by Dave Westerman

Auburndale Speedway returns to action Saturday night with nine classes in action. The Auburndale Trucks return to the track and will be joined by the Sportsman, Legend Cars, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Bandoleros and the Kids Club.

Young Tim Sozio has taken over the point lead in the Auburndale Trucks following his win on July 10th. Sozio, who hails from DeBary in Volusia County, holds a very slim three point edge on Tommy King heading into this weeks event. Jim Cowhey, Jr. is just six points behind King and Roger Blevins is only four markers behind Cowhey meaning any of the four drivers could come out of the evening atop the standings.

Dave Dunkin has a half-dozen wins so far this year in the Sportsman class but is just 28 points ahead of steady Mark Medeiros. These two will ultimately decide the 2010 Sportsman championship.

The Legend Car title for 2010 is also a two-man battle with Gerald White, Jr. coming off his eighth win of the year leading Jake Perkins by 18 points heading into action this week. Defending champion Justin Brown is in third place, but 114 points in back of Perkins.

Matt McCrary has increased his Street Stock point lead to 36 over Jeff Waterman after finishing in second place last week to Kyle Peters. Dave Colpritt is in third place and has moved to within 20 points of Waterman.

The Mini Stock class continues to be a two man show. Fred Harrison, Jr.’s win last week means that both he and point leader Chris Spring have eight wins each on the year. Spring, however, maintains the point lead by 24 over Harrison. Rookie Jason Swilley has taken over third in the points but is well behind the two frontrunners.

Point leader Josh Borem finally returned to racing in the V-8 Bombers last week and although he exploded a brake rotor in the feature race, maintained a 50 point edge over Buddy Phillips, Jr. Preston Davis has the hot hand in the class right now and has moved into third in the standings but has an uphill battle trying to catch the two drivers ahead of him.

Brian Tyre expanded his point lead over Kimberly Gullett to 16 in the Scrambler class by taking his second win of the year last week. Richard Brown has moved into third place in Scrambler points, 54 behind Gullett and ten ahead of fourth place Chad Cutting.

In the Bandoleros, Teddy Lively has won six races in a row and is 42 points ahead of Andy Metz in the Outlaw division standings. Cameron White has already wrapped up the Bandit class title.

Pit gates open Saturday afternoon at 2PM, grandstands open at 5PM and racing gets under way at 7PM. Adult admission is just $12, seniors are $10, kids 5-12 are $5 and children 4 and under are free. Family packs (two adults – two kids 5 to 12) are $25. For more information, log on to www.auburndaleracing.com powered by Palm Tree Computers.

NOTES: The Legend Cars may have had the night off from Auburndale Speedway last week but they were still in action, running a Florida Tour race at Citrus County Speedway. Devin McLeod of Zephyrhills picked up his first Legend Car win of the year in that event. Video from one of Devin’s recent races at Auburndale Speedway can be viewed by going to the Legends Cars of Florida website at www.legendscarsofflorida.com. On the website you can also find out information concerning racing either a Legend Car or Bandolero at Auburndale Spreedway.

Ryan Shattuck, who lives in Islamorada in the Florida Keys, won two Bandolero features at Auburndale Speedway earlier this year before he and his family took their show on the road to run the entire Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, is the 2010 Summer Shootout Bandolero Outlaw champion. Shattuck was very consistent over the ten weeks of competition at Charlotte and won the feature race on two occasions. Shattuck will move up to the Legend Cars next year and may make a few starts this year too. Expect him to make a few shows at Auburndale as well.

Ashton Hunt started in the Kids Club, moved up to Mini Stock last year, and is now part of the Modified Mini Stock division. Her debut went reasonably well last week and look for her to be challenging for some wins in the near future. Her old Mini Stock, now re-numbered 99, has been placed in the hands of younger sister Dakota Hunt who won the Kids Club feature last time out.

Yet another pair of bicycles will be given away to a couple of lucky youngsters this week through the courtesy of “Lindsey’s Little Racers.” The bikes will be the 19th and 20th given away this year. Their record for bikes given away in a single year is 24 and they look to be sure to break that mark before the season ends thanks to the generosity of the fans, drivers and sponsors. All kids aged ten and under will get an extra ticket as they enter the track. The boys tickets will be one color and the girls tickets a separate color as there will be one boys bike and one girls bike awarded. Two prize packs will also be given away sponsored by NASCAR legend Bobby Allison.

