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Tim Russell Tops Late Models at Auburndale

By Carol AndrewsSaturday Night at Auburndale Speedway, 22 Late Model put on a show for a standing room only crowd.

The winners in each class are as follows:

1-#36 Tim Russell

2-#5x Jason Hogan

3-#07 Jeff Scofield

4-#47 Chris Fontaine

5-#21 Kevin Ingrahm

6-#36 Ross Chastain

7-#5 Joe Boyd

8-#50 Perry Lovelady

9-#123 Keith Lilley

10-#407 Jason Vail

11-#39 Tyler Lainey

12-#54 Ryan Lisak

13-#111 Donny Williams

14-#23 Rusty Ebersole

15-#11 David Weaver

16-#22 David King

17-#49 Ron Lofquiest

18-#82 Danny Maddox

19-#69 Steve Avinger

20-#88 Jimmy Castleberry

21-#177 Ray Hester

22-#7 Cody Lane

Scramblers

1-#52 Gary Brown Jr

2-#00 Chad Cutting

3-#66 Brian Tyre

4-#28 Kimberly Gullett

5-#62 Richard Brown

6-#98 Edward Schultz

7-#96 John Roberson

8-#4 Scott Russ

9-#7 Tony Tidwell

DQ#88 Gene Harrison

DQ#9 Ashton Hunt

Sportsman

1-#71 Dave Dunkin

2-#1 Bart Weatherford

3-#13 Mark Medeiros

4-#19 Chris Lewellen

5-#22 Austin Carr

6-#47 Bobby Mobley

7-#8 Brandon Duchscherer

8-#60 Richard Fiore

9-#51 Kyle Alford

V-8 Bombers

1-#24 Brian Harbin

2-#111 Josh Borem

3-#42 Brandon Duchscherer

4-#56 James Wright III

5-#1 David Fletcher

6-#60 Greg Valdez

7-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr

8-#18 Kevin Barton

9-#105 Ronald Norman

10-#12 Dustin Strott

11-#0 Paul Bookmiller

12-#A6 Justin Meyer

DQ#2 Alan Seay

Mini Stocks

1-#21 Fred Harrison Jr

2-#33 Donnie Guy

3-#42 Chris Spring

4-#3 Chris Narramore Sr

5-#4 Marilyn McCrary

6-#88 Kevin Steadman

7-#1 Bill Bell

8-#46 Mike Bruno

9-#2 Dwight Ryals

10-#551 Mark Wells

Legends

1-#38 Gerald White Jr

2-#4 Tyler Smith

3-#8 Justin Brown

4-#59 Jake Perkins

5-#71 Mason Ketterman

6-#31 Lynn Wiles

7-#7 Dakota Baggette

8-#5 Seth Adams

9-#07 Dave Gleason

10-#4R Zach Napoleon

11-#51 Roger Englund

12-#83 Danielle Stratten

13-#99 Leroy Moore

14-#21 Devin McLeod

Kids Club

1-322 Matt Anderson

2-#30 Heather Guy

3-#9 Dakota Hunt

4-#32 Brandon Guy

5-#10 Megan Gosselin

Bandeleros

1-#48 Andy Metz

2-#96 Teddy Lively

3-#38 Cameron White

Mini Cups

1-#07 Harold Crooms

2-#14 Sam Scott

3-#21 Rick Ragan

4-#74 John Beach

5-#47 Brandon Beach

6-#05 Cindarae Irish

7-#22 Rick Cline Sr.

8-#27 Dale Pulst

9-#24 Mike Holt

10-#8 Chuck Harrison Jr

11-#9 Cole Partelo

12-#66 Shawn Edge

13-#48 Carlos Pinto

14-#18 Dwayne Foster

15-#08 Tyler Scofield

16-#3 Dan Suggs

17-#37 Rick Cline Jr

18-#57 Brittany Huntington

19-#2 Skip Baird

N/S#00 Charles Tegethoff

N/S#99 Carlie Lewis

Next week April 24, Open Wheel Modified, Modified Mini, V-8 Bombers, Mini Stocks, Legends, Bandeleros, Scramblers and Street Stocks are scheduled to race. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com

By Jane Smith|2010-04-19T00:40:32-04:00April 19th, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Caleb Holman tops Crane Cams 250 at New Smyrna Speedway

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (April 17, 2010) – Caleb Holman led twice for 126 laps in Saturday night’s Crane Cams 250 at New Smyrna Speedway to record the second victory of his USARacing Pro Cup Series career and his first since 2008.

