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This Weekend It is Pro Trucks & Mods at Punta Gorda

This weekend at the Punta Gorda Speedway its a two for one weekend.  Thats right, the Pro Trucks and the Open Wheel Modified are on the schedule for 35 laps each.  Also on tap are the Pro4, Fab4, Outlaw Modified Dan Curl Memorial and the Pure Stocks make their debut.

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

Friday night practice at 4:00 pm till dark.

By |2010-08-05T03:35:56-04:00August 5th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on This Weekend It is Pro Trucks & Mods at Punta Gorda

Orlando SpeedWorld & New Smyrna Speedway Tentative Schedules for this Weekend

ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for 8/6/10

General Admission – $10.00 Adults
Kids 11 & under FREE!

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

Bandoleros – 12 laps

Mini-Stocks – 25 laps

Modifieds – 25 laps

Super Late Models – 35 laps

— INTERMISSION —

— LEGENDS PRACTICE —

Pro-Trucks – 25 laps

Legends Cars – 25 laps

Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

* Registration for all divisions closes at 7:15pm. Any driver not registered at that time will start in rear – no exceptions.

** Drivers Meeting is MANDATORY. Failure to attend will result in starting in 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.

**** Drivers, you are solely responsible for your starting position. Please get to your spot asap.

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NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for 8/7/10

General Admission – $10.00 Adults

Kids 11 & under FREE!

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

Sportsman – 25 laps
E-Modifieds – 25 laps
Ltd Late Models – 30 laps
— INTERMISSION —

— AUTOGRAPH SESSION —

Super Stocks – 25 laps

Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

* Registration for all divisions closes at 6:30pm. Any driver not registered at that time will start in rear – no exceptions.

** Drivers Meeting is MANDATORY. Failure to attend will result in starting in 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.

**** Drivers, you are solely responsible for your starting position. Please get to your spot asap.

By |2010-08-05T03:27:15-04:00August 5th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Orlando SpeedWorld & New Smyrna Speedway Tentative Schedules for this Weekend

George L. Thompson Passes Away, Former Owner of Cordele Motor Speedway

Fitzgerald, GA. (August 4, 2010) George L Thompson, 39 years old and former owner of Cordele Motor Speedway in Cordele, Georgia passed away today at his home after a long and hard fought battle with cancer.

 Mr. Thompson was born on October 18, 1970 in Fitzgerald, Georgia and spent most of his life in that town. Mr. Thompson was the General Manager of Transhaul, Inc. in Douglas, Georgia.   He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1989 and further his education at Ben Hill-Irwin Technical College where he received a degree in telecommunications

.Mr. Thompson was a former member of the Georgia Air National Guard and he and his wife Gina were avid race fans and at one time were the proud owners of Cordele Motor Speedway. Mr. Thompson maintained an active involvement with the Christian Tabernacle Church. He enjoyed fishing and loved spending time with his family and friends. Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with Rev. Earlie Holt officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receiver friends from 7 to 9 PM Friday evening at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.

 Mr. Thompson is survived by his beloved wife Gina Young Thompson. Other survivors are his son, Garrett Burch, his daughter, Deanna Thompson,and his mother, Rudine N. Thompson all of Fitzgerald.  His sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth & Terry Roberts of Dahlonega; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edward & Marilyn Thompson and Dwight & Linda Thompson all of Fitzgerald and several nieces and nephews.

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EXTRA CASH ON THE LINE FOR OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED DRIVERS SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

Thanks to Florida’s Barn, the Open Wheel Modified class will have a little extra money in their purse Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway. Saturday’s

40 lap headliner will now pay $700 to win along with $500 for second and $400 for third place. Along with the Modifieds, the Modified Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Scramblers and V-8 Bombers will also be in action.

Although James Wright III has yet to win this year in the Open Wheel Modified class, he now has hold of the point lead in the class. Wayne Morris, who failed to show for the last race, has dropped to third in the standings. Wright has a decent 80 point edge on two-time winner Bobby Blake while Morris is 14 markers in back of Blake. Wright III has used consistency to snare the top spot in the standings. In eight races, Wright has finished second three times and third twice. Travis Roland has been the hottest driver in the class during the last three events with a win, a second and a fourth place finish to his credit.

