OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

Saturday night racing action at Auburndale Speedway will see the return of the Open Wheel Modified cars along with racing in the Modified Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, V-8 Bombers and Scramblers.

James Wright III takes a healthy 110 point lead into this weeks Open Wheel Modified 40-lap headliner. Bobby Blake currently sits second in points but has a margin of just six over third place Wayne Morris. Wright, Blake, Keith Lilley and Kyle Bookmiller all have two wins to their credit this year while Morris has had one visit to victory lane. Wright’s consistency with several second and third place finishes has him well in front of his competitors though. Lilley is coming off a win in the most recent OWM event, but a couple of DNF’s have hurt him in the standings. Bookmiller has been absent from recent events, but his strong early season showing still has him seventh in points.

The Modified Mini Stock point chase will come down to which one of three drivers can put together the best performance in the few races that remain. Scotty Sharpe has regained the point lead and sits 20 markers ahead of Jason Rendell who had engine trouble the last time out. Mike Sweet is still very much in the hunt as he’s in third spot only two points behind Rendell.

Rookie driver Matt McCrary continues to be winless in his first season of Street Stock racing, but his consistent top five finishes have him up by 30 points over Jeff Waterman, the only driver left who could possibly take the 2010 title away from him. Recent tough luck has third place Dave Colpritt well behind the lead duo and fourth place James Wright III is now just 30 behind Colpritt.

Josh Borem had another rough week last week but still holds a 64 point advantage over Buddy Phillips, Jr. in V-8 Bomber points. Meanwhile, Preston Davis took his fourth win last week and remains third in points by 96 over James Wright, Jr.

Kimberly Gullett has increased her point lead in the Scrambler class to 78 over Brian Tyre who continues to have late-season problems. Richard Brown has closed to within ten points of Tyre for second place.

Pit gates open at 2PM Saturday afternoon with grandstand gates opening at 5PM. Racing starts promptly at 7PM. Adult admission is $12, seniors are $10, kids 5-12 are $5 and children age 4 and under are free. Family four-packs (2 adults – 2 kids 5-12) are $25. For more information, log on to www.auburndaleracing.com powered by Palm Tree Computers.

All kids aged 10 and under will, as usual, get an extra ticket when the enter the track from “Lindsey’s Little Racers” that makes them eligible for a pair of prize packs being donated this week by NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek and NEMCO Motorsports. Also, 40 lucky kids will win a free ice cream from the concession stand thanks to Street Stock driver Jeff Waterman and OWM/Late Model/Truck drivers Keith Lilley and Wally Warrick.

Seat cushions are now available for fans courtesy of Aaron’s and the new Auburndale Speedway T-shirts from Royal-Tees are on sale at the track. Adults wearing their t-shirt to the track get $2 off their admission!!

Auburndale Speedway’s Facebook page has been updated and now has close to 1500 “friends.” Go to Facebook and check it out!

Current Points as of September 25, 2010:

LATE MODELS:
1-#07 Jeff Scofield 483 (2 wins)
2-#50 Perry Lovelady    441
3-#17 Ryan Lisak    437
4-#407 Jason Vail 411
5-#36 Tim Russell 408 (3 wins)
6-#49 Ron Lofquist 398
7-#21 Kevin Ingram    382
8-#22 David King    369
   #33 Daniel Webster 369 (1 win)
10-#5 Joe Boyd 307

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS:
1-#56 James Wright III    1134 (2 wins)
2-#75 Bobby Blake 1024 (2 wins)
3-#98 Wayne Morris 1018 (1 win)
4-#87 Keith Lilley 963 (2 wins)
5-#01 Von Pope    740
6-#19 Kevin Macy    598 (1 win)
7-#03 Kyle Bookmiller 596 (2 wins)
8-#10 Travis Roland    585 (1 win)
9-#07 Harold Crooms    572
10-#00 Shawn Harper    526

SPORTSMAN:
1-#71 Dave Dunkin 552 (7 wins)
2-#13 Mark Medeiros    534 (2 wins)
3-#22 Brandon Duchscherer 314 (1 win)
4-#8 Austin Carr 278 (1 win)
5-#1 Bart Weatherford    238
6-#89X Brett Jenkins 232
7-#55 Richard Elkins, Jr. 218
8-#60 Richard Fiore, Jr.    214
9-#19 Chris Lewellen 198
10-#77 Lance Daubach 190

