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Florida Mini Sprints Return to Ocala Speedway

by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- Florida’s oldest speedway is back in action this coming Friday night with a full slate of races scheduled. Headlining the evening will be the very popular and competitive Florida Mini Sprint Association, making a regular season appearance at Ocala Speedway after an earlier visit during February as part of the Winternationals events. Fans will also see action from Ocala’s own Open Wheel Modifieds, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, the Mini Stocks, and the Gladiators.

The Florida Mini Sprints are one of the most competitive and exciting traveling racing series in the state, and each of their visits to Ocala Speedway has produced top quality competition. These little winged sprint cars are capable of speeds around 130 mph, and they scream around Ocala Speedway’s tight turn 4 with reckless abandon. The pure excitement that they generate is the reason that the FMSA is the only Florida based racing series that is invited to compete alongside the O’Reilly All Stars Sprint car series during Ocala’s Winternationals, and a major reason why Ocala Speedway race fans enjoy seeing them on the schedule on a regular basis.

As the regular points season opens for Ocala’s Modifieds, the racer with the most wins on the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile in 2011 is Kyle Bronson. Bronson picked up a win with the UMP Mods during Ocala’s Winternationals, and he returned to Victory Lane on March 11th. Meanwhile Jeff Mathews has one win this year which he scored during Winternationals as well. Matthews is the defending division champion, and has dominated the division since Ocala’s asphalt was covered with clay. So now the question is whether Bronson can keep the pattern going and manage to unseat Mathews at the top of the heap, and Friday’s race might be the first step in that direction.

Speaking of domination, Ray Wheeler has won every Amsoil V8 Thunder Stock race so far with just one exception, and has his streak of consecutive victories up to three going into Friday’s race. If anyone is primed to stop Wheeler, it would have to be Jason Gamble, who was the victor in the only race that Wheeler failed to win, and who raced Wheeler with everything that he had last Friday night, only to be forced to settle for second place. The way Wheeler and Gamble are racing, they could be the rivalry to watch this season at Ocala Speedway.

In 2010 the Mini Stocks at Ocala Speedway became the last remaining Mini Stock division running on dirt in the state. This year two more tracks have added the division, and both are running rules packages that are in line with those at Ocala. The hope for fans and racers is that this creates more support and gets some cars down from the jackstands that have held them for over a year, and this Friday may be a good indication as to whether that is happening or not. Tim Zackery won the initial race of the season at Ocala with young Ryan Babcock finishing second, and this week brings the return of Ryans’ father, Sean, to the division. Cody Kinsey will also be back and looking to improve on his third place finish from earlier this month.

Casey Feaster was in the running to win the Gladiator Division Championship in 2010 when a mechanical issue with his tow vehicle caused him to miss a race, thus derailing his hopes at the worst possible time. But that is in the past, and so far in 2011 Feaster has been the only winner in the division with two victories under his belt. However, those races were non points events, and did not count toward the championship, so this Friday is Feaster’s first chance this year to take the lead and make amends for last season’s slip. The only racer who has shown real signs of being able to outpace Feaster is Sammy Dale, but Dale’s runs have been cut short by mechanical woes so far. And never rule out Kyle Morse, who has figured out how to run up front and complicate matters for old guard of the division.

Ocala Speedway will open the grandstand gate at 5PM this Friday with heat races slated to begin at 8PM. For more information, visit America’s Dirt Track online at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the track at 352-622-9400.

By Scott|2011-03-29T12:00:51-04:00March 29th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Series|Comments Off

Auburndale Speedway Results From March 26, 2011

By Carol Andrews

What a night of racing at Auburndale Speedway on Saturday Night.There was a lot of action on the track with cars crashing and flipping and with a driver being barred. If you want to see some good entertainment come out on Saturday Night. The winners from this past Saturday Night are as follows:

Kids Club

1- #99 Dakota Hunt – Senior

2-#5 Kristen Clements – Junior

3-#18 Justin Cribbs – Junior

4-#10 Megan Gosselin – Junior

5-#1 Tyler Porter – Novice

Mini Stocks

1-#4 Marilyn McCrary

2-#40 Jason Swilley

3-#5 Eugene Davidson

4-#97 Jamie Kennedy

5-#88 Kevin Steadman

6-#28 Kimberly Gullett

7-#53 Sonny Miles

8-#55 Mark Wells

Open Wheel Modified

1-#87 Keith Lilley

2-# 81 Ronnie Heard

3-#6 Billy Bechtelheimer

4-#56 James Wright III

5-#0 John Todd

6-#75 Bobby Blake

7-#3 Rick Coffin

8-#43 Gator Hise

9-#65 Ken Lawrence

N/S#29 Bobby Mobley

Street Stocks

1-#42 Jeff Waterman

2-#4 Craig Cuzzone

3-#45 Joe Dowdy

4-#53 Kyle Peters

5-#24 Mark Waterman Jr

DQ#29 Brian Harbin

DQ#5 Matt McCrary

Legends

1-#5R Kory Abbott

2-#31 Lynn Wiles

3-#8 Justin Brown

4-#00 Anthony Cataldi

5-#4R Marcelo Henriques

6-#96 Chase Fitzgeral

7-#85 Drew Carter

8-#59x Becca Monopoli

9-#99 Leroy Moore

10-#65 Coty Bibeau

11-#51 Roger Englund

12-#48 Andy Metz

13-#94 Matt Blankenship

14-#5 Seth Adams

15-#87 Austin Blankenship

16-#83 Danielle Stratten

17-#7 Dakota Baggette

Bandoleros

1-#11 Daniel Conlin Jr

2-#24 Trey Lively

Scramblers

1-#56 Reggie Ware II

2-#8 Richie Acres

3-#7 George Gorham Jr

4-#71 Dave Canfield

5-#93 Bruce Cozad

6-#20 Bill Bennett

7-#21 Eric Wallace

8-#25 Shane Bennett

Modified Mini

1-#42 Chris Spring

2-#44 Mike Lawhorn

3-#56 Jared Guy

4-#15 Jason Rendell

5-#89 Scott Sharpe

6-#5 Bryton Prevatt

7-#02 Bo Collier

8-364 Randy Becker

9-#77 Lee Davis

V-8 Bombers

1-#06 Wayne Alexander

2-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr

3-#12 Dustin Strott

4-#81 Mark Roadarmel Jr

DQ Tech #65 Bobby Mobley

Outlaw Modifieds

1-#26 Mike Ender

2-#15 Doug Hopper

3-#22 Ric Mills

4-#04 TomMeyers

5-#8 Matt Delaney

6-#5 Craig Sherar

7-#9 Antonio Gonzales

8-#14 Don Akard

9-#7 Mel Braden

10-#6 John Gula

11-#3 Garrett Green

12-#28 Raymond Jones

Next Saturday, April 2, Trucks return along with Sportsman, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, DAARA ( Antique Stock Cars, Sprints, & Midgets) and Southeast Champ Karts for a fun family night of entertainment. Racing starts at 7 PM for more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com.

By Scott|2011-03-29T11:54:19-04:00March 29th, 2011|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Lanigan Repeats At Ocala Speedway

by BJ Cavin-Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- A banner crowd of excited races fans flooded the grandstands and pit area of Ocala Speedway on Friday night as the World of Outlaws Late Models made their final appearance in Florida for the 2011 season. And that crowd took full advantage of the new “all access pass” that allowed all grandstand ticket holders full access to the pit area, as they spent much of their time getting an up close look at the racers, the machines, and the crews, as they worked to prep for the various races. They also got a close look at the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, Ocala’s hard nosed pure stock division, as they banged out the dents then proceeded to the track and created more.

With $10,000 going to the winner of the World of Outlaws Sunshine 50 feature race, the drivers wasted no time in hooking up on an all but perfectly prepared track and set an amazing six track records during qualifying. The fastest of those times, and therefore the new standing track record, goes to Austin Hubbard as he posted a blistering 14.873 lap around the oddly shaped track.

By the time that the three heat races and the B-main had been completed, the track had taken quite a bit of rubber and had changed dramatically from what it was in earlier qualifying. That had teams scrambling to adapt, but dramatic changes over the course of an evening are part of why Ocala is known as the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile, and teams had to deal with the conditions at hand. And when the green flew to begin the Sunshine 50, those who had failed to adapt quickly found themselves in trouble. But young sensation Christian Augspurger found himself driving a race car that didn’t want to handle no matter what the conditions were, and that left him as a fan in the stands for the feature event this time, after finishing 22nd last year’s event.

Jonathan Davenport had been impressive earlier in the night, and he wasted zero time jumping into the lead and dominating the early laps of the race. But just behind him was last year’s winner, Darrell Lanigan, and Lanigan was coming in Davenport’s direction. Meanwhile Austin Hubbard, who had blistered the track in qualifying, found himself in reverse and losing positions as the race progressed.

Lanigan muscled his way around Josh Richards and began working on Davenport by lap 13, and on lap 17 he slipped inside of Davenport to steal the lead. A caution just after the pass bunched up the field again, and Lanigan took full advantage by using clear track ahead to open up his lead when the green flew again. But within 9 more laps the leaders were once more lapping the cars at the tail of the field, and as Lanigan picked his way through the traffic that lead was whittled down just a bit.

Ocala’s Ivedent Lloyd Jr. had wound up in a dismal starting position on the 9th row in 18th place, but had patiently worked his way up to 12th by lap 10. And the 21 car was still pecking away at the cars in front of him as the laps ran down, eventually finishing in 8th place on the night. Meanwhile Tyler Ivey had started strong in a better position than Lloyd, but struggled in traffic and succumbed to worn out tires late in the race, dropping out in the waning laps and watching from the infield.

