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NOSBISCH CHECKS OUT FOR EAST BAY NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS WIN

TAMPA, FL –February 25, 2011- Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, FL packed his bags, turned in the key, and checked out on the field Friday night to win the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 40-lap feature race at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Rocket. Nosbisch led the final 17 laps of the race to win with a half a lap margin over Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL.

Nosbisch inherited the lead on lap 24 after early race leader Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV cut down a right-front tire on his Mainland Transport Warrior during a caution period and he was forced to pit, ending his chance to repeat Thursday night’s win.

“It looked like Doug had a tire going down before the caution came out because he was starting to push a little in the turns,” Nosbisch said. “I had no idea I had as big a lead as I had at the end of the race. I thought I could hear everyone around me, so I just drove as hard as I could, like I did when I was chasing Doug before he went to the pits.”

The last 16 laps of the race went caution-free, and Nosbisch checked out on Bernhardt in the Terry Eaglin Motorsports Rocket with a 9.401 second margin of victory. Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL finished third in the Image Skin Care Rocket, and Danny Breuer of Troutman, NC took the fourth spot in the AES Racing Special.

Phillip Cobb of Apollo Beach, FL started 17th and finished fifth in the Wells Brothers Farms Special to earn the Hedman Husler Award. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL was the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race with a sixth-place effort in the Edge’s Gas Company Special after out-qualifying the 46 entrants during time trials with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 16.323 seconds.

Shan Smith of Dade City, FL was seventh in the Outlaw Race Parts TNT, and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Lewisburg, TN took the eighth spot in the Eads Plumbing/Dixon Plumbing Special. Dave Schmauss of Dover, FL finished ninth in the Cardinal Paint and Body Warrior, and 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA rounded out the top ten in the Bryson Motorsports Special.

Jack Nosbisch Jr. earned the pole position after winning the first 10-lap heat race and led the field down for the green flag to start the race. Second heat race winner Horton took the lead from his outside front row starting position followed by J. Nosbisch, Bernhardt, and Keith Nosbisch.

The green flag action was short-lived because the caution flag came out on the first lap when a multi-car pile-up on the backstretch stacked up the majority of the back half of the 24-car field. When everything was untangled, Larry Harrod of Plains, GA in the Harrod Logging Special, Doug Watson of Plant City, FL in the Brandon Auto Services Rocket, and Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS in the Lamar Auto Salvage/Petro Nissan Trak-Star were done for the night.

On the complete restart, Horton again grabbed the point with J. Nosbisch, Bernhardt, K. Nosbisch and Credence Mott of Vienna, IL in the Odum Car Brokers Special following. A short caution for debris on lap three closed up the field, and the third caution flag came out on lap five when Mott spun in turn two.

Mott would retire from the event a lap later when he spun in turn three to bring out the fourth caution flag of the race. The restart saw Edge inherited the fifth spot, but Breuer grabbed that position on the restart.

Smith climbed up to the seventh spot on lap eight, and the fifth caution flag came out on lap nine when Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS spun the Lawson Construction Rocket in turn three. Horton led J. Nosbisch, Bernhardt, K. Nosbisch, Breuer, Edge, Smith, Mark Tice of Avon, MS in the Precision Marine Trak-Star, Cobb, and Travis Varnadore of Dover, FL in the Sunstate International Trucks Special down for the restart.

Smith dropped Edge back to the seventh spot on lap 10. K. Nosbisch lost the fourth spot to Breuer on lap 18 when he tangled with the lapped car of Greg Robertson of Waynesboro, VA in the Wyn Bridge Industrial Fabricators Rocket. The green flag stayed out as K. Nosbisch held on to the fifth spot.

Horton began to encounter heavy lapped traffic by lap 20, and J. Nosbisch began to close the half straightaway lead Horton had built up. Tice spun in turn four on lap 24 to bring out the sixth caution flag of the race. During the caution period, Horton gave up the lead and went to the pits with his right-front tire going flat.

Horton returned to the track, but had to restart in the 18th position. His misfortune earned Horton the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award. The final caution flag of the race came out on lap 25 when Steve Mathis of Plant City, FL in the Mathis Farms Special spun in turn four and collected Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS in the TJC Mortgage/Maximum Signs and Graphics GRT.