The Street Stock point battle continues to heat up. After both Matt McCrary and Jeff Waterman had bad nights last week, race winner Dave Colpritt has closed to within shouting distance of the two leaders. McCrary, who had his first win in the bag last week before hitting the wall with less than two laps to go, still leads by 16 over Waterman who had to battle a sick engine all evening last Saturday. Colpritt’s win moved him to within 44 points of the lead.

Modified Mini Stock point leader Scotty Sharpe is coming of his first win in the class last time out. The point battle in the class is far from over as Jason Rendell sits just 12 back of Sharpe and just two points separate Rendell from third place Mike Sweet.

The fight for the Mini Stock point title is still a two-man show with Chris Spring leading Fred Harrison, Jr. by 30. Together, the pair have won 15 of the 20 features run so far this year. Jason Swilley should take over third in points this week from Chris Narmore, Sr. who is no longer active in the class.

Brian Tyre is the new point leader in the Scrambler division after previous point leader Kim Gullett’s car was DQ’d after an apparent win last week. Tyre still has only a six point edge on Gullett who vows to be back on top again after this week. Chad Cutting continues to lurk in third spot, 64 points out of first. The class continues to be very competitive as there have been 11 different winners in the 15 races held.

The once huge point lead of Josh Borem has now been trimmed to just 50 in the V-8 Bombers. Borem has not raced in over a month and Buddy Phillips, Jr.

has been steadily eating away at Borem’s advantage.

There will be open practice for all divisions Thursday evening from 5-8PM. Cost is $10 per person. Saturday, pit gates open at 2PM, grandstands open at

5PM, Open Wheel Modified qualifying will be at 7PM followed by all the racing action. Adult admission is $12, seniors are $10, kids 5-12 are $5 and children 4 and under are free. Family packs are $25.

All kids aged 10 and under will receive an extra ticket from “Lindsey’s Little Racers” and will be eligible for two great prize packs donated by Martha Nemecheck & Chek Motorsports. Twenty free ice creams will also be up for grabs courtesy of Street Stock drivers Dave Colpritt and Jerrell Cook.

Points as of July 31, 2010:

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 809

2-#75 Bobby Blake 729 (2 wins)

3-#98 Wayne Morris 715 (1 win)

4-#101 Von Pope 651

5-#87 Keith Lilley 650 (1 win)

6-#19 Kevin Macy 598 (1 win)

7-#03 Kyle Bookmiller 596 (2 wins)

8-#00 Shawn Harper 526

9-#10 Travis Roland 491 (1 win)

10-#07 Harold Crooms 468

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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 334 (1 win)

2-#15 Jason Rendell 322 (2 wins)

3-#44 Mike Sweet 320 (2 wins)

4-#45 Dennis Jones 232

5-#07 Bruce Anderson 190

#37 Brandon McSwain 190 (1 win)

7-#26 Jimmy Pugh 186

8-#38 Burt Morse 170 (2 wins)

9-#77 Lee Davis 118 (1 win)

10-#85 Drew Carter 90

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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 656

2-#42 Jeff Waterman 640 (3 wins)

3-#4 Dave Colpritt 612 (4 wins)

4-#56 James Wright III 472 (6 wins)

5-#29 Bobby Mobley 402 (2 wins)

6-#17 Kyle Hall 390

7-#53 Kyle Peters 308 (1 win)

8-#65 Ken Lawrence 250

9-#25 Cody McDuffie 244 (1 win)

10-#48 Eddie Hartin 234 (1 win)

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MINI STOCKS:

1-#42 Chris Spring 864 (8 wins)

2-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr. 834 (7 wins)

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

4-#40 Jason Swilley 508

5-#33 Donnie Guy 470

6-#4 Marilyn McCrary 346

7-#88 Kevin Steadman 326

8-#551 Mark Wells 310

9-#46 Randy King 302

10-#2 Dwight Ryals, Jr. 240

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V-8 BOMBERS:

1-#111 Josh Borem 670 (4 wins)

2-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr. 620 (1 win)

3-#56 James Wright, Jr. 464 (1 win)

4-#89 Preston Davis 434 (3 wins)

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

10-#42 Brandon Duchscherer 178 (2 wins)

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SCRAMBLERS:

1-#66 Brian Tyre 468 (1 win)

