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Earnhardt to start from the 500 pole for first time

By Sporting News Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The pressure’s off Dale Earnhardt Jr. — until next Sunday, that is.

In Sunday’s qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway, Earnhardt edged Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon for the top starting spot in next Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500.

Turning a lap in 48.364 seconds (186.089 mph), Earnhardt claimed the 10th Coors Light pole award of his career and his first at a restrictor-plate superspeedway. He’ll try to win NASCAR’s most prestigious race for the second time in the 400th start of his Cup career.

What Earnhardt — and Gordon, for that matter — won’t have to worry about is racing for position in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel 150 qualifying races at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Under the unique qualify procedure for the Daytona 500, the two fastest drivers in time trials are locked into the front row.

The rest of the field for the 53rd running of the Great American Race won’t be set until the Duels are completed.

“The main thing [the pole] does for me is take the pressure off Thursday’s race,” said Earnhardt, who will start from the top spot in the first qualifying race. “I can go out and have fun and not worry about where I finish or getting a good starting spot for the Daytona 500.”

Gaining a slight edge through Turn 1, Earnhardt narrowly beat Gordon (48.396 seconds, 185.966 mph) for the top spot on the grid.

It was the third Daytona 500 front-row sweep for Hendrick Motorsports, which placed Ken Schrader and Darrell Waltrip first and second in 1989. Mark Martin won the pole for last year’s 500, with Earnhardt starting on the outside of the front row.

Rookie Trevor Bayne (185.445) was third fastest in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, followed by Richard Childress Racing teammates Paul Menard (185.422), Clint Bowyer (185.223) and Jeff Burton (185.071).

Bayne was elated by his strong run — and equally impressed by the drivers starting ahead of him.

“If I’m going to get knocked off by somebody, I’m sure the fans were glad it was Dale Jr.,” said Bayne, who briefly held the second spot before Earnhardt’s pole-winning run. “But to be sitting third behind two of the most well-known drivers in NASCAR — and Jeff Gordon my childhood hero — I mean, this is incredible.”

Bill Elliott (17th fastest), Travis Kvapil (20th) and Joe Nemechek (21st) all earned guaranteed spots in the 500 as the three fastest drivers among those required to qualify on speed. Terry Labonte also knows he will start the race, thanks to a provisional available to the most recent past champion not otherwise qualified.

By Scott|2011-02-14T12:50:58-05:00February 14th, 2011|Front Page News, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

American/Canadian Tour 100 At New Smyrna Goes to Polewarczyk. Moore takes Super Lates Win.

45th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
Official Results – 02.13.11
Night #3

ACT – American / Canadian Tour – 100 laps

1.	#97NH	Joey Polewarczyk Jr
2.	#91QC	Patrick LaPerle
3.	#36QC	Alex Labbe
4.	#27NH	Wayne Helliwell
5.	#16NY	Mark Lamberton
6.	#37VT	Brian Hoar
7.	#17MA	Eddie MacDonald
8.	#48QC	Karl Allard
9.	#4ON	Jonathan Urlin
10.	#80QC	Donald Theetge
11.	#57VT	Austin Theriault
12.	#16QC	Kevin Roberge
13.	#22NY	Mike Bruno
14.	#21MA	Pete Yetman
15.	#51QC	Patrick Hamel
16.	#17RI	Ray Parent
17.	#9QC	Yvon Bedard
18.	#31ON	Spencer MacPherson
19.	#29NH	Aaron Fellows
20.	#92VT	Blair Bessett
21.	#41FL	Pete Potvin
22.	#88MA	Kyle DeSouza
23.	#17ON	Justin Holtom
24.	#88ON	Tim Dorning
25.	#77MA	James Linardy
26.	#15VT	Joey Laquerre
27.	#72VT	Jacob McGrath
DNS	#40VT	Eric Chase

Super Late Models – 30 laps

1.	#74	Ryan Moore
2.	#12K	Rebecca Kasten
3.	#93	David Russell
4.	#36	Tim Russell
5.	#5	Jared Marks
6.	#11	David Rogers
7.	#18G	Bruce Gowland
8.	#33	Derrick Wood
9.	#80	Brian Finney
10.	#15	Stephen Nasse
11.	#68	Russ Shaw
12.	#20	Anthony Sergi
13.	#29	Ronnie Rihn
14.	#12	Steve Weaver

Limited Late Models – 25 laps

1.	#57	Joe Winchell
2.	#20	Anthony Sergi
3.	#15	Jason Boyd
4.	#36	Ross Chastain
5.	#26	Jessica Murphy
6.	#119	JR McMickle
7.	#9z	Zack Donatti
8.	#38	Kirk Hooker
9.	#33	Derrick Wood
10.	#21	Derrick Kelley
11.	#51	Dillon Jackson
12.	#11	David Weaver

FL / IMCA Type Modifieds

1.	#15T	Tank Tucker
2.	#66	Jerry Symons
3.	#7	Rodney Brooks
4.	#73	Aaron Williamson
5.	#89	Josh Todd
6.	#99	AJ Winstead
7.	#96	Keith King
8.	#40	Tigh Shaffer
9.	#54	David Hite
10.	#97	Matt Wheeler
11.	#41	Doc McKinney
12.	#15	Robert Deal
13.	#112	Jarrett Korpi
DQ	#57	Tim Moore

By Scott|2011-02-14T12:40:27-05:00February 14th, 2011|Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

O’Neal Recovers To Take Ocala

by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- A huge crowd braved a chilly north central Florida night to see some of the top dirt late model racers in the nation take on each other and the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile, in Ocala Speedway’s “Battle Between the Coasts.” The 50 lap, $8000 to win race attracted a stellar field of competitors to Florida’s oldest race track, plus provided plenty of drama that kept the final outcome of the race uncertain until the final lap.