J. Nosbisch led Bernhardt, Breuer, K. Nosbisch, Smith, Cobb, Edge, Brindle, Gentry, and Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA in the Hedman Husler Special down for the restart. Schmauss moved up to tenth on the restart, and Nosbisch got by Breuer for the third spot on lap 28. J. Nosbisch had opened up a full straightaway lead on Bernhardt by lap 33.

K. Nosbisch moved up to battle Bernhardt for the second spot with five laps to go working the inside. With two laps to go, J. Nosbisch had a half-lap lead on the Bernhardt and K. Nosbisch battle for second. J. Nosbisch would cruise on home for the win, and Bernhardt would hold off K. Nosbisch to take the second spot.

In preliminary action, the four 10-lap heat races were won by J. Nosbisch, Horton, K. Nosbisch and Bernhardt. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Cobb and Frank Wilson of Harold, FL in the Wilson Lumber Trak-Star. Robert Cossell IV of Connellsville, PA in the Sprouts Pick-A-Part Warrior failed to make the main event after finishing fourth in the first B-Main to earn the Integra Racing Shocks Just Missed It Award.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event.

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 2 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/25/11:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER 1. 1 2. 4 3. 3 4. 8 5. 17 32 6. 5 7. 7 8. 19 56 9. 16 10. 10 21b 11. 15 10 12. 9 41 13. 14 33c 14. 13 24 15. 18 72 16. 2 11 17. 18 1 18. 12 95 19. 21 116 20. 23 69 21. 6 89 22. 11 27 23. 20 07 24. 24 121 HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL 40 $2,000
B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 40 $1,000
02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 40 $700
B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC 40 $550
Phillip Cobb Apollo Beach, FL 40 $600
18 Chase Edge (R) Lafayette, AL 40 $425
99 Shan Smith Dade City, FL 40 $375
David Earl Gentry Lewisburg, TN 40 $350
105 Dave Schmauss Dover, FL 40 $325
Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 40 $300
Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 40 $275
Travis Varnadore Dover, FL 40 $250
Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $225
Mark Tice (R) Avon, MS 40 $200
Frank Wilson (R) Harold, FL 39 $175
Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 39 $150
Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 24 $140
Steve Mathis Plant City, FL 24 $125
Greg Robertson Waynesboro, VA 17 $125
Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 7 $125
Credence Mott Vienna, IL 5 $125
Larry Harrod Plains, GA 0 $125
Doug Watson Plant City, FL 0 $125
Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 0 $125

ENTRIES: 46
FAST QUALIFIER: Edge, 16.323 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Lee and Blount
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Horton, 1-23; J. Nosbisch, 24-40
LAPS LED: Horton, 23; J. Nosbisch, 17
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Edge
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Cobb (started 17th and finished 5th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Horton
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Robert Cossell IV
RACECAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Cobb
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Edge
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN OIL 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
RACECAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Schmauss
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Brindle
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Turner
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: T. Varnadore
SCHOENFELD SHOCKS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooley
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Tice
COFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Wilson
KINSER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Horton
CAUTIONS: 7
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9.401 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 43 Minutes and 22.985 Seconds

By Scott|2011-02-27T03:34:58-05:00February 27th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

Tim Powers Wins Night Number Two At East Bay After Post Race Inspection

By Russ Calabrese

Tampa, FL – Feb. 25, 2011 – It was the Georgia driver on the outside front row for the second night in a row. He was lined up with pole sitter Thomas Pratt. Pratt had won the most features at East Bay Raceway Park, capturing ten in all in the 2010 Season for the Street Stocks.

On the drop of the green flag, it was Sharpe once again taking command of the 25 lap A-Main Feature with Pratt right behind him in second, and in third was Calvin Cook.

The first caution came out for debris on the track and the top three remained the same, Sharpe, Pratt and Cook. The second caution came out on lap five when John Clark spun out in Turn four. This time your top three were Sharpe, Cook got around Pratt for the second spot and Pratt fell back to third.

After the green flag dropped, several laps had gone by when it appeared Pratt had a right rear go down on the backstretch and cars gathered as Eric Moon and Donnie Reed collected each other just before Turn 3, hitting the backstretch gate. Donnie Reed was able to continue and Eric Moon who received the most damage was not able to continue.

