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Bernhardt Picks Up First East Bay Late Model Feature Win Of The 2011 Season

Tampa, FL – March 12, 2011 – It was not the first night of the season, but it was one filled with lots of action in all five classes tonight at The Clay By The Bay. Over 100 cars were on hand to race on a gorgeous night. Blue skies prevailed and engines filled the pits as fans poured in to watch their favorite driver.

The first feature of the night went to the Street Stocks. Two drivers were behind the wheels of two different cars and father and son raced against each other as well. Eric Moon was behind the wheel of the 07 car of Donnie Reed and Thomas Pratt driving his twin brothers, Clarence’s car. Tim Gay was out in the familiar ride he drove in the Inaugural World Street Stock Championship during the Winternationals. “I had to come out and show my son how it’s done as he was talking some smack earlier in the week” he stated in Victory Lane. Jarod explained his tires went away as the both laughed. I have a lot of fun racing this car, but when it’s time to run the Limited Late Model, I have to put the toy away he also stated. Tim Gay and Thomas Pratt battled most of the race with Tim crossing the line first, with Pratt finishing in second place. Third was Jarod Gay as he joined his father in celebrating the win. Eric Moon finished fourth while Buck Woodhouse rounded out the top five. Winning their heats were Jim Baker and Locke Brown.

Next up was the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds. Roger Crouse grabbed the early lead, but it was last year’s Champion, Austin Sanders picking up where he left off in 2010 as he crossed the finish line first with Crouse finishing second. Jerry Bruce, Jr took home third, while Jeff Rodgers moving up from the Street Stocks finished fourth and Thomas Braswell rounding out the top five. Sanders also won the heat race earlier.

The Late Models followed next and proved not to be denied of a great showing as the fans watched Travis Varnadore grabbed the early lead out of Turn two as he rocketed past two other drivers making it three wide for the lead. Mavrick Varnadore was right behind him running in second. After starting seventh, last year’s champion was making a run at the Varndore brothers. After several restart’s, Bryan jumped past Travis for the lead and the two battled it out to the very end. “Man I love those guys. That’s one of the reason’s I come out here to run is to race with guys like Travis and Mavrick” Bernhardt said in Victory Lance. Travis Varnadore finished second while younger brother Mavrick finished third. David Pollen, Jr had a good run finishing in the fourth spot while Dave Schmauss took home the fifth position. Winning heat races were Jeremy Simpson, Bernhardt and Phillip Cobb.

The Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bomber’s had 33 cars to try and make the A-Main. Three heats were run with the top seven advancing to the Feature. Picking up the B-Main win was Richard Humfield, while Jacob Vann and Bailey Purcell qualified as well. But it was Johnnie Alexander picking up the win in the 15 lap Feature with Darrell Taylor in second. Mathew Odell, Jason Burnside and finishing fifth after making his way into the A-Main was Richard Humfeld.

Then it was the Dirt Daubers for the final race of the night. It look like a throw back night as several of the cars had paint schemes to match Cup cars of the past. Last year’s Champion was in a throw back Tide ride. One was even painted to look like Danica Patrick’s car. But in the end, it was the Ricky Bobby look-a-like car in the winner’s circle driven by Bill Dixon. Brett Phillips finished second while Billy Carlbert, Jr finished third crossing the finishing line doing a 360 for the fan’s. Bill’s wife Janine Dixon finished fourth and Nick O’Lone came home fifth.

ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, March 19, 2011. The program will include Late Models, Q Auto & Injury Limited Late Modesl, Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Outlaw 4’s. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Scott|2011-03-13T11:39:35-04:00March 13th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Citrus County Speedway Race Results from March 12, 2011

Open Wheel Mods		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
42	Richie Smith	Hernando	1
01	Curtis Neumann	Bronson	2
22	Sammy Coghill	New Port Richey	3
98	Robbie Cooper	Bronson	4
03	Kyle Bookmiller	Riverview	5
88	Bobby Ervien	St. Pete	6
6	Billy Bechtelheimer	Dover	7
25	(Johnny) L. J. Grimm	Seffner	8
2	Steven Hise	Inverness	9
113	Kevin Terry		10
53	Doug Miller	Largo	11
3	Ricky Coffin		12
70	Jeremy Gerstner	Wesley Chapel	13
12	Jay Coleman	Tarpon Springs	14
13	Jon Ditges	Orlando	15
43	Gator Hise	Inverness	16
29	Ken Vandermeite	Pinellas Park	17
8	Michael Stalnaker	Ocala	18
94	Dalton Nelson		19