MODIFIED MINI STOCKS:
1-#89 Scotty Sharpe    460 (2 wins)
2-#55 Mike Sweet 440 (2 wins)
3-#15 Jason Rendell 438 (3 wins)
4-#45 Dennis Jones 298
5-#07 Bruce Anderson 218
6-#37 Brandon McSwain    190 (1 win)
7-#26 Jimmy Pugh    186
8-#85 Drew Carter    182
9-#38 Burt Morse    170 (2 wins)
10-#77 Lee Davis    154 (1 win)

TRUCKS:
1-#16 Tim Sozio 216 (1 win)
2-#2 Jim Cowhey, Jr. 210
3-#99 Brent Tyler 186
4-#1 Tommy King 182
5-#87 Keith Lilley 170 (3 wins)
6-#15 Roger Blevins    160
7-#37 Nick Hernandez 154 (1 win)
8-#18 Chayne Hammond    128
9-#23 Mike Smith    124
10-#54 Zach Harris    122

LEGEND CARS:
1-#59 Jake Perkins    834 (6 wins)
2-#38 Gerald White, Jr. 802 (8 wins)
3-#8 Justin Brown    704 (1 win)
4-#71 Mason Ketterman 692
5-#07 Dave Gleason 660
6-#31 Lynn Wiles 590
7-#4R Zach Napoleon 470
8-#7 Dakota Baggette    446
   #4 Tyler Smith    446 (4 wins)
10-#21 Devin McLeod 380

STREET STOCKS:
1-#5 Matt McCrary 882
2-#42 Jeff Waterman 852 (4 wins)
3-#4 Dave Colpritt 730 (4 wins)
4-#56 James Wright III 700 (8 wins)
5-#29 Bobby Mobley 570 (4 wins)
6-#53 Kyle Peters 506 (2 wins)
7-#17 Kyle Hall 492
8-#25 Cody McDuffie 428 (1 win)
9-#142 Chris Spring 298
10-#65 Ken Lawrence 250

MINI STOCKS:
1-#42 Chris Spring    1102 (9 wins)
2-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr. 1078 (10 wins)
3-#40 Jason Swilley    700
4-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr.    532 (3 wins)
5-#33 Donnie Guy    470
6-#4 Marilyn McCrary 412
7-#551 Mark Wells 432
8-#88 Kevin Steadman    326
9-#46 Randy King 302
10-#2 Dwight Ryals, Jr.    258

V-8 BOMBERS:
1-#111 Josh Borem    876 (5 wins)
2-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr.    812 (1 win)
3-#89 Preston Davis    644 (4 wins)
4-#56 James Wright, Jr.    548 (2 wins)
5-#88 Gene Harrison    478 (2 wins)
6-#96 Larry Chumney II    468 (3 wins)
7-#51 Matt Johns 390
8-#0 Paul Bookmiller    352
9-#105 Jeff Lacey    308
10-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr. 276 (2 wins)

SCRAMBLERS:
1-#28 Kimberly Gullett    728 (3 wins)
2-#66 Brian Tyre 650 (2 wins)
3-#62 Richard Brown 640
4-#00 Chad Cutting 438 (1 win)
5-#71 Dave Canfield    398 (1 win)
6-#8 Richie Acres    328 (4 wins)
7-#1 George Gorham, Jr. 242 (1 win)
8-#42 Mike Bauer    220
   #4 Scott Russ 220
10-#51 Matt Johns 216 (1 win)
#77 Jeremy Watts 216

MINI CUPS:
1-#21 Rick Ragan 188 (1 win)
2-#74 John Beach 184
3-#7 Harold Crooms    134 (2 wins)
4-#47 Brandon Beach    130
5-#07 Tyler Scofield    114 (1 win)
6-#14 Sam Scott 112 (1 win)
7-#2 Skip Baird 104
8-#22 Rick Cline, Sr. 102
9-#27X Dale Pulst    82
10-#46 Frank Beach    80

BANDOLEROS:
BANDITS:
1-#38 Cameron White    940 (4 wins)
2-#5 Derek Sobel 148 (2 wins)
3-#30 Noah Cornman    130
   #55 Michael Held 130
5-#1Jr Dustin Turnage 44
4-#19 Keith Sinkula 42

