-Wheel qualifying session. With lighting flashing, the session was called off and the field was set by qualifying draw and points per SARA rules.
When the rain stopped and the track was finally dried, it was time to get this show underway as 40 Sunbelt cars rolled out onto the speedway for Sunbelt Series 125-lap race.
B.J. McLeod drew the number one pill inverting the field back to the fifth spot. But on the outside of "The Kid," was the "The Man" Dick "The King of Florida Short Tracks" Anderson. On the drop of the green, it was Anderson who got the early jump on McCleod with a great start.
A hard crash on the first lap took out Jimmy Foster #96. Also involved was #11 David Rogers, #69 Sunshine regular Johnny Stanford, and series leader Jimmy Cope #61c, but all were able to continue. When the green dropped, again it was Anderson who was smooth as silk on the restart jumping out and having a two-car length lead over McCleod by the time he was diving into to turn one. McCleod had his hands full with the #72 of Mike Franklin who was right on his rear bumper for second. Meanwhile both Rogers and Cope were making their way back through the field.
After a caution brought out by a spin on the back stretch #80 Brian Finney went hard into the wall on the restart ending his night after having one of the fastest cars on the track. Ricky Carlton #34 was making moves on his own, slicing and dicing his way up through the field after starting near the back of the pack.
Franklin with an inside move was able to get by McCleod and take over second and set his sites on Anderson. Just as Franklin was within a bumper of Anderson, a huge wreck on the front stretch brought out the caution. The wreck took out some top drivers. Conrad Burr #174, Glen Whitney #99, Michael Williams #32, and David Rogers #11 all had heavy damage in the incident.
McLeod after being passed by Franklin earlier continued to lose places until motor troubles forced him to retire on lap 63. Carlton who was now in third place looked high and low on Franklin but was unable to get by. The cagey veteran Anderson was able to hold off the young guns and take the green to checkers win, his second in a row with his Lakeland Super Late Model victory. Franklin came across a strong second. Carlton roared across the line third, points leader Jimmy Cope ran fourth, and rounding out the top five was a great run by #9 Jonathan Brown.
Sonny Hughes #45 started on the pole and a fast Jason Boyd #15 in a brand new car sat on the front row for the SARA Late Model Sportsman 100-lapper. After running side-by-side through turns one and two, Boyd got by and took the lead, which he would not relinquish for the rest of the race.
Mike McCrary #8 ran strong all night, but was unable to catch young Boyd and finished second. Bobby Beachemin #161 lost a drive shaft early in the race forcing a pit stop, but he was able to charge his way back through the field and battle Jeff Scofield #07 for the third spot. Scofield was able to hold off the #161 and take third. Tracey Raven #29 came across the stripe fifth.
Number one qualifier, #2 Chip Shell, went for a wild ride flying in air and literally driving over the unsuspecting #29x of Mike Hovis. Unbelievably, Shell was able to continue and ran in the top five before having to retire with mechanical problems.
The ride of the night went to young Brian Hutchenson #06, who while trying to avoid several crashing cars on the back stretch, ended up on his roof. I spoke to Brian after the race and he said the car would need a whole new front clip but he hopes to be ready for the next SARA show in Alabama.
SARA Open-Wheel Modified 35 lap race saw the field line up in order of points, and leader Jerry Symons #66 took the point and held off the hard charging #6 Dwayne Dempsey. Jamie Burrows the #11b came home in the third spot, fourth went to #47 DeWayne Lawhon. Larry Martin #07, who was battling for the lead early, slipped on the back stretch but was able to hold for the fifth spot.
In the winner's circle after the race, Rusty Dixon #205 made the "put up or shut up" move and claimed Symons motor. Symons accepted, but opted for the motor swap and the $350 cash. Symons was later heard saying "I'll beat him with his own motor." It was not that long ago that Jamie Burrows made a claim on Robert Hamm's motor at this same race track; Hamm declined and his win was taken away.
After 260 laps hard racing, three men emerged victorious. These three men also were the only leaders all night long. Not one lead change was made the whole evening...although there were plenty of challenges, none got by.
It was another great night of racing that USA International Speedway. Everyone walked away from all the grinding crashes tonight without a scratch; a tribute to the car builders, crews and the great safety team at Lakeland. The back stretch wall took a beating and kept the forklift operator busy all night, but even with the rains and the late finish, the track crews kept the racing moving at a good pace.
Don Nerone, Rick Day, Billy Martino, Sunbelt and SARA put on one heck of a show with awesome racing and some of THE top names in the sport. As always this is one of the best races of the year and looks like it will be for a long time to come.....From Lakeland.........Rick Anges
ORDER OF FINISH
FINISHING POSITION CAR NUMBER DRIVER
1 00 DICK ANDERSON
2 72 MIKE FRANKLIN, JR.
3 34 RICKY CARLTON
4 61 JIMMY COPE
5 9 JONATHAN BROWN
6 12 JUSTIN DRAWDY
7 11 DAVID ROGERS
8 74 BARRY WILLOUGHBY
9 10 ERIC BLACK
10 178 JOHN LOVELADY
11 77 TUFFY HESTER
12 69 JOHNNY STANFORD
13 43 BILL PRATT
14 5 DWAYNE DEMPSEY
15 72 DON FENN
16 14 RONNIE ROACH
17 63 JOE FITOS
18 11B GEORGE RICHARDSON
19 88 TRAVIS KITTLESON
20 32 MICHAEL WILLIAMS
21 12E JEFF EMERY
22 200 JASON OVERSTREET
23 27 MIKE GOOD
24 23 DAVID SCHWENDEMAN
25 78 B. J. MCLEOD
26 99 GLENN WHITNEY
27 174 CONRAD BURR
28 19 TOM ROOT
29 33 RICKY THORPE
30 80 BRIAN FINNEY
31 51 JACOB WARREN
32 00Y ROBERT YOHO
33 09 SCOTT GROSSENBACHER
34 70 JEREMY GERTSNER
35 2B RANDY FOX
36 S40 GEORGE MURPHY, JR.
37 96 JIMMY FOSTER
38 22 LARRY OSTEEN
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Jason Overstreet Making a Return to Florida Racing
(KNS) Jason Overstreet, Truck Chief for the #2 of Mike Wallace in the Craftsman Truck Series, is one of the drivers preparing for Saturday night's big late model and modified show at USA International Speedway.