	PRO Figure-8’s		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
34	James Crawford	Pinellas Park	1
59	T. J. Sharrone	Floral City	2
3	Cliff Rousseau		3
25	Robbie Powell	St. Pete	4
8	Darryl Hage	St. Pete	5
6	Joey Catarelli	Pinellas Park	6
39	Robbie Hage	St. Pete	7
74	Dwane Fults	Hernando	8
94	Charlie Meyer	Pinellas Park	9
83	Neil Herne	Homosassa	10
13	William Standsbury		11
85	Thomas Peet	Floral City	12
14	Wayne Calkins	St. Pete	13


	Pure Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
39	Carl Peters	Winter Garden	1
5	James Peters	Winter Garden	2
35	David Walls	Summerfield	3
411	Mathew Harris	Brooksville	4
76	Michael Martin	Citrus Springs	5
0	Steve Stineduf	Weeki Watchee	6
36	Michael Dubbs	Bushnell	7
44	Glen Colyer	Homosassa	8
17	Nicholas Malverty	Hernado	9
20	Chris Ickes	Brooksville	10
23	Ron Sellars	Spring Hill	11
73	Jeffery Eisenhauer	Homosassa	12
00	Del Beckner	Wicki Watchee	13
32	Michael Misko	Homosassa	14
91	Jeffery Byer	Jacksonville	15
9	Tyler Stickler		16
15	Levi Roberts	Inverness	17
06	Wayne Alexander	Spring Hill	18
81	Wallace Gator Jones	Inverness	19
13	Charles Herne	Homosassa	20


	Mini Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
47	Richard Kuhn		1
21	Phil Edwards	Crystal River	2
77	Kevin Knox	Wesley Chapel	3
84	Ashlee Williamson	Mulberry	4
98	Kevin Stone	Dade City	5
71	Sonya Heater	Homosassa	6
11	Travis Daniels		7
35	Kenneth Watkins	Summerfield	8
50	Jessey Mallory	Summerfield	9
32	Jeremy Sharrone	Floral City	10
46	Shannon Kennedy	Summerfield	11
31	Chris Hennessy Jr.	Beverly Hills	12


	Sportsmen		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
13	Aaron Williamson	Mulberry	1
55	Ernie Reed	Lakeland	2
51	Christopher Harvey	Summerfield	3
21	Doug Miller	Largo	4
57	T.J. Chambers	Brooksville	5
56	Brandon Morris	Mulberry	6
32	Charles (Shelton) Bowers	Cheifland	7
12	David Williamson	Mulberry	8
01	Tom Posavec	San Antonio	9
111	Donnie Willams	Mt. Dora	10
6	David White	Spring Hill	11
65	Shane Nichols	Anthony Florida	12
83	Dennise Neighbor Sr.	Largo	13
99	Cody Stickler	Pinellas Park	14
26	Neal Gaither	Dunellon	15
19	Glen Ervin	Williston	16
90	Cody Johnson	Ocala	17


	Outlaw Mod Minis		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
04	Tom Meyers	Pinellas Park	1
15	Doug Hopper	Spring Hill	2
26	Mike Endee	North Port	3
6	John Gula	Spring Hill	4
22	Ric Mills	Arcadia	5
7	Melanie Braden	Hernando Beach	6
8	Matt Delaney	Largo	7
5	Craig Sheran	East Palatka	8
14	Dan Akard	Ft. Myers	9
93	Ricky Gervasi	Holliday	10
3	Garett Green	Valrico	11
56	Blake Rowan	MacClerry	12

By Scott|2011-03-13T11:29:24-04:00March 13th, 2011|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Open Wheel Madness Heats Up PGS

By D. Cope

Fans in attendance to the Punta Gorda Speedway were treated to hot, door to door action on a cool Southwest Florida evening. The “Open Wheel Madness” event is a fan favorite as the race drivers compete with the risk of dangerous consequences when wheels tangle with competitor’s wheels on the tight turns of the oval.

