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World of Outlaws Late Models Return To Ocala This Friday

By BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- One of the most anticipated annual events at the historic Ocala Speedway will take place this Friday night, as the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will return to the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile to challenge the track and a host of local and regional racers as well. Along with some of the best dirt late model racers in the nation, Ocala Speedway’s own Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks will be turned loose for what should be another rough and tough 20 lap feature event, with $500 going to the winner.

Last year’s World of Outlaws Late Model event at America’s Dirt Track was a rousing success that saw Darrell Lanigan celebrate in Victory Lane. Tim McCreadie was a close second, with Austin Hubbard placing third. Lanigan, and the rest of the Outlaws, will be back in force this time, and so will Ocala’s Ivedent Lloyd, Tyler Ivey, Christian Augspurger, and more. Those three, plus Dillon Wood, Justin Tilton, and Shane Williams, were the regional racers who made the World of Outlaws feature in 2010 and took on the pros.

Adult admission to this year’s event will be $30, which is an “all access” pass to both the grandstand and to the pit area as well. This will create a unique opportunity to see the World of Outlaws Late Model racers up close and personal, plus allow for autographs, personal photos, and more interaction with the teams. And at $30 the admission for this event at Ocala is on the very low end of ticket prices for World of Outlaws events, even without the “all access” bonus. This will be the final visit to Florida for the World of Outlaws Late Models in 2011.

As Ocala Speedway race fans know, any event that involves the Amsoil Thunder Stocks is going to provide plenty of side by side, fender banging action. This Friday’s race will be no different as a full field of Thunder Stocks are expected to mix it up and settle a few scores left open after last Friday’s mayhem under a full moon. And adding fuel to the fire is another inflated first place purse, this time worth $500 to the winner of the 20 lap event.

Ocala Speedway will open the grandstand gates at 5PM on Friday afternoon, and fans will have immediate access to the pit area beginning at that time. All seating in the grandstands and in the turns one and four area bleachers is first come and first served, so fans are urged to arrive early for the best seats. Qualifying for the World of Outlaws Late Models will be at 7PM, with heat races scheduled for 8PM. For more information or directions to America’s Dirt Track, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the track at 352-622-9400.

By Scott|2011-03-21T11:51:58-04:00March 21st, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off

Bill Vandevender takes home the win at Punta Gorda Speedway

From Linda Jericka

It was a full moon over the speedway Saturday night, the fans packed the place and were ready for the always exciting racing that has been going on Punta Gorda Speedway.

Eight classes thrilled the fans with some of the best racing so far. The Sportsman class is one of the classes to follow this year as fifteen cars took to the track for their 35 lap feature. The 84 of Bill Vandevender of N. Ft Myers started the race on the outside pole and jumped out to the lead on the first lap and ran as the leader for all 35 laps. James Dubose of Arcadia tried for all 35 laps to take over the lead but finished second. The real battle was third on were several cars gave it all they had trying to get to the front with some of the best side by side racing action of the night. Timmy Lowe would finally be the one after a hard fought battle to claim that third spot with Ander Jackson of Punta Gorda fourth and Greg Krom fifth.

When a class has a week off as the Road Warriors did they came back in full force with 19 cars showing up to take home the trophy. They are not Road Warriors for nothing and all 19 came to do battle on the 3/8^th mile oval with a lot of beating and banging and shoving their way to the front. Blain Baer of Port Charlotte lead all the laps except for the one that counted and Shane Leonard of Cape Coral after 24 laps of pressure to the leader finally got that spot at the checked.

Bandoleros ran a 15 lap feature event with only 2 cars but ten year old of Trever Taylor and the son of radio host Bubba the Love Sponge Tyler Clem ran side by side to make the first appearance

in the class that they will be running in regularly at the speedway. Bubba the Love Sponge sponsors both race cars and was in the winner circle after the race for picture with the kids as they thanked all their sponsors.

March 26^th racing will be the first night for the PGS Late Models

Open Wheel Modifieds for 50 laps, Super Stock, Strictly Stock V-6, Pro 4, Fab 4, Mini Stock and the always entertaining Cowboy Cadillac.

