| By Mark Keeler
The staff and management of Orlando Speedworld are excited to announce the return of the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association (DAARA) U.S. Vintage Oval Track Nationals. The event which includes green flag events in nine different divisions will feature a Winter edition from February 10-13, 2011 and a Fall Edition that will take place November 10-13, 2011 |
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The 2011 Race season is alive and well at Northwest Florida Speedway in Blackaman, FL.
There have been many inprovements over the winter with new operators at the helm. Everyone is certainly looking forward to an awesome 2011 of dirt track racing action!
Racing will still be on Friday Nights, season schedule to be announced.
There will be a Meet and Greet at the speedway on Saturday, Feb 5th at 2pm.
Everyone is invited!!
*** IMPORTANT WORLD SERIES NOTES ***
There will be absolutely NO SOAKED TIRES permitted in ANY DIVISION.
All tires must be purchased at Speedway. All Tires WILL BE SCANNED.
*** NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds ***
MUST run the NASCAR 390 Carburetor.
Early Trailer Parking: Trailers may be parked on Wednesday 2/9/11 from 12pm-9pm. You will be permitted to drop your trailer ONLY and then MUST leave the premises. You will NOT be allowed to unload ANY EQUIPMENT or CARS and there is ABSOLUTELY NO STAYING INSIDE THE TRACK. This is a PARK & LEAVE event intended to relieve some of the congestion on the pre-scheduled parking day.
Entry Forms: for the 45th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing are available online. This Year’s World Series will once again include the NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds, Super Late Models, SK Modifieds, Limited Late Models, FL/IMCA Type Modifieds, Crate/Pro Late Models, Pro-Trucks and a special visit from the ACT Late Model Tour for back-to-back 100 lap races on Sunday and Monday.
ATTN DRIVERS: All Entry Forms/Fees must be postmarked by January 30, 2011 in order to receive your 50 Bonus Points.
PARTIAL HOOKUPS: Available at Big Cabbage Campground just 2 miles North of the Speedway on 415-Tomoka Farms Road.
$50.00/night +tax for up to 4 people. Electric & Water Hookups.
PRIMITIVE CAMPING: Available adjacent to the Speedway on 415-Tomoka Farms Road.
$35.00/night =tax for up to 4 people.
* Pump Out Service Available at both locations.
For more information or to book your site, please call 386-527-6010
WAYCROSS, GA -February 3, 2011– The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is excited to announce the DART Winternationals, presented by Magnaflow Performance Exhaust will again pay out a DART Winternationals point’s fund that will pay racers cash and for the special speedweeks points fund put together by the series for drivers that participate in the events at East Bay Raceway Park February 7th through the 12th.
The top 10 racers that accumulate the most points during the six nights of racing will receive a portion of the points fund on the final night at East Bay Raceway Park with the DART Winternationals Champion receiving $5,000 in cash. In addition DART has stepped up and added an additional starting spot in each feature throughout the week, bringing the total number of starting spots each nights feature to twenty-six. The DART Fast Pass provisional will be given each night to the fastest qualifier that did not earn a starting position in the feature.
Magnaflow Performance Exhaust, “The Official Exhaust” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, has come on board as the presenting sponsor of the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Performance Exhaust. Along with becoming the presenting sponsor of the weeklong event, Magnaflow will also be the title sponsor of the Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Strawberry Dash. The Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Strawberry Dash will consist of a last-chance dash to earn a coveted starting spot in the A-Main, thanks to Magnaflow. The winner of the Magnaflow Strawberry Dash will transfer into the feature event each night adding an additional starting position to the feature field to give racers two additional starting for a total of 26 drivers in each feature instead of the traditional 24 starting spots.
“Were excited to have DART and Magnaflow step up and be a big part of the Winternationals. By adding two additional starting positions to each nights feature event will give more racers an opportunity to earn more money and a chance to compete for a coveted winternationals feature win”, stated Ritchie Lewis.
