Putnam Already Cancels Saturday Race Program.
Sorry! February 12th race is canceled. Mother nature wins again. Track is under water.
Looking forward to February 19th. Weather is looking good.
Weather postpones Thursday’s event at East Bay
Tampa – Fl, – February 10, 2011 – With the track just about ready for hot laps, another rain hit East Bay and forced cancellation of Thursday’s event. 
Even the efforts of an airboat, it became impossible to get the track race ready. However, with 2 dates to make-up, the following schedule is in effect. For the first time in 35 years of Winternationals, East Bay will run a Double-Double. Monday’s rain out will be made up Friday at noon with Friday’s regular show to follow at 7:00 p.m. Thursday’s event will be run Saturday at noon with the big $12,000 to win 75-Lap Feature with racing at 7:00 p.m. Saturday night. For further information, check the website www.eastbayracewaypark.com or please feel free to contact the office at 813-677-7223.
New Smyrna Announces New Make Up Date For Pete Orr Memorial Race
Due to a scheduling conflict, the Pete Orr Memorial has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 26, 2011 at New Smyrna Speedway.
Also on the schedule for the 2011 Season Opener on March 26th are the Limited Late Models, Modifieds, Pro-Trucks, Mini-Stocks and Strictly Stocks.
Hendry County Adds To Show
By Racin Jason Beckner
I can’t wait to see everyone this weekend. It’s going to be a lot of fun and I have been ready to get back to some racing.
We have been talking to some of you drivers and we are going to add 3 classes to the show this Saturday night. Now don’t freak out guys and girls. This will be a non-points race. This will be a trophy dash for Limited Wing Sprints, Limited Late Model Sportsman, and V-8 Bombers Friday and Saturday. Great way to get ready for the season and shake down your new stuff and your old stuff. Let’s go racing boys!
I have some nice trophies for the dash races that would look really good in your shop.
Racers Ready For Ocala’s Battle Between the Coasts
by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media
OCALA, FL- Dirt racing fans will have something extraordinary to cheer about this weekend as many of the top dirt late model racers in the nation converge on the toughest 3/8ths mile in the southeast for “The Battle Between The Coasts.” This event will be another first for Florida’s oldest and most historic speedway, and the second scheduled event in Ocala Speedway’s February Winternationals for 2011.
This rare Sunday night dual race event at Ocala Speedway will pay $8000 to the winner, and is strategically scheduled on what had been a day off between Speedweeks events at East Bay Raceway, and at Volusia Speedway Park. And since the top late model racers in the country didn’t come to Florida to take time off, most of the top names have said that they plan to use the Sunday night race to find out what makes Ocala’s odd layout so challenging, and get a fair shot at making some money as well. And because the “Battle Between The Coasts” is scheduled between the other Speedweeks events which feature racers from both of America’s top dirt late model touring series, racers from both the World of Outlaws Late Models and from the Lucas Oil Series will be free to come to Ocala to take on the track and each other.
In addition to exceptional late model action, Ocala Speedway’s own V8 Thunder Stock Division will take to the clay in a unique preseason exhibition that pays $500 to the victor. Astor Recycling has come on board for this event as a sponsor, allowing the purse for this race to pay out more through the field, which will benefit all of the racers no matter where they might finish or how their fortunes might go in the feature event. And as Ocala’s race fans already know, the V8 Thunder Stocks at Ocala Speedway are the most competitive division during the regular season, and racers are not afraid to use fenders, bumpers, or the wall, in their efforts to get to the front of the pack.
Ocala Speedway will open the grandstand gates at 4PM this Sunday afternoon, with racing action scheduled to begin at 7PM. Admission for adults is $25, with kids aged 5 to 16 admitted for just $12. Children 4 and under are free. Racers that have informed Ocala Speedway of their intentions to race include Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr, Josh Richards, Russ King, Darrell Lanigan, Clint Smith, Justin Ratliff, Frank Heckenast Jr, Mike Marlar, Brad Neap, Jonathan Davenport, Chub Frank, Rick “Boom” Briggs, and Shane Clanton, just to name a few. Race organizers are expecting upwards of 50 top late model teams to be on hand for this event, depending on their fortunes during racing at East Bay during the week.
For additional information, plus directions to the track and more, please visit America’s Dirt Track online at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the speedway at 352-622-9400.