Jason Overstreet is a former Sunshine racer and feature winner
Jason, now living and working with the Wallace team in North Carolina, is the son of Wendell and Jill Overstreet, who race in the late model circuits around Florida. Jill Overstreet said "Jason will be racing in one of Wendell's cars and he got some good help Ron Hornaday, Jack Spraque, and Mike Wallace. They have all went in on getting him tires and Mike Wallace told everyone after the drivers meeting that one of his crew was racing again after 4 years of no tracing and anyone who could or would help to do so."
Jason and Dad share a moment in the Ultra Motorsports shop
The Ultra Motorsports Team ASE wants Jason to run the number two in the Sunbelt Late Model race. Mike Wallace has put the # 2 Craftsman Truck into Vicory lane twce this year, including the opener at Daytona, and is second in points in the series.
When Ultra Motorsports team owner Jim Smith found out Jason was going to race in Florida he told everybody they had to so something for their boy. The team pitched in, got Jason the shocks, entrance fees and other goodies to help him be prepared for Saturday's race.
A proud Jill Overstreeet said, "Jason is so happy and prays he makes the race. Ron Hornaday told him he better do good or he will not live it down in N.C."
The Sunbelt Late Model Series race begins at USA International Speedway at 8 Pm Saturday night. Drivers from all over and outside of Florida are expected to compete in a 125 lap chase for the checkers. In addition the SARA Late Models will run 100 laps and the SARA modifieds will go at it for 35 laps.
Results, race reports, audio and video of the race will be available beginning Sunday afternoon on KARNAC.com. The weekend's action will also be discussed on the FASTALK Racing Show on Sunday night, broadcast out of Brevard County on 1060 AM (WAMT) and also on 1040 AM (WWBA) out of Tampa, Florida at 7 PM until 9 PM.
-Jack Smith
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| USA International Speedway to Showcase Florida's Best | 
(KNS)Last year about this time the top drivers in the state all got together at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida to race Pro Late Models, Limited Late Models, and Open Wheel Modifieds. Some of the them 'got together' a little more than they wanted to, as many drivers dealt with the lightning speed of USA's 3/4 mile high banked racetrack for the first time in their careers.
Many will remember the race for the awesome performance of Dewayne Dempsey, starting all three races with an eighth place in the Florida Pro Late Models, followed by third in both the SARA Modifieds and the Limited Lates. Others will remember the show Dick Anderson put on in the Pro Late Model field, with Pete Orr and David Rogers trying vainly to run him down. And no one who was there will ever forget the spectacular crash and fire as several SARA Limited Late Model race cars burned to the ground.
This Saturday the finest, most modern short track in the state will host the SunbeltPro Late Models, and both Southern Automobile Association (SARA) series.Fans will again be treated to the best the state has to offer in late model and modified racing. The 125 laps of Pro Late Model action begins at 8 PM followed by 100 laps of the SARA Late Models , and then a 35 lap Open Wheel Modified event.
The Sunbelt Series points leader, Jimmie Cope, is being chased by series rookie  Travis Kittleson and young B.J. McLeod . McLeod's team will be at USA for an extensive test session on Wednesday, and is very excited about making his first start at USA International.
Winners in the first four Sunbelt events are Jimmy Cope, Mike Fritts, Wayne Anderson, and James Powell. While Wayne Anderson, along with Billy Bigley and David Reutimann will be at Caraway Speedway in the Slim Jim All Pro, the other previous winners will be on hand to try and get number win number two. But the task won't be easy with veterans like David Rogers, Dick Anderson, Mike Franklin, and Shane Sawyer in the field. Series Director Don Nerone said he is expecting nearly 50 late model drivers to attempt to qualify for the 36 starting spots.
Friday practice sessions at USA International Speedway begins with the opening of pit gates at 3 PM and drivers on the track from 5 PM-9 PM. Saturday pits are open at 9 AM and front gates open at Noon, with afternoon practices until 3 PM and qualifying at 4 PM. Pre-race activities begin at 7PM with an autograph session and driver introductions with the green flag waving at 8 PM.
In the Sunbelt Series 125 lap event yellow flags will count but will not be scored, will feature single file restarts and allow two tires to be changed during the race. 30 cars will make the field from the time trials and the other six provisionals will be decided by the series director.
The Southern Automobile Racing Association Late Models are expected to bring over 40 cars with 28 starting the 100 lap second feature. Jeff Scofield is the series points leader with Bobby Beauchemin, Mike McCrary Jr, Michael Faulk, Joe Boyd, and Eddie Miller in the top five. Brian Hutcheson, the "Iron Man" Dewayne Dempsey, and PARTS Pro Truck top rookie Kim Sheffler-Hays will be in the field. The SARA Late Models have had six winners in as many races this year.
The evening will conclude when the Open Wheel Modifieds roar to life on the big track. Jerry Symons, Larry Martin, and Jamie Burrows lead the Open Wheel points race, with Symons the only two race winner in the series. Lee Collins, former DeSoto Speedway Open Wheel Champion, will be in the hunt in his #89, along with Dewayne Dempsey, Robert Ham, and last year's Rookie of the Year Perry Brown .
Ticket prices for this Saturday's racing is $15-20 on the front straight, and $12.00 on the back straight.
The Racing For Kids Club will have their cars on display at the speedway. The Racing for Kids Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization open to kids ages 10-16 who want to learn about and drive race cars and compete on a local level. The Headquarters for Racing For Kids Club is near Lakeland, Florida and has been in existence for 7 years.
Of course the KARNAC team will be there to get the stories, the photos, and the behind the scenes goings on, and report them to you Sunday and Monday.