On lap 12, Billy Carlbert, Jr and Calvin Cook tangled in Turn two bringing out the seventh caution of the night. Your top three were Sharpe, Tim Powers, and in third was the Valrico native, Michael Cherry.

The green flag dropped two more times when the ninth and final caution came out on lap 19 when Steven Osteen and Charles Christian, Jr. got together in Turn four.

When the Checkered flag dropped, it was the Georgia driver once again finding himself in Victory Lane. But after post race inspection, Sharpe was found to be light and his win was disallowed giving the win to the Okeechobee driver who finished second last night, Tim Powers.

I first want to thank my car owner Paul Bange and Bange Roofing, my Crew Chief, John Wilson and Track President Al Varnadore for a great track tonight. He said he fell back to around twelfth position at one point but worked his way back up to second when the checkered flag waived. The third place finisher who moved up to second, was the number 56 Chevy Camaro of Kevin Durden in a Lee Faulk prepared race car.

Finishing in the third postion after tech was Michael Cherry. Fourth went to Andrew Gipson and finishing fifth wasDonnie Reed after crashing.

Rounding out the top ten were Thomas Pratt, Charles Christian, Jr., Calvin Cook, Billy Carlbert, Jr and finishing tenth was John Clark.

Heat race winners were Michael Cherry, Calvin Cook and Jimmy Sharpe.

After two nights of competition, the top six are locked into tomorrow’s 50 lap $3,000 to win A-Main. Top six in points are Tim Powers, Charles Christian, Jr., Thomas Pratt, Andrew Gipson, Billy Carlbert, Jr. and Donnie Reed in the final sixth spot.

The final night for the 35th Annual Winternationals are tomorrow night along with the NeSmith Crate Late Models with the 50 lap feature paying $3,000 to win along with the final night of the Inaugural World Street Stock Championship.

For more information, you can call the track at 813-677-7223.

By Scott|2011-02-26T13:17:18-05:00February 26th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

HORTON LEARNS TO LIKE TIRE CHOICE FOR WIN IN NeSMITH CHEVROLET SEASON OPENER

From Roby Helm

Tampa, FL -February 24, 2011- Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV won the 40-lap season opener for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Mainland Transport Warrior. Horton learned to like the tire choice car owner Ken Nosbisch made before the race at the halfway point when took the lead and never looked back.

Horton started fifth, and moved up to the second spot by lap 18. Horton then battled with early race leader Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL after a lap 19 restart, and took the lead with an inside move coming off the fourth turn on lap 20. Horton then kept the point and at one time pulled out to a full straightaway lead.

“I wasn’t sure about the tire choice Ken made at the start of the race, but as the race went on, the car got faster, and I knew he made the right choice,” Horton said. “I have to dedicate this win to my wife because on the way down here she asked me when she was going to get her picture made with me under the palm trees in victory lane. I’ve won a lot of races down here, but never when she was here. Hopefully there will be a couple more pictures with her after this one.”

Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, FL ran in the top three all race long and finished second in the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Rocket. Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL took the third spot in the Image Skin Care Rocket, and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Lewisburg, TN was fourth in the Eads Farms/Dixon Plumbing Special.

Bernhardt took the fifth spot in the Terry Eaglin Motorsports Rocket. Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA drove the Hedman Husler Special to a sixth-place finish in his 108th consecutive series event. The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA was seventh in the Bryson Motorsports Special.

Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC finished eighth in the AES Racing Special, and John Over of Uniontown PA started 22nd and finished ninth in the K2 Motorsports Rocket to earn the Hedman Husler Award. Travis Varnadore of Dover, FL rounded out the top ten in the Sunstate International Trucks Special.

Bernhardt took the lead from polesitter Brindle at the start of the race followed by Jack Nosbisch Jr., Phillip Cobb of Apollo Beach, FL in the Wells Brothers Farms Special, and Turner. On lap two, Turner passed Cobb for the fourth spot, and on lap five, Jack Nosbisch Jr. made an outside move down the backstretch on Brindle to take the second spot.