Darrell Lanigan proved to be too much for anyone to handle on the night and drove to his second World of Outlaws Late Model win in as many years at Florida’s oldest speedway. Josh Richards fought hard to hang onto second place, while Jonathan Davenport claimed the third spot. Jason Feger and Chub Frank rounded out the top five finishers.

When Ocala’s Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks hit the track the fans know that chances are that they will hit each other as well, and that process began early in heat racing on Friday night. One particularly violent incident involved Jon Layerd and Tim Matthieu, who hooked up in turn 4 and together plowed into the outside wall head on. That incident destroyed both race cars and heavily damaged both the wall and the guardrail, but after a stoppage for some patchwork repairs the heat race was able to continue. And thankfully both racers walked away from the extremely hard hit.

Another red flag resulted from Justin Tillander’s frontstretch tangle with the concrete wall that rolled his car onto its roof. That incident happened just short of the flagstand directly in front of the majority of the crowd and quickly brought all of them to their feet. Tillander walked away as the track crew righted the car, and after a slight delay to patch up the hole dug into the clay by Tillander’s car, the racing resumed.

As for the 20 lap, $500 to win feature event, the race was dominated by Ray Wheeler, who fought off a hard charging Jason Gamble to grab his third consecutive Amsoil V8 Thunder Stock victory at Ocala Speedway. Nevertheless, Gamble refused to allow Wheeler to win with ease, and even got himself side by side with the red 27 machine more than once, yet could not quite seal the deal with a pass. So Gamble would settle for second while Chris Fontaine took a weekend off from Camping world Truck Series racing to place third at Ocala. Jonathan Appleby was impressive behind the wheel of the 55W as he placed fourth, and Scooter Bare was the fifth place finisher.

Ocala Speedway is back in action next Friday night as the action packed Florida Mini Sprint Association comes to visit. The Modifieds will headline the regular divisions and will be joined by the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, the Mini Stocks, and the Gladiators. The gates will open at 5PM with racing at 8PM, and for more information fans can go to www.OcalaSpeedway.com.

Ocala Speedway Results for 3/26/11

World of Outlaws Late Models (50 laps/$10,000 to win)

1- 29 Darrell Lanigan
2- 1 Josh Richards
3- 49 Jonathan Davenport
4- 25F Jason Feger
5- 1* Chub Frank
6- 24 Rick Eckert
7- 25 Shane Clanton
8- 21L Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
9- 15 Steve Francis
10- 39 Tim McCreadie
11- 32C Vic Coffey
12- 3 Brent Robinson
13- 11D Pat Doar
14- 71D Ron Davies
15- 19 Tim Fuller
16- 44 Clint Smith
17- 1L John Lobb
18- 33 Brian Reese

19- 19H Austin Hubbard
20- 21M Billy Moyer
21- 22 Jill George
22- 47 Tyler Ivey
23- 21B Chip Brendle
24- 54 David Breazeale

Amsoil V8 Thunder Stock (20 laps/$500 to win)

1- 27W Ray Wheeler
2- 27 Jason Gamble
3- 84 Chris Fontaine
4- 55W Jonathan Appleby
5- 42 Scooter Bare
6- 19 Brian Shea
7- X Bubba Christian
8- 39 Jason Blackmer
9- 18 Chris Watson
10- 86 Eddie Lentz

11- 1 Austin Gamble
12- 3W Vaughn Woodall
13- 121 Gordon Cade
14- 4C Richard Calmes
15- 64 Jonathan Gillette
16- 15 Luke Sadler
17- 31 Mike Tyre
18- 44 Todd Roberts

19- 76 Chris Shea
20- 14 Tim Matthieu
DNS- 20 Jon Layerd
DNS- 73 Justin Tillander
DNS- 66 Harold Erickson

Darrell Lanigan celebrates his win at Ocala Speedway

Austin Hubbard rips down the Ocala frontstretch setting a new track record in qualifying

29 Darrell Lanigan muscles his way under 49 Jonathan Davenport on his way to victory

By Scott|2011-03-28T12:12:51-04:00March 28th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Russell Takes Win In Rescheduled Pete Orr Memorial Race

Pete Orr Memorial Race

1. 36 Tim Russell Apopka

2. 84 Wayne Anderson Wildwood

3. 11 David Rogers Orland0

4. 28B Sean Bass Orlando

5. 49 Rich Clouser Palm Bay

6. 38 Chad Pierce Orlando

7. 8M Ryan Booth Charleston, SC

8. 4B Alan Bruns Clermont

9. 20 Anthony Sergi Geneva

10. 55 Todd Allen Debary (more…)

By Scott|2011-04-05T06:03:45-04:00March 28th, 2011|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

North Florida Speedway Race Results from March 26, 2011

Feature Results:

Street Stocks

1. Marty Smith #18

2. Bobby Rivers #17

3. Heath Walker #NINE

4. Devin Walker #55 jr

5. Ray Durrence #2

6. Trisha Taylor #31

7. Chuck Odom #33A

8. Randy Moody #13

Late Models

1. Adam Bedenbaugh #26

2. Johnny Collins #5

3. David Browning #59

4. Kyle Van Sickle #3K

5. Brandon Cameron #22

6. Bo Allen #71

7. Shan Smith #99

8. Chuck Chitty #66

9. Gene Ross #33

10. Lee Newsome #8

11. Seth Caudell #C1

12. Gary Palmer #37

13. Travis Saunders #93

14. Allen Cribbs #14

15. Chuck Cumby #88

16. Jackie Nosbisch #12

17. Cory Howard #4H

18. Shawn Taylor #83

Box Stocks

1. Kevin Underwood #5

2. Bryan Zimmerman #00Z

3. James Vonleinen #7L

4. Baltimore Bill #71

5. Amber Willis #12

6. Daryl Larson #15D

7. Justin Russell #0

8. #65

9. Dylan Hurston #26

10. Brandon Henault #1

Open Wheel Modifiedsdy Moody #13 MARTY SMITH #18
2ND- BOBBY RIVERS #17
1. Donnie Hall #231

2. Shawn Taylor #83

3. Shane Taylor #82

4. Kyle Arvin #96

5. Duane Paul, Jr. #51

6. Marvin Hassell #29

7. Johnny Mullner #28

8. Dale Trask #51T

9. Adam Higgenbothom #21

10. Chuck Lintz #49

Pure Stocks

1. Chip Owen #21Ohip Owen #21O

2. Shane Taylor #82

3. Andy Olson #13

4. Billy Smith #00

5. Jerry Fortner #F16

6. William Martin #01

7. Rick Reed #66

8. Doran Cheney 98C

9. Chris Rowe #23

10. Richard Reed #91

11. Leonard Long #3L

12. Shawn Creech #07

13. David Hess #15

14. Edward Polbos #25

15. Charles Strickland #28

RD- HEATH WALKER #NINE
4TH- DEVIN WALKER #55JR
5TH- RAY DURRENCE JR #2
6TH- TRISHA TAYLOR #31
7TH- CHUCK ODOM #33A
8TH- RANDY MOODY #13

By Scott|2011-03-28T00:11:27-04:00March 28th, 2011|North Florida Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Nick Hernandez wins DeSoto Pro Truck 50 Lapper

From Rick Anges, Desoto Super Speedway Media

DESOTO PRO TRUCKS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 10 37 Nick Hernandez Palmetto , Fl
2 3 4 Dennis Colletti, Jr Florida , Fl
3 5 2C Gerald Campbell Sebring , Fl
4 9 18 Cheyne Hammond Apollo Beach, Fl
5 7 51 Roger Blevins Haines City, Fl
6 1 6 David Davis , Fl
7 6 96 P.j. Letourneau Riverview Dr., Fl
8 8 3 Jim Alterizio Brandon , Fl
9 2 50 Danny Anderson Bradenton , Fl
10 4 38 Cory France Seminole , Fl

ROOKIE TRUCKS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 99 Cody Martell Arcadia , Fl
2 2 21 Randall Leonard Lake Placid, Fl
3 1 4 Brooke Storer Zephyrhills , Fl

DWARF CARS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 5 56 Larry Hubbard Jr Cape Coral, Fl
2 3 14 Robert Bass Eustis , Fl
3 1 98 Christopher Mcclelland Ocoee , Fl
4 7 2 Jon Brown Lake Panasoffkee, Fl
5 6 00 Donny Bass Orlando , Fl
6 2 33 Roger Richmond Port Charlotte, Fl
7 4 25 John Bass Orlando , Fl
8 10 08 Rebecca George
9 8 77 Todd Brown Lake Panasoffkee, Fl
10 9 1A John Atherton Cape Coral, Fl

MODIFIED MINIS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 26 Nathan Florian Clearwater , Fl
2 3 16 Glenn Kelley New Port, Fl
3 4 21 Andy Fischer Bradenton , Fl
4 2 82 Timothy Herrington Zephyrhills , Fl
5 5 20 Cody Stickler
6 6 4 Robbie Storer Zephyrhills , Fl

MINI STOCKS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 32 Bruce Carbone Bradenton , Fl
2 2 33X Darrin Ellis Myakka City, Fl
3 1 17 James Wood Jr Bradenton , Fl

BOMBERS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 02 John Stewart Pinellas Park, Fl
2 2 42 Steve Elder St Petersberg, Fl
3 7 22 Randy Spicer New Port, Fl
4 8 33X Michael Crooks St Petersberg, Fl
5 3 67 Robert Vigilo Bradenton , Fl
6 6 3X Kyle Best Myakka City, Fl
7 5 81 Alex Patten St Petersberg, Fl
8 4 43 Duane Best Myakka City, Fl