Bowyer, Swindell Power to Volusia Victories Wednesday Night
PHOTO: Clint Bowyer held off Ken Schrader Wednesday for his first DIRTcar UMP Modified victory at Volusia Speedway Park.
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 9, 2011 – Racing legend Sammy Swindell powered to victory Wednesday night in the Sprint Car opener at the 40th Annual DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
Swindell weaved to the front and worked past Kraig Kinser to grab the lead on Lap 7 of the 30-lap main event. Then the three-time World of Outlaws champion held off teammate Craig Dollansky to the checkered flag. Rising star David Gravel was third followed by Daryn Pittman and Greg Wilson.
NASCAR superstar Clint Bowyer started on the outside pole of the DIRTcar UMP Modified feature event that followed the Sprint Car race and held off Ken Schrader for the first victory of his career at Volusia Speedway Park. Schrader tried to close the gap on a green-white-checkered finish but had to settle for second with Joey Kramer third followed by Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon with Jason Miller rounding out the top five.
For more information, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.
DIRTcar UMP Modified 20-lap A-main finish (Starting position in parenthesis): 1. Clint Bowyer (2); 2. Ken Schrader (5); 3. Joey Kramer (4); 4. Austin Dillon (12); 5. Jason Miller (10); 6. Bobby Kitchen (1); 7. Kenny Wallace (6); 8. Richie Tosh (9); 9. Dave Hess Jr (23); 10. Nate Carruth (7); 11. Michael Long (15); 12. Corey Conley (20); 13. David McWilliams (13); 14. Duane Dale (11); 15. Jamie Lomax (3); 16. Ty Dillon (26); 17. Devin Gilpin (18); 18. Todd Neiheiser (8); 19. Chris Puskas (28); 20. Dale Mathison (17); 21. Jon Henry (21); 22. Rob Penney (14); 23. Ryan Gustin (16); 24. Kevin Davis (22); 25. Bob Gierke (24); 26. Scotty Orr (19); 27. Andy Strait (25); 28. Gary Cook Jr (27).
All Star Sprint Car Series Statistical Report, Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 9, 2011
A-main (30 laps) – Starting Position [#]: 1) 1-Sammy Swindell[9] 2) 7-Craig Dollansky[17] 3) 89G-David Gravel[4] 4) 27-Daryn Pittman[7] [5) W20-Greg Wilson[6] 6) 1Z-Stevie Smith[5] [7) 14-Jason Meyers[10] 8) 83X-Tim Shaffer[13] [9) 51-Fred Rahmer[11] [ 10) 2-Dale Blaney[3] 11) 15-Donny Schatz[15] 12) 30C-Lance Dewease[21] 13) 9-Joey Saldana[19] 14) 14Z-Jessica Zemken[8] 15) 11-Steve Kinser[24] 16) 17-Tyler Walker[20] 17) 22-Brian Ellenberger[22] 18) 2B-Ben Gregg[23] 19) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[14] 20) 7S-Jason Sides[16] 21) 6-Kraig Kinser[2] [22) 63-Chad Kemenah[12] 23) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[1] 24) 83-Paul McMahan[18]
Qualifying (Best time of two laps): 1) 1Z-Stevie Smith 13.525 2) 51-Fred Rahmer 13.607 3) 63-Chad Kemenah 13.609 4) 6-Kraig Kinser 13.639 5) 83X-Tim Shaffer 13.677 6) 89G-David Gravel 13.727 7) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 13.746 8) 4-Danny Smith 13.772 9) W20-Greg Wilson 13.777 10) 2-Dale Blaney 13.777 11) 27-Daryn Pittman 13.859 12) 14Z-Jessica Zemken 13.868 13) 1-Sammy Swindell 13.885 14) 14-Jason Meyers 13.932 15) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 13.940 16) 15-Donny Schatz 13.940 17) 7S-Jason Sides 13.964 18) 24-Terrt McCarl 14.005 19) 7-Craig Dollansky 14.011 20) 83-Paul McMahan 14.017 21) 9-Joey Saldana 14.020 22) 17-Tyler Walker 14.021 23) 30C-Lance Dewease 14.034 24) 22-Brian Ellenberger 14.042 25) 2B-Ben Gregg 14.107 26) 11-Steve Kinser 14.127 27) O4-Cap Henry 14.137 28) 1J-Bronson Maeschen 14.148 29) 91-Cody Darrah 14.191 30) 25-Aaron Ott 14.237 31) 55-Chad Layton 14.279 32) 39-Greg Hodnett 14.313 33) 49-Brad Sweet 14.329 34) 33-Danny Lasoski 14.356 35) 7M-Mark Smith 14.492 36) 80-Spud Gustin 14.514 37) 3-Pete Miller 15.033 38) P51-Jeff Carlson 15.328 39) 6N-Brad Wickam 15.404
