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Checkered Flag Sprint Car Series Top Ten in Points as of June 12

Checkered Flag Sprint Series

Top 10 in Points as of June 12, 2010 after race #7

Driver Points:

1) Mark Gimmler – 251 points

2) Gary Gimmler – 233 points

3) Jimmy Alvis Jr. – 231 points

4) Keith Butler – 221 points

5) Mickey Kempgens – 212 points

6) Amanda Ferguson – 207 points

7) Channing Conley – 181 points

8) Bryan Riddle – 166 points

9) Frankie Hurst – 155 points

10) Scott Adema – 148 points

Owner Points:

1) 51 Norm Gimmler – 251 points

2) 29 Gary Gimmler – 233 points

3) 21 Jimmy Alvis Jr.– 231 points

4) 19 KJ Motorsports – 221 points

5) 19T Thomas Holloway – 212 points

6) 20 KJ Motorsports – 207 points

7) 31 Darren Conley – 181 points

8) 11 William Riddle – 166 points

9) 6 Skeeter Faulocner – 155 points

10) 67 Jerry Adema – 148 points

By Jane Smith|2010-06-14T01:09:11-04:00June 14th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

TQ Midget’s “Freddy Stutz” Memorial Highlights Punta Gorda Speedway

By Bill Green, FromBehindTheMIC

Punta Gorda, FL – While the TQ Midgets came to honor one of their own, Ray Smith decided to “WOW” the crowd with a flip into turn 4 that saw him make 6 complete barrel rolls and take everyone’s breath away. After gathering his wits about him, and a short conversation with the safety crew, Smith stood and exited the crumbled midget on his on to the cheers of the fans.

The “Freddy Stutz Memorial” got back under way with newly wed Ted Durfee of Sarasota winning in front of his wife for the first time since the “I do’s. Second went to a hard charging Mike Belusar of nearby Punta Gorda. Seventy-nine year young Jack Duffy of Sarasota, finished a well deserved third, followed by Jamie Barnum from Spring Hill fourth and pole sitter Geoff Styner of Cape Coral settled for fifth.

The Checkered Flag Sprints totally WOWED the crowd with Wild Child in the flag stand and 19 sprints taking part in the 30-lap feature. The feature went flag-to-flag in some 7 minutes, no cautions. The winner was Rookie of the Year contender, Jimmy Alvis Jr, from Seffner, with Brandon’s David Salwiak second, Mark Gimmler traveling over from Palm Beach Gardens, stayed in contention for another title with a run from 11^th to third. Fourth went to Scotty Adema out of Fort Myers and fifth was Gary Gimmler, also of Palm Beach Gardens.

Bandelro’s saw the Hooven brother’s battle side-by-side for most of the 12lap feature. The victor this time was Shawn Hooven, over Mark Hooven, second. Third went to Reese Chase , but he was counted first in the Junior class, as he’s only 9 years old.

Open Wheel Lites or Dwarf Cars went 25-laps and saw the third place TQ Midget driver Mike Beluser take the win. Second went to Bo Bass from Eustis, FL. Larry Hubbard Jr. took third for the Hubbard family of racers in the class, while Roger Richmond, Port Charlotte and Tom Prior, Bonita Springs finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Legends saw Josh Williams win a second straight victory and the team car driven by Kevin Hendry go second. Third was pole sitter Brady Marshall, followed by Mike Fazio 4^th and Carl Haag 5^th.

Road Warriors watched Chris Scott do the Hat Trick with win number, three, in-a-row. Second was Logan Leonard, paced by Blaine Baer third, Rick Reed fourth and Derrick Horton fifth.

Next week Punta Gorda will have Pro Trucks, Open Wheel Modifieds, Pro-4, Fab-4, Super Stocks and Road Warriors. Call 941-575-7223 for ticket prices and information, or visit PuntaGordaSpeedway.com.

Punta Gorda Speedway Results 6/12/2010

Bandolero

1. 14 Shawn Hooven

2. 17 Mark Hooven

3. 99 Reese Chase

4. 06 Johnny Holmes

F.M.R.A Midgets (T.Qâ€™S)

1. 26 Ted Durfee

2. 30 Mike Belusar

3. 1 Jack Duffy

4. 7 Jamie Barnum

5. 5 Geoff Styner

6. 51 Chris Gimmler

7. 33 Kenny Busch

8. 15 Terry Taylor

9. 6 Jay Stutz

10. 17 Ray Smith

Road Warriors

1. 97 Chris Scott

2. 18 Logan Leonard

3. 7 Blaine Baer

4. 1 Rick Reed

5. 27 Derrick Horton

6. 33 Chris Loney

7. 10 Jason Miller

8. 5 Jeremy Daring

9. B1 Randy Kile

10. 77 James Delea

DWARFS

1. 82 Mike Belusar

2. 14 Bo Bass

3. 56 Larry Hubbard Jr.