Horton drove by Turner for the fourth spot on lap 10, and then began to chase down the leaders, who were working lapped traffic. On lap 12, Horton passed Brindle for the third spot with an inside move coming off the fourth turn. Horton caught Jack Nosbisch Jr. by lap 17 to challenge for second, and then got an inside run coming off the fourth turn on lap 18 to take the position.

The first of four caution flags came out on lap 19 for debris. Bernhardt led Horton, Jack Nosbisch Jr., Brindle, Turner, Keith Nosbisch, Gentry, Cobb, Steve Mathis of Plant City, FL in the Mathis Farms Special, and Breuer down for the double-file restart.

A tangle on the restart that spun Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS in the Billy Riels Racing GRT on the front straightaway brought out caution flag number two. Lee was done for the night, and that earned him the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck of the Race Award.

On the next restart, Horton got to the inside of Bernhardt and the top two cars raced side-by-side for the entire lap. As the field took the crossed flags to signal the halfway point in the race, Horton took the lead, while Keith Nosbisch and Gentry climbed up to the fourth and fifth spots respectively.

Horton began to pull away from Bernhardt, but his advantage was erased on lap 27 when Steve Cooke of Mt. Airy, NC spun the AES Racing Special in turn four to bring out the third caution flag of the race. A multi-car tangle on the restart brought out the fourth and final caution flag of the race, and sent Cobb to the tail of the lead lap cars for the restart.

Horton picked up where he left off after the next restart, while Jack Nosbisch Jr. challenged Bernhardt for the second spot, and took the position from Bernhardt coming off the fourth turn. By lap 29, Over had charged from the 22nd starting spot to move up to the seventh position, and Varnadore, who started 20th, was riding in eighth.

By lap 33, Horton had stretched his advantage over Jack Nosbisch Jr. to a full straightaway lead. Horton encountered lapped traffic on lap 35, but no one could close the gap. Keith Nosbisch got by Bernhardt for third on lap 37, and Gentry dropped Bernhardt to fifth by moving up to the fourth spot on lap 38. Horton’s margin of victory was 4.184 seconds at the checkered flag.

Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL missed the main event in the Edge’s Gas Company Special, but took the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race Award with the highest finishing position among the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Candidates in the B-Mains. Greg Robertson of Waynesboro, VA finished fourth in the first 12-lap B-Main Race in the Wyn Bridge Industrial Fabricators Rocket to earn the Integra Racing Shocks Just Missed It Award.

Horton was the fast qualifier among the 46 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 16.206 seconds. The four ten-lap heat races were won by Brindle, Bernhardt, Cobb, and Jack Nosbisch Jr.

The two 12-lap B-Mains were won by the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS in the 78 Towing and Recovery Special and Robert Cossell IV of Connellsville, PA in the Sprouts Pick-A-Part Warrior.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Friday night for a 40-lap $2,000-to-win event, and again on Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win event.

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 1 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/24/11:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 5 11 Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 40 $2,000
2. 4 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL 40 $1,000
3. 7 02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 40 $700
4. 10 56 David Earl Gentry Lewisburg, TN 40 $550
5. 2 B69 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 40 $500
6. 6 10 Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 40 $425
7. 1 21b Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 40 $375
8. 9 B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC 40 $350
9. 22 K2 John Over Uniontown, PA 40 $425
10. 20 41 Travis Varnadore Dover, FL 40 $300
11. 3 32 Phillip Cobb Apollo Beach, FL 40 $275
12. 17 33c Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 40 $250
13. 16 07 Doug Watson Plant City, FL 40 $225
14. 12 2* Shane Hitt Buckhannon, WV 39 $200
15. 8 95 Steve Mathis Plant City, FL 39 $175
16. 23 27 Larry Harrod Plains, GA 39 $150
17. 14 99w Shan Smith Dade City, FL 38 $140
18. 19 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 38 $125
19. 13 14 Mavrick Varnadore Dover, FL 38 $125
20. 18 50c Robert Cossell IV Connellsville, PA 27 $125
21. 11 17c Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 26 $125
22. 21 105 Dave Schmauss Dover, FL 24 $125
23. 15 47 Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 17 $125
24. 24 121 Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 17 $125