It is a night you do not want to miss.

Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:30

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 info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223
or visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com

By Scott|2011-03-21T12:03:05-04:00March 21st, 2011|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

BERNHARDT DOUBLES UP AT EAST BAY

March 19, 2011 – One driver backed up a season opening win and four more made a visit to Victory Lane in Saturday night racing at East Bay Raceway Park.

The night opened with Outlaw 4s making their first official appearance after a March 5 date was rained out. Billy Howard and Roberto Morfin Jr. won heat races. In the feature, Shirlene Hammond moved from the second row to grab the early lead. No one would deny Hammond, who kept at the head of the field through several restarts. Howard charged forward to be the last challenger, but couldn’t catch Hammond. The winner told the crowd she will be turning over her ride and debuting a new car after a visit to Europe. She plans to return to action in May. Jesse Brown claimed third, ahead of Morfin Jr. and Stephen Hohlbaugh.

The Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Limited Late Models made their first appearance of the year and Scotty Williams proved to be untouchable. Williams kept his ride at the helm throughout the 15 laps with John Gross, who finished second, providing the best chances to catch the winner. Jason Pope slipped up to third in the last few laps with Shane Koperda fourth. Daniel Woody rebounded from a mid-race spin to gain fifth. Woody and Brown took care of the heats.

The Late Model feature proved to be a Bryan Bernhardt/Travis Varnadore show, but the show really never got going until the second half of the race. The class developed yellow fever, unable to complete more than two laps before the caution waved. On each restart, Bernhardt was able to defend, never giving up the lead and rolling to his second straight feature win. Travis Varnadore posted second with Steve Mathis a steady third. Roger Crouse and Shan Smith staged a great battle for fourth with Crouse winning out for the position. Bernhardt, Mavrick Varnadore and David Schmauss were heat winners (Schmauss was unable to run the feature due to engine problems).

For the second straight week, it was a driver named Gay who claimed the Street Stock main. After watching his dad Tim take last week’s win, Jarod Gay was inspired and drove that way to claim the feature victory. With his win, Jarod Gay became the first East Bay winner on Goodyear tires (The track is currently transitioning to the winged foot rubber for 2011). Thomas Pratt slipped past Donnie Reed with five laps remaining and gained the second place he wouldn’t give up. Reed kept third, ahead of Billy Carlbert Jr. and Buck Woodhouse, who had started deep in the pack. Gay and Justan Rodgers were best of class in the preliminaries.

It appeared that Johnnie Alexander would claim his second win of the season after a dominant performance in the motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. The tech man had other ideas, tossing out the win for a flywheel and clutch violation. The DQ gave the win to Patrick Fiore. Jason Burnside moved up to second with the rest of the top five consisting of Thomas Burnside, Don R. Quinn and 22nd starting Darrell Taylor. Roberto Morfin Sr., Fiore and Thomas Burnside were heat winners. Taylor claimed the B main.

ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The program will include Q Auto & Injury Attorney Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers, Old Time Modifieds and Dirt Daubers. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Scott|2011-03-20T11:52:47-04:00March 20th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

New Smyrna Speedway Official Results from 03.19.11 USAR Pro Cup Series and TBARA Sprints

USAR Pro Cup Series
Maudlin International 250
presented by Kangaroo Express

(Unofficial)

1.	#23	J.P. Morgan
2.	#66	Joey Gase
3.	#14	Sean Rayhall
4.	#06	Brad Rogers
5.	#11	Bryan Silas
6.	#59	Michael Pilla
7.	#26	Nathan Russell
8.	#76	Jerick Johnson
9.	#07	Matt Lofton
10.	#02	Tyler Young
11.	#18	Caleb Holman
12.	#7	Jeff Agnew
13.	#5	Ronnie Souders
14.	#80	Blake Jones
15.	#24	Mike Williams
16.	#77	Ryan Heavner
17.	#04	Larry Barrett
18.	#05	Tom Powers
19.	#00	Mike Kurkowski
20.	#89	Chad Behr
21.	#70	Nick Tucker
22.	#41	David Phelps