4. 33 Roger Richmond

5. 69 Tom Prior

6. 00 Donny Bass

7. 77 Larry Hubbard III

8. 21 Sammy Mancuso

9. 4 Andy Prior

10. 2 Larry Hubard Sr.

Legends

1. 6 Josh Williams

2. X6 Kevin Henry

3. 14 Brady Marshall

4. 38 Mike Fazio

5. 48fl Carl Haag

6. 7 Mike Verhaagh

7. 55 Conrad Molter

8. 17 Mark Hooven

9. 9 Mitch Verhaaugh

Sprints

1. 21 Jimmy Alvis Jr.

2. 79 David Slawiak

3. 51 Mark Gimmler

4. 67 Scott Adema

5. 29 Gary Gimmler

6. 20 Amanda Fergerson

7. 19 Keith Butler

8. 75 Darrin Miller

9. 11 Bryan Riddle

10. 19T Mickey Kempgens

11. 47 Jason Bradford

12. 15jr Geoff Styner

13. 69 Ric Voisey

14. 6 Frank Hurst

15. 6x Skeeter Faulconer

16. 7 Robert Parrow

17. 21A Robbie Hackett

18. 31 Channing Conley

19. 1 Billy Riddle DNS

By Jane Smith|2010-06-14T01:01:46-04:00June 14th, 2010|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Jimmy Alvis, Jr. tops Checkered Flag Sprints at Punta Gorda Speedway

The Checked Flag Sprint Series (CFSS) at Punta Gorta Speedway on Saturday June 12, 2010 with 19 cars to run three heat races and a 30 lap feature race.

David Slawiak in the 79 car won the J.B. BANTA first heat from starting in third position. Scott Adema in the 67 car claimed the win for the GULF AMERICAN heat number two from starting in the last position. Jimmy Alvis Jr. in the 21 car took the BARFIELD third heat win from starting in the third position. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-06-14T00:48:53-04:00June 14th, 2010|Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Alli Owens’s Michigan Report

BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 11, 2010) – The Racing for Wildlife 200 was a virtual roller coaster for the No. 15 ElectrifyingCareers.com race team. After starting 27th, Owens blistered through the field into the top-15. Thanks to a perfectly timed pit stop, Owens moved into the sixth position for the closing green flag run, only to have a controversial penalty nullify the team’s gains. Despite the setback, Owens and the team rallied and closed out the day in 13th-place.

The moment the race went green, Owens set a mean pace towards the front. She picked up 10 positions on the first lap and cracked into the top-15 on Lap 13. She held her position until the first caution flag waved, Lap 27, and she entered the pits for service. Her car was “tight off” when exiting the turns, so crew chief Jeff McClure called for air pressure and track bar adjustments, in addition to four tires and fuel for the No. 15 Chevy. Owens returned to the track in 15th-place.

Green flag action returned on Lap 36. Owens picked up two additional positions, but was still battling a tight-handling race car. She made the most of the situation, while waiting for an opportunity to bring her car down pit lane for another round of adjustments.

Several of the leaders began making their stops on Lap 70; however, McClure kept Owens on the track in hopes of a caution flag. On Lap 76, McClure radioed for Owens to bring the ElectrifyingCareers.comChevy into the pits. Just as Owens was entering pit road, a fortuitous yellow flag waved. Owens inherited sixth-place. During the caution period, Owens pitted for fuel, along with a round of wedge and air pressure adjustments to loosen up the car. She left her stall in sixth position. As she was exiting pit road, a car below Owens forced her up the track above the blend line, which is a racing infraction. Despite being pushed up the track, ARCA determined that she violated the rule and served her a penalty. Owens had to move to the tail-end of the longest line for the ensuing restart.

The race went back to green on Lap 82 with Owens in 15th-place. Only 18 laps remained in the event. Owens picked up three positions, but ran out of time to pick up any additional spots. She finished the day in 13th-place.