Holman’s only other Pro Cup victory came at Bristol [Tenn.] Motor Speedway two years ago.

“Bristol is kinda like winning at Daytona in that it’s really great, everybody loves it and it’s a big deal, but it’s not your typical race track,” Holman said after taking a 1.791-second victory over John Gibson. “Honestly, I feel like this is our first win on a typical, Pro Cup race track. It’s slick, hard to get a hold of. So this win means as much as Bristol to me.”

The Abingdon, Va., driver took the lead for good on lap 152 when leader Stephen Nasse’s All American Concrete Chevrolet Monte Carlo slid up towards the fourth turn wall. Nasse’s slip allowed Holman and Clay Rogers to scoot underneath him as they exited the corner. That maneuver provided Holman with first and Rogers with second.

Rogers continuously challenged Holman during the remaining laps – first on the high side, then low, and at times, clinging to his rear bumper, trying to force Holman into making a mistake. But Rogers’ tactics failed.

“It’s not too often you get to make Clay Rogers work, so we were making him work for it. I’m glad of that,” said the 26-year-old Holman, who qualified third for the 250-lap race at the half-mile track. “He drove us real clean. There were several times there he could have wrecked us with lapped cars and stuff.”

Ironically, it was a miscue by Rogers on lap 236 in the second turn that provided Holman with a little breathing room and practically assured him of the victory. Rogers’ USG Sheetrock Ford Fusion was too high in turn two as he attempted to pass Holman and it smacked the wall. Rogers managed to nurse his damaged race car to a fourth-place finish, one lap down. After taking the checkered flag, he parked his car on pit road, climbed from it and walked into victory lane to congratulate Holman, who was still seated in his Food Country USA Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Early in the event it appeared pole winner Rogers would breeze to his second victory of the 2010 season. The series defending champion assumed the lead on lap 45 after J.P. Morgan spun and hit the fourth-turn wall head-on while battling Rogers for the top spot. For the next 66 laps, no one could match Rogers’ horsepower. At one point, he led Holman by half a lap and had relegated all but four cars to a lap off the pace. Then the fourth yellow flag waved on lap 108 when Brandon Sweet spun on the backstretch. Holman assumed the lead for the first time during that caution period when he beat Rogers off pit road even though both received only fuel during the stop.

Holman led the next 27 laps before Nasse snatched the lead from the Virginia driver with a fuel only stop during the fifth caution period. Nasse had taken four tires during his last stop, thus allowing him to receive only fuel on this one. Holman had to take four tires. However, once Holman passed Nasse for the lead on lap 152, he never relinquished it. He eventually averaged 71.553 mph in the race that was slowed by eight caution flags for 54 laps and had four lead changes among four drivers.

In addition to Holman snapping a 17-race winless streak, 25-year-old John Gibson and the 14-year-old Nasse produced the best finishes of their Pro Cup careers. Gibson finished second in his MitiGator Ford Fusion, while Nasse posted a third in his Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

“About halfway through, I was really doubting whether or not we would actually be able to pull this off,” Gibson said. “We had a plan of taking tires really late and we just kinda stuck to it and it benefited us at the end. We were horrible at first. Then with 50 (laps) to go we got track position and got tires on it and she came to the front. I was really surprised.”

During his post-race interview, Gibson saluted the job turned in by the young Nasse.

“Hats off to Stephen,” Gibson continued. “He had a heck of a race on the outside. I could not get by him. He did a real good job. Coming to that restart, he checked up just a little bit and I thought, ‘Man, it’s 10 to go. You’ve got to shove your nose in there.’ So I just buried it in there, but he didn’t give me any room. It was a lot of fun.”

Nasse’s third-place finish and first top-5 came in only his third Pro Cup event.

“I think I drove a great race tonight,” Nasse said. “I definitely love the outside here. I’ve always raced it. Even during speed weeks I raced it. I just love the outside at any track.”

The USAR Pro Cup Series takes a week off before the season’s third race on May 1 at Hickory [N.C.] Motor Speedway.

By Jane Smith|2010-04-18T23:11:47-04:00April 18th, 2010|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Gary Gimmler tops Checkered Flag Sprints at Citrus County Speedway

The Checked Flag Sprint Series (CFSS) made their first visit of 2010 to Citrus County Speedway on Saturday April 17, 2010 with 18 cars to run three heat races and a 30 lap feature race.

Mickey Kempgens in the 19T car won the J.B. BANTA first heat from starting in second position. Mark Gimmler claimed the win for the GULF AMERICAN heat number two and Channing Conley took the EAGLE JET third heat win.