To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit the official website at www.lucasdirt.com or contact the series office and Ritchie Lewis at (951) 532-2503 or email Ritchie at rlewis@lucasdirt.com.
By John Berti, Karnac Media
Inverness, FL -February 2, 2011- Citrus County Speedway proudly announced that they were able to secure position bonus money for this weekend’s 50 lap Modified Mini Stock Main Event.
Racecar Engineering of Lakeland has donated $25 bonus gift certificates for the fifth, eight and thirteenth place feature finishers.
Race Engineering of Lake Worth has donated a $100 bonus gift certificate for feature winner and $50 bonus gift certificate for fifth and tenth place finishers
CCS thanks both companies for their generosity and support.
Here are the rosters of drivers who will be competing in the various divisions of competition that make up the World Series of Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway as of Feburary 2, 2011.
Super Late Models (19)
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #5 | Jared Marks | 16 | Napoleon, Ohio | VR-12 / Victory H2O / TMT Inc. |
| #11 | David Rogers | Orlando, Florida | TM Ranch / CRE Racing Engines | |
| #12 | Steven Weaver | Plantation, Florida | Ray Sapp Electric / TotalTravelNeeds.net | |
| #13 | Frank Alberson | 59 | Lakeland, Florida | — |
| #18 | Bruce Gowland | 69 | Grand Valley, Ont. | Gowland Sand & Gravel Ltd. |
| #18 | Bubba Pollard | Senoia, Georgia | PitBoxes.com / McGunegill Engine Perf. | |
| #18 | Jared Allison | 35 | Cocoa, Florida | A.J.’s Unfinished Furniture Direct |
| #20 | Anthony Sergi | 15 | Geneva, Florida | MJS Concrete, Inc. / Gary Yeoman’s Ford |
| #28 | Sean Bass | 24 | Polk City, Florida | RWH Corp. / Best Line Superior Lubricants |
| #29 | Mallory Harvey | 22 | Baxley, Georgia | Rentz Farms / James Carter Attorney |
| #29 | Ronnie Rihn | 20 | Bloomer, Wisconsin | DRT Transport / Pathfinder Chassis |
| #36 | Tim Russell | 27 | Longwood, Florida | T/B/A |
| #38 | Joe Jacalone | St. Augustine, FL | Jacalone & Sons Auto Repair | |
| #55 | Todd Allen | DeBary, Florida | Discount Propane / Skip’s Western Outfitters | |
| #74 | Ryan Moore | 27 | Mooresville, NC | R.C. Moore, Inc. |
| #80 | Brian Finney | 33 | Meritt Island, FL | Bob Steele Chevrolet / Finney Racing Ent. |
| #89 | Matt Tifft | 14 | Hinckley, Ohio | Presta Products / RapidMarketplace.com |
| #93 | David Russell | 41 | Clarence Center, NY | RPM Howe Dealer / Race101.net |
| — | Rebecca Kasten | 20 | Huntersville, NC | — |
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #00 | Ted Christopher | Plainville, CT | Shoe City / Sherm’s | |
| #2x | Ryan Preece | 20 | Berlin, Conn. | Uptick Vineyards / Amer. Lamp Recycling |
| #03 | Patrick Emerling | 18 | Orchard Park, NY | — |
| #03 | T/B/A | |||
| #x6 | Eric LeClair | 56 | E. Hampton, Mass | Start Finish Productions |
| #6 | Ron Silk | 28 | Norwalk, CT | T.S. Haulers, Inc. |
| #09 | George Brunnhoelzl | 29 | W. Babylon, NY | Phoenix Pre-Owned Motors / Triad Auto |