-Jack Smith
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| GRAND OPENING FOR HIALEAH SCHEDULED FOR JULY 29TH | (KNS) Hialeah Speedway will roll back time this weekend as they celebrate the re-grand opening of the track they saved. Hialeah was almost a track "memory" until the South Florida Racing Alliance took over the track after a three week closing. 
Mike Kay, the new promoter for Hialeah, says that the clock will be rolled back for the 29th giving the fans 50 cent hot dogs, 50 cent draft beer and soda. All area Classic cars and hot rods are invited to come and join the show with cash prizes and other goodies being given away. Also, the local radio station will bring the MAGIC VAN with a dee jay and some cool 50 tunes to spin for the crowd. The MAGIC VAN will also give away prizes and the Outlaw Modifieds and Dwarf cars will race.
This event is being given in honor of the fans and friends of Hialeah Speedway who worked so hard to save this historical track. The car counts are up, the grandstands are getting fuller, and the check book does not see so much red.
Hialeah runs Cyclone's, Mini-Stocks, Street Stocks and Limited Late Models for their regular racing nights. They also have Pure Stocks and Figure 8 races. On July 15th, over 32 cars showed up for a Limited Late Model race with a $ll,000.00 pay out but Mother Nature stepped in and postponed the event. The event is rescheduled for September 2.
On August l8th, Hialeah will host a Late Model race with a number of the Florida Pro and some Florida Sunbelt Late Model racers. This should be a very big event for the fans and "one great race to watch".
-Jane Smith
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| A race whose time has come | (KNS)They race everywhere, the backbone of racing as we know it. Men and Women whose spirit drives them to pour their hearts, souls and pocket books into their machines to make them competitive each and every week.How often do we get to read their names in the newspapers? See the name flashed across the TV screen on the 11 o'clock news? Not often enough if your a true race fan. Well things are about to change....... CLICK HERE!
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(KNS)A week from now, Orlando SpeedWorld will have packed grandstands both in the pits and fan sides. Why? Because on July 28, not only will there be School Bus races but Camper-Trailer races and Allison cars and a demo derby. A night that young fans love and old fans get a kick out of. Watching those big, yellow buses going around in a figure-8 sometimes tilting slightly to the side, just about to roll and then right itself, well, that is something to see.
And Camper-Trailer races, if you have never seen them, you must come and see them. Junk cars pulling around junk trailers until there is nothing left but the axles and a floor board. The track is littered with anything from toilets to cabinets out of the kitchen. The only thing the fans miss is the cleaning up which takes quite awhile.
Then on Saturday, July 29, Lakeland and USA International will host a Florida Sunbelt Super Late Model 125-lap race with James Powell, David Rogers, B.J. McLeod, Travis Kittleson, Brian Finney, Jacob Warren, Morgan Hoover, Barry Willoughby, hopefully Tom McCann, and a number of great drivers from around the state. This will mark the first-time appearance of the Sunbelt series at USA International and hopefully not the last. Along with the Sunbelt will be a SARA Modified race and a SARA Sportsman Late Model race. So bring along some soft seats to sit on because you will be in for some racing action for quite awhile.
Since all of the Super Late Models will more than likely be at Lakeland, New Smyrna Speedway will host the TBARA Winged Sprints on that Saturday night, July 29. As we all know, one of their drivers was hurt badly at St. Augustine last weekend, and I am sure that all your prayers are needed and will be appreciated.
So if you love School Bus racing or Super Late Model racing,come out and join the fun and help us countdown until July 28th.
-Jane-
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(KNS)Last weekend, 17 year old, Shaun Farr, a rising star  in the popular TBARA Winged Sprint Series, was seriously injured at Florida Speed Park. As of this writing, Shaun is still in intensive care at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville.
At some race tracks across the state, drivers will go into the stands with their helmets in their hands to take donations to help offset the tremendous costs the family will be incurring. Racing in Florida is a close knit family no matter how far away we are or how different we think, and when part of that family needs our help we all seem to band together to pitch in.
So this Saturday night, if you're at your local track and a driver comes up with his helmet in hand, reach a little deeper and help "One of Our Own".......
Rick Anges
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Donations can also be made to:
SHAUN FARR TRUST
On the memo line of the check, put this account number:
#4041100
The mailing address is:
SUNCOAST SCHOOLS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
P.O. BOX 11904
TAMPA, FL 33680-9987
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| Fultz Grabs "ALL PRO" Victory | Nabs Slim Jim All Pro Series NASCAR Touring Points Lead  (Louisville, KY; 7/15/2000) Many people didn't give Cincinnati, OH driver, Jeff Fultz, a good chance of winning the $54,950 NAPA Auto Parts 300 after the motor blew in his primary car during afternoon practice. Perhaps no one asked Fultz or his teammates about their chances though.
At Louisville Motor Speedway on Saturday night, after switching some suspension pieces from the primary to the back-up car, Fultz hung tough and took the victory, grabbing the Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring points lead in the process. The win was worth $9,525 to Fultz's JCR3 race team.
"Well, I've been coming here for years, and we've been third, we've been second, getting beat right at the end. We blew our motor about 10 laps into practice, and my guys worked all day to get the backup car ready to race. This win's for all of them," stated Fultz.
"Jon (Craig) made the best calls on the pit stops so we took two left side tires on the first pit stop and saved the rights for the end. The track, I love this place, it's been owing me one, so we got it tonight," added the race victor.
Bud Pole qualifying resulted in a new track record being set. A total of 18 drivers broke the record that was held by Concord, NC's Conrad Burr. Best of the 18 was 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series Champion Wayne Anderson of Wildwood, FL. The second-generation driver pedaled his Jani-King Chevrolet around the 0.4375-mile d-shaped oval in a time of 14.415 seconds at an average speed of 109.261 mph to earn the right to start the 300 lap race from the pole position.
For the second year in a row New Albany, IN's Josh Clemons placed his SkySpy Chevrolet on the outside of the front row. Anderson grabbed the lead when the initial green flag waved, with Clemons tucking in behind the leader.