The drama began during qualifying runs, as the session became a constant game of “Top this!” The early qualifiers dealt with a slick track, but as the session continued the surface began to gain grip and times began to shrink. Time after time, racers held the fastest time for a bit, then saw it topped by another, until Josh Richards finally topped them all with a 15.014 to become that Kistler Engines Top Qualifier. Richards also collected an extra $300 bonus from East Palatka Tire Brake and Lube for his efforts.

Four heat races and two B mains set the field for the 50 lap feature, with Brad Neat winding up with the pole position. But Bub McCool would jump out to the early lead at the green flag as Austin Hubbard moved up to the second spot and Scott Bloomquist hung onto third place. Hubbard would find a route past McCool on lap 13 and take the lead until Josh Richards assumed the lead three laps later. Hubbard would make contact with some lapped traffic after retaking the lead soon after, then contact between Don O’Neal and John Lobb led to the first caution after 29 laps under green.

O’Neal would have a tire go down as the result of the contact, so a trip to the pits under caution led to his being relegated to the rear of the field for the restart. Hubbard would restart with the lead while Josh Richards gave chase and Scott Bloomquist slipped back to fifth place. O’Neal wasted no time making his way back toward the front of the field, and quickly caught up with Bloomquist, who he passed for the fourth spot.

Austin Hubbard’s place as the race leader looked very secure until lap 46 when a flat tire caused him to make contact with the backstretch wall, and at virtually the same time Josh Richards blew a right rear tire as well. After the resulting caution for Hubbard’s problems, Don O’Neal found himself back in the lead as two more flats resulted in top contenders, Shane Clanton and Bub McCool, exiting to the pits in the final laps.

Don O’Neal notched the win and got a celebration on Ocala Speedway’s frontstretch after overcoming misfortune and a very unforgiving race track, while Scott Bloomquist wound up claiming the second spot. Jonathan Davenport was the third place finisher, followed by Ryan Urzicker and Josh Richards for fourth and fifth places.

Ocala Speedway’s rough and tumble Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks were going after a $500 paycheck courtesy of Astor Recycling as they started their 20 lap feature, with 2010 Division Champion Scott Mooers leading the field to the green flag. Mooers would hold the lead until Luke Sadler briefly stole it on lap 3, but lost it again two laps later. Meanwhile Jason Gamble had moved into the 3rd spot and was on his way forward while being challenged by Kevin Durden for the position. Sadler would spin and be sent to the rear on lap 7, and shortly thereafter Durden was in position to challenge for the lead.

Scott Mooers continued to hold the lead until a mechanical issue with the right rear suspension slowed him on lap 9. Mooers would slip to third place while Jason Gamble pounced on the opportunity and jumped into the lead, followed by Chris Fontaine. Mooers would continue to slip as Eddie Lake passed him for fourth place then Durden passed him for fifth.

Jason Gamble was untouchable through the final laps as he claimed the victory and the payoff from Astor Recycling. Chris Fontaine followed in second place and Eddie Lake was third. Kevin Durden was the fourth place car and Alan Peacock rounded out the top five.

February Winternationals action continues at Ocala Speedway this Thursday night as the USAC wingless sprint cars come to America’s Dirt Track for the Bubba Army Sprint Car Nationals. Joining the wingless sprints will be the UMP Modifieds on all three nights of competition, including Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at 8PM. For more information on the remainder of the Winternationals schedule at Florida’s most historic race track, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com.

By Scott|2011-02-14T12:24:06-05:00February 14th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Jason Sides captures World of Outlaws finale at DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 13, 2011 – Jason Sides surged to the lead with five laps to go on Sunday night in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series finale at the DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park and held off Tony Stewart Racing’s Steve Kinser to the checkered flag for his first victory of the season.

Kinser had won the previous two nights at Volusia in his Bass Pro Shops ride. Pennsylvania legend Fred Rahmer was third with Kasey Kahne Racing’s Cody Darrah fourth in the Great Clips Maxim and defending World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers in fifth in the Elite Racing DDNI machine. Craig Dollansky, who led 27 laps on Saturday night before going out with a mechanical problem, led the first 24 laps on Sunday night in the Big Game Treestands car before fading to an 11^th-place finish.

Kasey Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana wound up as the overall five-night Sprint Car Week champion.

“To get a feature win this early in the season means a lot,” said Sides, of Bartlett, Tenn., who drives the Wetherington Tractor Services Maxim. “That will give you momentum for the rest of the year. My family was here and they’ve never been at a race that I’ve won. This makes the ninth Outlaw race I’ve won. It’s pretty special to have them here. It’s one of those deals where they don’t get to come to a lot of races. My wife, Farrah, works and my little girl, Skylar, is in school. To get a win with them and my mom and dad here, it makes it that much sweeter.”