Ric Voisey had the pole for the start of the BARFIELD feature race in the 69 car with the 21A car of Robbie Hackett alongside. Ric got off to a great start and took the lead, Bryan Riddle in the 11 lead laps 2 and 3. On lap 4 Jimmy Alvis Jr. took the lead until lap 12 when Gary Gimmler in the 29 took the lead and never looked back taking the checkered flag. Mark Gimmler in the 51 car finished in 2^{nd place, followed by the 21 of Jimmy Alvis Jr. in 3rd , followed by the 19 of Keith Butler in 4th , and in 5th place was the 19T driven by Mickey Kempgens.}

The staff and racers of the CFSS would like to thank everyone for their support and hope to see you next race at Charlotte County Motorsports Park on May 15th.

Checkered Flag Sprint Series

Citrus County Speedway, April 17, 2010

Heat #1 J.B. Banta

1) 19T Mickey Kempgens (Dade City, FL)

2) 29 Gary Gimmler (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)

3) 11 Bryan Riddle (Thonotosassa, FL)

4) 1 Steven Bradley (Inverness, FL)

5) 66 Ray Bragg (Riverveiw, FL)

6) 6X Skeeter Faulconer (Lutz, FL)

Heat #2 Gulf American

1) 51 Mark Gimmler (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)

2) 21 Jimmy Alvis Jr. (Seffner, FL)

3) 19 Keith Butler (Riverveiw, FL)

4) 69 Ric Voisey (Wesley Chapel, FL)

5) 6 Frank Hurst (Land O’ Lakes, FL)

6) 59 Dan Statter (Deltona, FL)

Heat #3 Eagle Jet

1) 31 Channing Conley (Leesburg, FL)

2) 20 Amanda Ferguson (Montverde, FL)

3) 79 David Slawiak (Brandon, FL)

4) 21A Robbie Hackett (Riverveiw, FL)

5) 75 Curtis Sutton (Land O’ Lakes, FL)

6) 0 Sonny O’ Sullivan (Edgewater, FL)

Feature Barfield

1) 29 Gary Gimmler; 2) 51 Mark Gimmler; 3) 21 Jimmy Alvis Jr.; 4) 19 Keith Butler ; 5) 19T Mickey Kempgens; 6) 31 Channing Conley; 7) 79 David Slawiak ; 8) 1 Steven Bradley; 9) 69 Ric Voisey; 10) 6 Frankie Hurst; 11) 20 Amanda Ferguson; 12) 59 Dan Statter; 13) 21A Robbie Hackett; 14) 6X Skeeter Faulconer; 15) 66 Ray Bragg; 16) 11 Bryan Riddle; 17) 0 Sonny O’ Sullivan; 18) 75 Curtis Sutton

By Jane Smith|2010-04-18T20:03:36-04:00April 18th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Jack Smith Fundraiser at Citrus County Speedway

BY:ANDY SANDALL

Citrus County Speedway – April 17th, 2010

All photos courtesy of rewingphotos.com

Drivers, fans, track staff and the whole spectrum of people from across the Florida racing family came together at Citrus County Speedway on Saturday to take part in a weekend of races to raise money for Jack Smith, founder and leading light of the KARNAC multimedia racing community. Now battling a terrible debilitating illness, the fondness and respect Jack has engendered in his many years supporting Florida racing and its drivers was obvious as the pits and grandstands filled with people representing all of Florida’s short-track racetracks and beyond, all coming to raise money to help Jack and his family through this difficult time.

But this was an evening of celebration as well as of fundraising as the racers put on a party the only way they know how – with high-speed, wheel-to-wheel racing! Top of the bill tonight would be a 50-lap showdown for a big field of Open Wheel Modifieds, while the Checkered Flag Sprints would also bring their show to the tight Inverness track. The fans would also be treated to the spectacular Dwarf Cars and regular division races for the Pure Stock, Street Stock, Truck and 4 cylinder Bomber divisions. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-04-20T15:34:55-04:00April 18th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Sonny Hartley tops TBARA at Desoto Super Speedway

by Marty Little

BRADENTON, Fla. – Veteran Sonny Hartley drove around Tommy Nichols on lap 16 and sped to his first TBARA feature victory in several season Saturday night’s 30 lap sprint car headliner at DeSoto Super Speedway.

Things got off to a rough start in the feature when outside front row starter Dakotah Stephens broke an axle and spun in front of the field on the first lap. The ensuing melee took out point leader Shane Butler, Dude Teate, Troy DeCaire and Stephens.