2-#28 Kimberly Gullett 462 (1 win)

3-#00 Chad Cutting 402 (1 win)

4-#62 Richard Brown 388

5-#71 Dave Canfield 270 (1 win)

6-#8 Richie Acres 246 (3 wins)

7-#4 Scott Russ 220

8-#51 Matt Johns 216 (1 win)

9-#42 Mike Bauer 198

10-#9 Ashton Hunt 194 (1 win)

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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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By |2010-08-04T16:22:36-04:00August 4th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on EXTRA CASH ON THE LINE FOR OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED DRIVERS SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

Owens Shows Potential at Rockingham Test with Roush Fenway Racing

Invitation Only Test Proves to be a Stepping Stone for Owens

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2010) – Alli Owens has taken another stride in her career path towards racing’s top series. Owens completed a two-day test session with Roush Fenway Racing at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway, turning fast laps at the one-mile oval and the short track among seven participants.

Owens, along with six other drivers, was invited to test with the Roush Fenway Racing R&D team on July 27 and 28 at Rockingham Speedway. The participants were tested on all aspects of a driver’s responsibilities, which included on-track and off-track undertakings.

A NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford Fusion housing a Nationwide Series engine was supplied by Roush Fenway Racing for the drivers to use throughout the session. Drivers Matt Kenseth and David Ragan, along with Roush Fenway Racing crew and management, were on-hand to help assess the up-and-coming talent. Drivers were gauged on their lap times, consistency, car handling diagnosis and team communication.

“It’s one thing to be invited to something like this, but another if you pay attention and take this opportunity as a tremendous learning experience,” Owens expressed.  “It seemed like I learned a world of knowledge about NASCAR Sprint Cup racing.  I gave it 110% during the two days and I’m thankful for the opportunity.”

Owens showed her potential to reach the next level while piloting the Ford in a structured test session at the half-mile oval track known as Little Rock and the one-mile Rockingham Speedway.

In addition to driving duties, Owens and the other drivers were tested in a variety of media settings. They were scored on their ability to represent a sponsor and communicate their message.

“I am so impressed with the entire Roush Fenway Racing organization,” said Owens.  “It was an honor to be invited and participate in the test. They are very careful in selecting who represents them, on and off the track, and I’m thrilled that I had the chance to work with them.

“I learned so much at the test.  The data acquisition was incredible.  It was amazing to see how detailed the information was and how the crew interpreted it.  The entire team was fantastic to work with. They were extremely professional and very talented.  I feel like I left the track a better driver than when I arrived, thanks to them.”  

Owens currently pilots the No. 15 ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet fielded by Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Series. She raced Quarter Midgets, Mini Stock and Late Model series before graduating to the ARCA Series in 2008.

By |2010-08-04T15:59:18-04:00August 4th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Owens Shows Potential at Rockingham Test with Roush Fenway Racing

Late Models Return to Ocala this Friday

by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL-  The historic Ocala Speedway has one more week of fast paced action this Friday night before the scheduled summer break, with the Late Models, the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, the Mini Stocks, and the Gladiators, set to do battle on the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile.  The summer break means that the racers will have at least three weeks off to prepare their machines and themselves for the remainder of the 2010 racing season, and this weekend’s races will be the final chance to make some moves before that happens.

After a long break that was dictated by scheduling and weather, the Late Model Division hit the clay at Ocala on July 23 as the 2009 Late Model Champion, J.O. Nobles, held off Ivedent Lloyd to grab an impressive win.  But despite those heroics that had the crowd cheering loudly for the yellow number 18, Nobles is still playing second fiddle in the points standings while Mark Whitener retains the top spot.  Whitener drove the Dave’s Towing number 58 to a third place finish on the 23rd, and will certainly be a factor this Friday night.  And while Nobles lacks only 27 points in his effort to unseat Whitener, the 2010 Powell Memorial winner, Phillip Cobb, is only six points in back of Nobles going into this week’s feature event. 