The racing card opened with the Pro 4 where the top four cars put on a clinic in competitive racing. While John Balzarano led the entire race he was constantly pressed by second place Ryan Collver. The third place position was hard fought with Dylan Bigley and Cody Allen exchanging positions four times before Bigley finally secured third place.

The SE Champ Karts are perennial favorites as the super charged Go-Karts race on the large track. Driver in this feature race use strategies similar to what NASCAR drivers use at the super speedways as they usually need drafting partners to get to the front. This race saw several lead changes but Rusty Chancey held off a hard charging Tim Simmons for the win. Third place went to Dennis Mace.

In the Cowboy Cadillac class the race was won with little challenge by Robert Williams who finished second in the series last year. Second place went to James Dellea with third to Andy Vanscyoc.

The Super Stock class was a battle between winner Shane Leonard and second place Bobby Fischer who stretched their lead over the rest of the pack. They raced the entire race nose to tail with Larry Braswell and Jamie Castleberry fighting hard for the third spot. Castleberry had mechanical trouble near the end of the race and Braswell went on to take third spot.

The Dwarf Car series was the first of three open wheel events. It started out with Larry Hubbard, Jr. jumping out to the lead. He was challenged throughout the race by Andy Prior. Hubbard pulled away near the end of the race but Andy Prior was seriously challenged by his Dad, Tom Prior. Second place went to the son and the father third.

The main feature of the evening was the Open Wheel Modified “Open Wheel Madness” event. The 50 lap race was one of the more exciting of the evening. While Sean McLaughlin led the race wire to wire, he was never without hard and serious challenge. The first 24 laps McLaughin was pushed hard by Steve Arnold. On the twenty fifth lap Arnold tried to pass McLaughin but spun out in the process. He was put to the back of the pack and Tony Carreno took over in pressing McLaughlin for the rest of the race. Arnold never gave up and passed most of the pack to retake third place by the end of the race.

Following the Open Wheel Modified event was the second open wheel feature with the Independent Pavement Sprint Car Alliance running a 25 lap event. The feature was a thrilling event for the crowd with Mickey Kempgens leading 23 of the 25 lap race. Brian Gingras who finished second pressured Kempgens throughout the race and nearly passed him on lap 24 before falling into line on the final lap. Jim Alvis finished third.

Concluding the program following the feature event was the Fab 4 class. The quick 20 lap event was a runaway win by Karl Garrard with Zac Campilonga coming in second. Campilonga’s car was later disqualified during technical review resulting in David Patterson being awarded second place and Linda Badali third.

The family- oriented racing card was also a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society honoring their “Relay for Life”. Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle as well as donations from the “Relay for Life” table went to the ACS relay team from Florida Community Bank of North Port. Kimberly Funk, an employee of the bank expressed her appreciation on behalf of the American Cancer Society for Punta Gorda Speedway’s support.

Punta Gorda Speedway has exciting racing action every Saturday night. On March 19^th, the Sportsman, Trucks, Legends, and TQ Midgets return to the speedway for an exciting evening of racing. Gates open at 5:00pm with racing action beginning at 6:30pm.

Punta Gorda Speedway Results 3/12/2011

Sprints

1. 70 Mickey Kempgens, Darby

2. 1 Brian Gingras, Lakeland

3. 21 Jim Alvis Sefner

4. 78 Shane Miller, Tampa

5. 41 Ray Bragg, Tampa

6. 55 Tommy Nichols, Tampa

7. 75 Darrin Miller, Tampa

8. 10n Shawn Namor, Deerfield Beach

9. J1 Mike Tharp, Ft. Myers

10. 69 Rick Voisey, Wesley Chapel

11. 89 Trent Bos, Wesley Chapel

12. 30 Wendy Mathis, Valrico

13. 01 Mathew Hall, Apollo Beach

14. 21x Bobby Gorden, Spring Hill

15. 47 Jason Bradford, Englewood

16. 57x Mike Koss, Port Charlotte

17. 9 Little Jimmy Alvis, D.N.S.