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature): 1) 7S-Jason Sides[2] 2) 1-Sammy Swindell[3] 3) 9-Joey Saldana[1] 4) 1Z-Stevie Smith[6] 5) W20-Greg Wilson[4] 6) 83X-Tim Shaffer[5] 7) 91-Cody Darrah[8] 8) 2B-Ben Gregg[7] 9) 3-Pete Miller[10] 10) 49-Brad Sweet[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature): 1) 17-Tyler Walker[1] 2) 2-Dale Blaney[4] 3) 14-Jason Meyers[3] 4) 11-Steve Kinser[7] 5) 89G-David Gravel[5] 6) 24-Terrt McCarl[2] 7) 51-Fred Rahmer[6] 8) 25-Aaron Ott[8] 9) 33-Danny Lasoski[9] 10) P51-Jeff Carlson[10]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature): 1) 7-Craig Dollansky[2] 2) 30C-Lance Dewease[1] 3) 27-Daryn Pittman[4] 4) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[5] 5) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3] 6) 7M-Mark Smith[9] 7) 55-Chad Layton[8] 8) 63-Chad Kemenah[6] 9) O4-Cap Henry[7] 10) 6N-Brad Wickam[10]
Heat 4 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature): 1) 83-Paul McMahan[2] 2) 22-Brian Ellenberger[1] 3) 14Z-Jessica Zemken[4] 4) 6-Kraig Kinser[6] 5) 15-Donny Schatz[3] 6) 4-Danny Smith[5] 7) 39-Greg Hodnett[8] 8) 1J-Bronson Maeschen[7] 9) 80-Spud Gustin[9]
Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature): 1) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[1] 2) 6-Kraig Kinser[2] 3) 2-Dale Blaney[6] 4) 89G-David Gravel[3] 5) 1Z-Stevie Smith[5] 6) W20-Greg Wilson[4]
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature): 1) 51-Fred Rahmer[1] [] 2) 63-Chad Kemenah[2] [] 3) 83X-Tim Shaffer[3] [] 4) 2B-Ben Gregg[6] [] 5) 25-Aaron Ott[10] 6) 4-Danny Smith[4] 7) O4-Cap Henry[7] 8) 55-Chad Layton[11] [9) 33-Danny Lasoski[14] 10) 91-Cody Darrah[9] 11) 7M-Mark Smith[15] 12) 1J-Bronson Maeschen[8] 13) 39-Greg Hodnett[12] 14) 49-Brad Sweet[13] 15) 3-Pete Miller[17] 16) 6N-Brad Wickam[19] 17) 80-Spud Gustin[16] 18) 24-Terry McCarl[5]
Tyler Reddick Takes First Career Win on Wednesday Night at East Bay
TAMPA, FL-February 9, 2011-The “California Kid”, 15-year-old, Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA grabbed the lead from Dan Schlieper of Oak Creek, WI with eight laps remaining and then he went on to win his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Wednesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park during the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust. Reddick, who started third, tracked Schlieper for the first 21laps of the 30 lap main event. He grabbed the lead heading into turn number three. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN finished second followed by Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Schlieper and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN.
“I can’t believe this,” said Reddick who will be running for the Quarter Master “Rookie of the Year” for the series in 2011. “I was just so excited there at the end, the car was fast all night, I knew Dan (Schlieper) wasn’t going to give it to us, we were going to have to earn it.” Reddick showed the patience of veteran in becoming the youngest winner in series history and the youngest late model driver to win an event at the famed “Clay by the Bay”.
“I kept looking for Scott (Bloomquist) and Don (O’Neal) out there. They are so tough here and I knew they’d be in the mix at the end, waiting through those cautions was a little unnerving, but I can’t thank my mom and dad enough, they have supported me from the start of my racing career, I have to thank Scott for building a great race car and Gaerte Engines for coming onboard,” said Reddick who also receives sponsorship from Broken Bow Records, America’s Incredible Pizza and Wiles Driveshafts.