| #12 | Dave Roys | Calverton, NY | T.S. Haulers, Inc. | |
| #22 | Chuck Hossfeld | 29 | Lockport, New York | — |
| #33 | Andy Petree | 52 | Hendersonville, NC | — |
| #40 | Frank Fleming | 51 | Mount Airy, NC | Jerry Hunt Auto Truck Sales |
| #77 | Gary Putnam | 44 | Concord, NC | Stock Car Steel |
| #79 | James Civali | 27 | S. Hadley, Mass | Hill Enterprises / Coors Light |
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #03 | Patrick Emerling | 18 | Orchard Park, NY | — |
| #03 | T/B/A | |||
| #5 | Ron Silk | 28 | Norwalk, CT | T.S. Haulers, Inc. |
| #12 | Jason Mignogna | 35 | Shirley, NY | T.S. Haulers, Inc. |
| #33 | Gary Fountain | 60 | Minneola, Florida | Fountain Motorsports |
| #71 | Jimmy Zacharias | Candor, New York | — | |
| #— | TJ Zacharias | Candor, New York | — |
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #1 | Cody Coughlin | 15 | Delaware, Ohio | Jegs.com |
| #4 | Erik Jones | Byron, Michigan | — | |
| #05 | Marie Eve Dufault | 28 | Redondo Bch, CA | VR-12 / Victory H20 / TMT Inc. |
| #5 | Jared Marks | 16 | Napoleon, Ohio | VR-12 / Victory H2O / TMT Inc. |
| #5 | Zach Germain | 26 | Mooresville, NC | Germain Toyota of Sarasota |
| #9 | Brandon Watson | 17 | Stayner, Ontario | Shear Metal Products / Logel’s Auto Parts |
| #11 | Austin Kirkpatrick | 18 | Ocala, Florida | Sonny’s BBQ |
| #11 | Austin Brehio | 13 | Hopkinton, NH | — |
| #16 | Kevin Roberge | 22 | Levis, Quebec | Habitations / Danny Lagace |
| #17 | Gary Passer | 44 | Alcona Beach, Ont. | Pocket Book |
| #25 | Cole Powell | 18 | Mt Brydges, Ontario | — |
| #25 | Brian Short | Brook Park, Ohio | Maximum Elevator / Direct Detail | |
| #26 | Nathan Russell | 19 | Curwensville, PA | Russell Stone Products |
| #26 | Jessica Murphy | 19 | Groveland, Florida | Pawn USA |
| #30 | Foster Mackey | 43 | Akron, Ohio | Gordon-Flury Memorial Home |
| #31 | Shawn McWhirter | 30 | Fergus, Ontario | SPIRA Fire Protection / Allstar |
| #40 | Eric Chase | 47 | Milton, Vermont | Mansfield Helliflight / Gary Clay Builders |
| #43 | Cody Humphreys | 16 | Olathe, Kansas | Racersites.com |
| #48 | Dwayne Baker | 42 | Stayner, Ontario | GD Coates / Zancor Homes |
| #55 | Dakotah Stephens | 19 | Brandon, Florida | Better Leather & Auto Trim |
| #56 | Gus Dean | 16 | Bluffton, SC | Cornerstone Grill / Whirpool Cooling |
| #76 | Jerick Johnson | 30 | Mooresville, NC | American Legion / The David Law Firm |
| #81 | Andrew Gresel | 26 | Sauble Falls, Ontario | Sauble Falls Tent & Trailer Park |
| #84 | Martin Latulippe | 25 | Vallee Jonction, Que | Frameco Manufacturing Ltd. |
| #88 | Kyle DeSouza | 18 | Fairhaven, MA | Maverick Investment Technologies |
| #94 | Donnie Varco | 52 | Sault St Marie, Ont | Laird Raceway |
| #96 | John Nutley | 48 | Midlothian, Illinois | Auto Coz Body Shop |
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #11 | David Weaver | 43 | Plantation, Florida | Ray Sapp Electric / TotalTravelNeeds.net |
| #15 | Jason Boyd | 29 | Edgewater, Florida | Eagle Steel / LCM Racing Engines |