In the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Clint Bowyer won the final qualifying feature for the Gator Championship, which will run on Monday night at Volusia. It was Bowyer’s third DIRTcar UMP Modfied victory at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

Beginning Monday, DIRTcar Super Late Models invade the half-mile Volusia oval.

For more information on the World of Outlaws, visit http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com. For more on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio Statistical Report, Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 13, 2011

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-main (30 laps) – Starting Position [#] – 1) 7S-Jason Sides[4] [$10,000]; 2) 11-Steve Kinser[1] [$5,500]; 3) 51-Fred Rahmer[10] [$3,200]; 4) 91-Cody Darrah[6] [$2,800]; 5) 14-Jason Meyers[7] [$2,500]; 6) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[12] [$2,300]; 7) 33-Danny Lasoski[8] [$2,200]; 8) 9-Joey Saldana[5] [$2,100]; 9) 83X-Tim Shaffer[18] [$2,050]; 10) 63-Chad Kemenah[13] [$2,000]; 11) 7-Craig Dollansky[2] [$1,500]; 12) 49-Brad Sweet[14] [$1,200]; 13) 27-Daryn Pittman[15] [$1,100]; 14) 17-Tyler Walker[9] [$1,050]; 15) 30C-Lance Dewease[19] [$1,000]; 16) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[25] [$100]; 17) 15-Donny Schatz[20] [$800]; 18) 2-Dale Blaney[21] [$800]; 19) 1-Sammy Swindell[23] [$800]; 20) 6-Kraig Kinser[26] [$0]; 21) 1Z-Stevie Smith[3] [$800]; 22) 24-Terry McCarl[24] [$800]; 23) 2B-Ben Gregg[27] [$0]; 24) 1J-Bronson Maeschen[22] [$800]; 25) 83-Paul McMahan[17] [$800]; 26) 6R-Bill Rose[16] [$800]; 27) 22-Brian Ellenberger[11] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-24, Jason Sides 25-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: Tim Shaffer

By Scott|2011-02-14T12:08:33-05:00February 14th, 2011|Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Bowyer powers to third DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH victory, takes aim at Monday’s ‘The Gator Championship’

DIRTcar Racing PR

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 13, 2011 – Clint Bowyer continued dominating the 40th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio on Sunday night at Volusia Speedway Park by powering past Kenny Wallace early and hanging on to win the final qualifying feature for Monday’s DIRTcar UMP Modified The Gator Championship.

Richard Childress Racing’s Ty Dillon surged to second with Jared Landers, the two-time and defending winner of The Gator Championship, in third.
The victory was Bowyer’s third in a row at Volusia Speedway Park.

“The track was perfect tonight,” said Bowyer, who will attempt to become the first driver in history to win both The Gator Championship and Daytona 500 in the span of week. “It was fun to slip and slide around out there!”

Bowyer battled Wallace throughout the first five laps before stretching his lead to a full straightaway as Dillon and Landers waged a fierce battle for second behind him.

“Jared has really helped us out a lot,” explained Bowyer, one of 12 drivers to compete in last year’s NASCAR Chase to the Cup. “This is his race car, I’m just happy and excited to be here racing in front of everyone.”

Bowyer was strong as usual throughout the entire program. He was quickest of his qualifying group, he won the third heat race, and finally he claimed the checkered flag in the A-Main.

Over the final two nights of DIRTcar UMP Modified competition that winds up Tuesday at Volusia, Bowyer will have a chance to equal Landers’ record of winning not only the ‘The Gator Championship’ but also five DIRTcar UMP Modified programs at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio; DIRTcar UMP Modifieds; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 13, 2011

A-Main (20-Laps) – 1.Clint Bowyer, 2. Ty Dillon, 3. Jared Landers, 4. Kenny Wallace, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. Ken Schrader, 7. Jason MIller, 8. Stormy Scott, 9. Gary Cook Jr, 10. Chris Puskas, 11. Jeff Matthews, 12. Terry Hull, 13. Evan Taylor, 14. Kelby Simmons, 15. Jim Shereck, 16. Todd Sherman, 17. Andy Strait, 18. Lawrence Oconnor, 19. Kevin Davis, 20. Keith Smith, 21. Jeremy Kerzman, 22. Kody Weisner, 23. Jason Beaulieu, 24. Riley Emmel

Qualifying Group 1 – 1. Ken Schrader, 2. Ty Dillon, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Gary Cook Jr, 5. Jim Shereck, 6. Larry Burkins, 7. Jason Davis, 8. Keith Smith, 9. Kris Richards

Qualifying Group 2 – 1. Jared Landers, 2. Jamie Carter, 3. Jeff Matthews, 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Stormy Scott, 6. Riley Emmel, 7. Jeremy Kerzman, 8. Jamie Smith, 9. Gary Brooks

Qualifying Group 3 – 1. Clint Bowyer, 2. Andy Strait, 3. Jason Beaulieu, 4. Jason MIller, 5. Kody Weisner, 6. Dale Murray, 7. Lawrence Oconnor, 8. Jim Shipman

Qualifying Group 4 – 1. Peyton Taylor, 2. Evan Taylor, 3. Todd Sherman, 4. Kelby Simmons, 5. Kevin Davis, 6. Terry Hull, 7. Tony Anderson, 8. Jim Thorp