Michael Stalnaker has returned to the top ranks of the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, and made a statement of his own last Friday by clawing his way from a 14th starting position to battle it out with Scott Mooers for a well deserved win.  That makes two victories in a row for Stalnaker, who now has a 20 point advantage over Jerrid Bennett in the 2010 points standings.  Bennett has fought his way through adversity lately just as Stalnaker did earlier in the season, and came away with a fifth place finish on Friday night which padded a 50 point advantage over EBD Racing’s Chris Shea, who also has had a run of misfortune lately.  So as the summer break looms the question is whether Jerrid Bennett can fight his way back toward the top, and if he can, will Mike Stalnaker be able to continue his recent domination of the division?

After repeated setbacks, injuries, and other calamities that never allowed Keith Briggs to finish a Mini Stock race in 2010, the 19T machine rolled onto the clay at Ocala Speedway on July 23rd and put all of that in the past.  Briggs not only finished the race, he won it convincingly, and served notice that while he may not be a threat to win a championship this season, he certainly can win any race that he enters no matter who controls the points.  The 2009 Mini Stock Champion, Paul Combast, holds a 14 point advantage over Dan Kerr going into this week’s race, and hopes to build on that lead by finishing in front of the Kerr machines each week.  But in order to do that he must also deal with Briggs, as the 19T will factor into the remaining races on the schedule.

Steven Johnson was on top of the Ocala Speedway Gladiator Division just a few weeks ago, but lousy luck and great racing from Casey Feaster ended his time at the top as Feaster had a week as the points leader at two top Florida dirt tracks.  But last Friday Casey Feaster was missing from the field as a mechanical issue with his personal car left him stranded, and that allowed young Devin Walker to scramble his way into the top spot with a third place finish.  Meanwhile Matt Shea was awarded the win last Friday after technical violations disqualified two finishers, and trails Walker by a mere 6 points going into this week’s race while Feaster plummeted to 50 points out of first.  So will we have the third different points leader in three weeks of action?  Not if Devin Walker can help it, but Matt Shea may have something to say about that as well.

The grandstand gates will open this Friday at 5PM, with heat racing scheduled for 8PM.  For more information, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com, where the updated schedule should be posted within the next two to three weeks. 

By |2010-08-03T00:58:49-04:00August 3rd, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Late Models Return to Ocala this Friday

Lake Erie Speedway Prepares for Team Car Warz this Saturday

by Team Car Warz Media (Jane Smith) 

 
Old Town, FL (August 2, 2010)  Team Car Warz has headed north for the month of August and their first stop is the famous Lake Erie Speedway in North East, PA.  Lake Erie Speedway is a 3/8th mile asphalt oval and 2010 marks it’s ninth season of running.
Team Car Warz is ready for Saturday with plenty of craziness for everyone.  On the program will be School Bus Figure 8 – heats & feature, Front wheel drive $5000.00 to win enduro (4 Cylinder and V-6 Cars,  Skid Car Race, Flagpole Race, Open Roller Derby, Boat & Camper Trailer Race, Front Wheel Drive Demo Derby (4cyl & V-6 cars),and a Fan Burnout Contest. (more…)
By |2010-08-03T00:47:44-04:00August 3rd, 2010|Front Page News|Comments Off on Lake Erie Speedway Prepares for Team Car Warz this Saturday

Racing Heats Up as Dog Days Come To Volusia

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL-  After a weekend off Volusia Speedway Park is back in action this Saturday night and officially welcoming the Dog Days of Summer with the 3rd Annual Wiener Nationals.  This popular event pits “wiener dog” against “wiener dog, ” or Dachshund against Dachshund if one prefers, in a race to award the fastest dog in the pack.  Fans will also see exciting action from Volusia’s Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

Jamie Carter now has firm control over the points standings with the Budweiser Modifieds, as second place threat Jeff Mathews was absent from the starting field on July 24th after winning the feature event the previous weekend.  Mathews’ absence allowed a rather large gap of 135 points to form between himself and Carter, while Kent Corbin is the next closest racer at 202 points out of first place.  But Carter is far from home free yet, and anything can happen, especially to those who might least expect it.  Even if Mathews were to be absent again, both Corbin and Larry Burkins are running well enough lately to possibly challenge Carter in a race to the checkers.