“We had a pretty good car today,” Owens said after the event. “We were a little tight on exit when the race started. We made adjustments on each of our pit stops to loosen it up. It was a little bit tight for the remainder of the race. The car just didn’t respond to the adjustments like we hoped it would.

“Jeff (McClure) had us stay on the track long enough to catch a lucky caution that put us in contention for a top-five. Unfortunately ARCA thought I illegally moved above the blend line when I exited pit road. I definitely moved up a groove, but the car below me forced me up there. I didn’t have much of a choice. That killed our track position and we didn’t have a chance to make it up.

“I’m really proud of my guys. They worked really hard to get this car ready and gave me awesome pit stops all race long. We deserved a better finish today, but sometimes the breaks just don’t go your way.”

By Jane Smith|2010-06-13T17:14:03-04:00June 13th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Racers And Fans Celebrate Halfway at Volusia

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- The racers at Volusia Speedway Park are over the proverbial “hump” and heading downhill toward the end of the 2010 racing season as Saturday night marked the halfway point in another exciting year of divisional racing. That was cause for a celebration, and VSP invited all divisions to join in and enjoy the party, plus allowed the fans to participate in a mega autograph and photo session on the speedway front stretch just after hot laps. Dubbed “Mid Season Mania” it also awarded double points to each division, and thus caused a few changes in the pecking order as well.

Racers in the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Model Division were at Volusia Speedway Park for two major reasons. While Mid Season Mania and double points were certainly a draw, there was the underlying fact that the Scott Thompson Memorial is a couple of weeks away and race teams want as much seat time at Volusia Speedway Park as possible. But for David Clegg the whole thing was an example of lousy timing, as his primary car was still under major repair after his run up and over Ocala Speedway’s turn one wall the previous weekend. That put Clegg in a back up machine, and that kept Clegg mired in the back of the pack on the very night that double points were on the line.

The feature race provided plenty of action as Jeff Mathews, Ivedent Lloyd, Johnny Collins, and Shane Williams, mixed it up, but the car to beat was the Big Frog Motorsports #58 ride of Mark Whitener. Once Whitener got clear of the others he quickly extended his lead, weaving his way through traffic and almost getting out of sight of Ivedent Lloyd in second place. Whitener got the convincing win while Ivedent Lloyd settled for second. Johnny Collins overcame some missteps early to take the third spot while Joe Kump patiently picked his way forward to claim fourth place. And rounding out the top five was Shane Williams, who had started from the pole in Wayne Shugart’s #16 machine.

Wayne Hammond also had a big night in the Budweiser Modified Division, starting on the pole when Ronnie Schron opted to start in the rear and never looking back. As the track dried out and slicked off a bit some racers had trouble making the adjustment, and that caused the race to be broken up with several yellow flag interruptions, which never allowed other racers to find a good rhythm. So as soon as Larry Burkins would challenge Hammond the caution would wave, and as Jamie Carter moved forward to challenge Burkins the same would occur. It may have kept everyone close together, but it also robbed some racers of the time to complete maneuvers.

While Wayne Hammond got the win, and Jamie Carter finally overcame the cautions and nabbed second place. Kent Corbin also had a strong night, managing to pick his way to third place while Jeff Mathews followed in the fourth spot. And despite being quite strong in the early laps, Larry Burkins faded just a bit late in the race to come home in the fifth spot.

Coming into Saturday’s Taylor Racing Products Sportsman race Aaron Barsness had a tenuous grasp on the top of the points ladder, but a slip on the first lap of the feature race caused him to take a tumble. A three wide venture in turn four resulted in Barsness and Danny Vogel’s machines bouncing off of the concrete wall and landing in a wad in the middle of the frontstretch, ending the night for both drivers and opening the door for whoever wanted to take a shot at the top of the points heap.

Meanwhile David Clegg took advantage of the situation with skillful but hard driving and made his way to the top three, while Josh Byrd and Stanton Mills carried on a side-by-side, multi lap drag race over the top spot. Clegg patiently allowed them to fight it out, then took advantage as they used up their cars and made his way to the front. A couple of late cautions would help keep things close, but Clegg grabbed a trip to Victory Lane despite the best efforts of Stanton Mills. Mills finished second, followed by Josh Byrd and Steve Shead, while Kyle Chappell came on late to take the fifth spot.