| #17x | Ryan Lisak | 17 | Lakeland, Florida | JPL Auto |
| #19 | Rick Maguire | 38 | Williston, Florida | Relay For Life / Tri County Oil |
| #20 | Anthony Sergi | 15 | Geneva, Florida | MJS Concrete, Inc. / Gary Yeoman’s Ford |
| #26 | Jessica Murphy | 19 | Groveland, Florida | Pawn USA |
| #38 | Kirk Hooker | 46 | Chatham, Ontario | Spira Fire Protection / Bedell’s Food Distr. |
| #57 | Joe Winchell | 54 | Dade City, Florida | Associates Roofing |
| #119 | J.R. McMickle | 32 | Davie, Florida | Dade-Broward Auto Recycling |
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #4B | Alan Bruns | 56 | Clermont, Florida | Bruns Inc-Contractors / Lakeside Dev. |
| #13 | Kevyn Terry | 47 | Citra, Florida | Heat Treating Inc. / Pro Shocks |
| #15 | Robert Deal | 46 | Titusville, Florida | — |
| #15 | Tank Tucker | 45 | Samsula, Florida | Graham Custom Fabricating |
| #40 | Tigh Shaffer | 22 | Medina, Ohio | P+T Racing & Repair |
| #57 | Tim Moore | 36 | St Petersburg, FL | Q Auto & Injury Attorneys / Moore’s Maint. |
| #73 | Aaron Williamson | Mulberry, FL | ||
| #89 | Josh Todd | 16 | Polk City, Florida | John & Marys Kart Bodies / RC Mobile Fleet |
| #96 | Keith King | 19 | Sault St Marie, ONT | Wheel-A-Way Trailer Sales |
| #97 | Matthew Wheeler | 35 | Edgewater, Florida | Wheel-A-Way Trailer Sales |
| #99 | A.J. Winstead | 46 | Richmond, Virginia | — |
| #112 | Jarrett Korpi | 18 | Deltona, Florida | Joe Harris |
| No. | Name | Age | Hometown | Sponsor(s) |
| #7 | Thomas Warnick | 15 | Ormond Beach, FL | — |
| #18 | Jason Rosarius | 16 | Oviedo, Florida | Palm Tree Computers / Platinum Signs |
| #20 | Anthony Sergi | 15 | Geneva, Florida | MJS Concrete, Inc. / Gary Yeoman’s Ford |
| #21 | Scott Reeves | 42 | Royal Palm Bch, FL | Powell’s Petroleum |
| #21x | Derrick Reeves | 40 | Royal Palm Bch, FL | Powell’s Petroleum |
| #24 | Bruce Bennett | 16 | Orlando, Florida | Bennett’s Auto Body |
| #32 | Bill Stacy RN | 58 | Port Orange, Florida | VolusiaCPR.com |
| #63 | Zach Curtis | 16 | Palm Bay, Florida | Curtis Racing |
| #87 | Keith Lilley | 41 | Lakeland, Florida | RVing USA / Lilley A/C & Electric |
| #99 | Kevin Henry | 22 | Deland, Florida | Ford Racing / Gary Yeoman’s Ford |
Contact: Kevin Kovac
DIRTcar Public Relations
704-254-7929 / kkovac@dirtcar.com
Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park Hosts Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Action Feb. 16-19
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 1, 2011 – Two feature wins during last year’s DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH proved to be a harbinger of great things to come in 2010 for Matt Sheppard.
The 28-year-old DIRTcar Big-Block Modified sensation from Waterloo, N.Y., is hoping to follow the same template
in 2011 when he once again heads south to kick off his campaign with four consecutive nights of non-point Super DIRTcar Series action (Feb. 16-19) as part of the 40th annual mid-winter racing extravaganza at Volusia Speedway Park.