Schlieper and Jimmy Owens started on the front row as Schlieper bolted to the lead at the beginning of the $5,000 to win main. Reddick moved into second on lap two and the two the put on a close, competitive race as Reddick was finally able to clear Schlieper with eight laps to go. A heated battle for third between Bloomquist and O’Neal saw those two drivers run wheel-to-wheel over the last half of the race.
Reddick then had to wait through two cautions flags before he was finally able to cross the finish line in first in front of the standing, cheering crowd. Bloomquist, the opening night winner at East Bay finished second in his Base Racing Fuels, Bloomquist race Cars Chevy. Francis, who started ninth made a late race charge to finish third in the Stapleton Motorsports, Barry Wright Race Cars entry. Schlieper was fourth in the Arnie Ranta Motorsports, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford with O’Neal in the Magnaflow Exhaust, MasterSbilt Chevy.
Schlieper topped the 62 car field in Red Buck Cigar Time Trials with a lap of 14.296 seconds. Heat race winners were Schlieper, Tyler Reddick, Brad Neat, Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, and Don O’Neal. The B-mains were taken by Eddie Carrier Jr. and Tim Dohm. Wendell Wallace captured first place in the4 Magnaflow Exhaust Strawberry Dash.
Action continues at East Bay on Thursday Night, February 10th with a $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wednesday Night, February 9th, 2011
35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Dan Schlieper / 14.296 seconds (Group A and Overall)
Chris Wall / 14.333 seconds (Group B)
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Dan Schlieper, David Breazeale, Wayne Chinn, Eddie Carrier Jr., Bub McCool, Tim McCreadie, John Blankenship, Travis Varnadore, Chuck Julien, Keith Nosbisch
Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tyler Reddick, Steve Francis, Dale McDowell, Austin Hubbard, Eric Wells, Chad Valone, Donnie Moran, Leon Henderson, Joe Denby, DJ Wells-DNS
Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Brad Neat, Rick Eckert, Eric Jacobsen, Frank Heckenast Jr., Wendell Wallace, Bobby Pierce, Steve Casebolt, Michael Chilton, James O’Hara, Danny Mitchell
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Josh Richards, Chris Wall, Tim Dohm, Jared Hawkins, Justin Rattliff, Daniel Stone, Jason McBride, Mark Andersen, Skylar Marlar, Robert Geiger
Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Mike Marlar, Jared Landers, Earl Pearson Jr., Terry Casey, Billy Moyer Jr., Tim Isenberg, Greg Fore, Doug Blashe, Vic Coffey
Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Don O’Neal, Ray Cook, Dennis Erb Jr., Ricky Weiss, Dillan White, Chadd Hollenbeck, Russ Adams, Chad Stapleton, Jason Feger, Brandon Thirlby
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Eddie Carrier Jr., Austin Hubbard, Donnie Moran, Bub McCool, Eric Wells, Bobby Pierce, Wendell Wallace, John Blankenship, Steve Casebolt, Travis Varnadore, Chad Valone, Keith Nosbisch, Leon Henderson, James O’Hara, Michael Chilton, Frank Heckenast Jr., Tim McCreadie, Joe Denby, Chuck Julien-DNS, DJ Wells-DNS, Danny Mitchell-DNS
Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim Dohm, Terry Casey, Justin Rattliff, Jared Hawkins, Ricky Weiss, Vic Coffey, Doug Blashe, Chad Hollenbeck, Russ Adams, Mark Andersen, Robert Geiger, Earl Pearson Jr., Tim Isenberg, Dillan White, Skylar Marlar, Daniel Stone, Chad Stapleton, Jason McBride, Billy Moyer Jr., Greg Fore, Jason Feger, Brandon Thirlby-DNS
Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Strawberry Dash (Winner Advances): Wendell Wallace, Steve Casebolt, John Blankenship, Tim MCCreadie, Bub McCool, Chad Hollenbeck, Doug Blashe
Bloomquist Takes Opening Race of the 35th DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow at East Bay
TAMPA, FL (February 8, 2011) – Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN charged from his fourth starting position to take the lead from Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN on lap nine. Bloomquist went on to win the opening night of the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust on Tuesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. For Bloomquist it was his fifth career win at the one-third mile oval and the 502nd of his Hall of Fame racing career in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event.
Bloomquist led Owens and Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE to the finish line to earn $5,000 for his win. David Breazeale of Four Corners, MS was fourth followed by 11th starting, Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV.