When the green waved following the clean up it was pole sitter Steve Heisler out front with Hartley, Tommy Nichols and Johnny Gilbertson in tow. Nichols quickly worked around Hartley for second but a caution waved on lap five when leader Heisler looped his mount to put Nichols in front over Hartley.

The field reformed and it was Nichols the point man but Hartley was on his game this night and kept the pressure on before making a pass for the lead on lap 16. Once in front it was no contest as Hartley motored away until a yellow waved for debris on lap 28. The offending trash was removed from the racing surface and Hartley never looked back, taking his No. 27 to the checkers ahead of Nichols, Larry Brazil, Jr., Bo Hartley and Ben Fritz.

Heat race victories went to DeCaire and Gilbertson.

Feature finish (30 laps) – 1. Sonny Hartley, 2. Tommy Nichols, 3. Larry Brazil, Jr. 4. Bo Hartley, 5. Ben Fritz, 6. Johnny Gilbertson, 7.David Retzlaff, 8. Steve Heisler, 9. Larry Brazil, 10. D.J. Hoelzle, 11. Dakotah Stephens, 12.Troy DeCaire, 13. Dude Teate, 14. Shane Butler, 15. Joey Aguilar DNS.

By Jane Smith|2010-04-18T17:52:42-04:00April 18th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Fast Lane 5 Thrills the Fans At Volusia Speedway Park

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- The world famous Volusia Speedway Park played host to an exciting night of “Fast Lane 5” racing on Saturday, as fans were entertained by the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Late Models, Taylor Racing Products Sportsman, Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers. And to make things even more interesting, fans and some racers got to go head to head in a very “chilly” intermission game that failed to go exactly as planned.

A strong field of Daytona Dodge Chrysler Late Models cruised to the green flag behind the bright yellow machine of JO Nobles, but Brandon Dewitt leapt forward and grabbed the lead on the first lap as Nobles was overwhelmed by the top five cars. A caution for a spin by Larry Anderson set up a restart and Dewitt interestingly chose the inside position versus a very quick Dillon Wood, who had the 7 machine absolutely hooked up on the outside. Dewitt’s choice worked at first, but Wood was coming fast and creating awesome momentum using every inch of the track near the walls.

Dillon Wood kept working the high line and swung past the leader on lap nine in turns 3 and 4, leaving Dewitt to deal with David Clegg who was trailing in the third spot. And also making moves was the 35 of 14 year old Christian Augspurger, who was at VSP in order to get some seat time on the half mile in preparation for the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series. Augspurger had been very conservative in his heat race and early in the feature, but now had taken a liking to the big half mile track, blowing past the competition, and setting his sights on Clegg.

Dillon Wood kept it high and in front, grabbing an impressive win and making it two victories for the night. Wood had also been the only competitor to successfully unroll and don a solidly frozen t-shirt at intermission, after what seemed like an endless battle that included beating the shirt into the front stretch wall and heating it over the exhaust of an ATV. Brandon Dewitt held off David Clegg for second and Clegg claimed the third spot despite Christian Augspurger’s efforts. Augspurger was fourth and Bobby Richardson claimed the fifth spot.

Things got off to a rather rocky start for the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, as an early race incident in turn 4 ruined the plans of Blaise Hetznecker, Marc Kinley,and others. But once clean up was completed the Shaun Daugharty show began, as he jumped out front and grabbed the lead. But waiting to spoil the show was a host of contenders, including Aaron Barsness and Drew Smith. Smith had the first shot at Daugharty but could not make the pass, and later got tangled up with a hard charging Steve Shead who had begun challenging him for second place. Their contact in turn one brought out a caution and sent both racers to the rear of the field for the restart.

As Daugharty continued to lead, Aaron Barsness inherited second place and began working on the leader, while Paul Shead filled the void in third place. But Daugharty was too strong for either, and once again ” The Destroyer” Shaun Daugharty got to celebrate in Victory Lane. Aaron Barsness settled for second place while Paul Shead claimed the third spot. Matt McGillivray finished fourth as Steve Shead fought his way back to salvage a top 5 finish.

When the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks exited the track after their feature race, the fans in the grandstands probably thought that was that. The 64 machine had yet again outshined the entire field, and had earned another celebratory moment in Victory Lane. But shortly after the celebration ended, a closer look revealed the 64 of Trevor Gamble held in quarantine, which meant that there could be a late night in tech later on.

