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HENDRY COUNTY ANNOUNCES TWO BIG SATURDAYS OF RACING AND A CHANGE IN THE RACE SCHEDULE

Clewiston, FL- March 5, 2011- After the driver’s meeting this past Saturday night we are working on changing the schedule to help out the drivers. This is what we have right now. We will have the rest of the schedule out soon.

March 12^TH

Pure Stocks

Open Wheel Modifieds

Street Stocks

Mini Stocks

Modified Minis

New 4 and 6 Cylinder Gladiators

New V8 Bombers

March 19^TH -Special Event $25 Car Load Night. Double Points.

The Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association “D.A.A.R.A.”

Open Wheel Modifieds

Sportsman/Limited Late Models

Pure Stock/V8 Thunder Stocks

Street Stocks

New V8 Bombers

By Scott|2011-03-09T11:40:58-05:00March 9th, 2011|Front Page News, Hendry County Park|Comments Off

Florida United Promoters Late Model Series Point Standings

From Rick Anges

Current Points Standings for Florida United Promoters Late Model Series

ANTHONY CAMPI                         150

TIM RUSSELL                           145

JEFF SCOFIELD                         140

ANTHONY SERGI                         135

JUSTIN LARSON                         130

JAMES GLOVER                          125

JOE BOYD                              120

JAKE PERKINS                          115

JOE WINCHELL                          110

ZACH HARRIS                           105

RAY BLACK                             102

JESSE DUTILLY                          99

SCOTT MILLAR                           96

DAVID KING                             93

JAMES CARTER                           90

STEVE GILL                             88

JONATHAN GUY                           86

COLE POWELL                            84

JOSHUA TODD                            82

CODY BLAIR                             80

STEVE DORER                            78

L. B. SKAGGS                           77

AMANDA FERGUSON                        76

RYAN LISAK                             75

By Scott|2011-03-08T08:52:26-05:00March 8th, 2011|Series|Comments Off

2011 Points Fund for Florida United Promoters Late Model Series

From Rick Anges

1.  $5,000                       14.  $650
2.  $3,500                       15.  $575
3.  $2,000                       16.  $550 
4.  $1,500                       17.  $550
5.  $1,200                       18.  $550
6.  $1,100                       19.  $525
7.  $1,000                       20.  $525
8.  $950                         21.  $525
9.  $900                         22.  $500 through the field
10  $850
11. $800
12. $750
13. $700

By Scott|2011-03-08T08:43:38-05:00March 8th, 2011|Series|Comments Off

BAGGETTE, CONLIN AND NICHOLS GET FIRST FEATURE WINS SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

By Dave Westerman

While other tracks were having issues with Mother Nature Saturday,
Auburndale Speedway saw clear, cool, windy weather for week number two of the
2011 racing season that produced three new winners.

The Legend Cars made their first appearance of the regular season and showed
up 19 strong even with a number of "regulars" not in attendance as they
"recuperate" from the February Winternationals.

Young sophomore drivers Dakota Baggette and Austin Blankenship split the
pair of heat races and made up row one of the 25 lap feature race.  Of the
starters, only two drivers had ever won a regular season feature at Auburndale
Speedway - Devin McLeod and Justin Brown, but this night would belong to
Lakeland driver Baggette who simply had the field covered from start to
finish.

Baggette got the jump at the start and began to pull away from Blankenship,
McLeod and Lynn Wiles before Danielle Stratton's spin slowed the action on lap
seven.  Zach Napoleon looped his new mount before another green flag lap could
be completed to keep the yellow flag flying.

Following the restart, Blankenship got "freight trained" and fell back to
fifth as McLeaod and Wiles set their sights on the fleet Baggette only to see
caution again on lap nine for a tangle between rookie Andy Metz and Brazilian
visitor Marcello Henriques that sent Henriques to the sidelines for the rest
of the night.

Once the green flew it was Blankenship back on the move as he worked his way
back up to second by lap 15.  One lap later things got a bit rough for the two
ladies in the race as Stratton and rookie Becca Monopoli tangled in turn
three.  Both cars received damage but were able to continue.

The race ran the final nine laps under green and Baggette drove away to
claim his first regular season points-paying feature win at Auburndale. 
Baggette, a 15 year old student at McKeel Academy in Lakeland, did score a
pair of wins during the January Saturday Legend Car Fun Runs, but those
weren't "official" race wins like this one was.  Baggette is in his second
season of Legend Car racing after having take three National and four State
Karting championships.