TBARA Winged Sprints – 30 laps

1.	#18	Shane Butler
2.	#22	Johnny Gilbertson
3.	#21	Jim Alvis
4.	#0	Dude Teate
5.	#7	John Gilbert Jr
6.	#8	Steve Heisler
7.	#1	Brian Gingras
8.	#51	Mark Gimmler
9.	#41	Ray Bragg Jr
10.	#55	Tommy Nichols
11.	#31	Channing Conley
12.	#87	Denni Misuraca
13.	#91	Dave Steele
14.	#12	Collin Cabre
15.	#2	Larry Brazil
16.	#90	Greg Skean
17.	#27	Sonny Hartley
18.	#19	Keith Butler
19.	#78	Shane Miller
20.	#5w	Richard Burnett
21.	#30	Wendy Mathis
22.	#15	DJ Hoelzle
23.	#59	Danny Statter
24.	#17	Francis Crowda

By Scott|2011-03-20T11:55:52-04:00March 20th, 2011|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Orlando Speedworld Official Results from 03.18.11

Super Late Models – 25 laps

1.	#407	Jason Vail
2.	#18	Jared Allison
3.	#27	Cody Lane
4.	#21	Brandon Anderson
5.	#2	Skip Honaker
6.	#68	Russ Shaw
7.	#17	Ken Lilley
8.	#25	Timmy Todd
9.	#2x	Cody Keeler
10.	#75	Dave Pletcher
11.	#23	Barry Bartlett
12.	#12	Scott McKinley
13.	#88	Jimmy Andrews
14.	#13	Bob Greene
15.	#24	Ritchie Anderson
16.	#54	Zach Harris
17.	#28	T.J. Duke
DNS	#7	Amanda Ferguson

Open Wheel Modifieds – 25 laps

1.	#97	Matthew Wheeler
2.	#0	Josh Todd
3.	#29	Bobby Mobley
4.	#98	Matt Jarrett
5.	#55	Shain Held
6.	#42	Richie Smith
7.	#13	John Ditges
DNS	#15	Bruce Packer

Gary Yeoman’s Ford Pro-Trucks – 25 laps

1.	#23	Michael Smith
2.	#16	Tim Sozio
3.	#51x	Roger Blevins
4.	#21	Scott Reeves
5.	#18	Jason Rosarius
6.	#51	Brenton Franklin
7.	#121	Andy Leserra
8.	#58	Michael Lira

Mini-Stocks 25 laps

1.	#31	David Russell
2.	#98	James Ellis
3.	#1	Ricky Solomon
4.	#85	Rex Hollinger
5.	#88	Chris Hooker
6.	#15	Casey Loeffler

Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

1.	#89x	William Hindman
2.	#4	Ron McCreary
3.	#8	Neil Kirby
4.	#144	Dustin Higdon
5.	#8x	Luis Guillen
6.	#81	Jimmy Barron
7.	#27	Dan Binda
8.	#24	Megan Matheny
9.	#06	Jason Horrin
10.	#37	Devin Chapman
11.	#30	Harvey Clark
12.	#55	Brannon Christain
13.	#64	Jessie Cuddy
14.	#17	Rudy Lyons
15.	#3	Shane Sutorus
16.	#8B	Greg Bruce

Bandolero – Outlaws – 12 laps

1.	#55	Michael Held
2.	#19	Keith Sinbula
3.	#11	Daniel Conlin

Bandolero – Bandits – 12 laps

1.

#30

Noah Cornman

By Scott|2011-03-20T11:54:03-04:00March 20th, 2011|Orlando Speedworld, Race Results|Comments Off

Three Racers Collect $1000 At Ocala

By BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- Racers and fans turned out in droves on Friday night for the “Miller Lite Night of Thousands” at the historic Ocala Speedway. The event paid $1000 each to the winners of three racing divisions, including Ocala’s Hobby Stocks, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and visiting Sportsman racers from across the state of Florida, plus featured another competitive show from the Gladiator Division. Everyone was greeted by beautiful weather and a well prepared racing surface, but under an ominous full moon things did not go according to plan for many.