ENTRIES: 46
FAST QUALIFIER: Horton, 16.206 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Harrod and Blount
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Bernhardt, 1-19; Horton, 20-40
LAPS LED: Horton, 21; Bernhardt, 19
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Chase Edge
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Over (started 22nd and finished 9th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Lee
INTEGRA SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Greg Robertson
RACECAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Bernhardt
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Turner
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Brindle
RACECAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Breuer
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Over
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: T. Varnadore
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Cobb
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooley
SCHOENFELD HEADERS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Watson
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Hitt
COLFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Mathis
KINSLER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Harrod
CAUTIONS: 4
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.184 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 34 Minutes and 44.130 Seconds

By Scott|2011-02-25T13:56:38-05:00February 25th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

Jimmy Sharpe Picks Up First Win At East Bay Raceway Park On First Time Visit

By Russ Calabrese

Tampa, FL – Feb. 24, 2011- Jimmy Sharpe of Soperton, GA kicked off the opening night of the 1st Inaugural World Street Stock Championships. 27 cars started the 25 Lap A-Main with the 2 time defending East Bay Raceway Park Street Stock Champion Donnie Reed and the Georgia driver, Jimmy Sharpe lined up along side of him.

Jimmy Sharpe was the only driver outside of Florida. He drove six hours to get here and as they came into the Ocala area, their trailer had two flat tires car owner John Sellers said. We called around and got someone to change them and made it to the track around 5:00 pm as they were getting ready to get cars onto the track for hot laps he commented.

After the green flag dropped, debris was found on the race track and brought out the first of nine cautions on lap one. Sharpe took the lead with Reed second and Roger Crouse in the third spot.

Lap five brought out the third caution when Kevin Durden from Archer, FL slowed down on the backstretch and was pushed off the track after running in the third position. As the green flag dropped, the 07 of Donnie Reed and the 92 of Collin Kruse tangled in Turn 1 bringing out the fourth caution of the night.

Several more cautions flew as the Georgia driver held on to the top spot with Crouse holding down second and Tim Powers of Okeechobee after starting in the ninth position came up to the third spot.

With just several laps to go, the 36 of Grady Christian brought out the ninth caution of the night. Sharpe still held onto the lead with Powers in second and Crouse still holding on to the third spot.

When the checkered flag dropped it was Jimmy Sharpe picking up his very first win on his very first visit to East Bay. Jimmy thanked a fellow competitor Kevin Durden for helping his out on some ideas for his setup. Sharpe races on a regular basis and considers him home track to be Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, GA. Jimmy thanked his car owner John Sellers for getting him here. He also thanked his sponsor’s Sierra Sun Tanning & Salon, Predator Chassis, Pittman Design & Consulting and Vidalia Transmissions.

Finishing second was Tim Powers, Eric Moon of Zephyrhills finished third after Roger Crouse was disqualified in post race inspection for the muffler falling off. It fell off coming to the checkered flag Crouse stated. Mufflers falling off have cost me a few races, but seemed to be pleased overall with the way the car ran.

Finishing in the fourth spot was Jeff Rogers out of Lithia after starting in the tenth position and rounding out the top five was Charles Christian, Jr. from Altoona, FL.

Thomas Pratt, Billy Carlbert, Jr., Wally Schneider, Andrew Gipson and Grady Christian rounded out your top then.

Heat winners were Sharpe, Reed, and Crouse.

Tomorrow night is night number two for the World Street Stock Championship along with the NeSmith Crate Late Models. The Street Stocks will run 25 laps for their A-Main with the NeSmith Crate Late Models running 40 laps for their feature.

For more information, you can call the track at 813-677-7223.

By Scott|2011-02-25T13:49:52-05:00February 25th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Punta Gorda Speedway 2011 Racing Season Starts Feb 25th & 26th

Punta Gorda, FL -February 24, 2011- Punta Gorda Speedway will kick off it’s 2011 Race Season on Feb 26th.

Saturdays races: Sportsman, Pro Trucks, Rookie trucks, Dwarf Car Winter Nationals,Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warriors and Outlaw Modifieds.

New gates times for Saturday racing:

Pit Gates will open at 3:00pm and Front Gates to open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:30pm.
Front Gate Admission: Adults $10.00, Seniors $8.00, Children 12 and under are FREE.