OUTLAWS:
1-#96 Teddy Lively 634 (6 wins)
2-#48 Andy Metz    588 (2 wins)
3-#11 Daniel Conlin, Jr.    304
4-#13 Ryan Shattuck    276 (5 wins)
5-#1 Mark Bibeau 238
6-#03 Jake Hunter 228
7-#65 Coty Bibeau    164 (1 win)
8-#16 Nick Baluch    86
9-#83 Joey Padgett    76
10-#65 Daniel Conlin, Sr. 28

FIGURE EIGHTS:
1-#14 Wayne Calkins    114
2-#31 Wayne Whitehead 98
3-#03 Paul Bokmiller 66
4-#27 John Baranauskas 62
5-#89 Rodney Davis 60
6-#25 Ronnie Powell    40 (1 win)
   #0 Jimmy Thompson    40 (1 win)
8-#4 Terry Zimmerman 36
9-#A6 J.R. Meyer    34
   #89X William Hindman 34

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By Jane Smith|2010-09-30T18:30:23-04:00September 30th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

New Smyrna Speedway Tentative Schedule October 2nd

NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for 10/02/10
TBARA WINGED SPRINTS
FINAL APPEARANCE of 2010

General Admission – $20.00
Kids 11 & under – FREE
Active Military with I.D. – $15.00

4:00pm Pit Gates Open
5-6:30pm Division Practice
6:00pm Grandstands Open
7:00pm Drivers Meeting
7:20pm Parade Lap / National Anthem
7:30pm Racing Begins

Heat Races:
TBARA Sprints 8 laps ea.

Feature Races:
Sportsman 25 laps
Super Stocks 25 laps
— INTERMISSION —
— AUTOGRAPH SESSION —
TBARA Sprints 30 laps
E-Modifieds 25 laps
Strictly Stocks 20 laps

* – DRIVERS MEETING is mandatory. Failure to attend will result in starting in the rear – no exceptions.

* – If your division does not have 6 cars starting the feature, you will run a minimum of 10 laps, maximum of 15 laps.

* – Registration for ALL DIVISIONS closes at 6:30pm. ANY driver not registered at that time will start in the rear – no exceptions.

By Jane Smith|2010-09-30T15:28:00-04:00September 30th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Tentative Schedule for Orlando SpeedWorld October 1

ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for 10/01/10
TBARA WINGED SPRINT CARS
FINAL APPEARANCE of 2010!

General Admission – $20.00 Adults
Kids 11 & under – FREE!
Active Military with I.D. – $15.00

4:00pm Pit Gates Open
5-7:15pm Division Practice
6:00pm Grandstands Open
7:30pm Drivers Meeting
7:55pm Parade Lap / National Anthem
8:00pm Racing Begins

Heat Races:
TBARA Sprints – 8 laps ea.

Feature Races:
Bandoleros 12 laps
Mini-Stocks 25 laps
Pro-Trucks 25 laps
— INTERMISSION —
— AUTOGRAPH SESSION —
TBARA Sprints 30 laps
Legends Cars 25 laps
Super Stocks 25 laps
Strictly Stocks 30 laps

* – If your division does not have 6 cars starting the feature, you will run a minimum of 10 laps, maximum of 15 laps.
* – DRIVERS MEETING is mandatory. Failure to attend will results in starting in the rear – no exceptions.

* – Registration for ALL DIVISIONS closes at 7:15pm. ANY driver not registered at that time will start in the rear – NO EXCEPTIONS.

By Jane Smith|2010-09-30T15:12:45-04:00September 30th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

63 DRIVERS ELIGIBLE FOR BONUS MONEY IN AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY LATE MODEL FINALE ON OCTOBER 16TH

by Dave Westerman

Just three weeks remain before Late Model drivers will converge on Auburndale Speedway for their final race of 2010 with over $22,000 in prize money and contingency awards now up for grabs. Sixty-three different drivers have raced in the previous Late Model events at Auburndale this year and will be eligible for the full purse and all contingencies. The winner can take home $5,000 cash plus contingencies and even if the winner has not competed yet this year at Auburndale, the winner’s check will still be a cool $4,000.