Blankenship was impressive with his run back to finish second while McLeod
nabbed third spot ahead of Wiles and Brown.  Rounding out the top ten were
Mason Ketterman, Anthony Cataldi, Seth Adams, Joey Collins and Gary Verdier.
The 2011 season for the Sportsman class looks to be a banner one with a slew
of competitive cars on track for the year.  For the first time in quite
awhile, two heats were needed to set the starting line-up for the feature with
Richard Elkins, Jr. and OWM Modified veteran Tommy Schnader taking the
preliminary victories.

Elkins raced out to a quick advantage at the start of the 25 lapper as the
cars behind him were really going at it.  One driver tried to cut turn four a
little too close on lap four and sent the orange cone placed there all the way
to the middle of the front stretch to bring out the first caution.

Lap six saw George Gorham, Jr. go for a spin in turn four.  During the
caution period, third-running Kevin Ingram retired his new machine to the
pits.

Elkins continued to set the pace and left the others to fight amongst
themselves for what they could get.  Lap 20 saw opening week winner Lance
Daubach tangle with Brandon Duchscherer in turn two as they battled for third
spot.  Scotty Sharpe could not avoid Daubach's car and the altercation put
Daubach out of the event.

Elkins went on to score a wire-to-wire victory, his first in quite some time
here.  Mark Medeiros had a great run to finish second in the Blue Goose team
car trailed by Schnader, Gorham and James Wright III, again subbing for
regular driver Dave Dunkin in the other Blue Goose machine.  Sixth through
tenth were Duchscherer, Sharp, Daubach, Jordan Harris and Ingram.

The Open Wheel Modifieds were in action for the first time this year and
defending track champion James Wright III was unstoppable all night winning
both the heat and the 35 lap feature.  Wright was never seriously challenged
as he took the checker ahead of Josh Todd and Mike Sweet who was very
impressive in his first OWM race after moving up from the Modified Mini Stock
ranks.  Ronnie Heard took fourth while Keith Lilley battled an ill-handling
car all night but still managed a top five.

Another big field of Scrambler cars was in attendance with Bill Bennett and
Jeramiah Frere splitting heat race wins.  The feature belonged to Brian Tyre
however as he led from green to checker to take the victory over Bill Bennett,
Ronnie Sorensen, George Gorham, Jr. and Jeff Porter.  Dave Canfield, Shane
Bennett, Bruce Cozad,  Eric Wallace and Frere completed the top ten.


Matt McCrary took home the Street Stock point championship in 2010 by being
consistent even though he never tasted victory.  That all changed this week as
McCrary took the lead at the drop of the green and never looked back as he
took a popular win.  Jeff Waterman crossed the stripe in second followed by
heat winner Brian Harbin, Sammy Cressman and Kyle Peters.

The Mini Stock feature was a crazy one both on and off the track.  Heat race
winner Marilyn McCrary spun on lap two and was hit by Sonny Miles eliminating
both from the race.  From that point Eugene Davidson ran off to an apparent
win.  However, Davidson, along with second place Jason Swilley and third place
Mark Wells were all disqualified in tech for unapproved strut tops that did
not match.

Chris Nichols, driving his first-ever race, crossed the line fourth but was
awarded the victory.  The only other car still running on the track was 2010
Scrambler champion Kimberly Gullett who moved up to the class and ended up 
with a second place effort.  McCrary and Miles were scored third and fourth.


Alan Seay became the only driver to repeat his opening night win as he
passed Mark Roadarmel, Jr. on lap seven then went on to claim the V-8 Bomber
win.  Heat winner Matt Bozeman came on late to finish second ahead of
Roadarmel, Buddy Phillips, Jr. and Byron Curry.

Daniel Conlin, Jr. finally got his first Bandolero win this week after two
years of trying.  His dad, Daniel, Sr. was running second but dropped out
during the white flag lap allowing Noah Cornman and Trey Lively to claim the
second and third spots. 