Winning at a track that he has always considered a thorn in his side up until last year when he captured two main event wins, Bloomquist continued his winning ways at the “Clay by the Bay” this year. “When your car is not handling, this place is tough enough, we practiced with the Ford the other night and tonight we decided to give the Chevy a run and it paid off tonight, Jimmy (Owens) looked like he was pushing a few times and one time there he got up there in the loose stuff, and we were by him,” said the 47-year-old driver. “I have to thank all my sponsors Bob and Barb Miller, Miller Brothers Construction, Hawkeye Trucking, without them I don’t know where I’d be, Base Race Fuels has come on board this year and have been a real asset to our race team, we’re ready to defend our title again.”
Owens took the lead at the start of the 30-lap main event with Breazeale and Bloomquist putting up a challenge early on. The fast-paced race was slowed on lap 5 for a multi-car wreck on the frontstretch. When the race resumed Bloomquist, who restarted third got around Breazeale to take second on lap eight and a circuit later when Owens slipped slightly Bloomquist made the move around him to take over the lead.
Bloomquist then showed the way over the final 21 laps, never being seriously challenged, despite five caution flags. Owens tried to stay with Bloomquist the best he could on the restarts, but he was having a tough time holding off Breazeale, who was making his best ever run at East Bay.
Owens had to settle for second in the Reece Monument Company, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford Fusion as the 18-year-old Hubbard got around Breazeale late for third. For Hubbard in the Dale Beitler Enterprises, Reliable Painting, Rocket Chassis it too was his best career finish at the track. Breazeale in the Henderson Motorsports, Moyer Victory Circle mount was fourth followed by Carrier, who came from the inside of row six to take fifth in the Grover Motorsports Rocket Chassis Ford.
Completing the top ten were Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Eric Jacobsen of Seacliffe Beach, CA, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN and Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV.
In preliminary action Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY was the Red Buck Cigars fast qualifier among the 64 entrants. Neat was the final qualifier of the night when he clicked off his fast lap. Heat races winners were Jimmy Owens, David Breazeale, Austin Hubbard, Ray Cook, and Steve Francis. The B-Mains were taken by Tim Dohm and Tim McCreadie. Jared Hawkins was victorious in the Magnaflow Exhaust Strawberry Dash.
The racing action continues for the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust products at East Bay Raceway Park on Wednesday Night, February 9th with a $5,000 to win main event head lining the night.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Tuesday Night, February 8th, 2011
35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Jimmy Owens / 15.167 seconds (Group A)
Brad Neat / 15.134 seconds (Overall and Group B)
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Dennis Erb Jr., Tim Dohm, Chad Stapleton, Tyler Reddick, Brent Robinson, Brandon Thirlby, Doug Blashe, Eric Wells, Daniel Stone
Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): DAVID Breazeale, Jason Feger, Don O’Neal, Jared Landers, Rick Eckert, Frank Heckenast Jr., John Blankenship, Duane Harbaugh, Skylar Marlar, Chad Hollenbeck, Leon Henderson-DNS
Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Austin Hubbard, Eddie Carrier Jr., Eric Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Bub McCool, Ricky Weiss, Jason McBride, Russ Adams, Chad Valone, Danny Mitchell-DNS
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Ray Cook, Brad neat, Billy Moyer Jr., Josh Richards, Chris Wall, Justin Rattliff, Keith Nosbisch, Wayne Chinn, Michael Chilton, Robert Geiger
Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr., Wendell Wallace, Tim McCreadie, Dillan White, Greg Fore, Christian Augspurger, Bobby Pierce, James O’Hara, John Gardner, Terry Casey
Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Steve Francis, DJ Wells, Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, Jared Hawkins, David Scott, Donnie Moran, Mark Andersen, Bob Gardner, Travis Varnadore
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim Dohm, Dale McDowell, Jared Landers, Rick Eckert, Brent Robinson, Frank Heckenast Jr., Bub McCool, Tyler Reddick, Doug Blashe, Skylar Marlar, Jason McBride, Chad Hollenbeck, Russ Adams, Brandon Thirlby, John Blankenship, Ricky Weiss, Chad Stapleton, Duane Harbaugh, Chad Valone-DNS, Eric Wells-DNS, Danny Mitchell-DNS, Daniel Stone-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS
Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Tim Isenberg, Justin Rattliff, Jared Hawkins, Dillan White, Greg Fore, Donnie Moran, Wayne Chinn, Keith Nosbisch, Bobby Pierce, Christian Augspurger, Mark Andersen, Michael Chilton, Joe Denby, Chris Wall, David Scott, John Gardner, James O’Hara-DNS, Bob Gardner-DNS, Travis Varnadore-DNS, Robert Geiger-DNS, Terry Casey-DNS
Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Strawberry Dash (Winner Advances): Jared Hawkins, Donnie Moran, Bobby Pierce, Mark Andersen, Michael Chilton, Russ Adams, John Gardner, Joe Denby
AUSTIN POWER: Dillon surges to DIRTcar Nationals By UNOH opening night victory at Volusia Speedway Park
From Kellen Burns
DIRTcar Public Relations
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 8, 2011 — Austin Dillon powered to a DIRTcar UMP Modified victory on Tuesday night in the opener to the 40th Annual DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
Austin’s brother, Ty, started on the pole for the 20-lap main event but fell out with three laps to go after making contact with Clint Bowyer and finished 15th. Both Ty and Austin also won heat races.