“I feel great about how we started out last year at Volusia and then carried that momentum into the season back at home,” said Sheppard, who posted a circuit-leading total of 19 DIRTcar-sanctioned feature wins in 2010 en route to capturing his first career overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Big-Block Modified championship. “We’ll try to do the same thing this year. It’s a new season and anything can happen, but we’re just gonna keep doing what we’ve been doing and see if we can keep it going.”
Sheppard will have four chances to reach Victory Lane at the half-mile Volusia oval during the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH. The DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds are scheduled to run 30-lap, $2,000-to-win features on Wed., Feb. 16, Thurs., Feb. 17, and Fri., Feb. 18, before closing the meet with a 50-lap finale paying $5,000 to win on Sat., Feb. 19.
Last year’s Big-Block Modified competition at Volusia saw Sheppard win twice in three starts (one race was rained out), highlighted by his triumph in the extra-distance series closer. He finished sixth in the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH opener and then scored back-to-back triumphs, propelling him to the event points title for the first time.
Sheppard registered his first-ever victories at Volusia last year, breaking through after coming close to a checkered flag several times in 2009. He set the stage for his ’10 success the previous year with finishes of second, third and fourth as well as a heartbreaking near-win in the week’s Big-Block opener.
“We were really good down there at Volusia (in 2009),” said Sheppard, who has started 18 DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH features during his eight-year Big-Block Modified career. “I think we were fast enough to win every night, but we drew a lot of bad starting positions and some stuff happened when we were actually in good position. I remember that first night I was trying to pass Pat Ward for the lead with a few laps to go, but we bumped together and I got a flat right-rear (relegating him to a 16th-place finish).
“Last year we went back with the exact same deal (as 2009) and things worked out a little bit better for us.”
Sheppard plans to battle in this year’s DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH behind the wheel of the Jeff Brownell Sr.-owned Xtreme Lubricants Bicknell car
he debuted in last November’s Lowes Food World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. It’s virtually a twin to the machine he drove last year at Volusia, a sweeping, D-shaped track that he likens – in a manner of speaking – to his Sunday-night home, Cayuga County Raceway in Weedsport, N.Y.
“Shape-wise, Volusia’s about the same as Weesdsport, but it’s just like four times the size,” quipped Sheppard, who won the 2010 points championship at Cayuga County. “It’s like Weedsport, where you turn into one, you pick up the gas and then you’re on it a long time down the backstretch all the way until you’re down into turn three. The only thing is, at Volusia you’re going a lot faster.
“Volusia is super-fast,” continued the driver known as ‘Super Matt,’ who owns 73 career DIRTcar Big-Block feature wins, including 18 in Super DIRTcar Series events. “It’s more high-speed than most of the tracks we run at up here (in the Northeast), so we have to run a different setup there because of it. It’s a lot of fun to race there because it’s a big, wide track and you can run all over it, but you still gotta have a good car, a good motor and a good setup.”
A fulltime professional DIRTcar Big-Block Modified driver since graduating in 2006 from New York’s Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Sheppard relishes the opportunity to begin his season in the Sunshine State. The 2011 edition of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH marks the 27th trip to Florida for Northeastern Modified teams since 1978 and it will be DIRTcar’s 20th visit to Volusia since staging its inaugural event in 1982.
“It’s nice to get away from New York in the winter,” said Sheppard, whose hometown has received more than two feet of snow so far this winter. “It can get cold in Florida at night, but it’s still not snowing like back home. We’re able to go somewhere warmer, relax a little bit and get back on the racetrack to get the new year started.”
Adding more anticipation to his nearly 1,200-mile trek to Volusia, the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH will mark the first time Sheppard takes to the track wearing the coveted Mr. DIRTcar Big-Block Modified crown. It’s an honor he doesn’t take lightly.