On-track excitement heated up quickly, as it always does, on Louisville's tricky oval. A rear suspension piece broke on Steven Howard's car on the first lap and the Greer, SC driver was too quickly done for the evening. Points contender, Lee Tissot, bumped the wall on lap 14 and was forced to head to the pits for lengthy repairs.
On lap 30, the caution was displayed when leading Rookie-of-the-Year candidate, Casey Yunick, backed hard into the frontstretch retaining wall. His day was done early as his crew was unable to repair the badly damaged car.
On lap 37, Louisville, KY's Jesse Harris went for a spin in turn one but made no contact. And on lap 60, the caution was again displayed when Summerville, SC's Benny Gordon could not keep his Chevrolet off of the turn two wall when a right front tire went down.
After this early rash of incidents, the competitors began to settle down and it appeared that they began to do what they came for, and that was race to win. Anderson maintained the lead throughout and fellow Floridian, David Reutimann, got by Clemons on lap 93, then attempted to chase down the leader.
The lead came to the Zephyrhills, FL driver on lap 111 when Anderson had a right front tire go down, forcing the leader to the pits, and resulted in Anderson losing three laps under green flag conditions.
Reutimann then stretched out to a sizable advantage but his lead was erased on lap 134 when Tina Gordon spun in turn three. During the ensuing caution period, all of the leaders pitted for tire changes, save for Fultz who pitted during a prior caution period.
On the restart, Fultz set the pace but was run down by Reutimann on lap 165. Again, Reutimann moved out to a comfortable margin, and appeared to be well on his way to his first career Slim Jim All Pro Series victory. At times his lead was well over 10 car lengths.
On lap 251, his comfort zone was taken away when the eighth caution period occurred after contact between Greg Pope and Gordon sent Gordon spinning, collecting A.J. Frank as well. The leader then made a pit stop for right side tires, as did Fultz and Ken Weaver.
The lead was then handed to series points leader, Billy Bigley, Jr., and Bigley's four tire change during the seventh caution period appeared to be the perfect strategy. Bigley kept his Peerless Woodworking/Nevamar Decorative Surfaces Chevrolet out front just until the race was restarted.
He and Gentry got together heading into turn one when the green flag was again displayed, sending both cars into a lazy spin. Wilmington, NC's Kevin Prince then took over the top spot on lap 258, and just like Reutimann, seemed to have his first series win in sight.
All the while, Fultz seemed to be biding his time at the wheel of the Cleaver Brooks/C&C Boilers/Honeywell Chevrolet, letting others set the pace. When it was time to go though, he definitely did. He grabbed the lead from Prince on lap 289, and just before the scheduled distance was about to be completed, the caution waved for the 11th and final time when Louisville, KY's Chuck Winders and Reutimann got together.
Fultz held off Prince and Weaver during the green-white-checkered dash to the finish and managed to sweep under the checkered flag 0.410 seconds ahead of the duo for his second win of 2000, and fourth of his career.
Prince and Weaver earned career-best second and third place finishes, respectively, while 17-year-old Shane Sieg also secured a career-best finish of fourth. Rounding out the top five was persevering polesitter Anderson. Rounding out the top 10 were Gary Terry, Pope, Winders, Brian Smith and Harris.
Fultz's victory march was run in race-record time of one hour, 43 minutes and 21 seconds for a winning average speed of 77.975 mph.
The top three finishers completed all 307 laps, and there were 12 cars running at the finish. Five drivers swapped the lead six times and the 11 caution periods ate up 59 laps.
Winning the race also propelled Fultz into the points lead for the first time this year. He now holds a 10 point lead over Bigley, while Reutimann is just 22 points behind Bigley. The fourth and fifth points positions are now occupied by Frank and Tissot.
Reutimann led twice for a total of 114 laps to capture the $500 Gatorade Front Runner Award. Bigley continues to lead the points chase in this category with an eight point lead over Smith.
Jon Craig snagged his second $300 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew-Chief-of-the-Race Award after coaching his race team to its second win of 2000. Bigley's crew chief, Adam Heckelman, leads Craig by 12 points after nine races.
Pope's seventh place finish, tops for the four rookies in the race, earned him the $250 Moroso Performance Products Rookie-of-the-Race Award. Pope closed to within seven points of rookie points leader Yunick.
Next weekend, the Slim Jim All Pro Series drivers head to Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach, SC for a 250-lap race. The Myrtle Beach 250 will take the green flag at 8:00 p.m. as the drivers take to the 0.538-mile D-shaped oval.