Heat 1 – 1. Kenny Wallace, 2. Ty Dillon, 3. Ken Schrader, 4. Gary Cook Jr, 5. Jim Shereck, 6. Larry Burkins, 7. Keith Smith, 8. Jason Davis, DNS. Kris Richards

Heat 2 – 1. Jared Landers, 2. Jeff Matthews, 3. Chris Puskas, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jeremy Kerzman, 6. Riley Emmel, 7. Gary Brooks, 8. Jamie Carter, 9. James Smith

Heat 3 – 1. Clint Bowyer, 2. Jason MIller, 3. Andy Strait, 4. Kody Weisner, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Dale Murray, 7. Jim Shipman, DQ. Lawrence Oconnor

Heat 4 – 1. Peyton Taylor, 2. Kelby Simmons, 3. Terry Hull, 4. Todd Sherman, 5. Evan Taylor, 6. Kevin Davis, 7. Tony Anderson, 8. Jim Thorp

B-Main 1 – 1. Jim Shereck, 2. Riley Emmel, 3. Jeremy Kerzman, 4. Keith Smith, 5. Jason Davis, 6. Gary Brooks, 7. Larry Burkins, 8. Kris Richards, DNS. Jamie Carter, DNS. Jamie Smith,

B-Main 2 – 1. Evan Taylor, 2. Kevin Davis, 3. Jason Beaulieu, 4. Lawrence Oconnor, 5. Tony Anderson, 6. Jim Shipman, 7. Dale Murray, DNS. Jim Thorp

By Scott|2011-02-14T12:11:15-05:00February 14th, 2011|Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Tim McCreadie Takes Final Night of the DART Winternationals at East Bay

TAMPA, FL (February 12, 2011) – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY led from start to finish in winning the finale of the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust on Saturday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. McCreadie held off Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR in the waning laps to capture the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event that paid $12,000 to win. Trailing the duo to the finish line was Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN, Jason Feger of Bloomington, IL and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won the weeklong DART points fund by five points over O’Neal.

“Man the way the week started we weren’t very good, and I was not happy with anything, but the crew worked so hard the last few days to get us where we are tonight, earlier in the week I never dreamed we would end up in victory lane, but it’s a great win,” said the second generation racer who recorded the sixth win of his career on the LOLMDS tour.

“I have to thank Bill Schlieper of Pro Power Engines and Mark Richards of Rocket Chassis, this is a new car, and I am glad to be the first Rocket driver to win this week,” commented the winner. The top five finishers were all piloting different chassis brands. Sweeteners Plus, Integra Shocks and Coffey-McCreadie Enterprises sponsor McCreadie’s car.

McCreadie started on the outside of the front row and bolted to the early lead. McCreadie set a fast pace out in front as the duo of O’Neal and Moyer ran second and third. The race was going along smoothly until the first caution for a slowing Brian Birkhofer forced the first restart of the race. The restart saw Moyer slip by O’Neal for second. McCreadie then started to pick-up the tail end of the field as heavy traffic developed in front of him. Moyer and O’Neal were able to catch up to McCreadie, as a three-car battle for the lead was about to ensue. O’Neal rpassed Moyer for second on lap 25 in traffic and then he challenged McCreadie for the lead.

Just as O’Neal was about to get by McCreadie to take over the lead the caution came out. On the restart McCreadie set sail again pulling away from O’Neal and Moyer. McCreadie once again quickly closed on the back of the pack. As the race entered the later stages McCreadie was still showing the way and with 15 laps to go he had a comfortable lead over Moyer, who had wrestled second away from O’Neal was several car lengths back. But Moyer quickly made up ground on McCreadie and the closing laps proved to be closer than McCreadie would have liked.Moyer closed in on the left rear quarter-panel of McCreadie with two laps to go, but McCreadie definitely proved he was the car to beat, as he swept to the victory just ahead of Moyer. O’Neal was a strong third as Feger battled with Owens for most of the last half of the race to secure the fourth spot.

In Preliminary action Jason Feger was the Red Buck Cigars Fast Qualifier among the 61 entrants. Heat race winners were Don O’Neal, Billy Moyer, Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, Mike Marlar and Dale McDowell. The B-mains went to Frank Heckenast Jr. and John Blankenship.

Scott Bloomquist was crowned the 2011 DART Winternationals Points Champion by just five points over Don O’Neal. Bloomquist received a check for $5,000 for his efforts. Trailing Bloomquist and O’Neal were Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar and Eddie Carrier Jr. Owens completed a successful week at East Bay by winning the Outerwears Challenge earning a check for $500.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be on Saturday Night, March 26th with the “Indiana Icebreaker” paying $10,000 to win.