Tim Russell established himself as the favorite by winning the last Late Model race two weeks ago giving him three wins on the season. Jeff Scofield, a two-time winner this year leads the points even though he missed the last race and will certainly be a favorite as well. Daniel Webster is the only other driver to win a Late Model event this year and can’t be counted out as a favorite either. A very large car count is expected with such a big purse on the line. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-09-29T14:55:43-04:00September 29th, 2010|Front Page News|Comments Off

Schmauss Wins Racecar Engineering Late Models at Eastbay

September 25, 2010

By: Russ Calabrese
9/25/2010
A great night of action here at The Clay by The Bay as 100 cars entered for tonight’s events.
The first Feature of the night was the Precision Kia Street Stocks. On the front row was Sheffield and Kruse leading them to the green flag. But it was Clarence Pratt picking up his second win of the season as he held off the hard charging of current points leader Donnie Reed who picked up second place. Finishing third was Thomas Pratt, fourth went to Billy Carlbert, Jr. Buck Woodhouse finished in the fifth position. Howard Osteen and Donnie Reed picked up the heat wins.

Next up were the Old Time Mods. Roger Herbach picked up his first win of the season and held off Zack Amundsen for several laps before spinning out with just a handful of laps left. That moved Don Land into second and Zack coming back to finish in the third position.

Points Leader Bryan Bernhardt and David Schmauss led the Racecar Engineering Late Models for 25 Laps of side by side action. Several cautions came out through out the race but Schmauss never looked back on the re-starts. David Schmauss was able to hold off last years defending Champion Jeff Mathews for the Win. Mathews finished second while current points leader Bryan Bernhardt finished third, Alex Boerner and Mavrick Varnadore rounded out the top five. Brothers Mavrick and Travis Varnadore both picked up the heat wins.

After becoming a daddy just 3 days ago, Danny Martin, Jr. led the entire race for the East Bay Sprints. Second went to Tim George, followed by Travis Bliemeister, Clint Reynolds and Dakotah Stephens. Heat winners were Tim George and Danny Martin, Jr.

Thirty Three cars registered for the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Top 7 from the 3 heats advanced to the A-Main. Kever Raulerson, Jim Baker and Robert Purcell advanced from the B-Main into the A-Main. It was the 8X of Richie Acres and Troy Dittebrand battling it out with 3 laps to go and crossing the finish line first was Acres. But during Post Race inspection, Acres was disqualified failing muffler inspection. Thus, handing over the win to Troy Dittebrand. Michael Eaton, Richard Humfeld, Johnnie Alexander and Robert Kissam were your Top 5. Don T. Quinn, Thomas Burnside and Jimmy Odell picked up the heat wins.

In the Dirt Daubers, it was William Bolle in his Bill Elliott throw back to win his first Feature.

ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, Oct. 2nd, 2010. Action for Racecar Engineering Late Models, Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Precision Kia Street Stocks and Outlaw 4s will fill the bill.
Plus a $200 to win for Fan Participation. For more information, go to
www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Jane Smith|2010-09-28T16:17:08-04:00September 28th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Charlie Seroki tops Sportsman at CMP

Columbia Motorsports Park

Race Results

Sept. 25, 2010

Sportsman

1	44	Charlie Seroki
2.	1m	Matt Walker
3.	16	Brian Hull
4.	06	Josh Wise
5.	76	Jim Higginbotham
6.	14	Oral Tanner
7.	31	Roy Crain
8.	1F	Bobby Ford
9.	8	WesleyKeller – DQ
10.	21	Sean Monaghan – DQ

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Pure Stocks

1	12	Jason Garver
2	39	Tim Alldredge
3	96	Don Cruce
4	5	Jerelton Floyd – DQ
5	71	Jason Warsing – DNS

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Big HugsInc.Org E-Modifieds

1	01	J.F. McClellan
2.	77	Trevor McKinley

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Hornets

1	2	Bert Daugherty
2	7	Tyler Prescott
3	60	Doyle O’Bryant
4	71	Bill Bollier
5	46	Kim Alldredge

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V8 Bombers

1	85	Larry Welter Sr.
2	22	Stan Lang
3	28	Tony Deas
4	7	Shawn DeSotle
5	76	Andy Nichols
6	54	Mark Chinell