TROPHY DASH

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 53 Craig Jackson Bradenton , Fl
2 2 7 Tommy Harper Bradenton , Fl
3 1 25 Mark Jackson Bradenton , Fl

By Scott|2011-03-27T20:51:47-04:00March 27th, 2011|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Crouse Cruises to Historic East Bay Win

March 26, 2011 – Roger Crouse came close the last time the Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds visited East Bay. He watched from second as 2010 division champion Austin Sanders opened the year with a win. On this night, the tables were turned as it was Crouse leading the field home. In picking up the win, Crouse has now scored a feature win at East Bay in every season since 1984, 27 consecutive years.

Crouse praised his crew and pointed out the car was for sale as a new one is being built for him and competitor Mickey Wright. Crouse’s win deadlocks the division points in the early stage since he and Sanders now each possess a first and second.

Kevin Bryant rebounded from an early race spin to claim third in his first 2011 outing. Thomas Pratt, in his first year in the division and Alex Boerner rounded out the top five. Sanders and Bryant claimed heat wins.

The Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Limited Late Models proved to be an interesting race. Three different drivers held the point with Jason Pope first at the helm. Pope lost control of the car while leading, spinning out of the lead and handing it to John Bradley. He kept the top position until a subsequent caution when a fluid leak sent him out of the contest. Tim Gay took over and stretched the lead to more than a straightaway by lap eight. It turned out to be a good thing as Gay’s engine began to give him problems with five laps to go. J.R. Prather Jr. was charging hard but ran out of time as Gay literally coasted across the finish line. By picking up the win, Gay becomes the first driver in 2011 to win features in two divisions. He won the Street stock main on March 12. Prather’s run was good enough for second with Shane Koperda, Waylon Haynes and Forrest Gough (who started last) completing the top five. Pope and Koperda started the night with heat victories.

The Street Stock feature saw heavy attrition as only three cars were running on the lead lap when the checkered flag came out. One of those cars was Jeff Rodgers who had made an earlier visit to the tail after involvement in a spin. Rodgers rallied back and made a pass from third to first on the last restart. James Hook and Billy Carlbert trailed the winner across the line. Last week’s feature winner Jarod Gay spent a lap in the infield and finished fourth, one lap down. Mike Eaton was a lap down, but claimed his first top five of the year. Rodgers and Collin Kruse won their heats.

A field of 36 Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder bombers fought for the 24 starting spots in the A main. Heats were won by Patrick Tabb, Roberto Morfin Sr. and Jacob Vann. Dalton Epps won the B main. In the 15-lap A feature, Morfin Sr. proved to be the class of the field, but he had plenty of company. Patrick Fiore was hounding Morfin to double up his win from last week, but had to settle for second. Don R. Quinn had his best finish of the year with a third. Gene Gross took home fourth with Johnnie Alexander claiming fifth.

Dan Darnell dominated the Old Time Modifieds. Janine Dixon regained the lead on the last lap from husband bill to claim the Dirt Dauber victory.

ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, April 2, 2011. The program will include Late Models, East Bay Sprints, Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers, Dirt Daubers and Fan Participation races. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Scott|2011-03-27T11:50:32-04:00March 27th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Southern Raceway Results from March 26, 2011

Late Model

1. Todd Jones 9
2. Joseph Joiner 10
3. Clint Holmes 18
4. Tyler Allen 221
5. Kenny Townsend 51
DNS John Cody 98

Hobby

1. David Windham 7
2. Brandon Kilpatrick 41
3. Josh Kimmons 38
4. Raymond Ray 18r
5. Ryan Fowler 6
6. Michael Porter 31
7. Larry Faulk 3f
8. Tim Jones 69
9. Damon Frady 9
10. Branden Harris 2
11. Dean Shaw 29
12. Preston Porter 35
13. Bo Bailey 81
14. Josh Livingston 45
DNS Dale Bush 55
DNS Bradley Wilkins 23
DQ Mike Lane 81L

Open-Wheel Modified

1. John Melton 39
2. Stuart Wilson 71 1/2
3. Cole Griffith 29
4. Gregg Jones 32
5. Ryan Fowler 6
6. Jeff Mikkelson 4
7. Clay Redding 58
8. Jamie Brooks 12b
9. Shawn Pitts 11
10. Tyler Scarborough 14
11. Mike Ladner 3
12. Chris Oldenburg 34

Street Stock
Bonus Bucks $500 to win Shootout
(top 12 – full field will be updated later)

1. Steven Fretwell 24
2.Terry Mayhair 94t
3. William Arnett 27
4. Bo Slay 7
5. Justin Adams 127
6. Levi Donaldson 94
7. DJ Jones 51
8. Billy Fletcher 00
9. JR Benton 12
10. Jansen Burgess 06
11. Kacee Rice 32
12. Marcus Lee 28