For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series’ office at (951) 532-2503.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday NIGHT, February 12th, 2011
35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Don O’Neal / 14.438 seconds (Group A)
Jason Feger / 14.254 seconds (Group B and Overall)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Don O’Neal, Brian Birkhofer, Austin Hubbard, Frank Heckenast Jr., Ricky Weiss, Daniel Stone, Travis Varnadore, Chad Hollenbeck, DJ Wells, Danny Mitchell

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Billy Moyer, Josh Richards, Bub McCool, Davey Johnson, Eric Wells, Tyler Reddick, Chad Valone, Jackie Nosbisch, Joe Denby, Vic Coffey-DNS

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Eddie Carrier Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Tim Isenberg, Earl Pearson Jr., Brandon Thirlby, Michael Chilton, James O’Hara, Dillan White, Leon Henderson

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim McCreadie, Jason Feger, Dennis Erb Jr., John Blankenship, Jason McBride, Ray Cook, Chris Wall, Brent Robinson, Tim Dohm, Robert Geiger

Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, David Breazeale, Jared Landers, Justin Rattliff, Eric Jacobsen, Steve Francis, Wayne Chinn, Christian Augspurger, Mark Andersen, Perry Brown-DNS

Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Dale McDowell, Billy Moyer Jr., Brad Neat, Donnie Moran, Jared Hawkins, Dan Schlieper, Steve Casebolt, Wendell Wallace, Chuck Julien, Russ Adams-DNS

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Frank Heckenast Jr., Tim Isenberg, Tyler Reddick, Eric Wells, Daniel Stone, Brandon Thirlby, Chad Valone, Chad Hollenbeck, Michael Chilton, Jackie Nosbisch, Travis Varnadore, Joe Denby, James O’Hara, Danny Mitchell, Dillan White-DNS, Davey Johnson-DNS, Ricky Weiss-DNS, Earl Pearson Jr.-DNS, DJ Wells-DNS, Vic Coffey-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): John Blankenship, Donnie Moran, Eric Jacobsen, Jason McBride, Dan Schlieper, Jared Hawkins, Wendell Wallace, Brent Robinson, Tim Dohm, Chris Wall, Wayne Chinn, Mark Andersen, Chuck Julien, Perry Brown, Robert Geiger, Steve Casebolt, Christian Augspurger, Justin Rattliff, Steve Francis, Ray Cook-DNS, Duane Harbaugh-DNS, Russ Adams-DNS

Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Provisional: Tim Dohm

Race Statistics
Entrants: 61
Lap Leaders: Tim McCreadie (Laps 1- 75)
Caution Flags: Lap 12 (Brian Birkhofer); Lap 31 (Chris Wall); Lap 47 (Austin Hubbard, Josh Richards, Scott Bloomquist, John Blankenship, Tim Dohm)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr., Ray Cook
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Chris Wall
DART Fast Pass: Dan Schlieper
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Jared Landers (Started 16th; Finished 7th; Advanced 9 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: Billy Moyer
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Brad Neat
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Pro Power Racing Engines
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Brian Birkhofer
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Craig Crimmon (Tim McCreadie)
Time of Race: 33 minutes 56 seconds

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:51:06-05:00February 13th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Jimmy Owens Gets Breakthrough Win at East Bay Saturday Afternoon

TAMPA, FL (February 12, 2011) – Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has won at East Bay Raceway Park before in an open wheel modified and crate late model, but Saturday Afternoon the 39-year-old scored his first ever Super Late Model win at the “Clay by the Bay” as he captured the 40-lap, $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. Owens held a sizable lead at the finish line to win over a hard-charging Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS and pole-sitter Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE. Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV was fourth followed by Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL

In Lucas Oil victory for the 22nd time in his career, Owens became the fifth different winner in five races during the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust. “I have to thank Mike Reece and Reece Monuments for all of his support, the team has done a great job all winter getting these cars prepared for the season, and it’s paid off here early on,” said Owen, who finished second in the Friday Night event.

“The track was real racy today, I tried to conserve the tires there early on, but he (Hubbard) left the door open there, and I took advantage of it and the rest was history,” commented Owens as he took the lead on lap eight from Hubbard, and lead the rest of the way in the caution-free event. The Cornett Engines-powered Ford is also sponsored by Gantte Appraisals, VP Fuels, Red Line Oil and Midwest Sheet Metal.

Hubbard grabbed the lead at the start of the race with Carrier and Owens in tow. Owens moved past Erb on lap two to take over second. Owens then set his sights on Hubbard catching him and eventually made the pass coming off of turn number four on the eighth circuit. Owens then started to open up a nearly-straightaway lead over Hubbard, who was battling with Carrier for second.

Owens then started to encounter heavy traffic around the halfway mark, but Hubbard and Carrier could not gain any ground on him. Bub McCool, who started sixth then joined in the race for second as the trio of Hubbard, Carrier and McCool would dice it out to the finish to see who would get the runnerup spot.

Owens would cruise on for the win, his first of 2011. McCool after getting by both Hubbard and Carrier had his best ever Lucas Oil Series finish with his second place showing in his McCool Logging, Moyer Victory Circle Chassis entry. Hubbard was third in the Dale Beitler Enterprises, Rocket Chassis followed by Carrier in the Grover Motorsports, Rocket Ford and Erb in the Thomason Express, Bloomquist Race Cars entry.

Completing the top ten were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, David Breazeale of Four Corners, MS, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY and Brent Robinson of Smithfield, VA.