Ocala’s Hobby Stocks got first crack at the $1000 cash carrot, and from the start it looked like no one was going to get it as multiple spins and collisions resulted in three separate restarts of the race. And if any driver had been counting on a long green flag run in order to gain momentum, it simply was NOT going to happen. Tim Gay grabbed the lead and held it through several restarts after this and that, but Mike Tovet was all over Gay along with a determined Joe Belkey. Also in the mix was Kevin Durden and Donnie Reed, but Reed would become entangled in a later scrape on the track and be relegated to a night of playing catch up from the rear.

As the caution laps added up the officials were forced to shorten the race to 12 laps due to time restrictions, and that resulted in an all out scramble for the win with Tim Gay crossing the line first. But a trip through the tech shed a few minutes later handed the win to Joe Belkey, with Mike Tovet coming in second. Kevin Durden was third, Howard O’Steen was fourth, and Matt Shea got his second top five in two weeks.

The Gladiators ran the second feature of the night with Kyle Morse starting from the pole, but Morse would stumble early with a backstretch spin which gave Sammy Dale the lead. Meanwhile Becca Paugh ran strong in the top three for a few laps until she was overtaken by Ken McLeod and Casey Feaster. And Feaster was not finished, as he began an all out, multi lap battle with Dale that had the crowd on its feet.

As Dale and Feaster battled it out, the 30 machine crept up from the rear of the pack to slip into the top five, and Kyle Morse made up for his earlier mistake by doing the same. Going into the final lap as the Feaster and Dale tussle was getting more heated, Sammy Dale’s right front tire deflated causing him to all but slam the wall in turn four. That incident handed Casey Feaster the win while Kyle Morse rebounded to second place and the 30 car finished in third place. Sammy Dale valiantly limped through the final circuit to salvage fourth place while Dave Ladrie used the steady and cautious approach to claim fifth place.

It took four heats and a wild B Main to set the 24 car field for the Amsoil Thunder Stock $1000 to win feature race, and full moon or not, the Thunder Stocks are always going to get physical, especially when there is a cash carrot dangling in front of them. And true to form they took multiple restarts to get the first lap into the books and then continued the carnage throughout the 20 lap race, where it became as much a matter of surviving to the finish as it was to try and finish in first place.

Scott Mooers held the early lead but succumbed to a broken transmission later on that left him dumping fluid in the infield. That handed the lead to Eddie Lake, who then had to contend with Dave Kinsey, Luke Sadler, and Ray Wheeler. Wheeler turned out to be Lake’s biggest problem, and on lap 14 Wheeler wrestled the lead away from the blue 96 and held on to collect the win and $1000. Dave Kinsey motored his way past Lake to grab second place and Luke Sadler did the same for third place despite a tire going down in the process. Eddie Lake wound up as the fourth place finisher and Jonathan Appleby hung tough throughout the race to finish fifth.

If anyone expected the $1000 to win Sportsman feature to be any different from the first three feature races of the night, then they left highly disappointed. The contact began early with turn one being the trouble spot, then continued as the cars at the rear of the pack simply could not keep from running into each other. Daniel Woody held the early lead, then passed it back to John Bradley, who promptly gave it up to a hard charging Mark Whitener, all in the first three laps of the race. Phillip Cobb was also in the mix, yet never managed to take the lead if not for trying.

Whitener took advantage of clear sailing ahead once the wrecking at the rear eliminated the damaged cars from the field, and drove away to score the win. Dave Kinsey mounted a late charge and closed the gap, yet fell short and settled for second place as Phillip Cobb placed third. Daniel Woody came home in fourth place, and Nevin Gainey rounded out the top five with David Ponton right behind him in a badly battered car.

On Friday, March 25th Ocala Speedway will welcome the World of Outlaws Late model Series for their final Florida appearance in 2011, plus another rough and tumble feature from the Amsoil Thunder Stocks. In addition to the field of nationally ranked top dirt late model racers that tour with the World of Outlaws, look for several local favorites to try their hand at running with the some of the best. Ivedent Lloyd will take the challenge, as will Tyler Ivey and young racing sensation, Christian Augspurger. The $30 admission for the World of Outlaws will be an “all access” pass, giving every free admittance to the pit area for the night, and for more information be sure to visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com or phone the track at 352-622-9400.