Vintage

1. Chris Bayhi 12
2. Stuart Wilson 71 1/2
3. Bo Slay J00
4. Bryan Collier 88
5. Billy Shaw 33
6. Hunter Nemi 38
7. Ronnie Harris 2
8. Kylan Nathey 68
9. Tim Hendrix 14
10. Scott Davidson 9
11. Shannon Nichols 31
12. Gary Bohlman 41b
13. David Spears 97

Stinger

1. Tally Warrick 20
2. Kody Cook 20k
3. Gary Watson 48g
4. Robert Garrett 96
5. Kasey Ambit 1
6. John Shiffner 53
7. Dylan Kersey 8
8. Jacob Case 96j
9. Carl Dodson 29
10. Thomas Lowery 27
11. Anthony Reinhart 27x
12. David Simpson 154
13. Trevor Andrews 3t

By Scott|2011-03-27T11:36:21-04:00March 27th, 2011|Race Results, Southern Raceway|Comments Off

Tommy Styer and Doug Moff win the 50s at Punta Gorda Speedway

From Linda Jericka

The weather and ten dollars admission made for a perfect combination to bring fans out to the Punta Gorda Speedway for a great night of racing action. The hill in turns three and four is becoming a very popular place for race fans as they packed the place with lawn chairs to settle in for some of the best short track racing in the state. A full night of racing was on tap which included two 50 lap features by the Q Auto Injury Attorney sponsored Open Wheels and PGS Late Models which both had to qualify for position.

The Cowboy Cadillacs were first to take to the track with eight trucks taking the green and it looked like Chuck Sweet was the truck to beat when at the halfway point the 77 of James Dellea over heated and blew water on the track going into turn one. As Dellea brought out the caution and sat sideways in the middle of the turn the hard charging trucks behind him tried to avoid him but the slick track from the water sent Andy Vanscyoc in the 4 truck slamming in too Dellea’s drivers door so hard it knocked the windshield right out of Dellea’s truck. All drivers were OK and James Wright ended up the winner with Les Couch second and Chuck Sweet settled for third after having mechanical problems.

Super Stock class had the lineup posted and ready for their 25 lap feature, when pole sitter Shane Leonard took the challenge to start in the rear of the field and try to win for a $50.00 bonus. Bobby Fischer and Randy Sober took the first and second spot for the first half of the race while Leonard was making his way through the field. Leonard had made his way into the second spot on a restart bringing Jim Mieser with him and shuffling Sober back a few spots. Shane Leonard took over the lead from Fischer with five to go and went on to win the feature and the bonus.

The PGS late Model line up was set and fast Qualifier Tom Styer out of Mirimar would be starting in the fifth starting position with long time track favorite Randy Fox on the pole. Randy “Hondo” Fox out of Lehigh lead the first few laps when he had to pull the black number 4 to the infield as he watched the big wreck happen on the next lap sending 4 more cars to the pits. Steve Gill out of Sarasota would be the only one of the 4 to make it back out with 40 laps still to go. Styer took over the lead from David Weaver on lap 11 while Josh Williams of Port Charlotte was in third. Gill battled his way up to second putting Weaver in third who seemed to be spraying oil all over the windshield of Williams 99 car making it difficult for Williams to see but hung in there to finish the race. Styer went on to win the feature with Hard Charger Steve Gill second Dylan Bigley of Naples ended up third.

Q Auto Injury Attorney is the new sponsor for the Open Wheel Modifieds who would come out next for their 50 lap feature with fast qualifier Doug Moff outside and Shawn Harper on the pole.

Doug Moff took the lead on the first lap with Harper in second as the racing action was fierce behind them for almost the entire caution free race until the “big one” with seven laps to go. It took fifteen minuets to run 43 laps with some of the best racing action of the night till something went wrong on the back stretch which involved the 19 of Steve Arnold and the 71 of L.B. Skaggs which sent Skaggs into the back fence and then back onto the track into the 99 of Sean McLaughlin and cars scattered everywhere.

That caution would bring out a red flag till the safety team announced that all drivers were ok, then track officials realized Skaggs had taken some of the fence down when he bounced off it. Some thought the night would have to be shortened with part of the fence gone but track owner Kevin Williams didn’t want to disappoint the crowd or the Pro 4 class that was in staging waiting for their race. Williams and his track officials, safety crew and the help from the Pro 4 drivers worked on the fence and the fans stuck around till it was announced that the Open Wheels would finish their last seven laps which Doug Moff of Ft Myers would that home the win Robbie Cooper of Bronson FL. Second and Shawn Harper of Lake Wales third.

Upward Sports Ministry was on hand for the exciting racing action and put up $50.00 for a hard charger award which was given to Eric Rudd in the number 12 Open Wheel and the number 5 of Steve Gill in the PGS Late Models.