In preliminary action Austin Hubbard was the Red Buck Cigars fast qualifier among the 58 entrants. Heat race winners were Hubbard, Eddie Carrier Jr., Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar and Bub McCool. The B-mains were captured by Tim Isenberg and Frank Heckenast Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary

Saturday DAY, February 12th, 2011

35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow

East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Austin Hubbard / 14.525 seconds (Group Aand Overall)

Jimmy Owens / 14.572 seconds (Group B and Overall)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Austin Hubbard, Brad Neat, Billy Moyer Jr., Tim Isenberg, Justin Rattliff, Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr., Duane Harbaugh, Russ Adams

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Eddie Carrier Jr., Brent Robinson, Ray Cook, Tyler Reddick, Eric Wells, Bobby Pierce, Donnie Moran, Doug Blashe, Robert Geiger

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Steve Francis, Tim Dohm, Eric Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Danny Mitchell, Christian Augspurger, James O’Hara, Ricky Weiss, Michael Chilton, Brandon Thirlby

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, David Breazeale, Chris Wall, Daniel Stone, Davey Johnson, Jared Hawkins, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer, Mark Andersen, Dillan White

Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Dennis Erb Jr., John Blankenship, Chad Valone, Jason Feger, Steve Casebolt, Jason McBride, Travis Varnadore, Chad Hollenbeck, Leon Henderson

Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Bub McCool, Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Frank Heckenast Jr., Don O’Neal, Jared Landers, Wendell Wallace, Vic Coffey, Jackie Nosbisch

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Tim Isenberg, Scott Bloomquist, Dale McDowell, Doug Blashe, Donnie Moran, Justin Rattliff, Eric Wells, Michael Chilton, Danny Mitchell, Russ Adams, James O’Hara, Robert Geiger, Bobby Pierce, Duane Harbaugh, Christian Augspurger, Tyler Reddic-DNS, Earl Pearson Jr-DNS, Ricky Weiss-DNS, Brandon Thirlby-DNS

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Frank Heckenast, Don O’Neal, Daniel Stone, Steve Casebolt, Jared Hawkins, Jason Feger, Chad Valone, Wendell Wallace, Dillan White, Jason McBride, Jackie Nosbisch, Mark Andersen, Jared Landers, Travis Varnadore, Davey Johnson, Chad Hollenbeck, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer-DNS, Vic Coffey-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS

Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Provisional: Dan Stone
Race Statistics
Entrants: 58

Lap Leaders: Austin Hubbard (Laps 1-7); Jimmy Owens (Laps 8-40)

Caution Flags: none

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr, Dale McDowell

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Dan Schlieper

DART Fast Pass: Tyler Reddick

PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Don O’Neal (Started 22nd; Finished 13th; Advanced 9 positions)

Allstar Performer of the Race: Eddie Carrier Jr.

K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Bub McCool

Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Frank Heckenast Jr.

DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Chris Fox (Jimmy Owens)

Time of Race: 11 minutes 25 seconds

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:46:41-05:00February 13th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Russell and Christopher Take Checkers On 2011 World Series Night Two

45th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
Official Results – 02.12.11
Night #2

Super Late Models – 30 laps

1.	#36	Tim Russell
2.	#12k	Rebecca Kasten
3.	#31	Aaron Pierce
4.	#11	David Rogers
5.	#74	Ryan Moore
6.	#80	Brian Finney
7.	#20	Anthony Sergi
8.	#56	Chris Staggs
9.	#89	Matt Tift
10.	#12	Steve Weaver
11.	#5	Jared Marks
12.	#4B	Alan Bruns
13.	#33	Derrick Wood
14.	#68	Russ Shaw
15.	#29	Ronnie Rihn
16.	#93	David Russell
17.	#18G	Bruce Gowland
18.	#28	Sean Bass
19.	#51	Stephen Nasse

NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds – 25 laps

1.	#00	Ted Christopher
2.	#22	Chuck Hossfeld
3.	#6	Ron Silk
4.	#33	Andy Petree
5.	#8	Earl Paules
6.	#03	Patrick Emerling
7.	#25	Jimmy Zacharias
8.	#81	Johnny Kay
9.	#x6	Eric LeClair
10.	#27	Matt Clemmons
11.	#06	JR Swansbrough

Crate / Pro Late Models – 25 laps

1.	#11	Austin Kirkpatrick
2.	#16	Kevin Roberge
3.	#76	Jerick Johnson
4.	#84	Matt Latulippe
5.	#5	Jared Marks
6.	#48	Dwayne Baker
7.	#81	Andrew Gresel
8.	#56	Gus Dean
9.	#5G	Zach Germain
10.	#9	Brandon Watson
11.	#87	Mike Mazzagatti
12.	#119	Dalton Zehr
13.	#25P	Cole Powell
14.	#26	Nathan Russell
15.	#55	Dakotah Stevens
16.	#17	Gary Passer
17.	#1	Cody Coughlin
18.	#25	Brian Short
19.	#30	Foster Mackey
20.	#42	Natalie Sather
21.	#31	Shawn McWhirter
22.	#94	Donnie Varcoe
DQ	#96	John Nutley

FL / IMCA Modifieds – 25 laps

1.	#57	Tim Moore
2.	#15T	Tank Tucker
3.	#73	Aaron Williamson
4.	#15	Robert Deal
5.	#38	Ricky Moxley
6.	#40	Tigh Shaffer
7.	#99	AJ Winstead
8.	#97	Matthew Wheeler
9.	#10	Matt Montineri
10.	#54	David Hite
11.	#12	John Zidek
12.	#7	Rodney Brooks
13.	#66	Jerry Symons
14.	#112	Jarrett Korpi
15.	#41	Doc McKinney
16.	#96	Keith King
17.	#89	Josh Todd