Mark Maresca found himself leading the field to the green as the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks took their turn on the clay, but as the green waved he was literally swallowed up by a host of hard charging racers. Tim Hughes was the hardest charger, jumping to the front while Bubba Christian gave chase in second place. Mike Tovet also was in the pack that swarmed over Maresca, and managed to get around Christian for second place, and Phillip Brown also passed the 04, sending Christian to fourth place.

Despite all of the hard driving, no one could touch Tim Hughes who could not help but tell everyone during his victory interview that his tires had over 600 laps on them. The old tires worked well on the slick track, holding off Mike Tovet who came home in the second spot while Phillip Brown followed in third place. Bubba Christian wound up finishing fourth, while Joe Belky fought his way to a fifth place finish.

Scott Mooers may be riding high atop the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock points standings, but Chad Scranton could not care less. Scranton is a hard charger regardless, and he proved it again on Saturday night with another trip to Victory Lane. Mooers finished in the second spot and made it a point to shake Scranton’s hand as he stood on the winner’s stage, but the tension in the air made it obvious that Scranton and Mooers are the new high intensity rivalry to watch at Volusia Speedway Park.

And while that rivalry has grown, Luke Sadler has been struggling through a season of “all-or-nothing syndrome.” As Sadler pointed out post race, he either breaks and cannot finish, or goes to Victory Lane, so his third place on the night was a triumph of sorts as Sadler managed to complete the race without winning to do it. David Whitt was strong early on but succumbed to the top three and finished in the fourth spot, while Donnie Nobles climbed as high as second place before finishing in the fifth spot.

Volusia Speedway Park’s 4 Cylinder Challengers have provided plenty of competitive racing all season and Saturday night’s feature race provided even more of the same. A gaggle of racers found their way to the lead during the early laps of the race, but once the dust cleared James Sullivan was in front and in charge. But Tony Laporta had Sullivan in his sights, and Sullivan was left to fight off challenge after challenge as the laps wound down. Meanwhile some other notables were struggling with problems of their own. RJ Glaser led from the pole but got shuffled back, where he spun from contact in turn 2 and suffered enough damage to wind up in the pits. And Shawn Kosier has held onto the points lead despite a bad luck streak, but a blown tire from contact put Kosier out of the hunt early, and probably ended his reign at the top.

Tony Laporta made quite a fight out of it, but James Sullivan held off the repeated challenges to grab a win and a trip to Victory Lane, while Laporta said that he would be satisfied with second this time around. Following Laporta across the line was Casey Feaster, who got into the front pack and held his own for third place. Harold Lewis ran a strong race and placed fourth, while Nathan Rhoades fought his way to a fifth place showing.

June 19th will be a special night for fathers at Volusia Speedway Park as “This One’s For You, Dad!” Dads will be eligible for special prizes and contests, and will see action from the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, and the always competitive 4 Cylinder Challengers. For more information on upcoming action at the track, please be sure to visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net.

Volusia Speedway Park Results for 6/12/10

Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models

1-58 Mark Whitener
2- 21 Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
3- 5 Johnny Collins
4- J17 Joe Kump
5- 16 Shane Williams
6- 41K John Kellum
7- 25 Donnie Chappell

8- 46P Darrell Padgett

9- 145 Jason Davis
10- 45 Bobby Richardson
11- 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr.
12- 32P Jeff Phipps
13- 30 Larry Anderson
14- 88 Andy Schell
15- 33 Jeff Mathews
16- 23 Lawton Minchew
17- 21Q Chris Freeman
18- 98C David Clegg
DNS- RP1 Bug Rose

Budweiser Modified

1- 66H Wayne Hammond
2- 15 Jamie Carter
3- 7 Kent Corbin

4- 33 Jeff Mathews
5- 54 Larry Burkins
6- 145 Jason Davis
7- 75 Jimmy Carter

8- 40K Kyle Bronson
9- 40 James Smith
10- 9S Ronnie Schron
11- 11P Charlie Phillips
12- F1 Chris Freeman
DNS- 41D Darron Smith

Taylor Racing Products Sportsman

1- P4 David Clegg
2- 57S Stanton Mills
3- 42 Josh Byrd
4- 10 Steve Shead

5- 66C Kyle Chappell
6- 00 Shaun Daugharty
7- 22 Mike Haney
8- 17K Marc Kinley
9- 05 Dan Lane Sr.
10- 57 Heinz Haas
11- 18S David Showers Jr.
12- 95 Matt McGillivray
13- 7 Dalton Lanich
14- 77 Wayne Allen Jr.
15- 96 Matt Johnson
16- 99 Danny Vogel Jr.
17- 11 Aaron Barsness
DNS- 17H Blaise Hetznecker
DNS- 38 Colin Wright

Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks

1- 54 Tim Hughes
2- 98 Mike Tovet

3- 13 Phillip Brown
4- 04 Bubba Christian
5- 119 Joe Belkey
6- 77M Mark Maresca
7- 28 Jeff Miller

8- 2S Mick Kulak
9- 2H Cory Hupp

10- 73 Dan Kerr

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock

1- 27 Chad Scranton
2- 10 Scott Mooers
3- 15 Luke Sadler
4- 13 David Whitt
5- 17 Donnie Nobles
6- 29 Tom Hughes

7- 114 John Thorpe

8- 9R Robert Donaly
9- 6 Wally Douglass
10- 03 Robert Shrunk
11- 55 Donald Winne
12- 22 Kelly Snyder
13- V1 Delbert Moyer
14- 9 Jim Goempel
15- 19 AJ McKay
16- 32 Jim Shaw

17- 14 Bryan Cox
18- 23 Jim Nichols
19- 07 Richard Calmes Jr.
DNS- 42 Dalton Strehle
DNS- X John (Alan) Peacock

4 Cylinder Challenger

1- 48S James Sullivan
2- 3T Tony Laporta
3- 20 Casey Feaster
4- 48X Harold Lewis
5- 51 Nathan Rhoades
6- 72 Jordan Myers
7- 5S Kevin Dugan
8- 16 Denica Hetznecker
9- 67 Pete Hanstine
10- 01 Davy Wolf
11- 11 David Ladrie
12- 88 Steven Cox
13- 004 RJ Glaser
14- 16E Gilbert Espy
15- 97 Shawn Kosier
16- X Justin Dean
17- 101 Wade Lear
18- 12 Robert Graham
19- 8 David Dunbar
DQ- 60 James Smith Sr.

By Jane Smith|2010-06-13T16:55:53-04:00June 13th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

John Grimm tops Modifieds at Citrus County Speedway

CITRUS
	COUNTY
	SPEEDWAY
	Finishes: 06/12/2010

	Open Wheeled Modified’s		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
25	John Grimm	Seffner	1
6	Billy Bechtelheimer	Dover	2
121	John Carter Jr.	Bellview	3
70	Jeremy Gerstner	Wesley Chapel	4
01	Curtis Neumann	Inverness	5
31	Jeff Sloan	Crystal River	6
19	Tommy Schnader		7
77	John Gerstner	Eustis	8
53	Doug Miller	Largo	9
127	Kyle Maynard	Weirdale	10
44	Graham McCarvey	Gibsonton	11
2	Steven Hise	Inverness	12
13	Joh Ditges	Orlando	13
198	Wayne Morris	Mulberry	14
151	Daniel Webster	Brooksville	15
48	Vernon Hart	Plant City	16
3	Harold Cannon	Valrico	17
75	Bobby Blake	Grande Island	18
42	Richie Smith	Hernando	19
03	Kyle Bookmiller	Riverview	20

	Sportsman		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
17	Mike Bell	Brooksville	1
55	Ernie Reed	Crystal River	2
13	Aaron Williamson	Lakeland	3
15	Joey Catarelli	Pinellas Park	4
07	Scott Garrity	Port Richey	5
20	Shawn Waites	Raymond N.H.	6
1	Rick Kase	Odessa	7
01	Tom Posavec	Dunnellon	8
177	Lee Weldy	Raymond N.H.	9
3	David (Sandy) Lee	Nottingham N.H.	10
98	Jesse (Dustin) Aaron	Floral City	11
116	Bill Hall	Ocoee	12
114	John Buzinec	Belleview	13
12	David Williamson	Mulberry	14
2	David Mothershed	Brooksville	15
83	Dennis Neighbor	Clearwater	16

	Mini Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
32	Steven Smith	Inverness	1
20	Travis Hoefler	Floral City	2
7	Clint Foley	Dunnellon	3
1	George Neumann	Inverness	4
18	Jesse Henley	Homosassa	5
51	Christopher Harvey	Belleview	6
01	Johnny Siner	Homosassa	7
33	Chris Allen	Center Hill	8
9	Mark Powers	Hernando	9
47	Richard Kuhn	Ocala	10
19	Rick Maquire	Williston	11
35	Kenneth Walkins		12
98	James Ellis	Brooksville	13

