Orlando Speedworld
Official Results – 03.25.11
Super Late Models – 25 laps
| 1. | #407 | Jason Vail (2) |
| 2. | #38 | Chad Pierce |
| 3. | #22 | David King |
| 4. | #17 | Ken Lilley |
| 5. | #28 | Mark Adams |
| 6. | #27 | Cody Lane |
| 7. | #13 | Bob Greene |
| 8. | #2 | Cody Keeler |
| 9. | #10 | Talon Craft |
| 10. | #82 | Danny Maddox (more…) |
Kentucky Star Remains Undefeated In Two Career World of Outlaws Late Model Series Starts At Florida Track
By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director
OCALA, FL – March 25, 2011 – Darrell Lanigan has really taken a liking to Ocala Speedway.
The 40-year-old star from Union, Ky., emerged victorious for the second time in as many career starts at the egg-shaped track, capturing Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Sunshine 50.’
“Our car runs pretty good here,” said the modest Lanigan, who won the national tour’s inaugural event at Ocala almost exactly one year ago. “We definitely like coming to this place.”
Continuing his torrid comeback in the wake of missing last month’s WoO LMS season opener at Volusia Speedway Park due to a medical issue,
Lanigan scored his second A-Main triumph in a row to join Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., as the tour’s only victors in four 2011 events. He pocketed $10,675 just six days after earning over $20,000 for winning the ‘Cash Cow 100’ at Columbus (Miss.) Speedway.
Lanigan, who started fifth, steered his self-owned Rocket car into third place by the second lap. The 2008 WoO LMS champion drove underneath Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., for second on lap 13 and made the same move to overtake race-long pacesetter Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., for the lead on lap 18.
The remainder of the distance belonged to Lanigan, who kept Richards at arm’s length and survived a lap-49 caution flag that necessitated a green-white-checkered conclusion.
Richards, who started third, settled for a season-best finish of second in his Rocket mount.
He nearly passed Davenport for the lead on lap 12 but skirted high in turns one and two the following circuit, losing the runner-up spot to Lanigan.
Davenport, who started from the pole position, relinquished second to Richards on a lap-18 restart but held on to place third in the Barry Wright house car. Reigning DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., ran among the top five for the entire distance and finished fourth in his Bob Pierce-built machine, and WoO LMS veteran Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., was fifth for his first top-five run of 2011 in his Rocket car.
“The track was a little one-lane tonight, but it was still racy at the beginning and you had to get there (to the front) – and we had the best car to get there,” said Lanigan, who recorded his 21st career win on the WoO LMS since 2004. “I knew I didn’t have too long to get to the front. We got to third quick, and then those two guys (Richards and Lanigan) slipped up a little and we were able to get by ’em.”
Lanigan maintained a half- to full-second edge over Richards throughout the green-flag run stretching from lap 18 to 49. He had just taken the white flag when the race’s third and final caution flag flew after Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., spun out of eighth place in a chain-reaction scramble caused by the slowing car of Seaford, Del.’s Austin Hubbard, who was struck by a flat right-rear tire while holding fifth place.
Richards, 23, was unable to offer a challenge on the ensuing two-lap sprint to the finish. He acknowledged that he had effectively allowed his opportunity to reach Victory Lane for the first time in 2011 slip through his fingers when his bid to unseat Davenport fell short early in the distance.
“When I was up beside of Davenport (on lap 12) he did what he had to do – he got wide and tried to run me out a little,” said Richards, who has won the last two WoO LMS championships.
“When we slipped up (in turns one and two), Darrell got by. That was our shot right there. I knew from then on that there wouldn’t be much passing and Darrell was good, so it would be tough to get back by him.
“I took a chance. I probably should’ve waited because Davenport was softer on tires, but you never know. I knew the bottom was getting rubbered up and I knew we had tire at the beginning, so I figured if we were gonna make a move I probably should try it. It didn’t work out this time, but we still had a good car and it was a good night for us.”
Richards vaulted from fifth to second in the WoO LMS points standings with his performance, closing within two points of Moyer, who remained the leader despite tumbling to 20th in the finish. Lanigan, meanwhile, cracked the top 10 for the first time this season, reaching ninth place, 56 points in arrears of Moyer.
Both of the A-Main’s early cautions involved Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, Ga., a crate Late Model standout making his first-ever WoO LMS start. He spun in turn four on lap five as part of a tangle that included Jill George of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who ran a backup car after a B-Main accident forced her to use a provisional to start the headliner, and 2011 Rookie of the Year contender Brian Reese of Sharpsburg, Ga., and the upstart spun again on the backstretch on lap 18.
Rick Eckert of York, Pa., finished sixth and Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., placed seventh despite racing the final two laps with a virtually flat right-rear tire. Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, Fla., made his home track fans proud by advancing from the 17th starting spot to finish eighth – and earn the $500 ‘Bonus Bucks’ cash for being the highest-placing driver who hasn’t won a WoO LMS A-Main and isn’t ranked among the top 12 in the points standings – while Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., and Tim McCreadie, whose night went downhill after he fell from second to fifth with two laps remaining in his heat race because he clipped the inside tractor tire in turn two, rounded out the top 10.
Hubbard established a new track record in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, blazing around the track in 14.873 seconds for his first quick-time honor of 2011. He was one of six drivers in the 28-car field to surpass the former one-lap standard of 15.041 seconds set by Richards on Feb. 13, 2011.