The pro4 class would finally make it onto the track for their 25 lap feature at 11:00 with still plenty of time before the 11:30 curfew. What a great race to top off a great night with the 14 (4 cylinder) cars running 25 laps with no cautions. Dylan Bigley of Naples made his second trip to the winner circle but this time it was for the winner of the night, after his third place finish in his late model, Phillip Ellis of North Port would be second and Paul Richards Sr. third.

April 2^nd racing action will be: Pro Trucks and Rookie Trucks, T.Q. Midgets, Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warriors, Legend cars and Bandoleros. Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start around 6:00. All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend . Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE.

Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161. For more information you can visit the speedway web site at puntagordaspeedway.com or call the speedway at 941-575-7223

Late Model Feature

1. 2 Tommy Styer Miramar,Fl.

2. 5 Steve Gill Sarasota,Fl.

3. 28 Dylan Bigley NaplesFl.

4. 11 David Weaver Plantation,Fl.

5. 99 Josh Williams ,Port Charlotte,Fl.

6. 10 Jason Miller Lehigh Acres,Fl.

7. 8 Dan Scott Naples,Fl.

8. 54 Mark Childress Lakeland,Fl.

9. 93 Joe Gentry Punta Gorda,Fl.

10. 4 Randy Fox Lehigh Acres,Fl.

Open Wheel Modified Feature

1. 46 Doug Moff Ft Myers,Fl

2. 98 Robbie Cooper Bronson,Fl.

3. 00 Shawn Harper Lake Wales,Fl.

4. 12 Eric Ruud Naples,Fl.

5. 53 Doug Miller Largo,Fl.

6. 14 John Garrett Port Charlotte,Fl.

7. 71 L.B.Skaggs Fort Myers,Fl.

8. 19 Steve Arnold Cape Coral,Fl.

9. 99 Sean McLaughlin Port Charlotte,Fl.

10. 25 L.J. Grimm Bronson,Fl.

11. 11 Jimmy Wilkens III Fort Pierce,Fl

12. 76 James Wilkens Jr. Fort Pierce,Fl.

Pro 4 Feature

1. 28 Dylan Bigleyd

2. 29 Phillip Ellis jr.

3. 61 Paul Richards Sr.

4. 31 John Balzarano

5. 04 Ryan Collver

6. 98 Cody Allen

7. 00 Dan Collver

8. 32 Corey Bigley

9. 55 Jeremy Perkins

10. 30 Wally Smith

11. 97 Josh Flesher

12. 22 Thomas Willis

13. 87 Charles Null

14. 38 Gene Connell

Cowboy Cadillac Feature

1. 63 James Wright

2. 33 Les Couch

3. 15 Chuck Sweet

4. 18 Robert Willms

5. 30 Ken Badali

6. 24 Shane Moore

7. 77 James Dellea

8. 4 Andy Vanscyoc

Fab 4 Feature

1. 61 Paul Richards Jr.

2. 31 Karl Garrard

3. 4 David Patterson

4. 30 Linda Badali

5. 3 Zac Campilonga

6. 38 Duane Vandevender

7. 87 Skyler Null

8. 62 Mike McLallen

9. 67 Mike Simmons

10. 9 Allie Espinosa

11. 22 Tammy Phillips

12. 98 Aaron Hardgrove D.N.S.

Mini Stock Feature

1. 29 Chris Zimmerman

2. 21 Fred Harrison

3. 86 John Pummell Jr.

4. 09 Jessica Robbins

5. 29x Mike Slavik

6. 7 Kyle Rice

7 7r Joe Rice D.N.S.

Street Stock Feature

1. 18 Shane Leonard

2. 2 Bobby Fischer

3. 88 Jimmy Meiser

4. 68 Mike Wilson

5. 2s Randy Sober

6. 38 Jeff Gustafson

7. 1 Rick Reed

8. 9 Nic Ortega

By Scott|2011-03-27T21:17:17-04:00March 27th, 2011|Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Pollard Wins Thrilling Blizzard Finish As 2011 Season Opens With A Bang At Five Flags

Five Flags Media Feature News

How do you like your racing?

In your face or a methodical and calculated brand of door-to-door battles?

The Super Late Models in the Blizzard Series gave a near-capacity crowd both on opening night at Five Flags Speedway.

Bubba Pollard led just four laps Friday, but they all came down the stretch of the Pepsi Max 100.

As he did to kick off the Blizzard Series season last year, Pollard captured the victory, outlasting Grant Enfinger and Augie Grill.

“We were able to take our time and be patient,” said the Senoia, Ga., driver, who took the lead form Enfinger on Lap 96. “Early in the race, we had some chances, but the door would close. That was OK, though.”

Indeed it was.

Pollard followed Enfinger past Grill following the fourth and final restart with eight laps left Friday.

Two of Five Flags wrinkles to the 2011 season proved extremely entertaining.