At the beginning of the year, the Modified Mini Stock class was treading some pretty thin ground after very low car counts late last year but track owner Rex Guy decided to give the division another chance and things seem to be coming around. The class was shy one car of splitting themselves into two heats last week and has been putting on very good races as well. the aformentioned Ashton Hunt, Danny Dobbins and Mike Bruno all made their season debut last week along with a name that we had not seen in awhile, Corbin Gibbs, who was out in a very sharp-looking Dodge. over two dozen Mod Mini drivers have competed at Auburndale so far this year. Now if we can just get all of them to show up on the same night….

AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY – CURRENT POINT STANDINGS as of 8/7/10

LATE MODELS:

1-#07 Jeff Scofield 483 (2 wins)

2-#21 Kevin Ingram 382

3-#50 Perry Lovelady 369

4-#17 Ryan Lisak 348

5-#407 Jason Vail 339

6-#49 Ron Lofquist 332

7-#36 Tim Russell 303 (2 wins)

8-#33 Daniel Webster 301 (1 win)

9-#47 Chris Fontaine 284

10-#22 David King 277

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OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS:

1-#56 James Wright III 919 (1 win)

2-#75 Bobby Blake 821 (2 wins)

3-#98 Wayne Morris 820 (1 win)

4-#87 Keith Lilley 751 (1 win)

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

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SPORTSMAN:

1-#71 Dave Dunkin 444 (6 wins)

2-#13 Mark Medeiros 416 (2 wins)

3-#22 Austin Carr 276 (1 win)

4-#8 Brandon Duchscherer 250 (1 win)

5-#1 Bart Weatherford 238

6-#89X Brett Jenkins 216

7-#19 Chris Lewellen 166

8-#92 Ted Head 152

9-#55 Richard Elkins, Jr. 150

10-#51 Kyle Alford 146

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MODIFIED MINI STOCKS:

1-#89 Scott Sharpe 382 (2 wins)

2-#15 Jason Rendell 370 (2 wins)

3-#44 Mike Sweet 360 (2 wins)

4-#45 Dennis Jones 254

5-#07 Bruce Anderson 218

6-#37 Brandon McSwain 190 (1 win)

7-#26 Jimmy Pugh 186

8-#38 Burt Morse 170 (2 wins)

9-#85 Drew Carter 122

10-#77 Lee Davis 118 (1 win)

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TRUCKS:

1-#16 Tim Sozio 150 (1 win)

2-#1 Tommy King 148

3-#2 Jim Cowhey, Jr. 134

4-#15 Roger Blevins 130

5-#37 Nick Hernandez 118 (1 win)

6-#99 Brent Tyler 110

7-#72 Keith Lilley 100 (2 wins)

8-#54 Zach Harris 98

9-#18 Cheyne Hammond 80

10-#13 J.R. Garcia 60

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LEGEND CARS:

1-#38 Gerald White, Jr. 712 (8 wins)

2-#59 Jake Perkins 694 (6 wins)

3-#8 Justin Brown 580 (1 win)

#71 Mason Ketterman 566

5-#07 Dave Gleason 532

6-#31 Lynn Wiles 468

7-#4R Zach Napoleon 414

8-#7 Dakota Baggette 346

9-#21 Devin McLeod 330

10-#4 Tyler Smith 320 (2 wins)

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STREET STOCKS:

1-#5 Matt McCrary 702

2-#42 Jeff Waterman 666 (3 wins)

3-#4 Dave Colpritt 646 (4 wins)

4-#56 James Wright III 502 (6 wins)

5-#17 Kyle Hall 426

6-#29 Bobby Mobley 402 (2 wins)

7-#53 Kyle Peters 358 (2 wins)

8-#25 Cody McDuffie 268 (1 win)

9-#65 Ken Lawrence 250

10-#48 Eddie Hartin 234 (1 win)

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MINI STOCKS:

1-#42 Chris Spring 908 (8 wins)

2-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr. 884 (8 wins)

3-#40 Jason Swilley 550

4-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr. 532 (3 wins)

5-#33 Donnie Guy 470

6-#4 Marilyn McCrary 382

7-#551 Mark Wells 342

8-#88 Kevin Steadman 326

9-#46 Randy King 302

10-#2 Dwight Ryals, Jr. 240

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V-8 BOMBERS:

1-#111 Josh Borem 706 (4 wins)

2-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr. 656 (1 win)

3-#89 Preston Davis 484 (3 wins)

4-#56 James Wright, Jr. 464 (1 win)

5-#88 Gene Harrison 366 (2 wins)

6-#0 Paul Bookmiller 352

7-#96 Larry Chumney II 332 (2 wins)

8-#105 Jeff Lacey 274

9-#51 Matt Johns 208

10-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr. 204 (2 wins)

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SCRAMBLERS:

1-#66 Brian Tyre 518 (2 wins)

2-#28 Kimberly Gullett 502 (1 win)

3-#62 Richard Brown 448

4-#00 Chad Cutting 438 (1 win)

5-#71 Dave Canfield 298 (1 win)

6-#8 Richie Acres 246 (3 wins)

7-#4 Scott Russ 220

8-#51 Matt Johns 216 (1 win)

#77 Jeremy Watts 216

10-#42 Mike Bauer 198

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MINI CUPS:

1-#74 John Beach 156

2-#21 Rick Ragan 148

3-#7 Harold Crooms 134 (2 wins)

4-#07 Tyler Scofield 114 (1 win)

5-#14 Sam Scott 112 (1 win)

6-27X Dale Pulst 106

7-#22 Rick Cline, Sr. 102

8-#47 Brandon Beach 94

9-#37 Rick Cline, Jr. 74

10-#57 Brittini Huntington 70

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BANDOLEROS:

BANDITS:

1-#38 Cameron White 764 (4 wins)

2-#5 Derek Sobel 148 (2 wins)

3-#55 Michael Held 46

4-#1Jr. Dustin Turnage 44

#19 Keith Sinkula 42

4-#30 Noah Cornman 42

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OUTLAWS:

1-#96 Teddy Lively 474 (6 wins)

2-#48 Andy Metz 432 (1 win)

3-#1 Mark Bibeau 192

4-#11 Daniel Conlin, Jr. 174

5-#13 Ryan Shattuck 146 (2 wins)

6-#03 Jake Hunter 130

7-#65 Coty Bibeau 94 (1 win)

6-#16 Nick Baluch 34

6-#65 Daniel Conlin, Sr. 32

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FIGURE EIGHTS:

1-#14 Wayne Calkins 76

2-#31 Wayne Whitehead 66

3-#89 Rodney Davis 60

4-#0 Jimmy Thompson 40 (1 win)

#8 Robbie Powell 40 (1 win)

6-#4 Terry Zimmerman 36

7-#A6 J.R. Meyer 34

8-#35 James Crawford 32

9-#89 Ricky Todd 30

#0 Paul Bookmiller 30

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ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for 8/13/10
 
General Admission – $10.00
Kids 11 & under – FREE!

All Teacher’s receive FREE General Admission for ‘Back to School’ Night!
 
4:00pm – Pit Gates Open
5-7:15pm – Division Practice
6:00pm – Grandstands Open
7:30pm – Drivers Meeting – MANDATORY
7:55pm – Parade Lap / National Anthem
8:00pm – Racing Begins

DAARA Heat Races – 8 laps ea.

Super Stocks – 25 laps
Pro-Trucks – 25 laps
DAARA – laps T/B/D
— INTERMISSION —
— SPECTATOR RACES —
Ltd Late Models – 30 laps
E-Modifieds – 25 laps
Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

* Registration for ALL DIVISIONS closes at 6:45pm. ANY Driver not registered at that time WILL START IN REAR – NO EXCEPTIONS.
 
** DRIVERS MEETING is MANDATORY. Failure to attend will results in starting in the rear – NO EXCEPTIONS.
 
*** If your division does not have 6 cars starting, you will run a minimum of 10 laps, maximum of 15 laps.
 
**** DRIVERS you are responsible for your starting position. Please get to your spot ASAP.

Team Car Warz Media

Old Town, FL (August 10, 2010) After a very successful car warz at Lake Erie Speedway last Saturday night, Team Car Warz moves on to Motordroome Speedway in Smithton, PA this Saturday night, August 14.

