Auburndale Speedway; Winter Haven, Florida: Race scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Port City Race Cars/AMF Chassis 100 Qualifying
It was another great day for racing, weather-wise, as 24 Late Models took to the track for qualifying at 5:30. Jason Vail in the No. 407 held fast time throughout most of the round with a 13.46 second lap, only to see Jeff Scofield in the No. 07 lay down a lap of 13.37 seconds. Qualifying was red-flagged at about midway as a result of a serious crash involving David King in the No. 22. King’s throttle appeared to hang as he entered his second qualifying lap, sending him hard into the first turn wall. He walked away uninjured.
The top six qualifiers subsequently drew for starting spots, with Scofield drawing the pole, third fastest qualifier Wayne Anderson (No. 84) drawing the outside pole, and Ron Lofquist (No. 49), Jason Vail (No. 407), Kevin Ingram (No. 21), and Tyler Laing (No. 39) rounding out the top 6.
Port City Race Cars/AMF Chassis 100 Results
A multi-car wreck at the start of the Sunoco FAST Late Model feature, followed by a red flag while the damaged cars of Steve Avinger, Alan Bruns, Tyler Laing, and Andrew Carbonell were removed, set the tone for what would be a night of hard racing. When racing finally got underway roughly 20 minutes later, a lap two incident with Kevin Ingram (21) sent Wayne Anderson (84) spinning to the infield.
On lap 32, a caution sent Daryl Shelnut (77) to the rear, while Wayne Anderson moved back into the top five on lap 45. Meanwhile, a three-car battle between Scofield, Lofquist, and Vail continued at the front of the field, while Ingram and Wayne Anderson moved in to the top five.
On lap 65, Ingram and Wayne Anderson, running third and fourth, tangled again, sending Ingram into the first turn wall. Anderson was disqualified, finishing 24th.
On the restart, Austin Kirkpatrick (85) took over third place, while Scofield and Lofquist continued their battle, with Scofield steadily pulling away. On lap 81, Randy Anderson and Joe Winchell (57) tangled in turn 2, sending the Rookie Anderson’s car to the pits while Winchell rejoined the field.
The restart saw Scofield jump out to a three-car length lead, only to have the race go back under caution as Jeremy Gerstner (70) and Jason Vail collided in turn 2, sending Vail spinning to the infield. When the race resumed on lap 86, Scofield resumed command, building a straightaway lead by lap 90.
A caution on lap 98 caused by a spinning Ryan Lisak generated a final restart, but Scofield was not to be caught, leading all 100 laps of the Sunoco FAST feature. The race was slowed by seven cautions and two red flags.
UNOFFICIAL FINISHING ORDER
1. #07 Jeff Scofield
2. #49 Ron Lofquist
3. #85 Austin Kirkpatrick
4. #407 Jason Vail
5. #127 Kyle Maynard
6. #09/50 Perry Lovelady
7. #21 Kevin Ingram
8. #57 Joe Winchell
9. #70 Jeremey Gerstner
10. #62 Johnny Gerstner
11. #82 Danny Maddox
12. #54 Ryan Lisak
13. #86 Randy Anderson
14. #42 Jonathan Guy
15. #77 Daryl Shelnut
16. #7 Raymond Lovelady
17. #04/60 Gayle Haines
18. #27 Cody Lane
19. #39 Tyler Laing
20. #4 Alan Bruns
21. #8 Andrew Carbonell
22. #69 Steve Avinger
23. #22 David King DNS
24. #84 Wayne Anderson DQ’D