Ocala Speedway Results for 3/18/11

Hobby Stock (20 laps/$1000 to win)

1- 119 Joe Belkey
2- 98T Mike Tovet
3- 56 Kevin Durden
4- 88 Howard O’Steen
5- 96 Matt Shea
6- 76 Chris Shea
7- 07 Donnie Reed
8- 04 Bubba Christian
9- 12 Clark Gay
10- 54 Tiny Greene
11- 61 Luke Sadler
12- 55 Devin Walker
13- 7E James Erickson
14- 95 Steve Mooers
15- 13 Philip Brown
16- 81 Don Woosley
17- 11 Jody Wells
18- 9 Chris Doan
19- 17M Billy Meddars
20- 1 Kyle Kruse
21- 08 William Edwards
22- 28 Jeff Miller
23- 89 Trey Cameron
DQ (tech) 90 Tim Gay

Gladiator

1- 20 Casey Feaster
2- 82 Kyle Morse
3- 30
4- 8 Sammy Dale
5- 11 Dave Ladrie
6- 3 Brandon Haseleu
7- 23 Rebecca Paugh
8- 83 Kody Fisher
9- 10M Ken McLeod
10- 31 Jerry Taylor
11- 198 Lake Smith
12- 10G Chase Gustafson
13- 77 Matthew Kramer
14- 15 Hunter Gustafson
15- 83M Kathie Fisher
DNS- P38 Steve Cox

Amsoil V8 Thunder Stock (20 laps/$1000 to win)

1- 27W Ray Wheeler
2- 96Z Dave Kinsey
3- 15 Luke Sadler
4- 96L Eddie Lake
5- 56 Jonathan Appleby
6- 3W Vaughn Woodall
7- 44 Todd Roberts
8- 64 Jonathan Gillette
9- 121 Gordon Cade
10- 19 Brian Shea
11- 42 Roy Bare
12- 18 Chris Watson
13- 86 Donnie Strosahl
14- 14 Tim Matthew
15- 2 Chris Waldron
16- 10 Scott Mooers
17- 84 Chris Fontaine
18- 30 Mike Tovet
19- 73 Jason Gamble
20- 5W Jeff Barrett
21- 15V Mike Valdez
22- 27S Chad Scranton
23- 3D Jessie Corbitt
24- 20 John Layerd

Sportsman (20 laps/$1000 to win)

1- 58 Mark Whitener
2- K3 Dave Kinsey

3- 11 Phillip Cobb
4- 29 Daniel Woody
5- 8 Nevin Gainey
6- 10X David Ponton

7- 96 Matt Johnson
8- 102 Jason Pope

9- 7D David Denson
10- 35 Jackie Bennett
11- 7G John Gross
12- 45 John Bradley

By Scott|2011-03-19T16:33:14-04:00March 19th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Wayne Anderson wins Hoosier Elite Series Late Models

By Rick Anges

Bradenton,Fl. ASA racing returned to the high-banks of DeSoto Super Speedway with the Hoosier Elite Series Late Models.

Fifteen year old Matt Tifft from Hinckley, Ohio would start on the pole but it wasn’t long before Jeff Scofield who started on the outside of the front row jumped out to the lead with Wayne Anderson into second.

It wasn’t long before the lead duo would put on a clinic of late model racing as they went side by battling for the lead for fifteen plus laps before Anderson would take over the top spot.

Anderson would cruise to the win with Scofield finishing second, third would be Jessie Dutilly, fourth across the stripe was Icebreaker winner Anthony Campi and rounding out the top five was Joe Boyd.

Sportsman

Steve Gainey returned to DeSoto in a big way as he took the win in the ever popular Sportsman class. Mark Peterson finished second, third was Timmy Lowe, fourth was Greg Krom and fifth Duane Best.

Bombers

Once again the Bomber class had the fans on their feet as the final laps came down to side by side door handle to door handle racing for the lead between “The Punisher” Michael Crooks and Steve Elder. Crooks was going for the hat trick looking for three wins in a row but Elder would have none of it as he edged Crooks out at the stripe by a bumper. Jimmie Best would finish in the third position, fourth across the stripe was John Stewart and fifth went to Jerome Watland.