Heat winners were Hubbard, Lanigan and Davenport, and Brent Robinson of Smithfield, Va., topped the B-Main.
The WoO LMS continues its Southeastern tripleheader on Saturday night (March 26) at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., and Sunday night (March 27) at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Results of WoO Late Model Series ‘Sunshine 50’ at Ocala Speedway (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (5) Darrell Lanigan/51 $10,675
2. (3) Josh Richards/51 $5,750
3. (1) Jonathan Davenport/51 $3,000
4. (6) Jason Feger/51 $2,500
5. (8) Chub Frank/51 $2,550
6. (9) Rick Eckert/51 $2,250
7. (13) Shane Clanton/51 $1,950
8. (17) Ivedent Lloyd Jr./51 $1,800
9. (11) Steve Francis/51 $1,850
10. (15) Tim McCreadie/51 $1,750
11. (10) Vic Coffey/51 $1,100
12. (19) Brent Robinson/51 $1,000
13. (20) Pat Doar/51 $1,250
14. (16) Ron Davies/51 $900
15. (14) Tim Fuller/51 $1,400
16. (18) Clint Smith/51 $1,350
17. (22) John Lobb/51 $770
18. (23) Brian Reese/51 $750
19. (2) Austin Hubbard/51 $1,280
20. (7) Billy Moyer/51 $800
21. (24) Jill George/34 $1,200
22. (12) Tyler Ivey/33 $700
23. (21) Chip Brindle/17 $775
24. (4) David Breazeale/11 $700
NOTE: Race distance went to 51 laps due to green-white-checkered finish
* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses
Time of Race: 21 Mins., 35.568 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.803 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 3 (Laps 5, 18, 49)
Lap Leaders: Davenport (1-17); Lanigan (18-50)
Provisional Starters: Reese, George
Rookie of the Race: Doar ($250)
WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: Lloyd ($500)
Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 14.873 (NTR)
2. 25F-Jason Feger/Bloomington, IL 14.881
3. 49-Jonathan Davenport/Blairsville, GA 14.907
4. 21B-Chip Brindle/Chatsworth, GA 14.921
5. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 14.941
6. 54-David Breazeale/Four Corners, MS 14.950
7. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 15.045
8. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 15.085
9. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 15.104
10. 21-Billy Moyer/Batesville, AR 15.109
11. 21L-Ivedent Lloyd Jr./Ocala, FL 15.123
12. 47-Tyler Ivey/Tallahassee, FL 15.166
13. 32c-Vic Coffey/Caledonia, NY 15.169
14. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 15.194
15. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 15.198
16. 11d-Pat Doar/New Richmond, WI 15.206
17. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 15.261
18. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 15.311
19. 25-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, GA 15.387
20. 35-Christian Augspurger/Palm Beach Gardens, FL 15.445
21. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 15.550
22. 71d-Ron Davies/Warren, PA 15.614
23. 1L-John Lobb/Frewsburg, NY 15.751
24. 16-Brian Nuttall Jr./Claxton, GA 15.761
25. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 15.893
26. 33-Brian Reese/Sharpsburg, GA 16.172
27. 10-Leon Henderson/Laurel, MS 16.565
28. 1*K-John Koller/Grand Island, FL 17.500
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): Hubbard, Richards, Moyer, Coffey, Clanton, Davies, George, Brindle, Doar, Koller
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): Lanigan, Feger, Frank, Francis, Fuller, Lloyd, Lobb, Augspurger, Reese
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 6 Transfer): Davenport, Breazeale, Eckert, Ivey, McCreadie, Smith, Robinson, Henderson, Nuttall
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 4 Transfer): Robinson, Doar, Brindle, Lobb, Reese, Nuttall, Augspurger, George, Henderson (DNS) Koller
World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners:
Arizona Sports Shirts ($100 apparel certificate to 22nd fastest qualifier): Ron Davies
Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO team in A-Main w/decal): Jason Feger
Comp Cams ($50 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Josh Richards
Comp Cams (certificate to 11th place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Tim McCreadie
Eibach Springs (one free spring to each B-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Brent Robinson
JE Pistons ($50 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Josh Richards
JE Pistons (one set of Pro Seal rings to 11th-place or next highest w/decal, redeemable w/next purchase of one complete set of rings): Vic Coffey
JE Pistons (one set of Pro Seal rings to 21st-place or next highest w/decal, redeemable w/next purchase of one complete set of rings): Jill George
MSD Ignition ($75 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Darrell Lanigan
MSD Ignition ($25 cash to last-place in A-Main or next lowest w/decal): Chip Brindle