Finish Start # Driver Sponsor/Make/Model Laps Points Earnings Status
1 5 54 Jeff Fultz Cleaver Brooks/C&C Boilers/Honeywell Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 307 180 $9,525 running
2 13 87 Kevin Prince Wells Transmission Service Chevrolet Monte Carlo 307
170 4800 running
3 16 34 Ken Weaver Square D/Low Bob's Discount Tobacco Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 307 165 3600 running
4 11 39 Shane Sieg S&W Automotive Chevrolet Monte Carlo 306 160 2450 running
5 1 86 Wayne Anderson Jani-King Chevrolet Monte Carlo 304 155 2925 running
6 3 3 Gary Terry Quality First Diecast Chevrolet Monte Carlo 303 150 2000
running
7 21 63 #Greg Pope Galloway Trucking/R.C. Retail Concepts Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 302 146 2050 running
8 18 08 Chuck Winders Ortho/Round-Up Chevrolet Monte Carlo 301 142 1200
running
9 19 20 Brian Smith Juba Glass Chevrolet Monte Carlo 301 138 1600 running
10 12 5 Jesse Harris Tobacco Road/R.C. Cola Chevrolet Monte Carlo 299 134
1000 running
11 7 00 David Reutimann Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo 298 130 2125 accident
12 20 10 #Ryan Crane Fresh Frozen Foods Chevrolet Monte Carlo 289 127 1300
running
13 8 28 Billy Bigley, Jr. Peerless Woodworking/Nevamar Decorative Surfaces
Chevrolet 284 124 1550 rear end
14 10 09 Randy Gentry B&B Pools/Carolina Painting Chevrolet Monte Carlo 261
121 1025 accident
15 23 66 Tina Gordon Line-X/InLand Buildings/Phillips 66/Enginewear
Chevrolet 243 118 1000 accident
16 17 77 Chad Bland Jasper Engines & Transmissions Chevrolet Monte Carlo
229 115 675 running
17 9 11 A.J. Frank Coastal Medical Associates Chevrolet Monte Carlo 205 112
1250 accident
18 2 14 Josh Clemons SkySpy/Tech Star Chevrolet Monte Carlo 202 109 625
rear end
19 26 18 George Ingole Southern Insurance Agency Chevrolet Monte Carlo 138
106 1015 overheat
20 22 17 Roger Parker Brock Excavating Chevrolet Monte Carlo 76 103 605
accident
21 6 72 Benny Gordon Johnny's Haulmark Trailers Chevrolet Monte Carlo 64
100 1095 suspen
22 14 8 #Casey Yunick Lou Ana Cooking Oil/Orlando Action Auto Chevrolet 31
97 1085 accident
23 15 01 Lee Tissot Brinkley Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 13 94 1175 accident
24 25 0 Kevin Bryant Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo 11 91 865 ignition
25 24 47 Jim Brinkley, Jr. Brinkley Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 9 88 555 engine
26 4 19 Steven Howard Dick Brooks Automotive/Aloe Luya Chevrolet Monte
Carlo 0 85 1045 suspen
Time of Race: 1 hour, 43 minutes, 21 seconds (NRR)
Winner's Average Speed: 77.975 mph Margin of Victory: 0.410 seconds
Bud Pole Award: Wayne Anderson, Wildwood, Fla., Chevrolet, 14.415 seconds,
109.261 mph (NTR)
Gatorade Front Runner Award: David Reutimann
Caution Periods: 11 cautions for 59 laps, 2-4, 31-35, 39-42, 61-67, 80-84,
134-140, 191-196, 251-257, 259-261, 264-269, 300-305
Lead Changes: 6 lead changes amongst 5 drivers
Lap Leaders: Anderson 1-110, Reutimann 111-135, Fultz 136-164, Reutimann
165-253, Bigley 254-257, Prince 258-288, Fultz 289-307
Moroso Performance Parts Rookie of the Race: Greg Pope # signifies Rookie
Contender
Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew Chief of the Race: Jon Craig
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings, and include racing purse and cash contingency awards from participating manufacturers.
Next Race: Myrtle Beach 250, Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, SC,
July 22, 2000
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| Last Lap Crash Halts FSP Racing Action | (St. Augustine, FL; 7/15/2000) On a night marred by the tragic incident involving Shaun Farr on the last lap of the TBARA Winged Sprint race, Chris Manucy won the second annual Alpha Communications Hobby Bowl at Florida Speed Park, beating out rival Jody Stratton to claim the $1,000 winning purse. Rookie Glenn Nedrow posted his second third place finish of the season in the 50-lap event. Results were finalized Sunday afternoon following a post-race tech inspection delayed by the sprint car accident.
Wayne Reutimann was victorious for the second consecutive time at the speedway in the 30-lap TBARA Winged Sprint feature event.
Farr remains in critical, but stable condition at Shands Jacksonville Hospital, following a crash in turn 1 in which the driver impacted the wall and catch fence, injuring several spectators and virtually destroying both the car and a large section of fence. Farr, 17 years old, who was traveling at speeds close to 130 mph at the time of impact, suffered a closed head injury in the incident.
Of the six spectators who were injured, two were treated and released at the scene and four were treated at nearby Flagler Hospital and released shortly afterwards with mostly minor injuries.
Late Model, Sportsman, and Yamaha Kart events scheduled for later in the program were cancelled.
Full race results will be available Monday.
(Postscript: Our thoughts and prayers go out to Shaun, the spectators, and all of their families. We wish them a speedy recovery.)
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| Meet Some of Florida's "No Name" Florida Pro and Sunbelt Racers | (KNS)When the Florida Sunbelt race comes to USA International in Lakeland on July 29th, check out the Rookies and the Pros.
After the Florida Pro race last weekend in St. Augustine at Florida Speed Park, there were alot of rumors going around that Florida Pro was going out the door. It is true that a few races have been cancelled, but Florida Pro is far from over. This great series started back in l993 with Shane Russ as the first Florida Pro Champion. If you attended last weekend's race, you would have seen Shane Russ. After a two year absence from racing, he returned and he returned to the Florida Pro series.
I was able to talk to Shane last weekend and he told me that the biggest difference in the Florida Pro today and that one in l993 is the amount of money a racer must spend now to race. Back in l993, racers went to a track with an open trailer and far less equipment than they do today. When Russ returned to racing, he found not only were the cars more expensive to build and maintain but the enclosed trailers were no cheap thing to buy. Whoever decided that enclosed trailers, the bigger the better, mean you are up there, must have had too much money in their pockets at the time.
But one thing that has definitely changed in the Florida Pro are the Rookies that come out each year. And being labeled a Rookie does not mean that you don't know what you are doing, since the Rookies of today's Florida Pro and Florida Sunbelt definitely know what they are doing.
Two racers, both from Merritt Island, FL, drive in the Florida Pro and Florida Sunbelt series; Brian Finney and Travis Kittleson.
Brian Finney is no stranger to the Florida Pro or the Florida Sunbelt but still his name is not well known yet although it is getting there. Brian is 23 and is a teacher but when not teaching, you can find Brian with the Finney family at their shop working on his car or his brother Kevin's or any number of friends that he also helps. Brian has always wanted to race in the Florida Pro and be the best racer he can and build the best race cars you could possibly ask for. And Brian Finney will be a name you will get use to.
 Travis Kittleson, 19, has only raced for a year. When Travis graduated from Merritt Island High School in l999, his wish was to go to Buck Baker Driving School and drive a Late Model. Travis did just that and last June, he came to race in his blue #88 Late Model at Orlando SpeedWorld and New Smyrna Speedway. Travis was most impressive in his first l25-lap race, although he was a few laps down, he finished that race and he had only been racing a few short weeks. Watch out for this young man, he will definitely be worth watching.