18. 4 Johnny Allen, D.N.S.

19. 12 Colin Cabre, D.N.S.

20. 52 Joey Aguliar D.N.S.

Open Wheel Modified

1. 99 Sean McLaughlin, Port Charlotte

2. 61 Tony Correno, Lutz

3. 19 Steve Arnold Cape Coral

4. 46 Doug Moff, Ft. Myers

5. 00 Shawn Harper, Lake Wales

6. 8 Kent McLean, Alva

7. 09 Don Skaggs, Ft. Myers

8. 0 Troy Robinson, Wesley Chapel

9. 14 John Garrett, Port Charlotte

Super Stock

1. 18 Shane Leonard

2. 2 Bobby Fischer

3. 80 Larry Braswell

4. 88 Jim Mieser

5. 8L Logan Leonard

6. 8 Jimmy Castleberry

7. 86 Jamie Castleberry

8. 68 Mike Wilson

9. 33 Chris Loney D.N.S.

10 2S Randy Sober D.N.S.

Pro 4

1. 31 John Balzarano

2. 04 Ryan Collver

3. 28 Dylan Bigley

4. 98 Cody Allen

5. 00 Dan Collver

6. 61 Paul Richards Sr.

7. 32 Cory Bigley

8. 05R Ronald Robinson

9. 22 Jeremy Perkins

10. 21 Jason Perkins

11. 29 Phillip Ellis Jr.

12. 05 David Doty

13. 63 Matt Fewox

14. 87 Charles Null

15. 38 Stuart Vandevender

Fab 4

1. 31 Karl Garrard

2. 4 David Paterson

3. 30 Linda Badali

4. 98 Aaron Hardgrove

5. 81 Brittany Barr

6. 63 Zach Fewox

7. 87 Skyler Null

8. 67 Mike Simmons

9. 38 Duane Vandevender

10. 9 Allie Espenosa D.N.S.

11. 3 Zac Campilonga D.Q.

Cowboy Cadillacs

1. 18 Robert Wilms

2. 77 James Dellea

3. 4 Andy Vanscyoc

4. 33 Les Couch

5. 30 Ken Badali

6. 15 Chuck Sweet

7. 24 Shane Moore

Dwarf

1. 56 Larry Hubbard 3^rd.

2. 4 Andy Pryor

3. 69 Tom Pryor

4. 17 John Bailey

5. 33 Roger Richmond

6. 12 Darrell Fischer

7. 2 Paul Coraham

8. 08 Rebecca George

9 . 82 Rob Kohler

10 77 Don Wilcox

Champ Karts

1. 31 Rusty Chancey

2. 14 Tim Simmons

3. 32 Dennis Mace

4. 13 Romay Venta

5. 33 Mitchell Stevens

6. 77 Phil Harp

7. 66 David Harp

8. 98 Scott Hailey

9. 0 Darin Coker

10. 16 Paul Letourneau

11. 25 Erick McElroy

12. 61 P.J. Letourneall

By Scott|2011-03-13T11:04:45-04:00March 13th, 2011|Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Five Divisions Open Ocala Points Season

By BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- After a one week delay caused by stormy weather, Ocala Speedway opened the 2011 points season with five divisions hitting the famed 3/8ths mile clay oval on Friday night. And despite cold temperatures, fans took in an exciting night of racing, headlined by a 25 lap, $1000 to win Modified Challenge.

The Hobby Stocks opened the night’s events by going from green to checkers without a caution, in what turned out to be a very competitive feature race. Robert Sirmons jumped out to an early lead and looked to be in complete control before Michael Tovet flexed his muscles and stole the lead with a gutsy slide job in turn 4. Kevin Durden also got past Sirmons and began chasing Tovet, but to no avail as Tovet drove away to score the first victory at Ocala Speedway this season. Kevin Durden settled for second place after lapped traffic slowed his efforts at catching Tovet, and Robert Sirmons wound up in the third spot on the night. Matt Shea and Devin Walker had moved up from the Gladiator class to the Hobby Stocks for this season, and they placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