HOOSIER ELITE SERIES SUPER LATE MODELS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 84 Wayne Anderson Wildwood , Fl
2 2 92 Jeff Scofield Plant City, Fl
3 5 30 Jesse Dutilly Bradenton , Fl
4 6 81 Anthony Campi Sarasota , Fl
5 10 5 Joe Boyd Riverview , Fl
6 11 20 Anthony Sergi Geneva , Fl
7 1 89 Matt Tifft Hinckley , Oh
8 9 5X Steve Gill Sarasota , Fl
9 7 10 Steve Dorer Lakeland , Fl
10 4 75 Dave Pletcher North Port, Fl
11 12 71 Lb Skaggs Ft Myers, Fl
12 8 88 Justin Larson Safety Harbor, Fl

SPORTSMANS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 4 79 Steve Gainey Bradenton , Fl
2 3 73 Mark Peterson Sarasota , Fl
3 2 57 Timmy Lowe Pinellas Park, Fl
4 1 35 Gregory Krom Sarasota , Fl
5 8 3 Duane Best Myakka City, Fl
6 6 68 Gary Mcfall Venice , Fl
7 7 1 Eric “rick” Kase Odessa , Fl
8 5 27X Jonathan Heidenthal Myakka City, Fl
9 10 07 Scott Garrity Port Richey, 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

PURE STOCKS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 71 Darrin Ellis Myakka City, Fl
2 6 2 Robert Crisp Largo , Fl
3 1 21X George Bartimac St Petersberg, Fl
4 3 88 Jamie Wilson Sarasota , Fl
5 4 29 Kenny Gibson Venice , Fl
6 5 93 Dean Butrum Venice , Fl

BOMBERS

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 42 Steve Elder St Petersberg, Fl
2 10 33X Michael Crooks St Petersberg, Fl
3 2 67 Jimmie Best Sarasota , Fl
4 3 02 John Stewart Pinellas Park, Fl
5 4 31 Jerome Watland Holiday , Fl
6 6 43 Mark Petty Venice , Fl
7 8 3X Kyle Best Myakka City, Fl
8 9 93 Jeff Firestine Venice , Fl
9 7 29 Mark Milthaler Northport , Fl
10 5 81 Richard Shepherd Sr. St. Petersburg, Fl

By Scott|2011-03-17T23:03:12-04:00March 17th, 2011|DeSoto Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

5 Flags Speedway Wants To Know: RU READY FOR SOME RACIN’?

That’s right. Spring is here and so is the 2011 Racing Season. The off season, though seemingly long in some respect, doesn’t really last all that long. This winter has been one of the busiest we’ve ever had, and it went by in a hurry. Building preparations took a little longer than expected, but our new administrative office building should be underway by opening night, with a 60 day completion date targeted.

We took time to go to the RPM Workshops in February during Daytona Speedweeks, where The Snowball Derby was recognized as the” Nation’s Best Annual Short Track Race.” You Race Fans made that award possible, along with a dedicated group of Racers in 6 different divisions. We Thank You all.

Some changes are in store for 2011, and next week we will elaborate on these changes and how we feel they will make the races much more exciting this year. We will also preview next week’s Pepsi Max100. This will be race #1 in the all new Buddy’s Home Furnishing Blizzard Series. Off track changes taking place this winter include the launching of a totally redesigned web site. www.5flagsspeedway.com remains as the site address, but a new look will greet you there. You can now follow 5 Flags on our Twitter and Facebook pages. A carousal of stories can be found on the homepage, as well as an opportunity to be on our text messaging list. (Instant notification on rainouts, etc.) By the way, no charge for this. Drivers are encouraged to submit driver profiles to the website as well, a great opportunity to let the Fans get to know you, and to court potential sponsors.

There is plenty of excitement looming for 2011. The entire Gulf Coast Racing scene will receive a breath of fresh air with a familiar face taking over the reins at nearby Mobile International Speedway. Stay tuned to the news this week for this long awaited announcement.