Shaun Daugharty showed up in a pristine race car on July 24th and left the track early with that same car wadded up on a trailer.  Such has been the sort of luck that has befallen the early season points leader in the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, as he enjoyed great success and then became the victim of lousy luck from mid season on.  Meanwhile Aaron Barsness has taken advantage of Daugharty’s woes and taken over the points lead by 87points as Daugharty relentlessly continues to give chase, and if Daugharty can get his luck back on track he has a legitimate shot at regaining what he lost.  With time off for some healing and repairs, Shaun Daugharty should be refreshed and recharged for another shot at Barsness this Saturday night.

Philip Brown remains in control of the points race with the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, but Tim Hughes still lurks at 70 points behind him despite some misfortunes as of late.  Meanwhile, Cory Hupp is running strong, as is Mike Tovet and Bubba Christian, and though they may not in the lead pack of the points race, they certainly will have an effect on the numbers as the season continues.  And if Hughes can avert further troubles and keep things tight between himself and Brown, he still has a solid shot at a season championship in 2010.

The one division where there may not be any hope of upsetting the status quo looks to be the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, where Scott Mooers has his boot firmly planted on the throat of the entire division.  But while he holds a 168 point advantage over Luke Sadler in the points race, Mooers has not been winning races as Chad Scranton has made himself the man to beat each week.  That is, until Philip Brown jumped into David Whitt’s race car and pulled an exciting upset on July 17th.  Brown will most likely be sticking to the Street Stocks this weekend, so Scranton’s main concerns will be Scott Mooers and Luke Sadler.

Tony Laporta has reportedly done the math, and knows exactly what he must accomplish in order to beat Casey Feaster and defend his 2009 Challenger Championship.  But at 111 points in front of Laporta, Casey Feaster got a hard lesson in Murphy’s Law last Friday night when a broken down tow vehicle kept him from making it to Ocala Speedway, and sent him plummeting down the points ladder there.  That experience reminded Feaster of how fast it can all slip away, and thus refocused his determination to remain at the top at Volusia Speedway Park while he tries to regain what he lost at Ocala.   Laporta is equally determined, so every race now becomes extremely important to both racers at this point in the season.

Fans can enter the Volusia Speedway Park grandstands at 5:30PM this Saturday night, and racing is scheduled to begin at 7:30PM.  For more information on this week’s events, or to see the entire 2010 racing schedule, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net.

By |2010-08-02T23:50:24-04:00August 2nd, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Racing Heats Up as Dog Days Come To Volusia

DAVE COLPRITT SNARES SPORTSMAN WIN – GERALD WHITE, JR. ALL THE WAY IN LEGENDS AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

Auburndale Speedway’s “Family Fun Night” played to a full house with plenty of great racing on a warm, muggy evening. There was plenty of lightning off in the distance, but the rains stayed away once again.

Matt McCrary came into the evening with a small point lead in the Street Stock class and looked like he was going to increase his advantage by quite a bit as he won the heat race and had the pole for the feature looking for his first main event win since moving up from the Scramblers.

McCrary wasted little time in taking the lead as Dave Colpritt settled into second spot. Meanwhile the second place driver in points, Jeff Waterman, was having a tough evening battling a very sour engine. After some early race problems and a couple of yellow flags, McCrary asserted himself out front with Colpritt a few car lengths back. With just three laps to go, Colpritt began to close in.

Then, on lap 18, McCrary slammed into the back stretch wall ending his evening with victory in sight. Colpritt, who celebrated a birthday on Friday, got a late present as he sped to his fifth win of the year and picked up valuable points on the two drivers ahead of him as it now seems the 2010 point battle will come down to the wire between McCrary, Waterman and Colpritt.

Larry Braswell returned after a few weeks off to claim the runner-up position while Austin Jenkins drove a steady race for third. Bobby Mobley and Kyle Peters came from deep in the field to take fourth and fifth while Jerrell Cook, Waterman, Jamie Castleberry, Ken Lawrence and McCrary rounded out the top ten.

For the second straight week, the 25 lap Legend Car feature ran green to checker without a caution flag and saw Gerald White, Jr. again lead every lap to claim yet another win and add to his ever-increasing point lead. Jake Perkins finished a distant second trailed by Tyler Smith, Devin McLeod and Zach Napoleon. Completing the top ten were Donovan Ponder, Justin Brown, Mason Ketterman, Seth Adams and Lynn Wiles. White and Smith were the heat race winners.