	Pure Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
35	David Walls	Summerfield	1
99	Cody Stickler	Pinellas Park	2
5	James Peters	Winter Garden	3
88	Vic Shahid	Floral City	4
36	Mike Dubbs	Bushnell	5
4	Abe Lord	Inverness	6
68	Drew Matissek	New Port Richey	7
14	Alex Wilder	Floral City	8
20	Chris Ickes	Brooksville	9
421	Tyler Currier	Hernando	10
41	Tara Wilder	Floral City	11
03	Paul Bookmiller	Plant City	12
70	Clarence Kyser	Summerfield	13
6	Eddie Hudak	Homosassa	14
50	Jerry Hoover		15
44	Glen Colyer	Homosassa	16
0	Steve Stineduf	Weeki Watchee	17

	Four Cylinders Stock		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
24	Tim Scalise	Lutz	1
47	Richard Kuhn	Ocala	2
71	Sonya Heater	Homosassa	3
69	Shaun Cater	Hernando	4
84	Ashlee Williamson	Mulberry	5
79	Wayne Heater	Homosassa	6
21	Phil Edwards	Crystal River	7
65	Happy Florian	Lecanto	8
007	Jeremy Bush	Homosassa	9
7	William Stansburg	Homosassa	10
18	Bo Denney	Dade City	11
95	Rick Henick	Inverness	12
77	Kevin Knox	Wesley Chapel	13
199	Robert Carter	Belleview	14
2	David Casch		15
95	Fred Henick	Inverness	16
50	Jesse Mallory	Summerfield	17
29	Chris Snow	Inverness	18
32	Jeremy Sharrone	Floral City	19

	Figure Eights		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
18	Robbie Powell	St. Pete	1
74	Robbie Hage	St. Pete	2
14	Larry Calkins		3
94	Charlie Meyer	Pinellas Park	4
65	Bobby Towe	Pinellas Park	5
6	Robert Aaron	Brooksville	6
85	Thomas Peet	Floral City	7
83	Charles Herne	Homosassa	8
34	James Crawford	Pinellas Park	9
13	Neal Herne	Homosassa	10
27	John Baranauskas	St. Pete	11
54	Jimmy Thompson	Pinellas Park	12

	Pro Challenge Series		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Finish
28	Randy Glick	Ocala	1
24	Ryan Rust	Port St. Lucie	2
25	Paul White	Eustis	3
23	Jerry Heflin	Gainsville	4
55	Jorden Martin	Kissimmee	5
56	Mark Landis	Delray Beach	6
2	Harvey Johnson	Ocala	7
98	David Hall	West Palm Beach	8

By Jane Smith|2010-06-14T01:03:08-04:00June 13th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Four First Time Winners on the Season Crowned at East Bay

By: Jason Loughren

06/12/2010

The list of winners got a little longer after Saturday night racing action at East Bay Raceway Park. For the second time in three weeks, there were four new winners crowned.

The first came in the Precision Kia of Wesley Chapel Street Stocks as Clarence Pratt went wire to wire to claim his win. Clarence, twin brother of point leader Thomas Pratt, has had to endure the short end of the sibling rivalry, but gained bragging rights for the week. “One more lap and they would have had me. It was breaking up,” he said in victory lane. The “they” was four-time feature winner Donnie Reed who came home second. Eric Moon claimed third with Thomas Pratt and John Clark rounding out the top five. Moon, Buck Woodhouse and Reed won their heats.

The second new name is actually new only in 2010 as the driver returned to a spot where he had been many times before. “Superman” Sport Allen got back behind the wheel of an East Bay Sprint and charged to victory in his first regular season appearance. Allen had moved to second, then inherited the lead when Gene Lasker climbed the turn three wall, coming to rest in the frontstretch with badly damaged suspension. The incident also relegated point leader Tim George, who was in the top five, to a tail restart. Allen was followed by Travis Bliemeister, making his first start in more than two years. Third went to George, followed by Tony Agin and Clint Reynolds. Danny Jones (weight) and Kerry Gilbert (carburetor) lost top five finishes at the tech shed. Heats were won by George, Agin and Allen.