Limited Late Models – 25 laps

1.	#20	Anthony Sergi
2.	#26	Jessica Murphy
3.	#55	Joey Miller
4.	#57	Joe Winchell
5.	#36	Ross Chastain
6.	#38	Kirk Hooker
7.	#119	JR McMickle
8.	#11	David Weaver
9.	#9z	Zack Donatti
10.	#17x	Ryan Lisak
11.	#51	Dillon Jackson
12.	#33	Derrick Wood
13.	#19	Rick Maguire
14.	#15	Jason Boyd

SK Modifieds – 15 laps

1.	#5	Ron Silk
2.	#8	Earl Paules
3.	#71	Jimmy Zacharias
4.	#33	Gary Fountain
5.	#23	TJ Zacharias
6.	#12	Dave Brown
7.	#13	Patrick Emerling

Super Stocks – 20 laps

1.	#95	Chuck Hill
2.	#56	Bobby Holley
3.	#721	John Bennett
4.	#22	Bruce McGonigal
5.	#31	JT Tippins
6.	#21	Mike Dahm
7.	#14	Billy Bellflower
DQ	#35	Rich Clouser
DQ	#60	Ernie Tumminello
DNS	#59	Chris Brannon
DNS	#86	Butch Herdegen
DNS	#01	Scott Smith

By Scott|2011-02-23T16:22:57-05:00February 13th, 2011|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Gater Bait! Richie Tosh Wins First Qualifying Feature for ‘The Gator Championship’

From Kellen Burns
DIRTcar Public Relations

Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 12, 2011 – Richie Tosh is the latest DIRTcar UMP Modified star from Batesville, Ark., to find his way to victory lane during the DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio when he dominated Saturday night’s qualifying feature for “The Gator Championship” at Volusia Speedway Park.

Tosh is trying to match what fellow Batesville driver Jared Landers achieved the past two years, a victory in DIRTcar UMP Modified Racing’s most prestigious annual Speed Weeks event, which takes the green flag Monday night.

“We struggled a little bit earlier, but I’ve never driver a car quite like this,” Tosh said.

Tosh led every lap in the A-Main in his Larry Shaw race car, which earned him an extra $100 from the chassis manufacturer based out of his hometown. Tosh was the third driver to win in a Larry Shaw-built machine throughout the first five nights of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

“We worked though it with my guys over there in the pits,” Tosh said. “We didn’t give up on it and here’s the result.”

Ryan Gustin, of Marshalltown, Iowa, charged from his fifth starting spot to finish second. Bobby Kitchen, of Columbus, Ohio, earned his second consecutive top-five finish in third with Carl McKinney, of Mars, Pa., and Nick Hoffman, of Mooresville, N.C., rounding out the top five.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio; DIRTcar UMP Modifieds; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 12, 2011

A-Main (20-Laps) 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Bobby Kitchen, 4. Carl McKinney, 5. Nick Hoffman, 6. Dale Mathison, 7. Dave Hess Jr, 8. Chad Kinder, 9. Austin Dillon, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. David McWilliams, 12. Scotty Orr, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bob Broking, 15. Nate Carruth, 16. Dave Baldwin, 17. Kip Hughes, 18. Randle Sweeney, 19. Michael Long, 20. Garrett Stewart, 21. Corey Conley, 22. Jamie Lomax, 23. Duane Dale, 24. Brett Korves

Qualifying Group 1: 1. Ryan Gustin, 2. Chad Kinder, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Richie Tosh, 5. Dave Baldwin, 6. Kyle Bronson, 7. Jamie Lomax, 8. Brandon Smith, 9. Devin Gilpin , 10. Gavin Landers, 11. Jeff Thomas

Qualifying Group 2: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Mike Spatola, 3. Bobby Kitchen, 4. Garrett Stewart, 5. Ryan Gifford, 6. Duane Dale, 7. Scotty Orr, 8. Bryce Jewel, 9. Trista Stevenson, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Justin Elmer

Qualifying Group 3: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Dale Mathison, 4. Dave Wietholder, 5. Bob Broking, 6. David McWilliams, 7. Nate Carruth, 8. Mike Wilson, 9. Justin Coulter, 10. Bob Gierke, 11. Dave Jamison

Qualifying Group 4: 1. Dave Hess Jr, 2. Michael Long, 3. Carl McKinney, 4. Kip Hughes, 5. Mark Grosvenor, 6. Bobby Regot, 7. Kent Corbin, 8. Weasel Rhodes, 9. John Boyd, 10. Brett Korves, 11. Terry Hansen

Heat 1: 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Chad Kinder, 4. Kyle Bronson, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Devin Gilpin , 7. Dave Baldwin, 8. Gavin Landers, 9. Brandon Smith, 10. Randle Sweeney, 11. Jeff Thomas

Heat 2: 1. Bobby Kitchen, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Garrett Stewart, 4. Scotty Orr, 5. Duane Dale, 6. Mike Spatola, 7. Bryce Jewel, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Ryan Gifford, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Justin Elmer

Heat 3: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Dave Wietholder, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Bob Broking, 6. David McWilliams, 7. Justin Coulter, 8. Mike Wilson, 9. Nate Carruth, 10. Dave Jamison, 11. Bob Gierke