Ocala’s Mini Stocks went through a lot of changes in 2010, and the first race of 2011 indicated that even more changes could be in store. After two heats set the field for the feature race, only four cars were able to answer the call when race time came, and race officials shortened the event to 10 laps. Ryan Babcock led the race from the pole position and fought off every challenge from Tim Zackery except for one. With the laps winding down Babcock hit a rough spot in turn 3 and briefly lost control, allowing Zackery to take advantage and steal the lead. Zackery earned the win while a disappointed Ryan Babcock followed in second place. Third place went to Cody Kinsey while Jamie Tinkham claimed the fourth spot.

The message was loud and clear from the Amsoil Thunder Stocks from the moment that the first heat race took the green flag, that the rough and tough attitude that the division is famous for would continue in 2011 and would possibly get even tougher. Eddie Lake held the early lead and looked too fast to tame, but Ray Wheeler refused to give in and kept after Lake until he finally took control on lap 15. Meanwhile Jonathan Gillette, Richard Calmes, and Wally Douglas, all battled for the third spot with each gaining the advantage at times during the race.

The pushing and shoving continued throughout the field for the entire race while Eddie Lake tried his best to regain the lead from Wheeler, but Ray Wheeler proved too strong as he held off Lake for the win. Richard Calmes followed the front two for third place, and Jonathan Gillette made a late charge to grab the fourth spot. Wally Douglas rounded out the top five finishers.

Anytime a $1000 cash carrot is dangled in front of the top Modified racers in the region there are bound to be fireworks, and Friday night was no exception. The race was punctuated by cautions due to solo spins and plenty of car to car contact, but everytime the green flag waved Kyle Bronson would rocket into the lead and then expand it. At the same time that Bronson was dominating the race, Devin Dixon was making his way from the back of the pack into the top five contenders. Dixon’s night began badly with mechanical issues during heat racing, then he was tangled up in a multi car fracas in turn 2 early in the feature race. But Dixon never relented, and although Bronson may have been far out in front, Dixon was managing to close the gap.

There was no doubt that Kyle Bronson was in complete control as he collected a convincing win, and Buzzie Reutimann, who surrendered his early lead to Bronson, held on to claim second place. Devin Dixon’s persistence and determination paid off with the third place finish, and Garret Stewart got a heat race win but finished fourth in the feature event. And rounding out the top finishers was the 47 of Bill Howard, who hung tough for the top five result.

The final race of the night featured the Gladiator Division, and a new name on the starting roster looked to be ready to take control. Sammy Dale had dominated his heat race and jumped out to an early lead in the feature, but a mechanical issue repeatedly slowed him to the point that he was unable to keep up. That allowed Casey Feaster and Kyle Morse to wage battle for the lead, with Feaster eventually outrunning Morse. In fact, Casey Feaster was uncatchable once he got in front, so Robert Graham had to settle for second while Kyle Morse finished third. Sammy Dale limped home in the fourth spot and Rebecca Paugh claimed her first top five finish.

Ocala Speedway will be back in action again on Friday, March 18th, with the Miller Lite Night of Thousands. the Hobby Stocks, Sportsman, and Amsoil Thunder Stocks, will all be competing in $1000 to win feature races. Ocala’s Gladiators will round out the night’s action. For more information on this and other events at America’s Dirt Track, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com.

Ocala Speedway Results for 3/11/11

Hobby Stock

1- 98T Michael Tovet, 2- 56 Kevin Durden, 3- 94 Robert Sirmons, 4- 96 Matt Shea, 5- 55 Devin Walker, 6- 7E James Erickson, 7- 08 William Edwards, 8- 81 Don Woosley, 9- 18 Courtney Eubanks, 10- 11 Jody Wells, 11- 9 Sean Babcock, 12- 98 Mike Graham

Mini Stock

1- 47 Tim Zackery, 2- 9 Ryan Babcock, 3- 11 Cody Kinsey, 4- 3 Jamie Tinkham, DNS- 11Z Johnny Zackery, DNS- 12 Jimbo Bird