Call the speedway for more info at 941-575-7223

All pit parking for Saturday’s racing will be determined by the size of your truck and hauler.

Friday Night Feb 25th Schedule:

Dwarf Car Asphalt Winter Nationals
Qualifying and Feature
Open practice from 4:00 to 9:00
(pits will open at 4:00pm Friday night)
Dwarf car drivers and crew members
$30.00 each for Friday night

Price to enter into the pits for practice Friday night $10.00 per person. Front gate (Friday Night) to watch the Dwarf Car Nationals and practice $5.00.
Concession will be open Friday night with a limited menu.
Due to restrictions of the new road out front you cannot enter the speedway at the old entrance any longer. The new entrance is where you use to enter the pits and the opposite direction from the airport.

Thank you for your support: SEE YOU AT THE RACES!

By Scott|2011-02-25T13:42:03-05:00February 25th, 2011|Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY SEASON OPENER FEATURES SEVEN CLASSES SATURDAY NIGHT

By Dave Westerman

 Coming off a very successful Winternationals program last week, Auburndale
Speedway is set and ready to begin the 2011 regular racing season with
seven divisions seeing action on Saturday night.  The Sportsman cars
headline the class list this week and will be joined by the Modified Mini Stocks,
Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers and the Kids Club.

 One of the biggest early-season announcements is that this will be the final
season of driving for Lakeland racing veteran Dave Dunkin.  Dunkin, who
began his racing career back in the late 1960s and has always considered 
Auburndale his home track, has countless feature wins and track 
championships here including last years Sportsman title.

Dunkin is hoping for one last championship this year as he will campaign a
brand-new Sportsman machine.  However, his biggest competition may come
from his own teammate.  Mark Medeiros, who was runner-up to Dunkin in
Sportsman points in 2010 driving his own unsponsored effort, will be behind
the wheel of the car that carried Dunkin to the title last year.  Dunkin will run
his familiar #71 "Blue Goose" while Medeiros will run car #171.  The team
will have a third car as a back-up.

 Long-time local car owner Chuck Harrison plans on fielding four Sportsman
machines this year for himself, Brandon "Bones" Duchscherer and sons
Chuck, Jr. and Dustin.  Richard Elkins, Jr. will be back in action along with
Brandon Morris, Lance Daubach, Bart Weatherford and many others.   

 The Modified Mini Stock class, on the verge of being dropped early last year,
saw a big resurgence late in the year and looks to be a very strong division
for 2011.  Mini Stock class  champion Chris Spring will be moving into the
Mod Minis while former Mini Stock  champion and last years runner-up
Fred Harrison, Jr. has a new Mod Mini ready  for action.  Harrison also
plans to branch out and run other tracks this year along with his home track.

  Jason Rendell has a new Mod Mini ready to go plus a back-up car.
Ashton Hunt will run her first full season in the class and will join a great
group of drivers including Bo Collier, Mike Sweet, Dennis Jones, Nathan
Florian and many more.

Expect another strong field of cars in the Street Stock class for 2011
headed by defending champion Matt McCrary.  Jeff Waterman and his
brother Mark will both return to action along with Dave Colpritt, Cody
McDuffie, Bobby Mobley, Kyle Hall, Kyle Peters and a host of others.

  With the departure of Spring and Harrison from the Mini Stock ranks,
the class will be wide open this year and will see a new champion for
the first time in several years.  A number of new driver/car combos are
expected as well as in the V-8 Bomber and Scrambler classes too.  A
number of new drivers have been added to the Kids Club roster and that
 class will be an interesting one as well in 2011.

  Pit gates open this Saturday at 2PM, grandstands open at 5PM and
racing begins at 7PM.  Adult admission is still just $12, seniors are
admitted for $10, kids 5-12 are $5 and all kids under the age of 5 get in
free.  A family "four pack" (2 adults and 2 kids aged 5-12) remains at $25.
For more information, log on to www.auburndale racing.com powered by
Palm Tree Computers.

NOTES:  The management of Auburndale Speedway would like to thank
all of the drivers, crews and staff for a very successful Winternationals
program last week that saw close to 100 Legend Cars and Bandoleros
in action over a five day period.  U.S. Legends Car International has
already announced that Auburndale Speedway will once again be host
to the Winternationals in February 2012 and the event should be even
bigger that it was this year.