Jeff Lacey won the V-8 Bomber heat and then took off like a rocket in the feature before something broke on his car and he hit the turn three wall on lap four. Larry Chumney II took over at that point but once again it would be Preston Davis putting on a show for the fans as he used the outside lane once again to pass Chumney on lap 17 before scoring his third win of the year. Chumney held on for second followed by James Wright, Jr., Justin Meyer and Michael Smith.

Kimberly Gullett’s run for the Scrambler point championship took a big hit Saturday night. After winning the feature race by a wide margin, Gullett’s car was set down in tech for an unapproved shock absorber spacer. That meant what would have been her second win was taken away and she was awarded no points on the evening.

Scotty Sharpe, the Modified Mini Stock point leader who was driving for Ted Tidwell, crossed the stripe in second but was ultimately awarded his first Scrambler feature race win of the year. Jerry Pruitt took a career best second while Richie Acres came back from an early incident to claim third over Bryan Tyre and Jeremy Watts. Acres won the heat.

Robbie Powell led from start to finish in the Figure 8 race but it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Wayne Calkins passed Powell on several occasions but never could make a full pass and eventually settled for second after several very close calls with backmarkers during the latter stages of the event. Third place went to Terry Zimmerman ahead of J.R. Meyer and Wayne Whitehead.

Teddy Lively continued his mastery of the Bandoleros taking the lead from Cameron White and zipping to another easy victory. Andy Metz was second followed by White, Daniel Conlin, Jr. and Jake Hunter.

Dakota Hunt won her first career race in the Kids Club topping Heather Guy and Brandon Guy. Eugene Malverty topped the Demolition Derby. Malverty and Billy Dennis’ cars locked bumpers and track officials decided to separate the two cars and let them go at it for the win. However Dennis’ car would not re-fire giving Malverty the victory.

Several cars showed for the Enduro race however, after pre-race tech, only two were found to comply with the “stock” rules. Management decided to cancel the race and allow some of the other cars to compete in the other divisions. The drivers with the two legal cars, Michael Teschner and Kyle Alford were each given $250 for their efforts.

This week, August 7th, the Open Wheel Modifieds are back in action along with the Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Modified Mini Stocks, V-8 bombers and Scramblers. Racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS – AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY – 7/31/10:

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STREET STOCKS:

1-#4 Dave Colpritt

2-#80 Larry Braswell

3-#89 Austin Jenkins

4-#29 Bobby Mobley

5-#53 Kyle Peters

6-#46 Jerrell Cook

7-#42 Jeff Waterman

8-#86 Jamie Castleberry

9-#65 Ken Lawrence

10-#5 Matt McCrary

11-#0 Paul Bookmiller

N/S #8 Brian Harbin

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LEGEND CARS:

1-#38 Gerald White, Jr.

2-#59 Jake Perkins

3-#4 Tyler Smith

4-#21 Devin McLeod

5-#4R Zach Napoleon

6-#81 Donovan Ponder

7-#8 Justin Brown

8-#71 Mason Ketterman

9-#5 Seth Adams

10-#31 Lynn Wiles

11-#67 Matt Larmore

12-#51 Roger Englund

13-#99 Leroy Moore

14-#07 Dave Gleason

15-#83 Danielle Stratton

16-#159 Dakota Baggette

DNS #65 Coty Bibeau

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SCRAMBLERS:

1-#7 Scotty Sharp

2-#17 Jerry Pruitt

3-#8 Richie Acres

4-#66 Brian Tyre

5-#77 Jeremy Watts

6-#62 Richard Brown

7-#67 T. J. Tanner

8-#88 Jason Sopczak

9-#7x Ray Hindman

DQ #28 Kimberly Gullett

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V-8 BOMBERS:

1-#89 Preston Davis

2-#96 Larry Chumney II

3-#56 James Wright II

4-#A6 Justin Meyer

5-#29 Michael Smith

6-#18 Kevin Barton

7-#88 Gene Harrison

8-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr.

9-#7 Eugene Malverty

10-#105 Jeff Lacey

11-#06 Shane Williams

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FIGURE 8:

1-#18 Robbie Powell

2-#14 Wayne Caulkins

3-#4 Terry Zimmerman

4-#A6 J.R. Meyer

5-#31 Wayne Whitehead

6-#0 Paul Bookmiller

7-#21 Brandon Duchscherer

8-#05 Buddy Phillips, Sr.