Amsoil Thunder Stock

1- 27W Ray Wheeler, 2- 96L Eddie Lake, 3- 4C Richard Calmes, 4- 64 Jonathan Gillette, 5- 6 Wally Douglas, 6- 19 Brian Shea, 7- 3W Vaughn Woodall, 8- 96Z Eddie Lentz, 9- 15 Michael Valdez, 10- 121 Gordon Cade, 11- 44 Todd Roberts, 12- 42 Roy Bare, 13- 18 Chris Watson14- 23 Charles Smith, 15- 86 Mickey Jackson, 16- 56 Jonathan Appleby, 17- 27F Danny Fletcher, 18- 09 William O’Quinn, 19- 14 Tim Mathieu, 20- 73 Brandon Tillender, 21- 5W Jeff Barrett, 22- 76 Chris Shea

Open Wheel Modified ($1000 to win/25 laps)

1- 40B Kyle Bronson, 2- 00 Buzzie Reutimann, 3- 2 Devin Dixon, 4- 67 Garret Stewart, 5- 47 Bill Howard, 6- 9 Roger Crouse, 7- 7 Dalton Lanich, 8- 0 Richard Dickinson, 9- 10 Scott Mooers, 10- 2H Cory Hupp, 11- Z06 Larry Mott, 12- 06 Kris Douglas, 13- 33F Michael Flick, 14- 33 Jeff Mathews, 15- 22 PJ Wiggins, 16- 34 Jim Passino, 17- 11 Chuck Gustafson

Gladiator

1- 20 Casey Feaster, 2- 126 Robert Graham, 3- 82 Kyle Morse, 4- 8 Sammy Dale, 5- 23 Rebecca Paugh, 6- 11 Dave Ladrie, 7- 85 Rex Hollinger, 8- 10 Chase Gustafson, 9- 76 Ken McLeod, 10- 201 Jason Brown, 11- 3H Brandon Haseleu12- 15 Hunter Gustafson13- 198 Lake Smith, 14- 31 Jerry Taylor

By Scott|2011-03-12T10:23:12-05:00March 12th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Former named Charity Truckers 200 takes on new name and format for 2011

Orlando FL. 3-11-2011 – Today event promoter Rick Bristol announced that the Charity Truckers 200 will be renamed as the Charity 200 Race Weekend and will now feature a 100 lap Pro-Truck race and a 100 lap Late Model race at Orlando Speedworld.

In an effort to boost attendance and the excitement level of the Charity 200 Race Weekend Bristol is making the change for the event set for December 9^th & 10^th 2011. The 200 lap Pro-truck race will be reduced from 200 laps, counting yellows with a halfway stop, to a 100 green flag lap, four tire limit event, with double file restarts shoot out style. The costs will be reduced with fewer tires and less crew needed for the event. While the race will be shorter it will still pay a very comparable purse to the 200. A minimum of $2000 to win, with $200 to start and nearly the same payout through the field is set.

Added to the weekend will be a 100 lap Late Model race with same all green flag lap, four tire, and double file restart format. The purse will be the same as the Pro-Truck race. This race will be run under the same type rules as the United Promoters Series, more on that will be announced and up on website.

The minimum purse for each race is set, but we will be selling laps for $40 each this year. $20 of each lap sold will be added to the purse, not the leader but the purse. The other $20 per each goes to the families. We can raise $4,000 for the families before we open the gates by selling all 200 laps. This will also add $2,000 more to each of the races as well. More start money will be added and some more to other top and middle positions as well. There will also be award money and contingencies added as well.

The races will be as said, four tire limit races, all green flag laps and will feature double file “shoot out style” restarts. A free pass will be given to the first truck or car a lap down until lap 50, and then the lead lap cars get to battle it out for the win. Lap cars restart behind lead lap cars double file as well.

The minimum base purse for both races will be as follows: 1. 2000 2. 1000 3. 800 4. 750 5. 700 6. 650 7. 600 8. 550 9. 500 10. 400 11. 350 12. 325 13. 300 14. 275 15. 250 16-24. 200. There will be 24 starting spots in each event.