Ohlins Pole Award ($50 cash to fast qualifier or next highest w/decal): Chip Brindle
Quartermaster ($100 product certificate to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Jonathan Davenport
Quartermaster ($50 product certificate to 5th-place or next highest w/decal): Chub Frank
Quartermaster ($25 product certificate to 15th-place or next highest w/decal): Tim Fuller
R2C Performance ($100 certificate to highest-finishing driver w/decal or $100 cash if race winner is using R2C filter and decal is displayed): Josh Richards
STP ($50 cash to 2nd-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Josh Richards
Superflow Dynos ($50 cash to 7th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Shane Clanton
VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to winner of Heat 1 or next highest w/decal): Vic Coffey
VP Racing Fuels ‘Nice Jugs Award’ (one five-gallon plastic fuel jugs to fastest qualifier who does not make the A-Main or next highest w/decal): Christian Augspurger
WIX Filters ($50 cash to 13th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Pat Doar
Wrisco Aluminum (Three sheets of aluminum to A-Main winner w/decal): Darrell Lanigan
2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of March 25 – 4 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader):
1. Billy Moyer 536
2. Josh Richards 534 (-2)
3. Rick Eckert 530 (-6)
4. Austin Hubbard 528 (-8)
5. (tie) Tim McCreadie 492 (-44)
5. (tie) Shane Clanton 492 (-44)
5. (tie) Jason Feger 492 (-44)
8. Steve Francis 490 (-46)
9. Darrell Lanigan 480 (-56)
10. Chub Frank 476 (-60)
11. Clint Smith 468 (-68)
12. Tim Fuller 456 (-80)
13. Brent Robinson 430 (-106)
14. Scott Bloomquist 424 (-112)
15. Pat Doar 412 (-124)
16. Vic Coffey 410 (-126)
17. Jonathan Davenport 372 (-164)
18. Ron Davies 364 (-172)
19. Brian Reese 356 (-180)
20. John Lobb 350 (-186)
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America’s Favorite Home Track is set for it’s season opener this Friday Night, and we would like to invite you to be a part of it. For the first time in many years, 5 Flags Speedway will drop the inaugural Green Flag for the new season on the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Blizzard Series for Super Late Models, with the running of the Pepsi Max 100. Many of the finest drivers in the region, representing at least 9 states will be on hand. In addition to Friday’s 100 Green Flag Lap extravaganza, the Super Stock, the West Florida Coatings Sportsman, and the Butler’s U Pull It Bomber Divisions will also begin new seasons.
A rematch of the most recent Snowball Derby may very well be in the making Friday Night, as 1st and 2nd place finishers Johanna Long and Donnie Wilson will lead a super strong field of competitors, including recent Rattler 250 Winner Grant Enfinger, 2 time Derby Champ Augie Grill, Georgia hotshoe Bubba Pollard, and last year’s 5 Flags Pro Late Model Champion D.J. VanderLey, making his 5 Flags Super Late Model debut behind the wheel of Eddie Craig’s potent #4. Additionally, Friday Night will mark the return of Pensacola Driver Jeremy Pate, returning after a after a lengthy absence. Last year’s Champ Chase Elliott will be making his NASCAR K & N Series debut this weekend, but plans on returning to the Gulf Coast for Blizzard Series Race # 2 on May 27th.
Randy Thompson will return this week to begin defense of his Super Stock Championship, with Mike Moore, John Schuffler, Bubba Winslow, Shannon Jackson and a host of others out to dethrone the King of Super Stocks.
Thompson himself, and the strongest field ever predicted, of Sportsman Drivers will be on hand to try to stop the long winning streak of Steve Buttrick, last year’s Champion. Buttrick will only be running in the Sportsman Division part time this year, with a part of his schedule being devoted to his new Modified ride. Last year’s Bomber Division Champion Mike Goream will wheel the # 33 on Buttrick’s night off. And speaking of Bomber’s, there is definitely going to be a changing of the guard, with Goream out of the picture.
Inverted starting lineups, double file restarts and a faster running program are just a few of the things awaiting Fans at 5 Flags this year. Additionally on Friday Night, there will be an autograph session for the Super Late Model Drivers prior to the Night’s races. Plan to come early, where at the conclusion of Time Trials, the Fans will be allowed down on the front straightaway to meet and greet their favorite driver. The Steel Drum Band will be providing live music during this part of the activities.
We hope you will like the changes in store for 2011. We think you will. It is our intention to entertain you this year better than ever. Come on out and bring your friends and neighbors. We’re gonna have a blast.