 This coming Saturday night the Auburndale Trucks make their first
appearance of 2011.  Also on the card are the Modified Mini Stocks, Street
Stocks, Legend Cars, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Bandoleros, and
Kids Club. Racing starts at 7 PM. Kart racing will also be held on the dirt
track on the east end of the parking lot during the day on Saturday.  Gates
open for Karting action at 7AM, practice starts at 10AM and racing at 12 Noon.
 For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com


OFFICIAL RESULTS - AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY - 3/5/11:

LEGEND CARS: 1-#7 Dakota Baggette 2-#87 Austin Blankenship 3-#21 Devin McLeod
4-#31 Lynn Wiles 5-#8 Justin Brown 6-#71 Mason Ketterman7-#00 Anthony Cataldi
 8-#5 Seth Adams 9-#28 Joey Collins 10-#44 Gary Verdier 11-#9 Camron Ray
12-#52 Torstein Larsen 13-#99 Leroy Moore 14-#6 Zach Napoleon 15-#48 Andy Metz
 16-#83 Danielle Stratton 17-#59x Becca Monopoli 

SPORTSMAN:1-#55 Richard Elkins, Jr. 2-#171 Mark Medeiros 3-#121 Tommy Schnader
4-#10 George Gorham, Jr. 5-#71 James Wright III 6-#42 Brandon Duchscherer
7-#89 Scotty Sharp 8-#77 Lance Daubach 9-#15 Jordan Harris 10-#4 Kevin Ingram
11-#8 Joe Dowdy 12-#22 Chuck Harrison, Jr.

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS: 1-#56 James Wright III 2-#0 Josh Todd 3-#55 Mike Sweet
4-#81 Ronnie Heard 5-#87 Keith Lilley 6-#75 Bobby Blake 7-#65 Ken Lawrence
8-#29 Bobby Mobley DNS #31 Johnnie Newsome

SCRAMBLERS: 1-#56 Brian Tyre 2-#20 Bill Bennett 3-#84 Ronnie Sorensen
4-#7 George Gorham, Jr. 5-#71 Dave Canfield 6-#1 Jeff Porter 7-#25 Shane Bennett
 8-#93 Bruce Cozad 9-#21 Eric Wallace 10-#68 Jeremiah Frere 11-#77 Jeremy Watts
DNR #67 T. J. Tanner DNR #96 John Robson III

STREET STOCKS: 1-#5 Matt McCrary 2-#42 Jeff Waterman 3-#29 Brian Harbin
4-#97 Sam Cressman 5-#53 Kyle Peters 6-#25 Cody McDuffie

MINI STOCKS: 1-#97 Chris Nichols 2-#28 Kimberly Gullett 3-#4 Marilyn McCrary
4-#53 Sonny Miles  DQ #5 Eugene Davidson DQ #40 Jason Swilley DQ #55 Mark Wells

V-8 BOMBERS: 1-#2 Alan Seay 2-#58 Matt Bozeman 3-#81 Mark Roadarmel, Jr.
 4-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr. 5-#63 Byron Curry DNR: #96 Larry Cumney, Sr.

BANDOLEROS: 1-#11 Daniel Conlin, Jr. 2-#30 Noah Cornman 3-#24 Trey Lively
 4-#1 Daniel Conlin, Sr.

By Scott|2011-03-08T08:40:44-05:00March 8th, 2011|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Five Divisions to Challenge Ocala This Friday Night

By BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- After persistent rain showers washed away opening night on March 4th, Ocala Speedway will try again to kick off the 2011 racing season on Friday, March 11th, with a $1000 to win Open Wheel Modified feature headlining the night. In addition, Ocala’s Hobby Stocks, Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Gladiators, will all hit the clay for the first points races of the year.

The Modified Division at Ocala Speedway has been dominated by Jeff Mathews, and he will be looking to extend that domination in 2011. But the problem with being at the top is that everyone else is gunning for you, and a list of capable challengers will be aiming to knock “The Repo Man” down a few notches this season. Kyle Bronson would be the most likely candidate to unseat Mathews and has beaten him solidly in the past, but has yet to do it consistently enough to replace Mathews at the top. Perhaps 2011 will see those fortunes change, and a $1000 cash carrot dangling in front of the field certainly will provide ample motivation.

There will be changes in the Hobby Stock Division in 2011 as 2010 champion, Dean Jarvis, has taken his final bow and exited the building into retirement. One would assume that Heath Walker would be the most likely to succeed with Jarvis gone, but Walker handed his ride over to his son, Devin, who has moved up from the Gladiators. So now the door is wide open for whoever wants to jump into the early season lead, and no doubt there will be a heated scramble for the top position when the green flag waves this Friday. And if Daniel Miller Jr. can keep the rubber side down and all of the pieces and parts attached, he might just be the man to beat.