Early on the 13 of Phillip Brown got the lead but could not hold it as Trevor Gamble blasted to the front. Right behind Gamble was Bubba Christian, who also had his sights on the clear track ahead, and Mike Tovet who was battling his way forward from a ninth position start. Trevor Gamble had an absolute lock on the top spot, so everyone else battled for position behind him. Three wide racing was common, and as the dust settled in the end Trevor Gamble had outrun the rest yet again. Mike Tovet won the battle for second place and Tim Hughes went home with a third place finish. After getting as high as second place, Bubba Christian settled for fourth and Phillip Brown finished fifth.

And as expected, Trevor Gamble’s car was completely torn down by Volusia Speedway Park tech officials after racing had ended for the night. And even if Gamble had to transport his engine home in boxes once it was over, he at least went home with the first place trophy as well as a disassembled motor. The car was declared legal and the victory stands.

The Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock Division has had a good share of drama over technical issues as of late, but on Saturday night it appeared that all of that was washed away and a new attitude had prevailed. Randy Strehle led the field to the green flag but could not hold it as racers went three wide on the backstretch, and as it sorted itself out in turn 3 Luke Sadler had made some leaps forward along with Matt Schell. Sadler challenged Strehle again in turn 2 and wrestled the lead away, and Schell also muscled his way around Strehle a lap later.

Luke Sadler, who had gone through four engines in a month of racing before Saturday night, got an interview with Joe Dirt in Victory Lane as the winner of the race while Matt Schell scored the second place finish. Randy Strehle crossed the line behind them to claim third place, followed by Scott Mooers for fourth. Tom Hughes rounded out the top five finishers.

Things looked very different as the 4 Cylinder Challengers took the green flag on Saturday night. For one thing, Casey Feaster was starting the race from the front of the pack instead of in the rear, and Shawn Kosier, who had a dismal heat race experience earlier, was stuck behind 15 other cars. The role switch for these two racers went even further, as Kosier came away as the hard charger on the night, gaining 12 positions despite a bent wheel that he acquired in his earlier heat race misfortunes. And Casey Feaster jumped out in front early and remained there, and although he got the win it didn’t come without him having to fight RJ Glaser tooth and nail for the victory.

Casey Feaster had finished first at Ocala Speedway on Friday night but was later disqualified in tech for an illegal part. With that in mind, his car was watched carefully by VSP officials, who verified that the race car was as it should be. That made Feaster, who was very worried that his reputation might be tarnished by the Ocala incident, very happy to be in Victory Lane and have the win stand. RJ Glaser raced hard but settled for second place, as Kevin Dugan grabbed the third spot. Shawn Kosier vibrated his way to fourth place, bent wheel and all, as Denica Hetznecker claimed the fifth spot.

“Rasslin and Racin” returns to Volusia Speedway Park this Saturday, April 24th, as the Florida Wrestling Association will battle it out behind the turn one grandstands at 6PM. Then at 7:30PM the racing action begins with 16 year old Amanda Ferguson trying to build on her earlier win at Ocala Speedway with the Top Gun Sprint Car Series. The exciting Florida Mini Sprints will also be back, as will the DAARA Vintage Race Cars. And topping off the program will be VSP’s own Budweiser Modifieds, returning after a week off to blister the fastest half mile in the south. For more information, visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net or call the track at 386-985-4402.

Volusia Speedway Park Results for 4/17/10

Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late Model

1- 7 Dillon Wood
2- 2D Brandon Dewitt
3- 07 David Clegg
4- 35 Christian Augspurger
5- 45 Bobby Richardson
6- 16 Shane Williams
7- J17 Joe Kump
8- 18 J.O. Nobles

9- 46 Hamp Conlay
10- RP1 Bug Rose
11- 25 Donnie Chappell
12- 30 Larry Anderson
DNS- 23 Lawton Minchew
DNS- 42 Adam Bennett
DNS- 10 Win Ingersoll

Taylor Racing Products Sportsman

1- 00 Shaun Daugharty
2- 11 Aaron Barsness
3- 80 Paul Shead
4- 95 Matt McGillivray
5- 10 Steve Shead
6- 26 George Lane
7- 05 Dan Lane Sr.
8- 57P Ronnie Ponce
9- 29S Drew Smith
10- 77 Wayne Allen Jr.
11- 2 Jimmy Norman
12- 38 Colin Wright
13- 57 Karl Heinz Haas
14- 56 Tony Sansom
DNS- 17H Blaise Hetznecker
DNS- 17K Marc Kinley
DNS- 5 Alan Peacock
DNS- 18M Justin Merry
DNS- 96 Lonnie Wagner Jr.