A near capacity crowd filled the grandstands at Auburndale Speedway to see race number two in the twelve race series of the newly formed Florida United Promoters Late Model Series. This series is the result of six hard working, dedicated race promoters with a common goal of revitalizing late model racing in the Sunshine State. Twenty-four teams would make the pull to Auburndale for this race including race one winner Anthony Campi. Odds on favorite, a regular at Auburndale, Jeff Scofield would also expect to contend for the victory. Other notables including the teams of Tim Russell, Joe Winchell, Wayne Anderson, and Joe Boyd would surely be a factor in the outcome of this race. Auburndale would live up to its reputation as Florida’s’ fastest quarter mile Track with qualifying times below fifteen seconds. Wayne Anderson would post the quickest time, with Tim Russell, Jeff Scofield, Jesse Dutilly, and Joe Winchell rounding out the top five. Per series rules a blind draw among the fastest qualifiers would determine the starting grid for the 100 lap feature event. The crowd was excited as the cars lined up for the start of the race as local favorite Jeff Scofield was on the pole, and would bring the field to the green. Flanking Scofield on the outside of row one was the car of Tim Russell, the winner of race one, Anthony Campi would start third, fast qualifier Anderson would start on the outside of row four in the eighth position. As the cars came to the green, a four car tangle on the front stretch would cause race officials to rerack and start again. The second attempt would fare better, Scofield would jump out front with Russell on his rear bumper, and again the pace was slowed by a single car spin in turn two. The restart would see Scofield on the point with Russell, Campi, and the ride of Jesse Dutilly all in pursuit. The running order would remain the same through several more yellows, all for single car spins, A restart on lap 40 would see Scofield on the inside, Russell on the outside in a side by side battle for the lead, the two drivers would stay like this for another five laps when Russell was able to clear Scofield with a pass on the outside. Tim would build a three second lead over Scofield and seemed to be on cruise control. At the halfway point the order would be Russell out front, Scofield second, Campi running third, Dutilly fourth, and Daniel Webster rounding out the top five. The running order would remain the same until lap 67 when the red flag came out for a grinding crash in turn one. Steve Doer who was running in the top fifteen drove deep into turn one, slower traffic forced Steve up, and out of the groove, and he slammed the outside wall nearly head on. Everyone held their breath waiting for a sign that Doer was okay, after several minutes Steve exited the car and assisted the wrecker crew to get what was left of the car on a flatbed. Talking with Steve Monday following the incident he told us they were able to salvage the engine, transmission, and seat, the rest of the car would go to scrap. Most importantly, other than being very sore from the impact Steve suffered no injuries from his wreck. After a thirty minute delay to clean the track, the cars would restart with Russell on the point and Scofield close behind. Again Russell would pull away from his pursuers and would never be challenged again. A late caution would set up a green white checker finish and Russell would not be denied taking the victory. In victory lane Russell thanked his sponsors, family and friends, and gave credit to the promoters that have made this series possible. Jeff Scofield finished second with Daniel Webster Third, Joe Winchell Fourth, and Wayne Anderson completing the top five. The next stop for the Florida United Promoters Series is April 2nd at Lake City Speedway in Lake City Florida. Florida United Promoters Series 100 1-#36 Tim Russell - Apopka 2-#07 Jeff Scofield -Plant City 3-#33 Daniel Webster - Brooksville 4-#64 Joe Winchell - Dade City 5-#77 Wayne Anderson - Wildwood 6-#42 Jonathan Guy - Auburndale 7-#88 Justin Larson - Safety Harbor 8-#97 Brian Dorer - Winter Haven 9-#15 Cody Blair - Winter Park 10-# 81 Anthony Campi - Sarasota 11-# 30 Jesse Dutilly - Bradenton 12-#17 Ryan Lisak - Lakeland 13-#29 Tracey Raven - 14-#20 Anthony Sergi - Geneva 15-#55 Dakotah Stephens - Brandon 16-#5 Joe Boyd - Riverview 17-#10 Steve Dorer - Lakeland 18-#87 Keith Lilley - Lakeland 19-#157 Jason Rendell - Lakeland 20#18 Steve Tregear - Bartow 21-#7 Darryl Shelnut - Homestead 22-#05 Harold Crooms - Lakeland 23-#19 Ray Black Jr - Ocala 24- #11 Aaron Owens - Lakeland Legends 1-#7 Dakota Baggette 2-#5R Kory Abbott 3-#31 Lynn Wiles 4-#71 Mason Ketterman 5-#21 Devin McLeod 6-#87 Austin Blankenship 7-#15 Ryan Shattuck 8-#07 Dave Gleason 9-#00 Anthony Cataldi 10-#28 Joey Collins 11-#4R Marcelo Henriques 12-#83 Danielle Stratton 13-#65 Coty Bibeau 14-#59x- Becca Monopoli 15-#6 Zach Napoleon 16-#48 Andy Metz 17-#94 Matt Blankenship 18-#85 Drew Carter 19-#5 Seth Adams 20-#99 Leroy Moore 21- #44 Gary Verdier Bandoleros 1-#11 Daniel Conlin Jr 2-#30 Noah Cornman 3-#19 Keith Sinkula 4-#24 Trey Lively 5-#65 Mark Bibeau Scramblers 1-#8 Brandon Duchscherer 2-#7 George Gorham Jr 3-#66 Brian Tyre 4-#20 Bill Bennett 5-#25 Shane Bennett 6-#71 Dave Canfield 7-#21 Eric Wallace 8-#93 Bruce Cozad 9-#56 Vickie Cutting 10-#68 Jeremiah Frere Sportsman 1-#10 George Gorham Jr 2-#55 Richard Elkins Jr 3-#171 Mark Medeiros 4-#71 James Wright III 5-#42 Brandon Duchscherer 6-#0 Josh Todd 7-#122 Chuck Harrison 8-#89 Scott Sharpe 9-#22 Chuck Harrison Jr 10-#12 Trevor Veasey 11-#8 Dustin Eldridge 12-#56 Brandon Morris V-8 bombers 1-#58 Matt Bozeman 2-#65 Bobby Mobley 3-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr 4-#96 Larry Chumney II 5-#7 Bruce Brantley 6-#81 Mark Roadarmel Jr 7-#63 Brian Curry DQ#34 John Smith DQ#89 Preston Davis Street Stocks 1-#56 James Wright III 2-#53 Kyle Peters 3-#4 Dave Colpritt 4-#97 Sam Cressman 5-#25 Cody McDuffie 6-#5 Matt McCrary 7-#29 Brian Harbin N/S #42 Jeff Waterman Pro Challenge 1-#1 Brandon Thomson 2-#2 Harvey JOhnson 3-#28 Randy Glick 4-#56 Mark Landis 5-#23 Jerry Heflin 6-#12 Steve Greenwell 7-#10 Tim Hart 8-#25 Paul White 9-#14 Bo Bass Rick Anges Announcer/Media Rick Anges Announcer/Media Desoto Super Speedway www.desotosuperspeedway.com Real Racin' USA "Racing Talk Radio the way it's meant to be....." www.realracinusa.com "Can You Hear Me Now?"