Jonathan Brown, l9, started out in go-karts with B. J. McLeod.  Eventually, Jonathan began racing a Sportsman at DeSoto Speedway since it is the closest track to his home in Sarasota, FL. When Sportsman did not go fast enough, he got a Limited Late which he ran during SpeedWeeks at New Smyrna Speedway.
In l998, he ran the prestigious Governor's Cup at New Smyrna Speedway, which was televised that year, in his new Late Model. Since then Jonathan has run a number of big Late Model races and last year, began racing in the Hooter's Pro Cup series. Jonathan may not have a well known name yet, but Florida fans will be seeing more of him and his #9 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Late Model. Jonathan finished third last weekend in the Florida Pro race at Florida Speed Park.
Justin Drawdy, 21, from Ft. Pierce, FL, has been racing Late Models for about 2 years now. Justin started out in Chad Pierce's bomber that Justin bought and ran on dirt tracks down in south Florida. Justin has definitely come a long way from where he started, but he is getting better and better. Justin may not be known to alot of fans, but New Smyrna Speedway and Orlando SpeedWorld fans definitely know Justin and his crew. Justin proved himself last weekend with his second place finish in the Florida Pro race at Florida Speed Park.
Tom McCann, Jr., l9, from Ocala, FL, is no stranger to racing since he has been a modified racer up north, but this is his first year at Florida racing. Tom picked the Florida Pro series to race his new Late Model because of the good reputation and quality of drivers it has. Tom and his dad are the entire crew for this team and they have no sponsorship whatsoever yet. Tom McCann, Sr. raced up north and Tom says his dad can race anything with 4 wheels and make it go, but after watching this young man and the great job he did, the skill was passed on to young Tom. Hopefully, this young man will find some kind of sponsorship help since racing is not cheap and budgets are very tight. But watch out for Tom McCann, Jr.
There are a number of good, young drivers in both the Florida Pro and Florida Sunbelt Series along with the big names like Anderson, Cope, Rogers, Cook, Powell, etc. And, I am sure that each one of these guys will tell you that Florida Pro is not going anywhere right now and neither is Florida Sunbelt. So, if you like Late Model racing and watching some of the best of the best Late Model drivers that Florida has to offer, come to the Florida Sunbelt race at USA International in Lakeland on July 29th...And, check out the Rookies and the Pros.
-Jane Smith-
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| Adams Battles to Lanier USCS Victory | (Gainesville, GA; 7/8/2000) Kenny Adams of Malabar, FL led the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) 40-lap main event across the finish line Saturday night at Lanier National Speedway, but not before doing battle with Georgia's own pole-sitter Pete Walton of Fayetteville.
The flying Walton streaked to nearly a straightaway lead before scorching his right rear tire and having the fleet Adams start to reel him in.
"I saw him just pulling away from me, and I said man, Petey's really going and I was gettin' a little worried" said quick qualifier Adams. "Then I just tried to play it cool and not overdrive my setup while watching that old number 10 start to give smoke signals from the right rear and I said, he's coming back to me now. "
Adams passed Walton on lap 16, but Walton held onto second until lap 38. "I just couldn't go fast enough with that blistered tire to get the finish we should have had. It felt like I had a football on my right rear, being kicked end over end. I really thought it was going to shake all the teeth out of my head," said Walton. "I can't wait to have another shot at these guys next weekend."
Red Stauffer passed Walton for second on lap 38 and Chris Rogers moved by on lap 40 for third leaving Walton, Jim Raptis, Doug Day, rookie Chris Hall, Randy Helton, Wesley Hale, and Mike Love to complete the top ten.
Adams started the evening by setting fast time of 11.82 seconds (118 mph) and won the Power Dash from the pole. He then chased down Tampa's Nick Manikis on lap 9 to win his heat. The win was No. 11 in USCS competition, and he leads teammate Stauffer in the National points chase by a mere 2 points after the Lanier event.
Raptis won the other heat and the second place Red Stauffer took the Huggins Cams "Hardcharger" award after blowing an engine in hot laps and starting last.
The All Star Motorsports/Hart Racing top rookie award went to British native, Chris Hall, for his seventh place finish. Hall was in his first sprint car race ever, after years of sports car and stock car racing.
Another bright spot was Doug Day, who made his first asphalt appearance in over 10 years and qualified third quick and finished 6th in the main. C&R Racing Radiators "I'm Cool" awards went to Wesley Hale and Kenny Hart.
-Jimmy Jeep-
==A Main Results==
1. Kenny Adams
2. Red Stauffer
3. Chris Rogers
4. Pete Walton
5. Jim Raptis
6. Doug Day
7. Chris Hall
8. Randy Helton
9. Wesley Hale
10. Mike Love
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| Ricky Carlton Wins Florida Pro at Florida Speed Park | (St. Augustine, FL; 7/8/2000) Jonny Kay in his #48 supercharged Florida Pro Late Model won the pole on Saturday, July 8, at Florida Speed Park by turning a 16.683 lap. Nineteen of Florida's best Late Models came to Florida Speed Park in hopes of winning the race.
Justin Drawdy of Fort Pierce had the outside pole for the race after pills were drawn by the top 10 qualifiers. Shane Russ, points leader of the Florida Pro Series, was excited about his first race at Florida Speed Park but could not figure out why his car did not like this track. Russ started in the far back of the pack and was never really able to pass that much. On the other hand, Johnny Kay did start on the pole, but a crash took him out of the running.
The cars were lined up on the front stretch as driver introductions were made. Then,an adorable child's voice made the command, "Gentlemen, start your engines." As the cars were started and the pace car began to lead them around the track for a few laps, you could feel the tension in the air of wives, friends, and family hoping for nothing more than a safe race. Kenny Irwin was definitely on everyone's mind as the flag was flown at half mast for the race.