Points updated as of September 25, 2010

SPORTSMAN

1.	#16	Brian Hull	841 (3)
2.	#8	Wesley Keller (M)	781 (8)
3.	#07	Jeff Prescott	584 (6)
4.	#21	Sean Monaghan	503 (6)
5.	#06	Josh Wise (M)	386
6.	#06	Oral Tanner	384
7.	#44	Charlie Seroki	381 (2)
8.	#76	Jim Higginbotham	348
9.	#1F	Robert Ford (M)	324
10.	#1m	Matt Walker	249
11.	#121	Gordon Cabe (M)	178
12.	#7J	Jason Parker	160
13.	#32	Shelton Bowers	141
14.	#20	Tony Kuhr (M)	121
15.	#14	Tater Stalnaker	94
16.	#17	Nevin Gainey	82
17.	#31	Roy Crain	72
18.	#16m	Patrick Mennenga	64
19.	#9	Kody Jett	60
20.	#74	Jason Garver (M)	53
21.	#20s	Len Stapleton	48
22.	#11	John Mitchell	46
23.	#22	Gene Owens	32
24.	#13	Aaron Williamson	28
25.	#69	Don Milam	25
26.	#29	Leroy Donaldson	24
27.	#35	Rick Kase	19
28.	#41	Adam Hitt	13
29.	#13	Marty Wood	12
30.	#33	Eric Law	8
31.	#74	Jay Middleton	8
32	#67	Russell Patterson	6
33.	#90	Jeff Cole (M)	5
34.	#1	Shane Nichols	4

BigHugsinc.Org E-Modifieds

1.	#01	J.F. McClellan (M)	546 (9)
2.	#6	Mickey Wright (M)	364
3.	#31	Heather Bell (M)	240 (1)
4.	#77	Trevor McKinley	196 (2)
5.	#17	Nevin Gainey	168
6.	#26	Jason Garver (M)	75
7.	#85	Wayne Parker (M)	73
8.	#3	Travis Coffey	55
9.	#7	Dan Partelo	51
10.	#409	J.D. Coffey	50
11.	#12	John Zedeck	36
12.	#27	Andy Waldron	32
13.	#33	Adam Hitt	28
14.	#21	Len Stapleton	20

PURE STOCK

1.	#39	Tim Alldredge (M)	837 (7)
2.	#12	Jason Garver (M)	590 (9)
3.	#96	Don Cruce (M)	416
4.	#16	Randy O’Neal	386 (4)
5.	#15	Justin Ellison (M)	280
6.	#7	Dylan Hilliard	253 (1)
7.	#7P	Tim Parrott	187
8.	#58	Larry Welter Jr.	162 (1)
9.	#5	Jason Floyd	136
10.	#81	Morris Richardson	133
11.	#97	Bucky York	128 (1)
12.	#7	Jason Kight	105
13.	#7	Wayne Manning	97
14.	#22	Nevin Gainey	95 (1)
15.	#98	Todd Brown	85
16.	#5	Jerrelton Floyd	72
17.	#42	Bruce Flowers	70
18.	#01	John Alford	53
19.	#27	Nathan Huffingham (M)	46
20.	#16	Eddie Gainey	45 (1)
21.	#71	Jason Warsing	36
22.	#18	John Roling	32
23.	#07	Shawn Creech	29
24.	#74	Robbie Disbrow	28
25.	#6	Leonard Arnold	27
26.	#26	James Cook	27
27.	#01	Robert Petty	15

V8 BOMBERS

1.	#76	Andy Nichols (M)	676 (4)
2.	#27	Nathan Huffingham (M)	603 (3)
3.	#22	Stan Lang (M)	546 (4)
4.	#15	Derek Davis (M)	459
5.	#7	Shawn DeSotle (M)	378 (3)
6.	#85	Larry Welter Sr.	340 (3)
7.	#16	Brian Hull (M)	243
8.	#8	John DeSotle (M)	213
9.	#54	Eric Hoffman (M)	185 (1)
10.	#3	AC Morrow (M)	175
11.	#2F	Jerrelton Floyd	156
12.	#02/54	Mark Chinell	144
13.	#58	Larry Welter Jr.	134 (2)
14.	#16	Mike Parsell	130
15.	#10	Alex Lang	130
16.	#28	Tony Deas	105
17.	#11	Todd Breer	72 (1)
18.	#23	Beverly Harry	66
19.	#29	Rick Montalvo	66
19.	#2	Jason Floyd	60
20.	#17	Shane Cornelius	42 (1)
21.	#77	Dan Berkowitz	41
22	#76	Tony Kuhr (M)	37
23.	#28	Don Welter	25
24.	#85	Shannon Welter	23
25.	#95	Justin Herndon	22
26.	#16m	Timmy Manning	20
27.	58	Katie Welter	18
28.	4Q	Ron McCrary	17
29.	#54	Rob Rye	2