“I want to first say this change has nothing to do with the truck drivers doing anything wrong, I love the trucks and they have been great to have as the main attraction to our event. I am simply trying to improve and grow the event and its attendance. It also helps us with additional sponsor opportunities and improves what we can raise for the families we help. The purses are the same because with me changing the event, I wanted to make sure it was fair to the truckers so they will both run the same format and for the same purses, bonuses etc.” said Bristol.

“This obviously adds expense to the event so we are seeking some major sponsors, and feel we have some good possibilities. We currently have commitments from the following committed sponsors, Fountain Motorsports Driver Development, MJS Concrete, Biscayne Roofing and Coulter Motorsports, Brun’s Inc. General Contractors, Gary Yeomans Ford, Aaron’s, Subway, Orlando Dodge and Racecar Engineering. If you would like to help sponsor the event please call me at 407-497-0448”.

Also returning for this year’s event will be the South East Champ Kart Series for two 25 lap feature events, one each night. Also back with us will be the DAARA Antique racers, a 50 Lap Super-stock race and the Strictly-stocks for a 30 Lap event on Friday night. One other division may be added to the Friday night card and will be announced later.

Pro-Truck and Late Models will tech, practice and qualify on Friday. Last chance races will be run if needed as well. Top 20 from qualifying will be locked in, 4 from last chance races will be added to field.

On Saturday night the 10^th you will see the 100 Lap Pro-Truck Feature, followed by the Champ Karts 25 lap feature. Then the 100 Lap Late Model race will finish out the program. Both 100 Lappers will have a 90 minute time limit on them, so we can get all of the great racing in a timely manner.

There are some things being worked on to try to boost the event even more, watch for special announcements over the coming months. If you can sponsor a lap, award or even a race or division please give Rick a call or e-mail him at rbmini68@aol.com.

You can go to www.carsevents.com for all the information and latest announcements as they are posted. The pre-entries for the Pro-trucks and Late Models will be the following: Pre-enter before November 1^st for $75, before December 1^st $100 after Dec.1^st and at race $150. So get your entries in early. The forms will be up by July 1^st. Duplicate numbers and pit parking order will be decided by order dates of pre-entries.

Don’t miss this year’s version of the C.A.R.S. Racing for a Cause Inc. Charity 200 Race Weekend. Ticket prices will be Friday Grandstands $7 seniors $5, children 11 and under FREE, $20 Pits. Saturday Night will be Grandstands $12 seniors $10, children 11 and under FREE, $25 Pits.

By Scott|2011-03-12T10:21:22-05:00March 12th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Wear your limited edition 2011 NASCAR Day pin and support the sport close to your heart.

The NASCAR Foundation and Victory Junction have partnered together for this year’s annual NASCAR Day celebration. Feel your heart race knowing that your support of NASCAR Day allows Victory Junction kids to climb, bowl, swim, fish – discovering that what they CAN do is much more important than what they CAN’T do.

Your $10 donation helps enrich the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing experiences at Victory Junction Camp. Go to :http://foundation.nascar.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1382 to get you official limited edition NASCAR pin and enter the NASCAR Day sweepstakes.

By Scott|2011-03-10T11:37:47-05:00March 10th, 2011|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Big Announcement about the Charity 200 race weekend Friday Night!

From Rick Bristol, Owner / President – C.A.R.S. Racing for a Cause Inc.

Orlando FL 3-10-11 – A big announcement will be made Friday Night from 6-7 p.m. on ESPN 1080 am on the Track Time Race Show featuring Tracy Dent and Sponsored by Orlando Dodge. The announcement concerns this years Charity 200 Race Weekend. Rick Bristol will be in studio to make the announcement.

You can also tune in via Internet at ESPN1080.com to hear it live during the 1 hour show. The press release will be sent to all media outlets this weekend ! It will also be up on www.carsevents.com by Monday as well.

Tune in to hear the exciting announcement Friday night from 6-7 !