The debut of new tire that has a different compound in it allowed the drivers to comfortable run all 100 laps without ever having to worry about wearing out.

Fans also got a chance to see double-file restarts for the first time at Five Flags.

Both Grill, who led the final two restarts, and Mike Garvey, who led the first two, chose the outside lane.

“I was real surprised when those guys picked the outside, but now I know why they did,” Pollard said. “I jumped to the outside on the last few laps and the car just stuck. It was awesome.”

It proved wise early on, but came to bite Grill at the end.

When he tried to get the jump on

“I don’t think the other cars were better than us at the end, I just screwed up on the restart,” said Grill, who led much of the race. “They got by me and I couldn’t get back up. The car was good. I may’ve run it a little too hard.”

Grill racing cars hard? Who would’ve believed it?

It came as no surprise to see Enfinger battling Pollard at the end. The fastest car in qualifying at 16.477 seconds, Enfinger had to start in eighth after a roll of the dice inverted the field.

He bided his time before making his move, leading for Laps 93-95 before Pollard edged to the front.

“We knew we could be patient and pick our time to push the envelope,” Enfinger said. “Everything played perfectly. I thought we had the best car at the end.”

Pensacola’s Johanna Long had a great car, too, for much of Friday.

The reigning Snowball Derby queen and NASCAR trucks rookie driver was running in the top five for most of the race before falling back to 10th.

She watched quite a battled unfold between the top three.

“This was great racing,” Pollard said. “That’s what it’s all about right there. Any three of those cars could’ve won tonight. That’s what the fans come out to see.”

Five Flags never disappoints.

Super Stocks

With the night beginning with a thrilling finish, it seemed only fitting that the night would end with another nail-biter.

Bubba Winslow made a late push on the last two laps to edge Jesse Reid at the line in a photo-finish victory.

“I have to thank my dad,” Winslow said. “He turns wrenches on (the car) like he’s out there driving it.”

Reid led the whole race until Winslow got him at very end.

“It was a good race,” a disheartened Reid said. “The car got a little loose at the end.”

Sportsmen

The more things change, the more they stay the same for Steve Buttrick.

Buttrick posted his 13th victory in the last calendar year dominating the field Friday just like he did all of last year.

The Cantonment driver led every lap. Buttrick briefly was challenged by Brannon Fowler, but did not let that faze him. He pulled away late to win by several car lengths.

Bombers

Pace’s Curtis Faircloth and Jay’s Tally Warrick made it a one-two Santa Rosa County finish.

Warrick passed Johnathan Day on Lap 13 of 20.

It appeared the young Warrick would make a flawless transition from the dirt at Milton’s Southern Raceway to the half-mile asphalt oval of Five Flags.

But, the kid got loose coming out of Turn 4 on Lap 17 and Faircloth pounced. He never looked back.

“That was good hard racing, I guess you could say,” Faircloth said. “We put on a show for these folks.”

Pepsi Max 100 results—1. Bubba Pollard; 2. Grant Enfinger; 3. Augie Grill; 4. Donnie Wilson; 5. T.J. Reaid; 6. Mike Garvey; 7. David Rogers; 8. Travis Kittleson; 9. Josh Hamner; 10. Joanna Long; 11. Scott Carlson; 12. Chris Davidson; 13. Dylan Presnell; 14. Junior Niedecken; 15. Dwyane Buggay; 16. Clay Alexander; 17. Allen Karnes; 18. Gary Sullivan; 19. Jeremy Pate; 20. D.J. VanderLey; 21. Ryan Crane; 22. Bobby Good Jr.; 23. Thomas Praytor; 24. Ron McDonald; 25. Daniel Hemric

Super Stock results—1.Bubba Winslow; 2.Jessie Reid; 3. Shannon Jackson; 4. John Shuffler; 5. Randy Thompson; 6. Joe Mahuron; 7. Darin Matthews; 8. Mike Moore

Sportsmen results—1. Steve Buttrick; 2. Brannon Fowler; 3.Michael Couture; 4. Chris Nielsen; 5. Jim Pokrant; 6. Mark Montgomery; 7. Tina Davidson; 8. Marty White; 9. Justin Babb; 10. Todd Jones

Bombers results—1. Curtis Faircloth; 2. Tally Warrick; 3. Johnathan Day; 4. Kenny Bullard; 5. Gary Goodwin; 6. Johnny Greene Jr.; 7. Brandon Burks; 8. James L. Beal III; 9. Courtney Rodrigues; 10. Tony Boyd; 11. Leonard Craig Jr.; 12. Tracy Soles; 13. John Burks; 14. Benny R. Bender; 15. Thom “Doc” Crosslin; 16. Brian Lane; 17. Robert Balkum; 18. Hunter Ward; 19. William C. Davis

By Scott|2011-03-26T16:04:18-04:00March 26th, 2011|Five Flags Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

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