March 25^th is rapidly approaching and we can’t wait. A good field of cars will be hand and the racing will keep you on the edge of your seat. We promise. After all, 5 Flags Speedway is “America’s Favorite Home Track”.

By Scott|2011-03-16T12:28:26-04:00March 16th, 2011|Five Flags Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off

Saturday night racing March 19th at the Punta Gorda Speedway

From Linda Jericka

Last time out fans were treated to an exciting Pro Truck race until a six truck pile up on the front straight away brought out a red flag and ended the race.

The sportsman class is becoming one of the Fan favorite classes to watch this year.

Classes scheduled for the night will be:
Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, Sportsman, Road Warriors, T.Q. Midgets, Mini Stock, Legends and Bandolero. It is a night you do not want to miss.

Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:30.

All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend.

Admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for seniors. and children 12 and under are FREE.

Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161.

For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223, visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com , or you can find us on FaceBook under Punta Gorda Speedway.

By Scott|2011-03-16T12:00:26-04:00March 16th, 2011|Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

Three Divisions Run For $1000 At Ocala Speedway

By BJ Cavin-Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- The historic Ocala Speedway will be back in action this Friday, March 18th, as the first “Miller Lite Night of Thousands” for 2011 will dangle the big money cash carrot in front of the Hobby Stocks, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and Sportsman racers from all over the state of Florida. And not only will the fans see racers amp up the volume for a big payoff, but they will also see Ocala’s Gladiator division return to action as well.

Sportsman racers have had limited opportunities to take on Ocala’s tricky and tough 3/8ths mile, but their next chance comes this Friday with the winner claiming a $1000 payday. These $1000 to win affairs normally attract a wide range of challengers from many different tracks, so the competition level can be quite high and the action fierce. This race will be no exception, and many racers may want to use this opportunity for some seat time as they prepare to enter points races at their respective home tracks, while shooting for a extra big payday as well. For the fans it is a chance to see how racers who normally do not compete head to head will fare against each other, and fans from other tracks will be on hand to cheer on their favorites against competition from across the state.

Mike Tovet normally does his racing at the big half mile across the forest, but last week he made the trek over to Ocala and spoiled the opening night festivities for the locals by winning the first Hobby Stock feature of 2011. Kevin Durden valiantly tried to chase down Tovet but ran out of laps and time and finished second, but the added motivation of $1000 might be just the thing that Durden needs to make sure that doesn’t happen this week. Meanwhile two former Gladiator racers, Matt Shea and Devin Walker, showed that they can wheel a Hobby Stock by finishing fourth and fifth respectively. They now know that they can compete with the rest of the field, and that they have just as much chance of getting a big payday as anyone else.

The Amsoil Thunder Stocks opened their 2011 season in the same way that they closed 2010, by beating and banging their way around the track and literally fighting for a win. Throwing in extra money tends to be like throwing gasoline on a fire, and certainly Friday’s $1000 to win feature will mean bent sheet metal and the free exchange of paint, plus some new scars on the track’s walls as well. Perhaps the Ocala Thunder Stock racers might want to concentrate less on beating each other up and instead focus on outrunning the competition, as outsiders finished well in last weekend’s event. Ray Wheeler got the win, while Richard Calmes and Wally Douglas both had top five finishes. The only two Ocala regulars in the top five were Eddie Lake and Jonathan Gillette.

When compared to the roughhousing of the Thunder Stocks, the first Gladiator race of 2011 was a very calm affair, but Sammy Dale served notice that his machine was capable of running in front except for an intermittent engine problem that slowed him in the feature. The win went to none other than Casey Feaster, who will again be out to get an Ocala championship trophy to display with the one that he collected from across the forest last season. Feaster had to outrun a determined Kyle Morse and Robert Graham in order to get to Victory Lane, so look for this week’s race to feature even more side-by-side drama and tight competition.

Ocala Speedway will open the grandstand gate at 5PM on Friday evening, with heats set to begin at 8PM. Fans can get information on admission prices and view the upcoming race schedule at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, Racers or fans with questions are invited to call Ocala Speedway at 352-622-9400.

By Scott|2011-03-16T12:05:48-04:00March 16th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off

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