“(Mr. DIRTcar) is really surreal,” Sheppard said last November after accepting his $50,000 championship prize at the DIRTcar Northeast awards banquet. “Just the history behind it. To be listed in the same category as guys like Alan (Johnson) and Danny (Johnson), Jack Johnson, Will Cagle, Brett Hearn and Billy Decker…there’s no way to put that into words. Probably still hasn’t sunk in, probably take a while before it will.”
The 2011 DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH officially kicks off DIRTcar Northeast’s 36th consecutive season of Big-Block Modified competition. It will be the 14th straight year that the Big-Block Modifieds will be in action at Volusia during the week leading up to the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, which sits less than a half-hour drive from the Volusia oval.
A star-studded field of DIRTcar Big-Block Modified drivers will join Sheppard, including seven-time DCN by UNOH champion Brett Hearn of Sussex, N.J., who owns a record 19 career wins in Florida, and Stewart Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., the defending champion of the SEF Small Engine Fuels 200 at the Syracuse Mile and the winner of last year’s opening-night event at Volusia.
The tentative DIRTcar Big-Block Modified entry list boasts nearly 40 names, including former DCN by UNOH champions Danny Johnson of Phelps, N.Y., Alan Johnson of Middlesex, N.Y., Billy Pauch of Frenchtown, N.J., and Jimmy Horton of Neshanic Station, N.J. Other standouts on the preliminary roster include Bobby Varin of Sharon Springs, N.Y., Rick Laubach of Hellertown, Pa., Richie Pratt Jr. of Woodbury Heights, N.J., Matt DeLorenzo of Cropseyville, N.Y., Willy Decker of Vernon, N.Y., Rex King of Bristolville, Ohio, and H.J. Bunting of Milford, Del.
The DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH is a 12-night DIRTcar Racing spectacular that also includes dates for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series (Feb. 11-13) and World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Feb. 17 and 19); the DIRTcar UMP Late Models (Feb. 14, 15, 16 and 18); UMP Modifieds (Feb. 8-15); and the O’Reilly All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars (Feb. 9 and 10).
A four-night Big-Block Modified ticket package is being offered to fans for $125, while single-day tickets are always available on race day. In addition, the event’s unique ‘Free Pit Pass With Every Ticket’ offer allows all fans meeting the minimum age requirement to visit the pit area for an up-close perspective on the competition.
For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, including special pricing on advance-sale tickets, visit www.DIRTcarNationals.com or call 704-795-7223 or 386-985-4402.
Additional info on the Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is available by logging on to www.superdirtcarseries.com.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH ‘Tentative’ Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Entry List:
0-Richie Pratt Jr./Woodbury Heights, NJ
01-Brett Ballard/Pennsville, NJ
1-Darwin Greene/Susquehanna, PA
1F-Stewart Friesen/Niagara-on-the-Lake, ONT
1P-Billy Pauch/Frenchtown, NJ
1x-Willy Decker/Vernon, NY
3d-Matt DeLorenzo/Cropseyville, NY
6-John Stangle/Neshanic Station, NJ
07-Tim Kerr/Picton, ONT
7-Rick Laubach/Hellertown, PA
8r-Rob Bellinger/Dexter, NY
9s-Matt Sheppard/Waterloo, NY
10-Tim Currier/Auburn, NY
10-Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs, NY
10v-Danny Varin/Sharon Springs, NY
11-Danny Hieber/Pendel, PA
14-Jimmy Horton/Neshanic Station, NJ
19-Chris Higgins/Syracuse, NY
20H-Brett Hearn/Sussex, NJ
21k-Randy Chrysler/Lewiston, NY
t21-Roger Chrysler/Lewiston, NY
22c-Mario Clair/St-Edmond, QUE
23-Billy VanInwegen/Sparrowbush, NY
27J-Danny Johnson/Phelps, NY
33-Ray Swinehart/Bechtelsville, PA
42-Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel, PA
48too-Dave Rauscher/Waterloo, NY
56-Vince Vitale/Phoenix, NY
65- Rex King/Bristolville, OH
66-Dexter Stacey/Kahnawake, QUE
66w-Alan Johnson/Middlesex, NY
66w-Wallace Stacey/Kahnawake, QUE
79-Jeremy Markle/Port Jervis, NY
85-Dan Vauter/Forest City, PA
85j-H.J. Bunting III/Milford, DE
97-Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton, QUE
165-Rex King Jr./Bristolville, OH
711-Mike Iles/Medford, NJ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: February 1, 2011
CONTACT: Curtis Whelan
PHONE: 321-286-6785
EMAIL: CLWhalin@aol.com
Top Gun Sprint Series officials today released their 2011 tour schedule, which marks the most comprehensive schedule for the touring series.