Ocala’s Amsoil Thunder Stocks were set to do battle on opening night but never got that chance, so Friday the 11th will be their first shot at Ocala’s tough 3/8ths mile since their $500 to win exhibition back in February. This time there will be points to earn instead of just a paycheck and some trophies, so the pressure will be on to see who can take control of the division. Jason Gamble got the win in February, proving that he still has what it takes to pose for frontstretch pictures after races, and will be one of the top contenders for the championship now that 2010 champ Scott Mooers will be wheeling a modified in 2011.

For much of the season in 2010 Ocala Speedway was the only option for racing Mini Stocks on dirt in the state of Florida. That has changed with the opening of the 2011 season, and rules changes enacted by the racers last year have changed the face of Mini Stock racing. Nick and Dan Kerr will be back and battling for another championship run, but other top racers have moved on and opened the door for new faces to keep the Kerrs looking over their shoulders. If no one can rise to the challenge, then the season may be another father versus son battle for the Mini Stock Championship.

As the 2010 season wound down last year, several different racers shared time at the top of the Gladiator points list. But in the end it was the consistency of Matt Shea that captured a championship, as he came from way behind over the course of the year to take the prize. This time around there will be new faces in the crowd and some of last year’s contenders will have stepped up to bigger challenges, so those who remain are left to figure out who can jump out in front of everyone else. And as was the case before, consistency and dedication to run every race may be the key to the championship once again, with the only question being who has the strength to get it done.

Ocala Speedway will open the grandstand gates at 5PM on Friday night, with hot laps at 7PM and heat races at 8PM. For more information such as ticket prices and directions, please visit America’s Dirt Track online at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the track at 352-622-9400.

By Scott|2011-03-07T17:00:43-05:00March 7th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Mother Nature Wins at Punta Gorda Speedway

From Linda Jericka

The pits were full and the crowd was making there way into the speedway for a great night of racing. The cars had just completed several rounds of practice and ready to race when the rains came. After several attempts to dry the track and Mother Natures persistent rain fall, the races were canceled. All classes scheduled for the night will be back on their next scheduled race night. You can visit the speedways web site for all scheduled events at www.puntgordaspeedway.com.

March 12^th Punta Gorda Speedway supports Relay For Life with American Cancer Society Night.

Classes scheduled for the night will be:

Sprint Cars, Open Wheels, Pro 4, Fab 4, Dwarf Cars, Super Stock, the new Strictly Stock V-6, Cowboy Cadillac and the SE Champ Karts who always excite the crowd. It is called Open Wheel Madness, a night you do not want to miss.

All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend and support Relay for Life

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

By Scott|2011-03-07T16:09:04-05:00March 7th, 2011|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

RAIN WINS EAST BAY OPENER

The 2011 season opener at East Bay Raceway Park fell victim to persistent intermittent showers. The program was called with five heats remaining.

While the night’s action will not be officially recorded, a highlight of the evening came in the first Late model heat when young Steve Mathis Jr. notched his first class win in his first start ever.
ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, March 12, 2011. The program will include Late Models, Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and Dirt Daubers. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Scott|2011-03-06T09:37:22-05:00March 6th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Citrus County Speedway Results: March 5, 2011

	Super Late Models		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
82	Danny Maddox	Crystal River	1
47	Keith Zavrel	Brooksvile	2
1	Dale Sanders	Lecanto	3
98	Herb Neumann	Inverness	4
97	Perry Lovelady	Lakeland	5
10	Talon Craft	Seminole	6
09	Scott Grossenbacher	San Antonio	7
62	John Gerstner	Eustis	8
14	Randy Plantz	Largo	9
23	Todd Brown	Lake Panasoffkee	10
70	Jeremy Gerstner	Wesley Chapel	11
27	Cody Lane	Port Richey	12
88	Kenny Kuhn	Dunellon	13
97	Andy Anderson	Port Richey	14
07	Steven Simpson	New Smyrna	15


	Mini Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
29	Chris Snow	Inverness	1
98	Kevin Stone	Dade City	2
46	Shannon Kennedy	Summerfield	3
43	Shawn Jenkins	Lakeland	4
71	Sonya Heater	Homosassa	5
32	Jeremy Sharrone	Floral City	6
50	Jessey Mallory	Summerfield	7
11	Travis Daniels		8
31	Chris Hennessy Jr.	Beverly Hills	9
35	Kenneth Watkins	Summerfield	10
17	Adam May	Lutz	DQ
77	Kevin Knox	Wesley Chapel	DQ