The United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series has revised its 2011 race schedule. U.D.L.M.C.S. reserves the right to change or add series races at any time.
Here is the schedule as of March 22, 2011
*March 4 Ocala Speedway Ocala, FL (RAIN OUT)*
4TH ANNUAL LATE MODEL CHALLENGE
April 2 North Florida Speedway Lake City, FL
3RD ANNUAL BATTLE AT THE BORDER
NORTH FLORIDA STATE LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP
April 16 Waycross Speedway Waycross, GA
May 14 Hendry County MotorSports Park Clewiston, FL
5TH ANNUAL PONCE De LEON CLASSIC
June 3 Ocala Speedway Ocala, FL
16th ANNUAL POWELL MEMORIAL
June 25th Valusia County Speedway DeLeon, FL
THOMPSON MEMORIAL
*July 22nd (MAKE UP DATE) Ocala Speedway Ocala, FL
4TH ANNUAL LATE MODEL CHALLENGE
September 3rd Valusia Speedway DeLeon, FL
1ST ANNUAL LABOR DAY SHOOTOUT
September 17TH Hendry County MotorSports Park Clewiston, FL
4TH ANNUAL KIM ALLEN MEMORIAL
October 14 Ocala Speedway Ocala, FL
3rd ANNUAL FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
October 15 North Florida Speedway Lake City, FL
(2nd LEG) 3rd ANNUAL FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
November Valusia County Speedway DeLeon, FL
1ST ANNUAL FALL BRAWL
November 19 Screven MotorSpeedway Sylvania, GA
GEORGIA OUTLAW CHAMPIONSHIP
OCALA, FL – March 22, 2011 – World of Outlaws Late Model Series stars have seen it all during their travels around the country.
But the celebrated road warriors’ vast experience doesn’t make their job any easier when they visit the uniquely-contoured Ocala Speedway, which hosts the national tour for the second straight spring this Friday night (March 25).
A three-eighths-mile track that’s laid out more like an egg than an oval, Ocala will present one of the stiffest tests of the 2011 season to drivers chasing the $10,000 top prize in Friday evening’s ‘Sunshine 50.’
“There’s no other track shaped like Ocala that I’ve raced on,” said two-time defending WoO LMS champion 
Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who finished fourth in last year’s inaugural tour event at the oldest motorsports facility in Florida. “It’s a weird place. Both ends are totally different, which definitely makes it challenging for a racer.”
And great for the fans, who came out in record numbers for last year’s WoO LMS show to watch the nation’s best full-fender competitors attempt to tame the speedway.
“That’s Ocala,” said owner Mike Peters, who purchased the then-paved facility in late 2005 and ran it as an asphalt track for two seasons before returning the speedway to its dirt-surface roots in 2008. “Because of the shape, the racing is always real exciting. It’s really easy for drivers to make a mistake and get passed by the guy behind them before they can recover.”
Yes, getting around Ocala Speedway can be a tricky proposition. Consider a description of the track by Rick Eckert of York, Pa., one of two drivers who have started all 284 WoO LMS A-Mains contested since 2004.
“It’s really D-shaped,” said Eckert, who finished 13th in last year’s WoO LMS A-Main at Ocala. “I’ve been to D-shaped racetracks, but that’s the most D-shaped track I’ve ever seen. I tested one time a few years ago at New Egypt (N.J.), and that’s as close as I’ve come to seeing a track like Ocala.
“It has two different ends – two drastically different ends. You got corner one, and then corner two basically goes all the way to (turn) four. There’s really no third turn because it’s so rounded down the backstraightaway. It’s a difficult place, because there’s not a lot of room down the backstraightaway and that’s most of the track. The one time you straighten up is when you go down that front straightaway.”
How does a driver devise a car setup for Ocala? According to Eckert, that’s a mystery.
“I think you have to pick an end,” said Eckert. “You have to get your car good at one end and just man up at the other end. Now last year Darrell (Lanigan) was good on both ends, so it’s possible. If you get your car good, you can survive on both ends.”
Union, Ky’s Lanigan, the 2008 WoO LMS champion, won last year’s 50-lapper at Ocala, fighting off challenges from eventual runner-up Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and third-place finisher Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., in a tense, crowd-pleasing race. But when asked how he was able to hit on a setup that worked at both ends of the track, he could only respond with a joke.
“We got a switch we flip halfway down the straightaway,” laughed Lanigan, who enters this weekend’s action coming off a convincing $20,000-plus victory 
from the 19th starting in last Saturday night’s ‘Cash Cow 100’ at Columbus (Miss.) Speedway. “Nah…really, you basically have to be good in one corner and manage the other one. It’s pretty different, real challenging.”
Adding to Ocala’s degree of difficulty for the barnstorming Outlaws is the track surface, a uniquely light-colored, tacky clay that can confound the most savvy dirt veterans the first time they lay eyes on it.
“The surface is different itself, I guess because of that Florida dirt,” said Richards, who comes into Ocala’s event tied with 2007 champion Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., as the winningest driver on the WoO LMS since 2004, with 28 victories. “I think one thing that keeps the moisture in the track and keeps it fast is that the surface isn’t really deep. I think it’s only like 18 inches deep in some places on top of that pavement, so the water stays in there and the moisture keeps coming back up there all night long. You might think it’s gonna dry out, but that moisture just keeps coming back up and keeps the track real fast.