“We could not have asked for a better night last Saturday than what we had at Lake Erie,” said Team Car Warz promoter and owner Don Nerone. “There were over 5,000 screaming, bench stomping fans and we had a blast and so did they. It was so good we have already booked Lake Erie for two shows in 2011.”

Team Car Warz now prepares to head to Motordrome Speedway with more beatin and bangin action. On the program at Motordrome are Monster Trucks, Boat/Trailer Races, Skid Car Races,. Chain Race, Demo Derby, Flag Pole Race, a $5,000 to win Enduro for 4 and 6 cylinder cars. Prize money is based on a 100 car entry.

Plus if that is not enough there will be a 25 lap Charger feature and a Fans’ Burnout Contest. So get those wheels and rims heated up and see who can or will have the best burnout for the night.

As always, Car Warz is RAIN or SHINE with General Admission $20.00, children 6 thru 13 $5.00, children 5 and under FREE. Racing starts at 7:30 pm.

Motordrome Speedway is home to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. It is a semi banked .4 mile asphalt oval and perfect for Car Warz action.

by VSP MediaBARBERVILLE, FL-  Volusia Speedway Park goes “Back to School” this Saturday night as area kids get ready to return to their classrooms after their summer break, but before that happens they will get one last blast of summer fun with kids’ bike races on the frontstretch of the south’s fastest half mile.  And while the kids will fulfill their need for speed at intermission, race fans will see exciting action from the Budweiser Modifieds as they tangle in a $1000 to win challenge race.  Other action will be provided by the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

Fans can do something positive for their community and save some money in the process this Saturday, as Volusia Speedway Park will give a $2 discount on grandstand admission to any fans who donate school supplies.  VSP employees will collect the donated items and will pass them along to be distributed to underprivileged kids at Manatee Elementary School in Orange City.  Fans can donate anything from back packs to pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, folders, and more.  Volusia Speedway’s racers are also encouraged to donate and participate in the effort.

Jamie Carter has got a solid lock on the points lead as the Budweiser Modifieds return to action on Saturday night, but with a $1000 to win cash carrot dangling in front of the competitors, Carter could be in for some tough competition in this race.  Missing a Budweiser Modified feature earlier this summer has left Jeff Mathews trailing Carter by 135 points, but Mathews is capable of beating anyone on any night, especially when there is extra cash involved.  Kent Corbin and Larry Burkins have both posted some solid performances lately, and could be ready to ascend to a win as well.

After leading the points chase for the first half of this racing season, David Clegg has been in catch up mode ever since an accident earlier this year forced him into a backup machine.  Joe Kump will be on top of the points heap when the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Late Models hit the track this Saturday night, but David Clegg is still just 59 points out and has his backup car performing like a champ.  Meanwhile Donnie Chappell has been clawing his way up the ladder toward the points leaders and is posting some very impressive finishes.  Chappell is only 7 points shy of knocking Clegg down to third place in the points standings, and is just 66 points out of first place.  Should Kump or Clegg have a bad night, Chappell will be poised to take full advantage of their misfortune.

The Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division is still dominated by Aaron Barsness, who holds the points lead and is tough to beat in each feature race.  But after losing the points lead to Barsness earlier in the summer, Shaun Daugharty is on a mission to recover what he lost, and take no prisoners in the process.  Unfortunately for Daugharty, that mission had a setback the last time out, but persistence will be the key to Daugharty’s success in chasing down Barsness before the season ends.  The $1000 to win race that was rained out last weekend will be made up on September 18th, so racers and fans should be sure to mark that date on their calendars.

While Scott Mooers may be dominating the points standings, he is not dominating the Amsoil Thunder Stocks when they hit the clay each Saturday night.  The guy winning the races has been Chad Scranton, whose rivalry with Mooers has kept the fans attention for a couple of months now.  But Scranton is certainly not unbeatable as Philip Brown demonstrated while behind the wheel of David Whitt’s machine, and Luke Sadler has put together some solid outings as of late and may be ready to second the motion put forth by Brown.  Mooers may be too far out of reach for Sadler to catch him, but Scranton has the same problem with Sadler.  The huge gaps in the points standings give drivers like Sadler and Scranton a “nothing to lose” situation, and that feeds their desire to keep Mooers behind them in each week’s races.