9-#89 Rodney Davis

10-#27 John Baranuskas

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KIDS CLUB:

1-#99 Dakota Hunt

2-#30 Heather Guy

3-#32 Brandon Guy

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BANDOLEROS:

1-#96 Teddy Lively – Outlaw

2-#48 Andy Metz – Outlaw

3-#38 Cameron White – Bandit

4-#11 Daniel Conlin, Jr. – Outlaw

5-#03 Jacob Hunter _ Outlaw

DNS # 1Jr – Dustin Turnage

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DEMO DERBY:

1-#16 Eugene Malverty

2-#89 Billy Dennis

3-#XX Roger Nicholas

4-#00 Jeremy Graves

5-#99 Leonard Fussell, Jr.

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By |2010-08-02T16:50:56-04:00August 2nd, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off on DAVE COLPRITT SNARES SPORTSMAN WIN – GERALD WHITE, JR. ALL THE WAY IN LEGENDS AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

Colpritt tops Street Stocks, White Tops Legends at Auburndale

By Carol Andrews
The winners in each division are as follows:
 
Street Stocks
1-#4 Dave Colpritt
2-#80 Larry Braswell
3-#89 Austin Jenkins
4-#29 Bobby Mobley
5-#53 Kyle Peters
6-#46 Jerrell Cook
7-#42 Jeff Waterman
8-#86 Jamie Castleberry
9-#65 Ken Lawrence
10-#5 Matt McCrary
11-#0 Paul Bookmiller
N/S #8 Brian Harbin
 
Kids Club
1-#99 Dakota Hunt
2-#30 Heather Guy
3-#32 Brandon Guy
 
Bandoleros
1-#96 Teddy Lively – Outlaw
2-#48 Andy Metz – Outlaw
3-#38 Cameron White – Bandits
4-#11 Daniel Conlin Jr – Outlaw
5-#03 Jacob Hunter _ Outlaw
N/s# 1Jr – Dustin Turnage
 
Legends
1-#38 Gerald White Jr
2-#59 Jake Perkins
3-#4 Tyler Smith
4-#21 Devon McLeod
5-#4R Zach Napoleon
6-#81 Donovan Ponder
7-#8 Justin Brown
8-#71 Mason Ketterman
9-#5 Seth Adams
10-#31 Lynn Wiles
11-#67 Matt Larmore
12-#51 Roger Englund
13-#99 Leroy Moore
14-#07 Dave Gleason
15-#83 Danielle Stratten
16-#159 Dakota Baggette
 
Scramblers
1-#7 Scotty Sharp
2-#17 Jerry Pruitt
3-#8 Richie Acres
4-#66 Brian Tyre
5-#77 Jeremy Watts
6-#62 Richard Brown
7-#67 T. J. Tanner
8-#88 Jason Sopczak
9-#7x Ray Hindman
DQ#28 Kimberly Gullett
 
V-8 Bombers
1-#89 Preston Davis
2-#96 Larry Chumney II
3-#56 James Wright II
4-#A6 Justin Meyer
5-#29 Michael Smith
6-#18 Kevin Barton
7-#88 Gene Harrison
8-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr
9-#7 Eugene Malverty
10-#105 Jeff Lacey
11-#06 Shane Williams
 
Pro Figure 8’s
1-#18 Robbie Powell
2-#14 Wayne Caulkins
3-#4 Terry Zimmerman
4-#A6 JR Meyers
5-#31 Wayne Whitehead
6-#0 Paul Bookmiller
7-#21 Brandon Duchscherer
8-#05 Buddy Phillips Sr
9-#89 Rodney Davis
10-#27 John Baranauskas
 
Demo Derby
1-#16 Eugene Malverty
2-#89 Billy Dennis
3-#xx Roger Nicholas
4-#00 Jeremy Graves
5-#99 Leonard Fussell Jr
 
Enduro
1-#01 Michael Teschner
2-#T1000 Kyle Alford
 
This week August 7th, Open Wheel Modified, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Modified Mini, V-8 bombers and Scramblers are scheduled to race. Racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com
 
 
By |2010-08-02T16:06:31-04:00August 2nd, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off on Colpritt tops Street Stocks, White Tops Legends at Auburndale