“I think that’s why you see good racing there all the time,” added the sensational 23-year-old. “It’s a really fast place, and the last (special Late Model) race there (a DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event on Feb. 13 that saw Hubbard and Richards run one-two until both popped tires with four laps remaining) definitely showed you can put on great races there even if it’s a little rough.”
“The surface is 80 percent clay,” said Peters, a former airline pilot who oversees track prep at Ocala. “It’s very responsive to water, so it doesn’t need as much water put down on it as other tracks in Florida do. This is our fourth year working with it and we’ve gotten a good handle on it.”
Peters anticipates that he’ll be able to whip up a typically racy track for the ‘Sunshine 50,’ an event he is awaiting with baited breath.
“I’m thrilled about having the World of Outlaws back again,” said Peters, who attended high school in Ocala with current WoO LMS director Tim Christman. “To me, it’s an honor to have the best Late Model racers in the country come to Ocala.
“The speed of the Late Models, the skill level of the drivers – it’s just amazing. There was a battle for the lead the whole race last year and I would expect the same thing again.”
Richards, Lanigan, Eckert, McCreadie, Hubbard and Francis are among the World of Outlaws regulars headed for Ocala. The roster of travelers will also include Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., Jill George of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and 2011 Rookie of the Year contenders Ron Davies of Warren, Pa., Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., John Lobb of Frewsburg, N.Y., and Brian Reese of Sharpsburg, Ga.
Other drivers with the event on their schedules are 2010 DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., Tony Knowles of Tyrone, Ga., and Florida standouts Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, who set fast time and led the first two laps of last year’s WoO LMS event at his hometrack, Tyler Ivey of Tallahassee, Mark Whitener of Middleburg and Christian Auspurger of Palm Beach Gardens.
In addition, Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., who leads the WoO LMS points standings after three events but is not planning to follow the entire schedule, said he is considering entering Ocala’s ‘Sunshine 50’ as well as this weekend’s subsequent tour stops at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., on Saturday night (March 26) and Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., on Sunday evening (March 27).
Ocala’s pit gates are scheduled to open at 3 p.m. and the grandstands will be unlocked at 5 p.m. on Fri., March 25. Practice is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and racing is set to start at 8 p.m.
General admission tickets to the WoO LMS program, which will also include action for the track’s Amsoil Thunder Stocks division, will be $30 (adults), $15 (ages 6-15) and free for kids under 6. All tickets for this year’s event are actually ‘all-access’ passes, allowing entrance to the pit area as well so fans can get a close-up look at the WoO LMS cars and meet the invading stars.
More information on Ocala Speedway is available by logging on to www.ocalaspeedway.com or calling 352-622-9400.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
By John Berti, Karnac.com Senior News Editor/Writer
Bronson Speedway, after over a year of inaction, will be reopening this Spring in the hands of new ownership. The new owners are Chris and Ann Young from Calverton, NY, a hamlet of Suffolk County, on Long Island. The Young family has had a long association with the sport of auto racing in a competitive nature spanning 40 years.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ann about the acquisition of the track, their background in the auto racing and their plans for the future of Bronson Speedway. I posed several questions to her and got her responses.
JB – What made you and your husband decide to purchase Bronson Speedway?
AY – We have a love of racing that has spanned some 40 years. My husband, Chris, is a longtime NASCAR modified competitor at Riverhead Raceway in Riverhead, NY. I have been a NASCAR official serving in the capacity of a scorer at Riverhead. Our son, Chris, competes in Legend car racing. We just figured it was time to experience racing from the other side as track owners.
JB – Who will be running the track for you?
AY – Local resident Mike Schenk will serve as our facilities manager. He will oversee the maintenance of the facility and assist us with operations. Chris and I will be hands on promoters and I will be at most events.
JB – Will you and your family be moving to Florida permanently?
AY – We intend to keep our home in Calverton for the time being as my husband and son wish to continue racing at Riverhead. We also have a condo at Daytona Beach and on occasions when we come to Bronson we will be able to reside in one of the houses that came with the track purchase.
JB – Why do you feel you will be successful at Bronson Speedway considering that the track has had many operators in the past and many tracks have closed in Florida.
AY – First let me say that failure is not an option. We plan to bring a humbleness to racing at the track. Our drivers, car owners, crew members, and fans will be treated as if they were clients and guests. They will be treated with the utmost respect. It will be our privilege to serve them. Any employee that does not heed this policy will not be employed for long at this track.
We intend to have several in house cars available to rent. We feel this will help young racers who yearn to get involved in the sport, but don’t have the finances to have their own race teams. Mentoring will be a strong point at Bronson. If there is someone who wants to become a race car driver we’ll be there to encourage and support them in any way we can.
JB – What divisions do you intend to regularly run at your track?
AY – As this is our year of getting into play, we intend to meet with the drivers in the area to get a sense of what they run and what they would like to see us run. We are firm believers in Legend cars so I can assure you that Legend cars will have a strong position in our race programs. Our goal is to build a strong following of our own so as to assure good fields of cars, keen competition, and a great show for the fans.
JB – Do you intend to have traveling series race at Bronson?