	Street Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
3	Curtis Flanagan	Inverness	1
88	James Peters	Ferndale	2
98	Tom Bubba Martone	Floral City	3
31	Tom Potts	Dade City	4
57	Michael Ruff	Homosassa	5
55	Ernie Reed	Crystal River	6
85	Tim Wilson	Floral City	7
33	Bill Ryan	Bushnell	8
26	Bradley Lyon	Brooksville	9
00	Carl Glaum	Crystal River	10
12	Jhana Hughes	Hernando	11
68	Austin Hughes	Hernando	12
13	Ron Pate		13
34	John Smith		14
55	J.D. Reed		15


	50 Lap Mod Mini Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
	Rained Out		1
	Did Not Run		2
	Rescheduled for May 7th, 2011		3
			4


	Pro Challenge Series		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
56	Mark Landis	Delray Beach	1
25	Paul White	Eustis	2
18	Ryan Rust	Port St. Lucie	3
28	Randy Glick	Ocala	4
24	Jeremy Gerstner	Wesley Chapel	5
1	Bo Bass	Eustis	6
23	Jerry Heflin	Gainsville	7
2	Harvey Johnson	Ocala	8
12	Steve Greenwell	Ocala	9


	Cars Of Yesterday
	Modified – 15 Laps		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
38	Steve Parrish	Okeechobee	1
1	Dave Ridder	St. Pete	2
xx	Jerry Mullins	Pinellas Park	3
3nh	Rick Botts	Pinellas Park	4
400	Tim Brush	Dayton, Ohio	5
2	Clay Fray	Kenneth City	6


	Cars Of Yesterday
	Sportsman Stock – 25 Laps		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
57	Charles Mixon	Clearwater	1
x	Steve Mattingly	Pinellas Park	2
6	Dennis Copenhagen	Pinellas Park	3
42	Dave Davis	Tenn.	4
39	?		5
31	Tom McDonald	Clearwater	6
03	John Paradis	Dunedin	7
11	Graham Mc Corvey	Gibsonton	8

By Scott|2011-03-06T09:34:38-05:00March 6th, 2011|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

SEASON-OPENERS FOR MODIFIEDS, LEGENDS AND BANDOLEROS SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

By Dave Westerman

The month of March kicks off at Auburndale Speedway Saturday night with eight 
classes in action including the Open Wheel Modifieds, Legend Cars, Sportsman, 
Street Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Mini Stocks and the Bandoleros.

The Open Wheel Modifieds will be running their first races of the season and
will be led out the gate by defending track champion James Wright III.  Some
new cars are expected and a lot of old favorites will be on hand including
Keith Lilley, Bobby Blake, Big Wayne Morris, Von Pope, Travis Roland and 
many more.

It looks like the Legend Cars will be the class to beat this year when it comes 
to car count as over 35 are now registered with Legend Cars of Florida with 
a number of new drivers expected to begin participating in the near future. 
It's not yet clear whether defending champion Jake Perkins of Ocala will do 
much Legend Car racing this year as his team rolled out a new Late Model 
last week for the season-opening Florida United Promoters Tour race at 
DeSoto Super Speedway.  The 14-year-old had an impressive day in the 
"Icebreaker," coming from 19th on the starting grid to finish eighth.
It looks like there will be quite a few new drivers in the Bandolero class this 
year, especially in the 8-10 year old Bandit division.

Lance Daubach looks to be the driver to beat in the Sportsman class this year 
if his dominance of last weeks racing is any indication.  Another driver who 
also looked very good last week was Brandon Duchscherer as his new ride 
out of the Chuck Harrison stable was very stout.

The best surprise of the opening week of racing at Auburndale Speedway 
had to be the number of new Scrambler cars that were in action.  However, 
Richie Acres found a way to make his Saturn run "rings" around the 
competition last week and the action in the tech shed was almost as 
interesting as the racing on the track.