By Scott|2011-03-10T11:29:37-05:00March 10th, 2011|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Putnam Speedway Results from March 5, 2011

Late Models

FN	DRIVER	NUM
1	JO Nobles	18
2	Christian Augspurger	35
3	Richard Ferry	17
4	Clyde Herron	143
5	Wayne Shugart	16
6	Bug Rose	RP1
7	Freddie Daniels	55
8	Cory Howard	4h
9	Ricky Land	66
10	David Crews	10
11	Larry Anderson	51

Sportsman

FN	DRIVER	NUM
1	Mike Haney	22
2	Marc Kinley	17
3	Lisa O’Connor	61

Hobby Stocks

FN	DRIVER	NUM
1	Charles Christian Jr.	04
2	Bruce Birkett	9
3	Mick Kulak	2s
4	Scott Stewart	20
5	Chris Lane	5
6	David Dowling Sr.	66
7	Jody Wells	11
8	John Ward	82	DQ

Thunder Stocks

FN	DRIVER	NUM
1	Dalton Strehle	42
2	Chad Scranton	27
3	Randy Strehle	24
4	William Martin	01
5	Alan Peacock	5
6	Jimmy Dowling	88
7	Brian Mullins	28
8	Anthony Lignore	01X
9	Jack Miller	2
10	William O’qiunn	09
11	Jason Tovet	000
12	Aj Mckay	19
13	Johnny Westfall	01w
14	Alan Lane	05	DNS

Gladiators |

FN	DRIVER	NUM
1	Scott Sullivan	28
2	Jason Brown	201
3	David Ladrie	11
4	Steve Cox	P38
5	Reid Christensen	30
6	Casey Feaster	20
7	Robert Graham	126
8	Larry Langston	81
9	Troy Sullivan	11
10	David Salano	49
11	Justin Bussell	0
12	Nathan Rhodes	51
13	Art Souther	21

E-Mods

FN	DRIVER	NUM
1	Paul Sizemore	19
2	Joey Brinson	8b
3	Kyle Arvin	96
4	Adam Shakenbotham	21

By Scott|2011-03-09T12:53:38-05:00March 9th, 2011|Putnam County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

New Lake City Speedway Results from March 5, 2011

March 5, 2011

SPORTSMAN 50		Car #	Driver

	1st	13	Aaron Williamson
	2nd	21	Sean Monaghan
	3rd	16M	Patrick Mennenga
	4th	88	Jimmy Castleberry
	5th	76	Jim Higginbotham
	6th	9	Cody Jett
	7th	07	Jeff Prescott
	8th	16	Brian Hull
	9th	1	Bobby Ford
	10th	20	Tony Kuhr
	11th	44	Charlie Seroki
	12th	8	Wesley Keller

STREET STOCK /		Car #	Driver
PURE STOCK

	1st	74	Jason Garver
	2nd	26	Cole Exum
	3rd	5	Nevin Gainey
	4th	12	Tim Aldridge
	4th	71	jason Warsing

THUNDER STOCK		Car #	Driver

	1st	58	Larry Welter Jr.
	2nd	81	Morris Richardson
	3rd	158	Danny Kimball
	4th	29	Juan Montalvo
	5th	2	Jason Floyd
	6th	47	Daniel Keene
	7th	96	Don Cruce
	8th	91	Rick Reed
	9th	77	Don Berkowitz
	10th	85	Larry Welter, Sr.
	11th	16	Brian Hull

HORNETS		Car#	Driver

	1st	7	James Dennard
	2nd	44	Carl Taylor
	3rd	0	John DeSotle


March 6, 2011 – BLAST FROM THE PAST

MIXED MODIFIED		Car#	Driver

	1st		Butch Yoakum
	2nd		Bucky York

LATE MODELS		Car#	Driver

	1st		Dickie Anderson
	2nd		Jimmy Castleberry

DARRA 1ST RACE		Car#	Driver

	1st		Cush Revette
	2nd		Bil McPeek

By Scott|2011-03-09T11:53:55-05:00March 9th, 2011|Lake City Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Rain Wipes Out Southern Raceway Seasons Opener

Milton, FL – The March 5^th seasons opener at Southern Raceway fell victim to rain. The next racing date at the speedway will be March 12^th will all classes plus Pretty Car Awards.

Gates will open at 4 PM and racing will begin at 7 PM.

By Scott|2011-03-09T11:50:23-05:00March 9th, 2011|Race Results|Comments Off

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