Chuck Rush, better known as the "Junkyard Dog" for his great demo derby driving, started the field and Johnny Kay in the #48 jumped to the lead over Ricky Carlton, Shane Sawyer, James Powell, and Justin Drawdy. But, it was shortlived action for James Powell as he had to pull the #37 onto pit road with mechanical problems. This put Larry Osteen in the fifth place position.
Caution one came out on lap 10 when the #98 went around. This car had received alot of damage during open practice that afternoon and the crew worked very hard in extreme heat to get this car back into the race. They did a great job doing so, although the car never did that well. The second caution of the race came out when the #3l of Jeff Sloan went around coming out of turn 4 as he was making his way to the front. The field was realigned, Sloan was sent to the rear, and the race was restarted.
No. 98 spinning on the backstretch brought out the third caution. Under this caution, Larry Osteen in the #22 went onto pit road for a flat and wasn't able to get back on the track in time, which put him one lap down. This was somewhere around lap 48 of the race. The scoreboard had been hit by lightning, and there was no scoreboard for the race, so it was up to the announcers to keep us informed of the lap number.
Just as the race was restarted, caution 4 came out for Shane Sawyer and Johnny Kay who were tangled up. Kaye went into the wall and Sawyer, able to keep on racing, was put to the rear of the field. This left Ricky Carlton with the lead; Justin Drawdy, Kunzie, Brian Finney, and Scott Grosenbocker rounded out the top five. Jonathan Brown, in the #9 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet, was running sixth.
On lap 60, Brian Finney running in the third spot, went into the wall with a little help from the car behind him but he was able to continue racing. This changed the top five at the halfway point of the l25 laps to Ricky Carlton, Justin Drawdy, Kunzie, Grosenbocker and Jonathan Brown.
But the #31 of Jeff Sloan, after going to the rear, worked his way back up into the top five and second place, when caution 7 was brought out for Sloan as he went around the front stretch. Sloan was sent to the rear once again but not without question. A car leaking oil on the windshields may possibly have caused the #31 to go around. The leader, Ricky Carlton, was stopped more than once to check for leaking; but no leak was found and Carlton was returned to the lead. The top five at this point went to Carlton, Drawdy, Brown, Grosenbocker, and Jeff Emery.
The race restarted about lap 107 and came under caution again when Travis Kittleson and Johnny Kay somehow got hooked up on the restart. Kittleson was able to return to the race, but Kay was done for the night. Then on lap 121, Kittleson and Finney (both on the brakes hard to keep from hitting a lap car) got tangled up with Finney coming out on the short end and pulling off, while Kittleson continued until the end.
The last caution of the race was on lap 124 when Shane Sawyer was banging his way to the lead and took out the third place car of Jonathan Brown to do so. Both cars were told to go to the rear, but Sawyer refused and left the track. The Florida Pro officials then decided to give the #9 back the third place position that Sawyer had taken and the race was continued for a green, white, checker.
In the end, 14 cars finished the race with Ricky Carlton getting the win. Justin Drawdy, Jonathan Brown, Scott Grosenbocker, and Jeff Emery rounded out the top five. The next big action for alot of these Late Model drivers will be Lakeland's USA International Speedway on July 29 and the Florida Sunbelt Super Late Model race.
-Jane-
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| Why Are They Still Booing? | As adults and racefans, sometimes we are definitely wishy-washy. OK, you have liked Jeff Gordon since his sprint car days and his Ford Baby Ruth days. Then after he won that first championship and started making records of his own, he was OUT. OUT to his fans, but not all fans. The real "diehard" fan is the 8, 9, l0, ll, 12-year old who wears that t-shirt and hat proudly, and who never changes his loyalty no matter whose record is broken or whose toes are stepped on.
Last Saturday, as my daughter and I enjoyed the Pepsi 400 as much as the drunks would allow us to that surrounded us, there was a young boy, maybe 9 years old, sitting close to us all decked out in Tony Stewart hat, shirt, and colors. There was no doubt in his mind that Tony Stewart was 'THE MAN, HIS MAN." Every time Tony would get close to the front, the boy would jump up and run to the railing and just hold on for dear life. The thrill of seeing his "guy" get those 5 extra points for leading was overpowering.
When Terry Labonte and Michael Waltrip came spinning and whirling down the front stretch right in front of us, the boy could not help but be afraid for his Tony. Not that he wanted to see Michael, Terry, or Jeremy hurt but he came to see his guy win and no one could take out "his guy."
The only thing that really got the boy's attention was the lady in the hot pink somewhat of an outfit that paraded in front of our section just to get whistles and "nice going guy" to her husband. Of course to all the women, she was not exactly a lady and the outfit basically said that in itself. Not the way to dress for a race since yes, the kiddies are in the audience. Just showing once again, it is not the racing that is important to some, it is the drunken stupor or stares and whistles.
The race had a last minute caution, and Tony was up there but not enough to win the race for his little fan. Then just as Jeff Burton started his Victory Lap, I heard sobs from a child. Being that I have a 7-year old, I am very tuned in to sobs. I started to look around and discovered it was my little Tony Stewart fan, all red-eyed and full of tears. Meeting his mom's eyes, I asked her, "Was it the race?" and she said,"Yes."
Being a mom sometimes makes you a universal mom. You want to protect all the kids and make things right for them. I knew that I could not give this boy the winner he wanted but I could assure him that Tony will win again and one time, he will be there for that win.
Children don't change their favorites like we do. They pick them, they collect them, and they stay with them. And just maybe, the heroes will see how much they can help these young fans in their rocky road to adulthood. We are all responsible for our children; just some are more 'seeable' than others.
So next time you are at a race and you are close to kids, try not to downgrade any driver because you never know who might be his fan, like my little Tony Stewart fan. He clapped for every driver introduced and yelled, of course, for Tony but when all the boos came out for Jeff Gordon, I heard him ask his mom why. And you know what she said..."Because he can drive too good."