“2010 was a great year for the Top Gun Sprint Series,” said Top Gun Sprint Series President Don Rehm. “The series traveled all over the state of Florida, we had the best dirt drivers in the state competing for a championship that once again went down to the very last race, so we’re looking for great things in 2011. To that end, we’ve added more dates at Hendry County Motorsports Park and also we’ve added a date at the newly re-opened Putnam County Speedway that we are very excited about.”
Widely recognized as the premier dirt sprint car series in the state of Florida, 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. The Top Gun Sprint Series had 58 different teams earn points in the 2010 season. The complete schedule will be released very soon.
“We’ve had talks with a lot of drivers that haven’t run with us before that are looking to go with the Top Gun Sprint Series for 2011, so we should definitely see increased car counts across the board,” continued Rehm. “We’re also welcoming some new contingency sponsors like K&N Filters that see the value in working with us, so we’re very excited about 2011.”
| 2011 Top Gun Sprint Series Schedule | ||
| Date | Track | Location |
| 02.26.11 | Hendry County Motorsports Park | Clewiston, FL |
| 03.19.11 | North Florida Speedway | Lake City, FL |
| 04.30.11 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL |
| 05.06.11 | Ocala Speedway | Ocala, FL |
| 05.21.11 | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL |
| 06.04.11 | Hendry County Motorsports Park | Clewiston, FL |
| 06.25.11 | North Florida Speedway | Lake City, FL |
| 07.15.11 | Ocala Speedway | Ocala, FL |
| 07.16.11 | Putnam Speedway (tentative) | Palatka, FL |
| 07.30.11 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL |
| 08.06.11 | Hendry County Motorsports Park | Clewiston, FL |
| 10.08.11 | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL |
| 10.29.11 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL |
| 11.11.11 | Ocala Speedway | Ocala, FL |
| 12.03.11 | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL |
North Florida Speedway Results 1-28-11
UMP MODIFIEDS
1ST- JEFF MATHEWS #33
2ND- COREY CONLEY #14
3RD- KYLE OWEN #2
4TH- DARYL HERBERT #6H
5TH- JAMIE CARTER #15C
6TH- TODD NEIHEISER #72
7TH- RICK CULPEPPER #7
8TH- DAVE JAMISON #4D
9TH- DAVE BARBER #56
10TH- DAVID MCWILLIAMS #18
11TH- KYLE BRONSON #40B
12TH- PAUL SIZEMORE #1G
13TH- CHIP OWEN #1O
14TH- GREG BROWN #12
15TH- JIMMY CARTER #75
16TH- TANNER RUMBURG #15
17TH- RICK BUCHANAN #28B
18TH- DARRELL GEORGE #88
19TH- ROBO HUTCHINSON #72H
20TH- JOHNNY MULLNER #28
21ST- DUSTIN ELLIOTT #115
22ND- RONNIE CHANCE #7S
23RD- SHAWN PITTS #65
24TH- PJ WIGGINS #720W
25TH- JAMES SMITH #40J
26TH- TERRY JONES #6J
LIMITED MODIFIEDS
1ST- SHANE TAYLOR #82
2ND- SHAWN TAYLOR #83
3RD- DUANE PAUL JR #51
4TH- JOEY BRINSON #1B
5TH- KYLE ARVIN #96
6TH- CHUCK LINTZ #49
7TH- WILLIAM STALNAKER #59
8TH- CHARLES HOWARD JR #8C
BOX STOCKS
1ST- JOHN WINDHAM #65
2ND- KEVIN UNDERWOOD #5
3RD- MIKE MARCELLINO #55
4TH- ROBERT ONEAL #1
5TH- BRYAR ZIMMERMAN #OOZ
6TH- REID CHRISTENSON #30
7TH- BALTIMORE BILL #71
8TH- CHARLES HOWARD SR #4H
9TH- JAMES COOK #7
By Dave Westerman
Veteran Legend car driver Korry Abbot, the only Florida driver to qualify for last years Legends Million race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, drove to victory in the final Winter Warm-up feature race for the Legend cars Saturday afternoon at Auburndale Speedway.