Some new V-8 Bombers made an appearance last week including a really 
nice new car for local veteran Matt Bozeman and a really sharp new Mopar 
for Greg King.  John Smith, a former hot shoe at Orlando Speedworld before 
moving to the Lakeland area, also brought out a new car last week and was 
running third when his engine started to sour late in the going.
Pit gates open Saturday at 2PM and grandstand gates open at 5PM with 
racing at 7PM. Adult admission is $12, seniors are $10, kids 5-12 are $5 
and kids under 4 are free.  A family "four pack" for two adults and two kids 
aged 5-12 is $25.

Girl Scout cookies will be available Saturday afternoon in the pit area and 
on the grandstand side from 6-8PM thanks to Auburndale Daisy Troop 95. 
Cookies are just $3.50 a box.

 For more information log on to www.auburndaleracing.com

By Scott|2011-03-03T18:45:20-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off

COBB IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAST BAY WIN

NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release: Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

TAMPA, FL –February 26, 2011- Phillip Cobb of Apollo Beach was in the right place at the right time to take the lead with ten laps to go and win the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 50-lap main event on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Wells Brothers Farms Special.

For the second straight night, Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV dropped out while leading the race when he suffered a mechanical problem with his Mainland Transport Warrior on lap 40. Cobb was running second at the time and inherited the lead. Cobb led the last ten laps for his first career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win.

“Doug had it won, but we were in the right place at the right time when he dropped out,” Cobb said. “Everything just went our way tonight, and we had a good race. Everyone raced us clean and the track was in great shape.”

Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC finished second in the AES Racing Special, and Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL took the third spot in the Image Skin Care Rocket. Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, FL was fourth in the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Rocket, and Jeff Mathews of Tampa, FL grabbed the fifth spot in the Night Hawk Towing Rocket.

Shan Smith of Dade City, FL finished sixth in the Outlaw Race Parts TNT and 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA was seventh in the Bryson Motorsports Special.

Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA started 19th and finished eighth in the Hedman Husler Special to pick up the Hedman Husler of the Race Award. Greg Robertson of Waynesboro, VA drove the Wyn Bridge Industrial Fabricators Rocket to a ninth-place finish, and the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS rounded out the top ten in the 78 Towing and Recovery Special.

Frank Wilson of Harold, FL finished 14th in the Wilson Lumber Trak-Star to pick up the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race Award. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL did not transfer to the main event by finishing fourth in the first 12-lap B-Main race to earn the Integra Racing Shocks Just Missed It Award.

Brindle was the fast qualifier among the 45 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.866 seconds. The four ten-lap heat races were won by Brindle, Horton, Jack Nosbisch Jr., and Cobb. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Mark Tice of Avon, MS in the Precision Marine Trak-Star and Doug Watson of Plant City, FL in the Brandon Auto Services Rocket.

Horton took the lead at the drop of the green flag to start the race followed by Brindle, Cobb, Jack Nosbisch Jr. and Keith Nosbisch. The Nosbisch brothers swapped positions on lap two with Keith passing Jack Jr. for the fourth spot. The first caution flag of the race came out on lap four when Chase Washington of Houlka, MS stalled the Greg’s Sawmill GRT in turn four.

The top ten for the restart had Horton leading Brindle, Cobb, K. Nosbisch, J. Nosbisch, Breuer, Mathews, Smith, two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model series Champion David Earl Gentry of Lewisburg, TN, and Steve Cook of Mt. Airy, NC. Gentry spun his Eads Farms/Dixon Plumbing Special in turn two on the restart.

When the field went back to green flag racing, Cobb passed Brindle for the second spot, bringing J. Nosbisch with him into the third position. K. Nosbisch got around Brindle for the fourth spot on lap five. Cobb and J. Nosbisch began swapping the second spot on lap six. J. Nosbisch was second on lap six, Cobb was second on lap seven, and by lap eight, K. Nosbisch began mount another challenge on his brother for the third spot.

While all of the dicing for position was going on behind him, Horton had stretched out to a full straightaway lead by lap ten. That advantage was erased on lap 11 when Shannon Lee stalled the Billy Riels Racing GRT in turn two to bring out the third caution flag of the race.

The caution flag came out for the fourth time on lap 12 when Steve Miller of Tampa, FL hit the turn four wall with the L. Miller and Associates Rocket. That was followed by the fifth caution flag on the restart when Dave Schmauss of Dover, FL spun the Cardinal Paint and Body Warrior.