Austin Dillon, of Welcome, N.C., and the grandson of storied NASCAR car owner Richard Childress, dove past his brother in Turn 1 at the big half-mile dirt oval on the third circuit and powered to victory to kick off the 12-night event. “It seems like I always finish second in points here,” said Dillon. “I’m just trying to move up one more spot.”
Corey Conley, of Wellsburg, W.Va., who started 21st surged all the way to a second-place finish, one spot better than NASCAR star Bowyer, of Emporia, Kan., who started 17th and methodically worked his way toward the front. Peyton Taylor of Desha, Ark., finished 4 th while Joey Jensen of Forest Lake, Minn., rounded out the top five.
In addition to the Dillon brothers and Bowyer, other NASCAR drivers that made the A-main Tuesday night included Kenny Wallace, who finished sixth, and Ken Schrader, who was caught in a caution on Lap 3 and finished 26th.
There were 73 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds signed in to race in addition to several World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series stars, who used the night for a practice session to gear up for the next five nights of Sprint Car racing at Volusia in conjunction with the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.
For more information, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.
A-Main – 20 Laps: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Corey Conley, 3. Clint Bowyer, 4. Peyton Taylor, 5. Joey Jensen, 6. Kenny Wallace, 7. Bob Broking, 8. Duane Dale, 9. Jason Beaulieu, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. Dave Hess Jr, 12. Todd Sherman, 13. Larry Burkins, 14. Michael Long, 15. Ty Dillon, 16. Scotty Orr, 17. Kody Weisner, 18. Richie Tosh, 19. Brandon Smith, 20. Randle Sweeney, 21. Dale Mathison, 22. Stormy Scott, 23. Devin Gilpin , 24. Mike Spatola, 25. Bobby Kitchen, 26. Ken Schrader, 27. Todd Neiheiser
Qualifying Group 1: 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Garrett Stewart, 3. Dave Hess Jr, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Trista Stevenson, 8. Randle Sweeney, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Todd Sherman, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Qualifying Group 2: 1. Corey Dripps, 2. Justin Coulter, 3. Mike Spatola, 4. Dale Mathison, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. Gary Cook Jr, 7. Rob Penney, 8. Jeremy Kerzman, 9. Chad Olsen, 10. Johnny Broking, 11. Roger Moser, 12. Dave Jamison, 13. Brandon Smith
Qualifying Group 3: 1. Ken Schrader, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Terry Hull, 5. Mark Grosvenor, 6. Bob Broking, 7. Larry Burkins, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Bob Fort, 10. Dale Murray, 11. Eric Elmer, 12. Riley Emmel
Qualifying Group 4: 1. Kyle Bornson, 2. Jamie Carter, 3. Nate Carruth, 4. Joey Jensen, 5. Devin Gilpin , 6. Todd Neiheiser, 7. Joey Kramer, 8. Dave Wietholder, 9. Bryce Jewel, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Kelby Simmons, 12. Jeff Thomas, 13. Stan Beadles
Qualifying Group 5: 1. Ryan Gustin, 2. Clint Bowyer, 3. Michael Long, 4. Bobby Kitchen, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Ryan Gifford, 7. Jason Miller, 8. Kevin Davis, 9. Bob Gierke, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Justin Elmer, 12. Lawrence Oconnor
Qualifying Group 6: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Scotty Orr, 3. Richie Tosch, 4. Kody Weisner, 5. Duane Dale, 6. Andy Strait, 7. Evan Taylor, 8. Dave Baldwin, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Chris Puskas, 11. David Orr, 12. Joe Carr, 13. James Smith, Heat 1, 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Todd Sherman, 8. Garrett Stewart, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Heat 1: 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Todd Sherman, 8. Garrett Stewart, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Heat 2: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Mike Spatola, 3. Peyton Taylor, 4. Corey Dripps, 5. Brandon Smith, 6. Johnny Broking, 7. Chad Olsen, 8. Roger Moser, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Gary Cook Jr, 11. Justin Coulter, 12. Jeremy Kerzman, 13. Rob Penney