Apopka’s Abbott out-gunned Lakeland driver Dakota Baggette, who had won the previous two races in January here as the local drivers prepare for an invasion of drivers from all over the U.S., Canada and elsewhere for the running of the Winternationals beginning on February 15th.
Abbott, a former Pro Division Winternationals champion, declared he and his team ready to take on all comers next month, while Baggette, who will probably run in the Young Lions division, continues to impress as he enters his second full season behind the wheel of a Legends car.
North Florida driver Austin Blankenship, who hails from High Springs, won the first heat and finished third in the feature trailed by Lynn Wiles and Zach Napoleon.
Thirteen cars were entered including Moncton, NB’s Gary Bursey and Torstein Larson out of Narvick, Norway, who competed in all three January events. Rodney Pucak make the long tow from Wasilla, AK to take part this week as well. All three will be competing in the Winternationals that kick off on Tuesday, February 15th and continue through the following Saturday.
Bandoleros also took part this week with Michael Held of Orlando taking both the heat and feature races.
RACE RESULTS – 1/29/11:
LEGEND CARS - HEAT RACE #1: 1. #87 AUSTIN BLANKENSHIP 2. #59x BECCA MONOPOLI 3. #07 DAVE GLEASON 4. #31 LYNN WILES 5. #52 TORSTEIN LARSEN 6. #99 ROD PUCAK 7. #9 CAMERON RAY LEGENDS HEAT - RACE #2: 1. #5R KORY ABBOTT 2. #7 DAKOTA BAGGETTE 3. #6 ZACH NAPOLEON 4. #00 ANTHONY CATALDI 5. #65x GARY BURSEY 6. #48 ANDY METZ LEGENDS FEATURE RACE: 1.#5R KORY ABBOTT, APOPKA 2.#7 DAKOTA BAGGETTE, LAKELAND 3.#87 AUSTIN BLANKENSHIP, HIGH SPRINGS 4.#31 LYNN WILES, PLANT CITY 5.#6 ZACH NAPOLEON, WESLEY CHAPEL 6.#07 DAVE GLEASON, ORLANDO 7.#00 ANTHONY CATALDI, UMATILLA 8.#9 CAMERON RAY, LAKELAND 9.#65x GARY BURSEY, MONCTON, NB 10.#52 TORSTEIN LARSEN, NARVICK, NORWAY 11.#59x BECCA MONOPOLI, TAMPA 12.#99 ROD PUCAK, WASILLA, AK 13.#48 ANDY METZ, LAKELAND BANDOLEROS - HEAT RACE 1.#55 MICHAEL HELD 2.#11 DANIEL COLIN, JR. 3.#24 TREY LIVELY DNS #11x DANIEL COLIN, SR. BANDOLEROS - FEATURE RACE 1.#55 MICHAEL HELD, ORLANDO 2.#24 TREY LIVELY, RUSKIN 3.#11 DANIEL CONLIN, JR., ST. CLOUD DNS #11x DANIEL CONLIN, SR., ST. CLOUD