DQ (weight) 66C Kyle Chappell

Daytona Sportswear Street Stock

1- 64 Trevor Gamble
2- 98T Mike Tovet
3- 54 Tim Hughes
4- 04 Bubba Christian
5- 13 Phillip Brown
6- 66V Greg Vandergriff
7- 12 Travis Gamble
8- 77M Mark Maresca
9- 94 Robert Simmons
10- 2S Mick Kulak
11- 2H Cory Hupp
12- 18E Mike Eubanks

13- 28 David Higgs
14- 17M Billy Medders
DNS- 11S James Smith

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock

1- 15 Luke Sadler
2- 57 Matt Schell
3- 24 Randy Strehle
4- 10 Scott Mooers
5- 29 Tom Hughes
6- 13 David Whitt
7- 27 Chad Scranton
8- 6 Wally Douglass
9- 23 Jim Nichols
10- 9 Jim Goempel
11- 03 Robert Schrunk
12- 9R Robert Donaly
13- 42 Dalton Strehle
14- 19 AJ McKay
15- 22 Kelly Snyder
16- 114 John Thorpe
17- 11 Austin Kirpatrick
18- 07 Richard Calmes Jr.
19- 13G Timothy Gigon
20- 28 Glenn Vincent
21- 14 Bryan Cox
22- 32 Jim Shaw
23- 81 Courtney Eubanks
24- V1 Delbert Moyer

4 Cylinder Challengers

1- 20 Casey Feaster
2- 004 RJ Glaser

3- 5S Kevin Dugan
4- 97 Shawn Kosier
5- 16 Denica Hetznecker
6- 67 Pete Hanstine

7- 11 David Ladrie
8- 86 James Clay
9- XX Jordan Myers
10- 48X Harold Lewis
11- 01 Davey Wolf
12- 60 James Smith Sr.

13- 17D Rick Sullivan
14- 101 Wade Lear

15- 6E Gilbert Espy
16- 33 Jason Higgins
DQ- 12 Robert Graham

By Jane Smith|2010-04-18T16:37:38-04:00April 18th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Crouse Wins, But Rain Stops East Bay

By: Larry Jewett

4/17/2010

Only one feature was completed for East Bay’s Saturday program before rain showers changed the plans, washing away the rest of the night.

The rain arrived after six laps were completed in the Outlaw 4 class feature. The rain stopped and the track was re-prepared after 90 minutes. The cars returned to the track, but so did the rain, spelling the end to the night’s action.

Before the rain came, Roger Crouse picked up his third consecutive Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modified feature event. Crouse took the lead from John Bradley with just a few laps remaining in the 15-lap main. “I ran hard tires,” Crouse said in Victory Lane, “and he (Bradley) was on soft tires. We were able to get him in the end.” Bradley kept second and took the division point lead. Austin Sanders was third, ahead of Bobby Dixon and Alex Boerner. Heat races were won by Dale Kelley and Kyle Bronson

All divisions were able to hold their heat races. Outlaw 4 preliminaries were won by Chris Zimmerman and Brian Danforth. The Racecar Engineering Late Models had three preliminaries, taken by Josh Peacock, Jack Nosbisch Jr. and Paul Gibbs. The East Bay Sprint heats were taken by point leader Gene Lasker and Danny Martin Jr. A trio of motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers heats were won by Kever Raulerson, Raymond Vann and Roberto Morfin Sr.

The Racecar Engineering Late Models will have double features next week (April 24) with the Outlaw 4s picking up their feature with six laps complete in addition to a full program. The East Bay Sprint main will be made up on May 22 and the motorstats.com 4 Cylinder bomber make-up will be May 1.

ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, April 242010. The Limited Late Models will be featured with an event sponsored by Advance Auto Parts that sees an increased payout in top positions. Double features for the Racecar Engineering Late Models and Outlaw 4 class will be part of the menu, as well as the Precision Kia Street Stocks, Dirt Daubers and Florida Old Time Modifieds. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Jane Smith|2010-04-18T13:17:16-04:00April 18th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Colortyme Night Debuts Mods and Sportsman at Ocala

by Ocala Speedway Media

Ocala, FL- After losing some battles with wet weather earlier in the racing season, Colortyme Rent-To-Own Night at Ocala Speedway finally saw the Modified and Sportsman Divisions take the green flag and go racing for the first time in 2010. In addition, the Tee Pee Tire Hobby Stocks put on a wild show for the fans, and were followed by the Gladiator Division which bent plenty of sheet metal and never got settled until after most fans had headed for home.