HORNETS

1.	#69	Mark Copeland	669(6)
2.	#2	Bert Daugherty (M)	553 (7)
3.	#46	Kim Alldredge (M)	436 (1)
4.	#15	D.J. Ellison	428 (5)
5.	#7	Tyler Prescott	340
6.	#98	Todd Brown	319 (2)
7.	#1	Donald Davis (M)	269
8.	#44	Carl Taylor (M)	216
9.	#1H	Brandon Henault	139
10.	#09	Ed Petrow (M)	103
11	#28	Wes Daugherty	101
12.	#60	Doyle O’Bryant	101
13.	#98	Jon Brown	84 (2)
14.	#1	Mike Parsell	84
15.	#71	Bill Bollier	82
16.	#48	James Sullivan	68
17	1R	Robert O’Neail	67
18.	#07	Steve Jeffers	62
19.	#20	Jacob Kuhr	59
20.	#83	Gary Kissick	58
21	#02	Mark Chinell (M)	57
22.	#99	John Windham	35
23.	#5	Rick Reed	35
24.	#4	A.J. Mikesell	32
25	#53	Lawrence Foster	30
26.	#20	Wade Parker	28
27.	#7	Mark Sloan	27
28.	#46	Tony Kuhr (M)	22
29.	#07	Steven Jeffers	22
30.	#06	Josh Wise (M)	16
31	#21	Joe Trowell	15

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By Jane Smith|2010-09-27T22:54:07-04:00September 27th, 2010|Columbia Motorsports Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Punta Gorda Speedway Schedule for October 2010

Here is this months schedule at the Punta Gorda Speedway. This is going to be a great month to see your favorite driver or class run as the racing gets hot and wild. The point’s races are getting tight as we get close to the end of the season. Please visit puntagordaspeedway.com for more information.

Friday night practice 4:00pm till dark

SATURDAY NIGHT RACES START AT 6:30

Pit Entry: $30.00 Infants only with parent Free.

Ticket Prices: Adults $10 – Seniors & Veterans $8 – Children 11-17 $5 – 10 and under are Free

Oct 2- Super Late Model 100 Laps, Outlaw Modified, Super Stocks, Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warriors, Legends, Bandolero

Oct 9- Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, Sportsman, Dwarf, TQ Midgets, Road Warriors, Cowboy Cadillac, Mini Stocks

Oct 16- Checkered Flag Sprints, Open Wheel Modified, Legends, Bandolero, Road Warriors, Pro4, Fab 4,

Oct 23- Limited Late Model 50 Laps, Sportsman, TQ Midgets, Pro 4-40 laps with qualifying , Fab 4, Road Warriors, Super Stocks, Cowboy Cadillac

Oct 30- Super Late Model 100 Laps, Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, South East Champ Karts, Dwarf Cars, Pro4, Fab 4, Drivers Trick or Treat

By Jane Smith|2010-09-27T18:40:08-04:00September 27th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

PERKINS AND ABBOTT SPLIT LEGEND FEATURES – GORDON WINS SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8 AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

A huge crowd of fans enjoyed very pleasant weather and plenty of great racing Saturday evening at Auburndale Speedway. The Legend Cars ran their Regional Qualifier that had been rained out at another race track, then ran a second feature for the 22 cars that had signed in. Capping off the evening was a great School Bus Figure 8 race and a Demolition Derby.

Only eleven of the 22 Legend Cars that signed in were eligible for the Regional Qualifier as it was open only to drivers who qualified at Punta Gorda Speedway before rain washed out the rest of the program there.

Auburndale Speedway point leader “No Brake” Jake Perkins trailed Lynn Wiles for seven laps before making the winning pass and led the rest of the way to win the Regional and get an automatic spot in the Young Lions division race at the U.S. Legend Car Asphalt Nationals next month at Langley Speedway in Langley, VA. Wiles held on to finish second while Justin Brown was third ahead of Chase Fitzgerald and Dakota Baggette. Gerald White, Jr., Zach Napoleon, Mason Ketterman, Joey Collins and Donovan Ponder rounded out the top ten.

Drivers qualified for starting spots in the second feature race of the night which was for both Auburndale Speedway and National points. Tyler Smith topped time trials with a lap of 15.087 seconds with Perkins second quick at 15.097 and Kory Abbott third quick at 15.243 despite having no practice laps.

The race would not get off to a good start as several cars got tangled up heading into turn one after the drop of the green. Both Chase Fitzgerald and Justin Brown got into the wall. Gary Verdier was also involved but both he and Brown continued while Fitzgerald was done before the actual start of the 25 lapper.