AY – Yes, we would like that very much. Our long range plans are to bring in some of the larger touring series to the track.. I’d even like to see us do a North-South Challenge type race down the road.
We intend to work closely with Dennis Anderson of Grave Digger fame who more recently has added King Sling , a monster mudder to his arsenal, for the Mud Truck Series so as to bring a show like that to Bronson.
JB – Do you have any idea of an opening date?
AY – We are not prepared to release a grand opening date as of yet. We have a team of local people working every day to prepare the facility for racing. As you know the facility was vacant for well over a year, so a lot of maintainance was neglected. The grandstands, concession stands and the rest room facilities are in the process of being readied for fans.
We also met with an electrical contractor to repair and replace some of the lighting issues we discovered.
We appreciate all the interest in Bronson Speedway and will release this information as soon as it becomes available. Being racers, we don’t want to have to rescind any dates so it is wiser, we believe, to post the dates after all the work is complete.
Personal Thoughts
It is nice to get a track back for a change considering how many Florida tracks have closed down in recent decades. It is the feeling of this writer that the Youngs will be very successful in running Bronson Speedway. They have a great attitude that shows more of a concern for the racers, fans and the continued regeneration of the sport than for their own self interests. I look forward to the grand opening and wish great success to the Youngs in their new endeavor.
Late Model Feature
1. Clyde Herron 143
2. Bill Kopka 1
3. Freddie Daniels 55
4. Kevin Mills 01
5. Bug Rose RP1
6. JO Nobles 18
7. Larry Anderson 51
Hobby Stocks Feature
1. David Dowling Sr. 66
2. Bruce Birkett 9
3. Charles Christian Jr. 04
4. Brad Paulson 4
5. Dale Fisher 33
6. Ron Frank 41
7. Jody Wells 11
8. Luke Sadler 9s
9. Kevin Carter 26
Thunder Stocks Feature
1. Chad Scranton 27
2. Jimmy Dowling 88
3. Brian Cox 63
4. Charles Cantley 03
5. Anthony Lignore 01X
6. Jack Miller 2 4
7. Steven Clymer 38
8. Bobby Giles 65
9. John Thorpe 114
10. Randy Strehle 24
11. Justin Guessford 12
12. Dalton Strehle 42
Mini Stocks Feature
1. Tim Smith 9t
2. CJ Johnston 17
3. Matt Glover 67
4. Chris Nichols 21
Gladiators Feature
1. Art Souther 21
2. Nathan Rhodes 12pac
3. Robert Graham 126
4. Reid Christensen 30
5. Mike Budka Jr. 64
6. James Strehle 75
7. David Ladrie 11
E Modifieds Feature
1. Joey Brinson 8b
2. Kyle Arvin 96
3. Joe Watson 05
By Carol Andrews
Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway we had 24 Late Models competing in the Florida United Promoters Series Late Model race. There was a lot of action not only in the Late Models but also in other classes that ran.
Late Models
1-#36 Tim Russell – Apopka
2-#07 Jeff Scoffied -Plant City
3-#33 Daniel Webster – Brooksville
4-#64 Joe Winchell – Dade City
5-#77 Wayne Anderson – Wildwood
6-#42 Jonathan Guy – Auburndale
7-#88 Justin Larson – Safety Harbor
8-#97 Brian Dorer – Winter Haven
9-#15 Cody Blair – Winter Park
10-# 81 Anthony Campi – Sarasota
11-# 30 Jesse Dutilly – Bradenton
12-#17 Ryan Lisak – Lakeland
13-#29 Tracey Raven –
14-#20 Anthony Sergi – Geneva
15-#55 Dakotah Stephens – Brandon
16-#5 Joe Boyd – Riverview
17-#10 Steve Dorer – Lakeland
18-#87 Keith Lilley – Lakeland
19-#157 Jason Rendell – Lakeland
20#18 Steve Tregear – Bartow
21-#7 Darryl Shelnut – Homestead
22-#05 Harold Crooms – Lakeland
23-#19 Ray Black Jr – Ocala
24- #11 Aaron Owens – Lakeland
Legends
1-#7 Dakota Baggette
2-#5R Kory Abbott
3-#31 Lynn Wiles
4-#71 Mason Ketterman
5-#21 Devin McLeod
6-#87 Austin Blankenship
7-#15 Ryan Shattuck
8-#07 Dave Gleason
9-#00 Anthony Cataldi
10-#28 Joey Collins
11-#4R Marcelo Henriques
12-#83 Danielle Stratton
13-#65 Coty Bibeau
14-#59x- Becca Monopoli
15-#6 Zach Napoleon
16-#48 Andy Metz
17-#94 Matt Blankenship
18-#85 Drew Carter
19-#5 Seth Adams
20-#99 Leroy Moore
21- #44 Gary Verdier
Bandoleros
1-#11 Daniel Conlin Jr
2-#30 Noah Cornman
3-#19 Keith Sinkula
4-#24 Trey Lively
5-#65 Mark Bibeau
Scramblers
1-#8 Brandon Duchscherer
2-#7 George Gorham Jr
3-#66 Brian Tyre
4-#20 Bill Bennett
5-#25 Shane Bennett
6-#71 Dave Canfield
7-#21 Eric Wallace
8-#93 Bruce Cozad
9-#56 Vickie Cutting
10-#68 Jeremiah Frere
Sportsman
1-#10 George Gorham Jr
2-#55 Richard Elkins Jr
3-#171 Mark Medeiros