Heat 3: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Kenny Wallace, 3. Ken Schrader, 4. Larry Burkins, 5. Bob Broking, 6. Terry Hull, 7. Dale Murray, 8. Riley Emmel, 9. Kent Corbin, 10. Eric Elmer, 11. Bob Fort, 12. Mark Grosvenor, DNS. Jim Shipman
Heat 4: 1. Joey Jensen, 2. Kyle Bornson, 3. Todd Neiheiser, 4. Devin Gilpin , 5. Dave Wietholder, 6. Jamie Carter, 7. Kelby Simmons, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Jeff Thomas, 10. Stan Beadles, 11. Bryce Jewel, DNS. Nate Carruth, DNS. Joey Kramer
Heat 5: 1. Michael Long, 2. Bobby Kitchen, 3. Clint Bowyer, 4. Ryan Gustin, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Ryan Gifford, 7. Bob Gierke, 8. Kevin Davis, 9. Jason MIller, 10. Justin Elmer, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Gary Brooks
Heat 6: 1. Kody Weisner, 2. Richie Tosh, 3. Scotty Orr, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Chris Puskas, 6. Duane Dale, 7. Evan Taylor, 8. Andy Strait, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Dave Baldwin, 11. James Smith, 12. Joe Carr, 13. David Orr
B-Main 1: 1. Stormy Scott, 2. Todd Sherman, 3. Brandon Smith, 4. David McWilliams, 5. Johnny Broking, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Chad Olsen, 8. Trista Stevenson, 9. Bill Keeler, 10. Tony Anderson, 11. Gavin Landers, 12. Jamie Lomax, 13. Gary Cook Jr, 14. Dave Jamison, 15. Garrett Stewart, 16. Justin Coulter, DNS. Corey Dripps, DNS. Roger Moser, DNS. Jeremy Kerzman, DNS. Rob Penney
B-Main 2: 1. Devin Gilpin , 2. Bob Broking, 3. Larry Burkins, 4. Jamie Carter, 5. Joey Kramer, 6. Mark Grosvenor, 7. Terry Hull, 8. Jeff Thomas, 9. Riley Emmel, 10. Eric Elmer, 11. Stan Beadles, 12. Kelby Simmons, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bryce Jewel, 15. Justin Matson, DNS. Dale Murray, DNS. Kent Corbin, DNS. Bob Fort, DNS. Nate Carruth, DNS. Jim Shipman
B-Main 3: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Duane Dale, 3. Jason Beaulieu, 4. Ryan Gifford, 5. Jason MIller, 6. Andy Strait, 7. Bob Gierke, 8. Chris Puskas, 9. James Smith, 10. Kevin Davis, 11. Terry Hansen, 12. Lawrence Oconnor, 13. David Orr, 14. Joe Carr, DNS. Ryan Gustin, DNS. Evan Taylor, DNS. Justin Elmer, DNS. Dave Baldwin, DNS. Gary Brooks
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Five Flags Comes To Life On March 12th
Pensacola, FL -February 7, 2011- On Saturday March 12th, 5 Flags Speedway comes back to life with a full day of testing for all divisions, appropriately dubbed as The Season Preview.
Pit gates will open at 8:30am. Rotating practice sessions will begin at 9:00am and conclude at 5:00pm. Technical inspections will available throughout the day.
Safety checks will be required for all cars prior to practice and 2011 safety decals will be provided at that time. Complete engine inspections will be done on a volunteer basis and engine seals will be available as well.
Sealed engines are highly recommended as they will allow for an easier post race inspection process throughout the season.
Hoosier tires and Sunoco Fuel will be available until 4:00pm.
There will be an informational driver’s meeting, at 12:00 noon in the grandstands. The 2011 season will be outlined and procedural changes will be explained.
There will be no admission charge to the grandstands, and fans are welcome to sit in. Pit admission for The Preview will be $10.