The second try went much better as Smith set sail with the field slicing and dicing behind him. Abbott was on the charge in a hurry and the veteran driver slipped by Smith on lap five for the lead bringing Jake Perkins with him. Caution was out one lap later as Donovan Ponder and Mason Ketterman tangled up in turn two with Ketterman’s car too damaged to continue.

Abbott and Perkins pulled away from the field following the restart and things stayed uneventful until lap 14 when Matt Larmore spun in turn two and was hit by Brown. Both were able to continue and would put on quite a show coming from the back of the restart line-up. Again Abbott and Perkins ran off and hid only to see one more slow-down on lap 23 when Zach Napoleon spun in turn four. Abbott easily withstood the pressure to score his second staight Auburndale points win in his 5R Truck & Trailer sponsored car. Perkins was a close second with Smith holding on for third ahead of Lynn Wiles and Gerald White, Jr. Completing the top ten were Dakota Baggette, Gary Verdier, Donovan Ponder, Dave Gleason and Joey Collins.

Preston Davis has made it a habit of starting near the back of the V-8 Bomber feature field and passing a slew of cars to score his victories. This week though, Davis won the heat race and earned the pole starting spot for the 15 lap headliner. Davis had no trouble scoring his fourth win of the year as he led flag to flag. Larry Chumney II gave chase but could not do anything with Davis. Third spot went to James Wright, Jr. in front of Matt Johns and Jason Howell. The rest of the top ten were Buddy Phillips, Jr., Kevin Barton, William “Huggy Bear” Hindman, Josh Borem and Mark Roadarmel, Jr.

Kim Gullett ended up winning a wild Scrambler class heat race then led all the way to score her third feature win of the year and add to her point lead after second place Brian Tyre could not make the call for the feature start. Gullett topped Gary Brown, Jerry Pruitt, Reggie Ware and Richard Brown to take the win.

After heat winner Fred Harrison, Jr. dropped out with mechanical ills, point leader Chris Spring breezed to his ninth Mini Stock feature win of the year. James Pate took second trailed by Jason Swilley, Matt McCrary and Mark Wells.

Ryan Shattuck topped a pair of Bandolero feature races. Shattuck out-ran Cameron White and Joey Padgett in the first feature which was open to drivers who were at Punta Gorda for the rained out Legend Car Regional Qualifier.

After leading the way qualifying with a lap of 15.924 seconds, Shattuck again led all the way in the nightcap finishing well in front of point leader Teddy Lively, Coty Bibeau, Michael Held and Cameron White.

John Baranauskas led all the way and held off point leader Wayne Calkins to win the Figure 8 feature race. Paul Bookmiller took third ahead of William Hindman and Wayne Whitehead.

The School Bus Figure 8 race featured quite a bit of close competition, sometimes going three-wide. Doing that eventually cost Danny Taylor as his bus tipped over on its side between turns one and two. Taylor was unhurt and he even re-fired his machine but opted to sit out the rest of the event.

The only place there wasn’t any competition in the Bus run was for the lead as Bobby Gordon simply dominated things and had a big enough lead that he could easily time his driving through the “X.” Dustin Aaron made a late pass to snare second spot ahead of Gary Swing, Andrew Tweety and Doris Thorne.

Michael Malverty outlasted his brother Eugene to win the Demolition Derby.

This Saturday night the Open Wheel Modifieds return along with Modified Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Street Stocks and Kids Club. Racing starts at

7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com powered by Palm Tree Computers.

LEGEND CARS (Regional Qualifier):
1-#59 Jake Perkins
2-#31 Lynn Wiles
3-#8 Justin Brown
4-#96 Chase Fitzgerald
5-#7 Dakota Baggette
6-#38 Gerald White, Jr.
7-#1 Zach Napoleon
8-#71 Mason Ketterman
9-#28 Joey Collins
10-#81 Donovan Ponder
11-#5 Seth Adams

LEGEND CARS (Regular Feature):
1-#5R Korey Abbott
2-#59 Jake Perkins
3-#4 Tyler Smith
4-#31 Lynn Wiles
5-#38 Gerald White, Jr.
6-#7 Dakota Baggette
7-#44 Gary Verdier
8-#81 Donovan Ponder
9-#17 Dave Gleason
10-#28 Joey Collins
11-#5 Seth Adams
12-#57 Bryan Silas
13-#8 Justin Brown
14-#67 Matt Larmore
15-#99 Leroy Moore
16-#2 Corey White
17-#47 Eric Eichelberger
18-#83 Danielle Stratton
19-#51 Roger Englund
20-#1 Zach Napoleon
21-#71 Mason Ketterman
22-#96 Chase Fitzgerald