Volusia’s 4 Cylinder Challenger points battle is led by Casey Feaster, who has had a fast car all season, but has also had problems that have held him back and made his trek to the top that much harder.  Feaster holds an 111 point advantage over Tony Laporta, who has done the math and knows what he has to do in order to take the points championship trophy away from Feaster.  But after a rainout last weekend, Laporta now has one less race in which to make his math add up, and Feaster has found new determination and focus in recent weeks.  Meanwhile others like James Sullivan and Larry Langston have come on strong at this point in the season, and are a threat to beat both Feaster and Laporta to the checkers.

The grandstand gate will open at 5:30 this Saturday night, and fans are reminded to bring their school supply donations for a $2 discount.  And as weather and other factors come into play, fans should refer to www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for up to date schedule information, plus news and announcements about make up dates and times for events postponed by rain.

BIG NIGHT THIS FRIDAY AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
ALL TEACHER’S FREE GENERAL ADMISSION
SPECTATOR RACES AND MORE!
 
It’s Back to School Night this Friday Night at Orlando’s Racing Attraction, the Orlando Speedworld Oval Trackand all Teacher’s will receive FREE General Admission.
 
Join us as we welcome the Limited Late Models, E-Modifieds, always exciting Pro-Trucks, Super Stocks and Strictly Stocks along with the Antique racers from the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association.
 
This Friday will also mark the long awaited return of Spectator Races, where you can race your very own car straight from the Parking Lot for a chance at $100.00 in Cash! Spectator Racer’s must be 18 years old or older, No convertibles or Motorcycles and Must have a helmet. If you do not have your own helmet, we will do our best to find for you to wear.
 
General Admission this Friday is $10.00 Adults – Kids 11 & under FREE!
 
Grandstands Open at 6:00pm – Racing Starts at 8:00pm. 
 
For more information, log onto: www.OrlandoSpeedworld.org or call 407-568-1367.

There will be an Open Practice on Thursday 8/12/10 from 6-10:00pm. Practice is Open to all divisions. Cost is $20.00/car and includes 3 people – $5.00 ea. additional person.

 

Pit Gates will open at 5:00pm and the track will go green at 6:00pm.

 

All race night rules apply including and especially all safety rules. 

(MARNE, Mich. – August 7, 2010) – Joey Coulter won the Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway Saturday night, beating Patrick Sheltra by 0.768 second in the 200-lap race on the 0.4375-mile oval. The win is Coulter’s first in ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards competition.

Coulter won the Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway Saturday night, beating Patrick Sheltra by 0.768 second in the 200-lap race on the 0.4375-mile oval. The win is Coulter’s first in ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards competition.

Coulter became the 11th different winner in the 2010 season, and the 10th first-time winner this year.

Coulter’s No. 16 Darrell Gwynn Foundation/RipIt Energy Fuel Chevrolet started the night in the fourth position, but didn’t stay there long. Menards Pole Award winner Brian Campbell was swallowed up by the top three drivers on the outside line – Dakoda Armstrong, who started second; Coulter; and Frank Kimmel, the sixth starter. Coulter remained in second place for the first 11 laps until eventually being passed by Kimmel on the backstretch on Lap 12.

With Kimmel on a clear charge to the front, where he would take the lead on Lap 17, Coulter only seemed to slip backward, allowing both Campbell and Tom Hessert to pass him on Lap 15. With the caution flag yet to fly and Kimmel coasting well in front of the field, Coulter slipped to eighth by Lap 35 and 10th by Lap 50.

The race’s first caution came at Lap 54, when Levi Youster’s No. 23 Ford spun exiting Turn 1.

Sheltra, who had started 16th and moved to fourth by Lap 50, began to make his move on the ensuing green flag. Kimmel came out of the restart first, followed by Campbell, Hessert, and then the driver of the No. 60 Boatwerks Restaurant/Speed Media Dodge. Hessert encountered trouble, however, and fell to seventh place; the initial fall allowed Sheltra to move to third.

Campbell, a Wyoming, Mich. resident racing in front of his hometown crowd, was within two car lengths of Kimmel, who had formerly held leads much larger. Campbell even threatened to pass on Lap 70, but his attempt was thwarted by the nine-time series champion.

The lapped cars of Robb Brent and Nick Igdalsky threatened Sheltra’s charge to the front, but he cleared both by Lap 78 to have only Kimmel and Campbell between him and the lead. More substantial lapped traffic stood in the leaders’ way on Lap 88 and again on Laps 96 and 97, allowing Sheltra to move ever closer to second place with Campbell struggling.