Josh Peacock secured his fourth win of the season, making a late race pass on Travis Varnadore. Peacock made countless attempts to secure the lead, but each was wiped out by a caution flag. He finally sealed the deal on the 22^nd lap of the 25-lap main. David Schmauss slipped past Varnadore for second. Ted Erskine and John Koller claimed fourth and fifth, respectively. Varandore and Peacock had heat wins.

For the Limited Late Models, a new name stepped to claim the win. Daniel Woody, who dabbled in the Late Model class, made a strong move to take the lead from point leader J.R. Prather Jr. in the late stages and claim his first Limited Late Model win. Prather padded his point lead with a second place finish with Forrest Gough, John Bradley and Dan Darnell finishing in the front half. Gough was the winner of the only preliminary.

Raymond Vann admitted to playing hooky last week from action in the motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. “I took a week off to go fishing,” he said as he caught the big one Saturday night with the 15-lap feature win. Vann had to hold off a charging Johnnie Alexander. Matthew Odell made a late race charge for third. Richard Humfeld ran in the top five for the entire race, claiming fourth. Jeff Porter rounded out the top five in the 30-car field. Patrick Tabb Jr., Alexander and Elliott Morgan won heats. The feature race was delayed for 30 minutes after Morgan hit the backstretch wall and required the assistance of track safety crews.

Brett Phillips locked up the first win in Dirt Dauber action with Kendall Phillips along for the ride.

ASA Sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, June 19^th, 2010 with the Racecar Engineering Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Precision Kia of Wesley Chapel Street Stocks, and Outlaw 4s. It’s also Golden Gate Speedway Alumni Night. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Jane Smith|2010-06-13T15:15:29-04:00June 13th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Donatti Tops Late Models at New Smyrna Speedway

NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
OFFICIAL RESULTS – 6/12/10

LTD LATE MODELS

1. #9z Zack Donatti
2. #9 Rich Clouser
3. #36 Ross Chastain
4. #20 Anthony Sergi
5. #26 Jessica Murphy
6. #99 George Alexander
7. #55 Todd Allen
8. #97 Patrick Staropoli

PRO-TRUCKS

1. #15 Cody Blair
2. #20 Anthony Sergi
3. #24 Bruce Bennett
4. #17 Colby Clements
5. #11 Robert Strader
6. #7 Thomas Warnick
7. #17x Ken Lilley
8. #22 Shyanne Mathers
9. #9 Marty Wolf

E-MODIFIEDS

1. #15 Cody Blair
2. #6 Rich Clouser
3. #36 David Le Beau

SUPER STOCK

1. #56 Bobby Holley
2. #2x Mike Amato
3. #35 Chuck Hill
4. #60 Ernie Tumminello
5. #86 Richard Goodrich
6. #31 J.T. Tippins
7. #5 Joe Gerard III
8. #01 Scott Smith
9. #21 Mike Dahm

STRICTLY STOCKS

1. #51 Wes Railing
2. #59 Chris Brannon
3. #9 David Brannon
4. #44 Dustin Higdon
5. #57 Joe Candalino

By Jane Smith|2010-06-13T15:10:36-04:00June 13th, 2010|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Rogers Tops Orange Blossom 100 at Orlando SpeedWorld

KARNAC MEDIA

Orlando, FL (June 11, 2010) In spite of numerous cautions and three red flags, it was David Rogers who took the checkered and won the Orange Blossom 100 at Orlando SpeedWorld.

Twenty three cars qualified with Rogers setting fast time with a 13.648 followed by Sam Watts with a 13.668, Justin Larson 13.673. Ben Kennedy 13.692 and Joe Winchell 13.720. David Green was the only car who failed to qualify as he hit the turn 1 wall hard in Justin Drawdy’s No. 12 Super Late. Rogers pulled a 7 for the pill draw putting Tim Russell on the pole es thand Marty Pierce on the outside pole. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-06-12T19:03:25-04:00June 12th, 2010|Front Page News, Orlando Speedworld, Race Results|Comments Off

What’s Happening at Citrus County this Saturday

Here’s whats happening TODAY at Citrus. Come on out and see a full program of racing.

June 12th, 2010 Events:

Open Wheel Modified’s
Sportsmen
Mini Stocks
Pure Stocks
4-Cyl Stocks
Figure-8’s
PRO CHALLENGE (formally: Bass Champion Challenge Series)

We look forward to seeing you “At the Races”.

By Jane Smith|2010-06-12T17:18:27-04:00June 12th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

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