BANDOLEROS (Feature 1):
1-#13 Ryan Shattuck
2-#38 Cameron White (Bandit)
3-#83 Joey Padgett

BANDOLEROS (Feature 2):
1-#13 Ryan Shattuck
2-#96 Teddy Lively
3-#65 Coty Bibeau
4-#55 Michael Held (Bandit)
5-#38 Cameron White (Bandit)
6-#11 Daniel Conlin, Jr.
7-#48 Andy Metz
8-#1 Mark Bibeau
9-#16 Nicholis Baluch
DNS #83 Joey Padgett

MINI STOCKS:
1-#42 Chris Spring
2-#55 James Pate
3-#40 Jason Swilley
4-#3 Matt McCrary
5-#551 Mark Wells
6-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr.
DNS #24 Gene Harrison

V-8 BOMBERS:
1-#89 Preston Davis
2-#96 Larry Chumney II
3-#56 James Wright
4-#51 Matt Johns
5-#4 Jason Howell
6-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr.
7-#18 Kevin Barton
8-#89x William Hindman
9-#111 Josh Borem
10-#81 Mark Roadarmel, Jr.
11-#22 Roger Harrison
DNS #7 Frank Pierce

SCRAMBLERS:
1-#28 Kimberly Gullett
2-#52 Gary Brown
3-#17 Jerry Pruitt
4-#96 Reggie Ware
5-#62 Richard Brown
6-#14 Dale Philibotte
7-#67 T.J. Tanner
DNS #10 Jerrell Cook
DNS #66 Brian Tyre

SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8’s
1-#4 Bobby Gordon
2-#007 Dustin Aaron
3-#701 Gary Swing
4-#9 Andrew Tweety
5-#10 Doris Thorne
6-#17 Tom Carroll
7-#11 Chick Whitehead
8-#13 Marcus Sumner
9-#1 Robert Aaron
10-#19 Danny Taylor
11-#6 David Ross

FIGURE 8’s:
1-#27 John Baranauskas
2-#14 Wayne Calkins
3-#03 Paul Bookmiller
4-#89x William Hindman
5-#31 Wayne Whitehead
6-#111 Josh Borem
7-#89 Seth Nistok

DEMO DERBY:
1-#17 Michael Malverty
2-#16 Eugene Malverty
3-#238 Todd Cox
4-#99 Leonard Fussell
5-#12 Ralph Murchie

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By Jane Smith|2010-09-27T18:05:04-04:00September 27th, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

What’s Happening at Punta Gorda this Saturday, October 2nd

This Saturday night at Punta Gorda Speedway the Super Late models are back with some unfinished business to take care of. This is the make up from the Sept 11 rainout. All cars will requalify and draw a new pill. Twenty two cars took time on Sept 11 before the rains came and a few more have already called to reserve a spot so this is going to be a good one. Make sure you call for a slab as they will fill up fast. Along with the Super Lates the Legends, Bandolero, Outlaw Modified, Super Stocks, Pro 4, Fab 4 and the Road Warriors will be in action. This Friday night there will be practice for all divisions starting at 4:00PM.

SATURDAY NIGHT RACES START AT 6:30

Pit Entry: $30.00 Infants only with parent Free.

Ticket Prices: Adults $10 – Seniors & Veterans $8 – Children 11-17 $5 – 10 and under are Free

By Jane Smith|2010-09-27T17:53:37-04:00September 27th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Legends Parts Trailer Stolen – Be On the Lookout For It

“911 Emergency”

Our Florida Parts Trailer has been stolen. Please everyone be on the look out for it. It has all the US Legend Cars Logo’s on it with Florida Dealer real big on both sides. It contained a yellow Polaris four wheeler, #16 gold and black Bandolero and #1 black/red chassis ’37 Ford Sedan Legend car and all parts.

Thank you,
Russ Thomson

Brandon Thomson
Legends Cars of Florida

“Your Florida Dealer”
(407) 873-0546

By Jane Smith|2010-09-27T14:22:52-04:00September 27th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

About Jane Smith

September 25, 2010