4-#71 James Wright III
5-#42 Brandon Duchscherer
6-#0 Josh Todd
7-#122 Chuck Harrison
8-#89 Scott Sharpe
9-#22 Chuck Harrison Jr
10-#12 Trevor Veasey
11-#8 Dustin Eldridge
12-#56 Brandon Morris
V-8 bombers
1-#58 Matt Bozeman
2-#65 Bobby Mobley
3-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr
4-#96 Larry Chumney II
5-#7 Bruce Brantley
6-#81 Mark Roadarmel Jr
7-#63 Brian Curry
DQ#34 John Smith
DQ#89 Preston Davis
Street Stocks
1-#56 James Wright III
2-#53 Kyle Peters
3-#4 Dave Colpritt
4-#97 Sam Cressman
5-#25 Cody McDuffie
6-#5 Matt McCrary
7-#29 Brian Harbin
N/S #42 Jeff Waterman
Pro Challenge
1-#1 Brandon Thomson
2-#2 Harvey JOhnson
3-#28 Randy Glick
4-#56 Mark Landis
5-#23 Jerry Heflin
6-#12 Steve Greenwell
7-#10 Tim Hart
8-#25 Paul White
9-#14 Bo Bass
Next week March 26, scheduled events are Open Wheel Modified, Legends, Outlaw Modified, Street Stocks, Modified Mini, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Mini Stocks, Bandoleros, and Kids Club. Racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131
From CL Whalin
Top Gun Sprints
North Florida Speedway, March 19, 2011
1) 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr. (Riverveiw, FL)
2) 14 Ryan Partin (Orlando, FL)
3) 92 Matt Kurtz (Jacksonville, FL)
4) 34 Darrin Orth (Jacksonville, FL)
5) F21 Ted Filides (Odessa, FL)
6) 88 Andrew Griffin (Seminole, FL)
7) 83A Christine Auld (Largo, FL)
1) 43 Terry Witherspoon (Jacksonville, FL)
2) 24 Danny Martin Jr. (Sarasota, FL)
3) 1* Tim George (Venice, FL)
4) 83 Mark Ruel Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)
5) 36 Kenneth Laureno (Port Charlotte, FL)
6) 38 Tony Agin (Ft. Myers, FL)
7) 14W Dan Jones (Valrico, FL)
1) 24 Danny Martin; 2) 43 Terry Witherspoon; 3) 14 Ryan Partin; 4) 83 Mark Ruel Jr.; 5) 1* Tim George; 6) 92 Matt Kurtz; 7) 88 Andrew Griffin; 8) 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr.; 9) F21 Ted Filides; 10) 34 Darrin Orth; 11) 36 Kenneth Laureno; 12) 83A Christine Auld; 13) 14W Dan Jones DNS; 14) 38 Tony Agin DNS
Commentary
The Top Gun Sprints made their first visit of 2011 to the North Florida Speedway in LakeCity on Saturday March 19, 2011. There were 14 cars at the track to give fans two heat races and a 25 lap feature race.
The heat races are lined up using a pill pull system, and Ted Filides in the F21 had the pole for the start of the first heat race, with Jimmy Ballew Jr. in the 0 on the outside. Which Jimmy had the better start and took the race lead at the start and held on to take the race win. Terry Witherspoon had the pole for the start of the second heat race in the 43 car, with Kenneth Laureno in the 36 on the outside. Terry had the better start took the lead and the checkered flag and the win. On lap 2 Dan Jones in the 14W had mechanical problems and was done for the event. On lap 6 Tony Agin was running bottom line and got to low in turn 1, as he clipped the big tire it took out the front axle and also had frame damage, he also was done for the night.
Using a passing points system to line up the feature race and a six car inversion, Terry Witherspoon in the 43 car had the pole for the start of the feature race, with Tim George in the 1* car on the outside. The race got underway and Terry Witherspoon took the race lead on lap 6 the caution came out for the 34 of Darrin Orth, 36 of Kenneth Laureno, and 83A of Christine Auld. 
The next lap the F21 of Ted Filides brought out the caution with the lost of rear tire. After restart found Danny Martin in the lead and never looked back taking the win. Terry Witherspoon in the 43 finished in second place, followed by Ryan Partin in the 14, Mark Ruel Jr. in the 83, with Tim George in the 1* car finishing out the top 5. The winner of the KSE Hardcharger Award went to Ryan Partin in the 14 car.
Top Gun Sprint Car Series Points as of March 19, 2011
Car Driver Points
1. 24 Danny Martin 300
2. 14 Ryan Partin 290
3. 43 Terry Witherspoon 290
4. 83 Mark Ruel Jr. 284
5. 1* Tim George 280
6. 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr. 270
7. 36 Kenneth Laureno 260
8. 14W Dan Jones 186
9. 27 Johnny Gilbertson 138
10. 92 Matt Kurtz 138
11. 88 Andrew Griffin 136
12. 6 Mike Schroeder 134
13. F21 Ted Filides 132
14. 01 Rebecca George 130
15. 34 Darren Orth 130
16. 8 Rich Alexander 128
17. 83A Christine Auld 126
18. 59 Danny Statter 124
19. 4C Tyler Godwin 122
20. 38 Tony Agin 60
The Top Gun Sprints will be at Volusia Speedway Park April 30, 2011.