After much hoopla surrounding the addition of the Sportsman Division at Ocala Speedway, things got off to a rocky start for two teams that had high hopes of making a good impression on their first night racing at Florida’s oldest track. As soon as the green waved and Tim Dowling hit the gas during hot laps, his brand new Sportsman erupted in a cloud of smoke and deposited oil and engine shrapnel the length of the Ocala backstretch. Meanwhile, Billy Costello was having persistent carburetor issues that had his 00 car stumbling again and again. Costello would miss his heat race and have to start on the rear of the feature race, and then climbed to 3rd place before the carb problems returned.

Augie Burttram said he had something to prove by getting behind the wheel of the 58 Sportsman, and that is what he did by leading flag to flag and scoring a victory. Burttram dominated the race, and try as he might the second place finisher, Kevin Mills, could never catch him. Tim “Shaky Pudding” Powers came from Okeechobee to finish third, followed by Shane Nichols and Chad Scranton to round out the top five.

Fans might have been confused by watching the Tee Pee Tire Hobby Stock race, which took on the look of a Thunder Stock event with all of the pushing, shoving, beating, and banging, that was going on. Jody Wells jumped out to the early lead, but was muscled out of the way on a restart by Kevin Durden, who protected his lead to the checkers. Dean Jarvis also had to fight to remain in contention, and came away finishing second behind Durden, while Heath Walker placed third. Jody Wells never really managed to recover from his earlier unseating by the top three cars and finished fourth, and Mike Eubanks climbed back into the driver’s seat at Ocala to register a fifth place finish.

The Colortyme Modifieds took their first green flag of 2010 at Ocala in what was dubbed as the Annual Spring Fling. The 30 lap race paid $1500 to the winner, and there was quite a scramble to see who could win it. Roger Crouse, who came to Ocala with two victories at East Bay under his belt this season, led the field to the green in his crate engine powered 9 car, but it was Devin Dixon who took early control of the race and held off all challengers to take home the big payout. Dixon liked the high line around Ocala Speedway, while Jeff Mathews stuck mostly to the bottom route, but try as he might he never could do much more but briefly get under Dixon before falling back.

Dixon grabbed the win, followed by Mathews in second place. Kyle Owen nabbed a third place finish while Roger Crouse came home in the fourth spot. And arriving at the checkers in the fifth spot was Kyle Bronson.

A solid field of Gladiators went after each other as the green waved and before the race ended there was quite a bit of damage done. Daryl Veltman smacked turn one wall on the first lap, while Kyle Morse spun on lap 4 and collected two innocent bystanders. Meanwhile Casey Feaster had taken over the lead and was setting the pace as Steven Cox, Devin Walker, and Ephren Souther, all squabbled over the second spot. Walker claimed second place, but a moment of distraction caused a meeting with the backstretch wall under caution, and when the green waved again his right front tire was quickly deflating. Walker would get the tire changed and return, but was unable to get back inside the top 8.

By lap 5 the 96 of Matt Shea had entered the top five and then overpowered Steven Cox for second place on lap 13. But Casey Feaster was strong and remained out of reach in the final couple of laps, so Feaster and Shea crossed the line first and second. Steven Cox and Ephren Souther tangled in the final turn and both plowed into the front stretch wall, further confusing the final results.

After a celebration in Victory Lane, there was a date with the dreaded tech man in the pit area as both top cars were checked. Both the 20 of Casey Feaster and the 96 of Matt Shea were found to be outside of the rules, so both were disqualified. That passed the win to Steven Johnson, and moved Kody Fisher up to the second spot. Ephren Souther would nab the third place finish, followed by Matthew Kramer and Steven Cox.

On Friday, April 23rd, Ocala Speedway presents the debut of the Pepsi Wheel of Fortune where a lucky racing division and some lucky race fans will benefit from extra cash provided by the good folks at Pepsi Cola. The Late Models will be back after a week off, plus fans will see exciting action from the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, the Mini Stocks will be back, and the Gladiators will run their third race of 2010. For a complete schedule of events, or for ticket prices and more, visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the track at 352-622-9400.