Kimmel led at Lap 100 to take the Messina Halfway Leader Award, but his advantage would not hold for long. Sheltra moved around Campbell for second place on Lap 103, and found his way to Kimmel’s inside on Lap 107 before passing for the lead one lap later.

Meanwhile, Coulter was rebounding. After pitting during the first caution period over 50 laps earlier, Coulter had moved up to fourth place just past the race’s halfway point.

Campbell had passed Kimmel for second and continued to threaten Sheltra for the lead, gaining runs in the backstretch and into Turns 3 and 4 in the southern end of the track. Sheltra was too strong exiting the turns, and fended Campbell away every time – until Lap 133.

With a great roar from the hometown crowd, Campbell moved to the front with just 67 laps remaining and held a lead of more than one second just four laps later. However, Coulter had moved to second and was prepared to pounce. After second-place finishes on the short track at Toledo in May, on the superspeedway at Michigan in June, and on two other occasions in his career, the Miami Springs, Fla. driver was not about to settle for next-best – especially  when considering that he was the highest-returning finisher from the series’ 2009 race at Berlin Raceway.

 His growing speed, shrinking margin, and a slight bit of misfortune gave him a chance.

 Incoming points leader Justin Marks and Michael Simko – Campbell’s teammate – had been battling for position on the tail end of the lead lap when Campbell approached them to put both cars a lap down.  Marks and Simko made contact just in front of Campbell entering Turn 2 on Lap 146, and Campbell had nowhere to go. His own ride into the fringe of the infield allowed Coulter to pass, and the lead was Coulter’s for all but one lap the rest of the way, when he went to pit road for a second time just several laps later and allowed Hessert to take the advantage.

 Hessert then pitted, and Coulter assumed the lead again on Lap 150 during what became the race’s longest of four cautions. Behind Coulter were Mikey Kile, Sheltra, and Steve Arpin, making his return start in the ARCA Racing Series after missing the events at Mansfield Motorsports Park and Pocono Raceway for a commitment to the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

 Kimmel, who had been in the top five, fell to eighth after a slow pit stop. Marks, meanwhile, was suffering transmission issues, and came in to his pit for lengthy repairs. He would finish 21st.

 The race went green again on Lap 159, with Coulter immediately receiving pressure from the lapped car of Max Gresham. Coulter turned the Mansfield winner away and started to drive from the pack as Arpin and Sheltra waged an intense battle, beating and banging for the third position behind Kile. Both would pass Kile by Lap 165, rendering Kile to fourth.

 Campbell yielded the race’s third caution when he, still on the lead lap but far from the front of the field, bumped Kimmel, who then collected Chad McCumbee, on Lap 168. Not even the following restart would allow the field to catch Coulter, who had to get away yet another time after Tim George Jr. brought out the race’s final caution by contacting the wall on Lap 175.

 The race became a two-car battle in the waning laps, with Arpin falling off the pace and Sheltra appearing as Coulter’s lone rival. The margin rose above and fell below one second numerous times in the final laps, but Sheltra could come no closer than a half-second, giving Coulter his elusive first win.

 Sheltra was second, followed by Arpin and Hessert. Kimmel rebounded in the final 10 laps to finish fifth.

 Armstrong finished sixth, Kile seventh, and Simko eighth. Craig Goess became the new series points leader with a ninth-place finish, and McCumbee filled out the top ten.

 Campbell, who entered with much promise as a hometown favorite, finished 23rd.

 Goess leads the ARCA Racing Series standings by 25 points over Kimmel, and Marks is third, 45 points from the lead. Sheltra advanced back to fourth, trading spots with Hessert. Armstrong, Kile, and George maintained their positions in the top eight, and Coulter used his win to bump Robb Brent from ninth place.

 The race finished in one hour, 17 minutes, and 37 seconds, at an average speed of 77.297 mph, a new race record.

 The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards visits New Jersey Motorsports Park on Sunday, August 15. The 67-lap, 150-mile Garden State ARCA 150 presented by American Red Cross begins at 1 p.m. Eastern, with live timing and scoring and live audio coverage presented by ARCA Nation at ARCARacing.com.