-Jane Smith-
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| Jason"The Heartbreak Kid" Lowe Story | 
My name is Jason Lowe. I race the #4 Modified at Florida Speed Park. The year 2000 marks my return to racing after a two-year ordeal that is the focus of this story.
Prior to racing modifieds, in 1990, 91, and 92, my father, brother and I raced sportscars.  I had the pleasure of winning races at Daytona International Speedway, Sebring, Moroso Motorsports Park, Road Atlanta, Roebling Road, and got to race Charlotte Motor Speedway in the rain...something I will never forget.
But the thing about racing that I remember the most is what it felt like to have it taken away, and how good it feels now, to be back... I was riding a bicycle at St. Augustine Beach, from one friend's house to another's. It was near dark, but I was going only 4 blocks, and I had lived near this area all my life. They always tell you accidents happen close to home ………. I was not wearing a bike helmet.
I woke up in the ambulance, strapped to the gurney. I asked one of the folks working on me, who ran me over….. they looked a little confused … and told me nobody; I had ridden into an open drain on the street. Then I passed out again.
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To briefly summarize what happened, a Jacksonville, FL-based construction company just neglected to cover a drain they installed in the street. It was dark enough that I didn’t see a black hole on the asphalt. I busted my head open pretty darn good, crushed my cheekbone, and tore about half my face off, basically. I was diagnosed with a severe closed head injury, and shipped off to neurologist, Dr. Jacob Greene, who is one of the best in the country, and works right here in northeast Florida.
I got to see the insides of all kind of nifty medical equipment, in between neurologist and plastic sugeon visits. I bet most of you didn’t know that they updated the classic old term, “brain damage” the new and improved version is “cerebreal dysfunction”.
My family still maintains we will never know exactly where I was starting from, brain wise,and that while the plastic surgeon did an excellent job of returning me to the condition I was in before the accident; they doubt that much money has ever been invested to make somebody look like this ….. you gotta love family !
The damage was to my vision and reflex centers mostly. My eye/hand reflexes were shot, and I had trouble processing what I saw at the correct speed. Dr. Greene didn’t pull any punches, he is a classy guy, (by the way, I hope none of you have to meet him at work), but he is a great doctor. He flat said after the tests had been done that I would never race again. The ride home after that visit was like what walking to the gallows might feel like to a condemned man. I couldn’t believe it; all the things I had gotten away with, and a bike almost kills me and ends my attempt at a racing career.
For the first 6 months after that day, I was still seeing the plastic surgeons, and doing other therapy to help me gain mental focus. I was confused some of the time (more confused than my normal state). I used biofeedback and other forms of therapy, right up until the point my wonderful insurance company decided that how dare I actually USE the coverage I had been paying for, and started refusing to pay for any further treatment. Sigh, this whole ordeal was starting to get depressing. Yes, I am kidding, this was slightly beyond that.
I was rather self-conscious about some of the scars on my face, and my confusion when dealing with old friends who didn’t understand why I didn’t remember them. I became a little isolated. My dad noticed and suggested maybe a home computer would help me “use my brain” … another really funny idea, take an isolated person, and put them ONLINE ….. like giving a drowning man a drink of water, haha. But actually, that was a turning point for me.
The whole computer internet thing was completely new to me, and while I got so frustrated trying to learn and remember the things I did learn, it really was the beginning of me learning what I COULD do, instead of what I could not.
It was about a year later I watched my first race since my accident. It was like watching somebody kiss the woman I loved. But … I refused to believe I couldn’t try again someday. I began doing all kinds of hand/eye coordination exercises, and playing a LOT of driving simulators. At first, I wasn’t encouraged. But, like with the computer, I slowly gained ground. I was also playing “Trivia” on the internet, and I credit a lot of my regained mental clarity from the hours of concentration there and I met a bunch of great people, who welcomed me into their “ gang” and many remain friends today, and ask me about my racing through e-mails.
After about 20 months, my brother completed a “Thunder Truck” built to compete at Florida Speed Park. Mike, my brother asked if I wanted to go out during the testing session, just to run a couple slow laps. Yeah, right. We had been building that truck for almost 5 months; I had planned this moment for quite a while. I put on my uniform for the first time in almost two years. I was nervous. I idled out, and ran a warm-up lap ….. it was like crawling into the bed you grew up in …… I WAS HOME ! Completely against all my doctors wishes, I began planning to return racing. Too bad - eat healthy, exercise every day, die anyways, you know? We someday all are going to die, I’m more interested in LIVING now.
Once my father and brother saw the truck test, they stopped discouraging me from returning, and my father began to encourage me 100%. I discussed the choice to return with those people closest to me ,and everyone wished me the best.
The year, 2000, has marked my return to racing modifieds at FSP. Other than one night we had motor troubles, I have finished every regular feature race in the top five, with a second place in the second race I ran. I am top 5 in points (my personal goal) AND, I have more fun just going to the track than I think some people have the whole night.
My eyes have been opened to how Blessed I was and am, to have these opportunites, and to have the chance to do the thing I love most of all. I realize at age 28 now, I am getting long in the tooth to climb much further up the ladder in motorsports but somehow, I’m just not discouraged right now.
Special thanks to Dr. Greene (neener neener, I’m racing) my father and brother, Scott Boutwell who always has built my motors, my grandma who listens to all my races on the radio, and the fans who remember me, and the fans who are just now getting to know me. Thanks to the folks from trivia, and thank you God, for letting me have a second chance.
NOW, think about it...wear a helmet when you ride a bike, a four- wheeler, when you rollerblade. If you have kids, I know it’s a handful to make sure they always do the same - but if just one little boy or girl doesn’t have to meet Dr. Greene at work, then this story was worth reading.
WWW.BIAUSA.ORG is the National Brain Injury Association's website, which was formerly known as the National Head Injury Foundation. They help people in all walks of life with injuries, and can use your support.
I do still have effects from my accident, but they only remind me of those that I overcame - when you see me somewhere, with a grin on my face, now you know why.
Best Wishes,
Jason Lowe, Atlantic Racing, St Augustine, FL
Modified # 4 , Florida Speed Park
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