Cobb and J. Nosbisch picked up their battle for the second on the next restart with J. Nosbisch passing Cobb when the green flag came out, and Cobb reclaimed the spot on lap 13. Horton maintained a comfortable lead when he began to encounter lapped traffic on lap 20. Business was picking up behind the leader, as J. Nosbisch, K. Nosbisch and Brindle began to battle for the third spot.

The trio went into the first turn three-wide on lap 26 with Brindle the meat in the Nosbisch sandwich. K. Nosbisch was on the inside, Brindle was in the middle, and J. Nosbisch was on the outside. All three cars went for the same piece of real estate, and the squeeze play cut down Brindle’s left-front tire. Brindle spun to bring out the sixth caution flag of the race.

Horton led Cobb, J. Nosbisch, K. Nosbisch, Breuer, Mathews, Smith, Robertson, Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL in the Terry Eaglin Motorsports Rocket, and Cooke down for the restart at the halfway point of the race. Breuer passed K. Nosbisch for the fourth spot, while Turner powered from the 11th spot to move up to seventh.

Smith and Bernhardt got together in turn one on lap 33, and Bernhardt spun in turn two collecting Schmauss to bring out the seventh caution flag. Turner got by Mathews for the sixth spot on the restart, and then passed K. Nosbisch for the fifth spot on lap 35. K. Nosbisch reclaimed the spot on lap 37.

Breuer got around J. Nosbisch on lap 38 to take the third spot just before the eighth caution flag of the race came out on lap 40 when Cooke spun his AES Special in turn four while running ninth. When the field went back to green flag racing, K. Nosbisch passed J. Nosbisch for the fourth spot in turn four on lap 40.

Running with yet another comfortable lead, Horton suddenly slowed in turn three on lap 41 and came to a stop at the head of the front straightaway to bring out the ninth and final caution flag of the race. Horton was pushed to the pits and was done for the night. That misfortune earned Horton the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.

Cobb now inherited the lead followed by Breuer, K. Nosbisch, J. Nosbisch, Turner, Mathews, Brindle, Smith, Cooley, and Robertson. When the field took the green flag, Brindle, who had come from the back of the pack, got busy and passed both Mathews and Turner to move up to the fifth spot.

Mathews was able to pass Brindle for the fifth spot on lap 43, and Smith also passed Brindle for the sixth spot on lap 44. Cobb was able to keep Breuer behind him in the closing laps to take the win with a .455 second margin of victory.

The next scheduled event for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on April 2.

For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 3 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/26/11:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER 1. 4 2. 6 3. 5 4. 3 5. 9 6. 7 7. 1 8. 19 10 9. 13 10. 14 33c 11. 8 56 12. 12 105 13. 20 27 14. 22 72 15. 11 31 16. 10 17c 17. 21 8s 18. 2 11 19. 15 19 20. 16 B69 21. 17 24 22. 21 121 23. 23 47 24. 18 07 HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
32 Phillip Cobb Apollo Beach, FL 50 $3,000
B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC 50 $1,250
02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 50 $850
12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL 50 $700
33 Jeff Mathews Tampa, FL 50 $650
99 Shan Smith Dade City, FL 50 $550
21b Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 50 $500
Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $550
116 Greg Robertson Waynesboro, VA 50 $400
Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 50 $375
David Earl Gentry Lewisburg, TN 50 $350
Dave Schmauss Dover, FL 50 $300
Larry Harrod Plains, GA 50 $280
Frank Wilson (R) Harold, FL 50 $260
Bryan Force Indiana, PA 50 $250
Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 50 $240
Steve Miller Tampa, FL 49 $220
Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 40 $200
Chase Washington Houlka, MS 39 $200
Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 32 $200
Mark Tice (R) Avon, MS 32 $200
Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 30 $200
Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 16 $200
Doug Watson Plant City, FL 10 $200

ENTRIES: 45
FAST QUALIFIER: Brindle, 15.866 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Lee and Blount
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Horton, 1-40; Cobb, 41-50
LAPS LED: Horton, 40; Cobb, 10
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Wilson
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Turner (started 19th and finished 8th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Horton
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Chase Edge
RACECAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Mathews
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Brindle
RACECAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Turner
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Robertson
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooley
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Schmauss
SCHOENFELD SHOCKS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Harrod
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Wilson
COFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Force
KINSER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooke
CAUTIONS: 9
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .455 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 51 Minutes and 37.480 Seconds

By Scott|2011-03-02T10:20:34-05:00March 2nd, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

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