Heat 4: 1. Carl McKinney, 2. Michael Long, 3. Dave Hess Jr, 4. Kip Hughes, 5. Brett Korves, 6. Terry Hansen, 7. John Boyd, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Bobby Regot, 10. Mark Grosvenor, 11. Weasel Rhodes

B-Main 1: 1. Jamie Lomax, 2. Dave Baldwin, 3. Duane Dale, 4. Randle Sweeney, 5. Devin Gilpin , 6. Mike Spatola, 7. Bryce Jewel, 8. Brandon Smith, 9. Gavin Landers, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Jeff Thomas, DNS. Ryan Gifford, DNS. Trista Stevenson, DNS. Justin Elmer

B-Main 2: 1. David McWilliams, 2. Nate Carruth, 3. Bob Broking, 4. Brett Korves, 5. Justin Coulter, 6. Kent Corbin, 7. Bobby Regot, 8. Bob Gierke, 9. Mark Grosvenor, 10. Dave Jamison, 11. Terry Hansen, DNS. John Boyd, DNS. Mike Wilson, DNS. Weasel Rhodes

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:33:26-05:00February 13th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Steve Kinser Wins Second Consecutive World of Outlaws Event at Volusia

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 12, 2011 – Steve Kinser was in the right place on Saturday night in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature event at Volusia Speedway Park when leader Craig Dollansky had mechanical problems and the second-place car of Cody Darrah had its right rear tire go down with three laps to go.

On the outside of a double-file restart in his Bass Pro Shops Maxim, Steve Kinser lined up alongside his son, Kraig Kinser. Steve shot down the front stretch and into the lead in the first corner and drove away the checkered flag for the second night in a row at the 40^th DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio and the 563^rd time in his storied career.

Kinser’s teammate at Tony Stewart Racing, Donny Schatz, surged from 17th to second in his STP car with Kasey Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana finishing third in the CARQUEST machine. Jason Sides was fourth with Kraig Kinser rounding up the Top Five as his motor was going sour on the final three-lap sprint to the finish.

“We just sort of lucked into it,” Kinser said. “I drug the wing back and it was standing up so much I could hardly drive the car. Then one guy had a flat tire and the other one looked like he had a motor problem. I had a lot of luck going my way. I wasn’t near as fast as I was when I won Friday night. That last yellow let me get it all back. I had a clearer race track and that helped me out too.”

Dollansky led the first 27 laps before Kinser finished off the final three circuits in the 30-lap feature event.

In the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Saturday was the first of two Gator Championship qualifying events. Richie Tosh of Batesville, Ark., led each lap with Friday night’s winner Ryan Gustin chasing him to the checkered flag to finish second. Bobby Kitchen, Carl McKinney and Nick Hoffman rounded out the top five.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series concludes the Sprint Car Week at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH on Sunday night. Beginning Monday, DIRTcar Super Late Models invade the half-mile Volusia oval.

For more information on the World of Outlaws, visit http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com. For more on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park Statistical Report (Feb. 12, 2011)

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-main (30 laps) – Starting Position [#] – 1) 11-Steve Kinser[3] [$10,000]; 2) 15-Donny Schatz[17] [$5,500]; 3) 9-Joey Saldana[12] [$3,200]; 4) 7S-Jason Sides[5] [$2,800]; 5) 6-Kraig Kinser[1] [$2,500]; 6) 83X-Tim Shaffer[4] [$2,300]; 7) 30C-Lance Dewease[14] [$2,200]; 8) 33-Danny Lasoski[11] [$2,100]; 9) 17-Tyler Walker[19] [$2,050]; 10) 4-Danny Smith[21] [$2,000]; 11) 83-Paul McMahan[6] [$1,500]; 12) 49-Brad Sweet[20] [$1,200]; 13) 24-Terry McCarl[22] [$1,100]; 14) 2-Dale Blaney[18] [$1,050]; 15) 14-Jason Meyers[25] [$200]; 16) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[26] [$100]; 17) 91-Cody Darrah[13] [$800]; 18) 51-Fred Rahmer[23] [$800]; 19) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[10] [$800]; 20) 27-Daryn Pittman[8] [$800]; 21) 63-Chad Kemenah[9] [$800]; 22) 1-Sammy Swindell[24] [$800]; 23) 1J-Bronson Maeschen[16] [$800]; 24) 1Z-Stevie Smith[15] [$800]; 25) 2B-Ben Gregg[27] [$0] 26) 14Z-Jessica Zemken[7] [$800]; 27) 7-Craig Dollansky[2] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-27, Steve Kinser 28-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: Donny Schatz.

DIRTcar UMP Modifieds A-Main (20-Laps) – 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Bobby Kitchen, 4. Carl McKinney, 5. Nick Hoffman, 6. Dale Mathison, 7. Dave Hess Jr, 8. Chad Kinder, 9. Austin Dillon, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. David McWilliams, 12. Scotty Orr, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bob Broking, 15. Nate Carruth, 16. Dave Baldwin, 17. Kip Hughes, 18. Randle Sweeney, 19. Michael Long, 20. Garrett Stewart, 21. Corey Conley, 22. Jamie Lomax, 23. Duane Dale, 24. Brett Korves.

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:12:34-05:00February 13th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

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