  Auburndale Speedway owner/promoter Rex Guy will be absent from
the first night of racing at his track this year, but he has a good reason.
Guy will accompany his son Johnathan who will be taking part in the
first-ever race for the Florida United Promoters Late Model Series at
Desoto Super Speedway Saturday night.  Between 25-30 cars are
expected for the season opener.  The second race in the Series will
be held at Auburndale Speedway on March 19th.

  The Legend Cars and Bandoleros will have the first week of the season
off to "recover" from the Winternationals, but look for a strong field for their
opening night on March 5th.  Several new drivers will be in action in both
classes.

The Auburndale Little Racers program is already off to a strong start for 2011
as two new bicycles will be given away to a pair of lucky youngsters on
opening night courtesy Stewart's Auto Repair of Winter Haven.  All kids aged
10 and under will get an extra ticket as they pass through the gates that
makes them eligible for the prizes.  One girls bike and one boys bike will be
given away.  Precision Air of Winter Haven and  Aaron's Rent to Own are
returning as corporate sponsors and there's more to come.
The kids will be having a banner year at Auburndale Speedway.

  Drivers are going to be given the opportunity to have their own personal web
site at a very low cost through Palm Tree Computers of Oviedo.  Look for
more information to be available in the next couple of weeks.

By Scott|2011-02-24T14:51:40-05:00February 24th, 2011|Auburndale Speedway|Comments Off

Top Gun Sprint Series to kick off 2011 season this weekend at Hendry County Motorsports Park.

From Curtis Whalin

This Saturday at Hendry County Motorsports Park marks the start of the 2011 Top Gun Sprint Series, which figures to be its most competitive season to date.

“All systems are go for this weekend at Hendry County Motorsports Park for us to get our 2011 championship season under way,” said Top Gun Sprint Series President Don Rehm. “With our expected full field of some of the best sprint car racers in the state of Florida, what looks to be perfect weather and all of the activities going on with the Swamp Cabbage Festival, I think racecar fans will get their money’s worth this weekend.”

Last season, Tim George and Ryan Partin battled all season, with Tim winning the 2010 championship by only 18 points, and both are expected to return in 2011. Also expected to be involved in the championship mix for 2011 are third place finisher Shawn Murray, Danny “The Hammer” Martin Jr. and Tyler Godwin, who closed out the season fighting for the win at East Bay Raceway Park.

“This is our first visit to Hendry County Motorsports Park with the Top Gun Sprint Series, so it’s somewhat of a level playing field for our competitors” continued Rehm. “We’ve also got some new teams coming out that used to compete in other sprint car series on both asphalt and dirt, so this should make for a very exciting race.”

February 26 Schedule of Events
10:00 – Swamp Cabbage Festival Parade
2:00 – Pit Gates Open at the Track.
4:00 – Grandstands Open at the Track.
7:00 – Racing Starts.

More information about the track can be found at their website at www.hendrycountyracing.com.

About Top Gun Sprint Series
Widely regarded as the premier dirt sprint car touring series in the southeast, the Top Gun Sprint Series continues to grow in both car count and race dates. The series was formed by long-time sprint car series promoter Don Rehm with a goal of returning affordable and competitive dirt sprint car series racing to the state of Florida. With the last two season championships being decided at the final race of the year, it is no wonder why so many teams are looking to compete with the Top Gun Sprint Series in 2011.

To learn more about the Top Gun Sprint Series, please visit them online at www.topgunsprints.com .

By Scott|2011-02-24T14:26:16-05:00February 24th, 2011|Hendry County Park, Series|Comments Off

February 19th Race Results From Putnam County Speedway

by Putnam Speedway on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 8:53pm

Late Models/ Sportsman:

18 J. O Nobles

10 David Crews Sr.

143 Clyde Herron

1xxx Shane Williams

32 Jeff Phipps

22 Mike Haney

01 Kevin Mills

17 Marc Kinley

61 Lisa O’connor

4H Cory Howard

Hobby/Street Stocks:

98T Michael Tovet

24 Ricky Adams

41 Ron Frank

6 Rick Ferraro

17 Bobby Rivers

20 Scott Stewart

9 Bruce Birkett

66 David Dowling Sr.

1 Buddy Rohn

Thunder Stocks:

42 Dalton Strehle

24 Randy Strehle

01 William Martin

66 Rick Reed

113 Randy Moody

2 Jack Miller

24D Kenny Durham

19 A.j Mckay

88 Charley Cantley

01x Anthony Lignore

Mini Stocks:

64 Mike Budka

35g Brack Gill

02 Johnny Harris

67 Matt Glover

Gladiators:

75 James Strehle

21 Art Souther

31 Johnathan Green

17D Rick Sullivan

30 Reid Christensen

6X James Clay

48 Harold Lewis

89 Brandy Jones

23 Tiffany Shaw

P38 Steve Cox

51 Nathan Rhodes

49 Larry Langston

126 Bobby Graham

The track is going to go thru extensive reconditioning this week hope to see you
aThell on the 26th The track is going to go thru extensive reconditioning this week hope to see you
all on the 26th The track is going to go thru extensive reconditioning this week hope to see you
all on the 26th

By Scott|2011-02-23T10:28:13-05:00February 23rd, 2011|Putnam County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Ocala Speedway Open For Practice This Saturday

by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- The 2011 racing season at Florida’s oldest racetrack begins on March 4th, so Ocala Speedway officials are giving the racers an open practice this Saturday, February 26th, so they can put the finishing touches on their machines. Thanks to an extended Winternationals schedule this year, this will be the only opportunity for drivers to test and tune at Ocala before racing begins.

The Ocala Speedway pit gate will open at noon on Saturday with practice by division on the track from 1PM until 4PM. Admission is $15 per person with children under 12 admitted free of charge. Spectators are welcome to come and either wander through the pit area or watch from the turn 1 bleachers, but must pay admission and sign a pit waiver in order to enter. The grandstands will not be open for the practice session.

For more information on the practice session, or to find out more about the 2011 opening night featuring the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, please visit America’s Dirt Track at www.OcalaSpeedway.com.

By Scott|2011-02-23T10:09:54-05:00February 23rd, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park|Comments Off

New Smyrna Speedway World Series Results, February 19, 2011

Super Late Model Feature- 100 laps

1. Wayne Anderson

2. Daniel Hemrick

3. David Rogers

4. Tim Russell

5. Sean Bass

6. Bobby Good

7. Aaron Pierce

8. Justin Larson

9. Jason Vail

10. Cale Gale

11. Derrick Wood

12. Steven Weaver, Jr.

13. Brandon Booth

14. George Gorham, Jr.

15. Robbie Pyle

16. Daniel Webster

17. Ryan Moore

18. Anthony Sergi

19. Chris Staggs

20. Chazz Anderson

21. Russ Shaw

22. Bruce Gowland

23. Jared Marks

24. Becca Kasten

25. Jared Allison

26. Mallory Harvey

27. Alan Bruns

28. John Coffman

29. Eric Centers

NASCAR Tour Type Modified Feature

1. Chuck Hossfeld

2. Ted Christopher

3. Burt Myers

4. Earl Paules

5. Patrick Emerling

6. Jason Myers

7. Jimmy Zacharias

8. Gary Fountain

9. Todd Geist

Pro Truck Feature

1. Spencer Davis

2. Rodney Haddock

3. Bill Stacy

4. Scott Reeves

5. Dennis Colletti, Jr.

6. Nick Hernandez

7. Michael Pilla

8. Dennis Colletti, Sr.

9. Ricardo Penton

10. Brandon Jones

11. Derrick Reeves

12. Keith Lilley

13. Blake Koch

14. Whitney Poole

15. Zachary Curtis

16. Tim Sozio

17. Ricky Moxley

18. Steve Jones

19 Kevin Henry

Late Model Feature

1. Cole Powell

2. Jason Boyd

3. Kirk Hooper

4. J.R. McMickle

5. Anthony Sergi

6. Ross Chastain

7. David Weaver

8. Richard Maguire

9. Derrick Wood

10. Gordon Vipond

11 Jessica Murphy

12. Alan Bruns

13. Zach Harris

By Scott|2011-02-21T23:17:23-05:00February 21st, 2011|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

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