Ocala Speedway Results for 4/16/10

Colortyme Modified

1- 2D Devin Dixon
2- 33 Jeff Mathews
3- 2 Kyle Owen
4- 9 Roger Crouse
5- 40 Kyle Bronson
6- 1 Chip Owen
7- 67 Garrett Stewart
8- 48 Wayne Hammond
9- 0B John Bradley
10- Z Tim Zackery
11- 0 Richard Dickinson
12- 75C Charles O’Neill
13- Z06 Larry Mott
14- 0J Justin Tilton
15- 10X David Ponton
16- 09 Rob Underwood

Sportsman

1- 58 Augie Burttram
2- 01 Kevin Mills
3- 44 Tim Powers
4- 65 Shane Nichols
5- 17S Chad Scranton
6- 00 Billy Costello
DNS- 8 Tim Dowling

Tee Pee Tire Hobby Stock

1- 56 Kevin Durden
2- 37J Dean Jarvis
3- 55 Heath Walker

4- 11 Jody Wells
5- 18E Mike Eubanks
6- 69 Jonathon Appleby
7- 9 Sean Babcock
8- 40J Danny James
9- 5W Vaughn Woodall
10- 08 William Edwards
11- 7 Paul Passamonte

12- 58 Robbie Disbrow
13- 99 Daniel Miller Jr.
14- 37S Tyler Sistrunk
15- 81 Donald Woosley
16- 119 Joe Belkey Jr.

Gladiator

1- 81 Steven Johnson
2- 83 Kody Fisher
3- 48 Ephren Souther
4- 77 Matthew Kramer
5- 88 Steven Cox
6- 55JR Devin Walker
7- 14 Jeffrey Olive
8- 3 Robert Haseleu
9- 5 Daryl Veltman
10- 82 Kyle Morse
11- 94 Raymond Rogers Jr.
DNS- 00 Amber Tovet
DNS- 3T Tony LaPorta
DQ (tech) 20 Casey Feaster
DQ (tech) 96 Matt Shea

By Jane Smith|2010-04-17T15:03:41-04:00April 17th, 2010|Bubba Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Payout Schedule for Jack Smith Benefit for Open Wheel Modifieds at Citrus County

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS

April 17th, 2010

50 Lap Non-points Special

Jack Smith Fund Raiser Event

$50.00 Entry Fee

$250 Fast Qualifier

$200 Hard Charger

PAYOUT

1 $1,000

2 650

3 400

4 350

5 300

6 275

7 250

8 225

9 200

10 150

11 150

12 150

13 150

14 150

15 100

16 100

17 100

18 100

19 100

20 75

21 75

22 75

23 75

24 75

By Jane Smith|2010-04-17T03:09:25-04:00April 17th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Dick Anderson Shows the Way Over Son and Grandson at Orlando SpeedWorld

ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
OFFICIAL RESULTS – 4/16/10

SUPER LATE MODELS

1. #92 Dick Anderson
2. #84 Wayne Anderson
3. #96 Ben Kennedy
4. #86 Randy Anderson
5. #127 Brandon Booth
6. #11 David Weaver
7. #75 Don Keithley
8. #02 Scott Bramlett
9. #28 Mark Adams
10. #55 Shain Held
11. #13 Bob Greene

SPORTSMAN

1. #66 Andy Nicholls
2. #44 Ed Michalak
3. #00 Brian Lynch Sr

E-MODIFIED

1. #40 Michael Williams Jr

2. #12 John Zidek
3. #89 Josh Todd
4. #93 Bruce Gayton
DNS #00 John Hodge
DNS #15 Bruce Packer

MINI-STOCK

1. #98 James Ellis
2. #31 David Russell
3. #15 Casey Loeffler
4. #5x Jay McKenzie
5. #85 Rex Hollinger

SUPER STOCK

1. #16 David Gould
2. #3 Jeff Colburn
3. #55 Denny Johns
4. #316 Joe Bandur
5. #7i Scott Edwards
6. #721 John Bennett
7. #18 Billy Rouse
8. #23 Shannon Kelly

LEGENDS CARS

1. #12 Critter Saille
2. #8 Donovan Ponder
3. #51x Roger Englund
4. #6 Jim Rix
5. #11 Daniel Conlin Sr

STRICTLY STOCKS

1. #19 Ricky Solomon Jr
2. #8 Neil Kirby
3. #00 Steve Daniels
4. #86 William Hindman
5. #8x Luis Guillen Jr
6. #27 Dan Binda
7. #3 Shane Sutorus
8. #51 Wes Railing
DQ #8A Richie Acres

By Jane Smith|2010-04-17T03:02:28-04:00April 17th, 2010|Orlando Speedworld, Race Results|Comments Off

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