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Wayne Anderson tops Super Lates at Columbia Motorsports Park

OFFICIAL RESULTS

COLUMBIA MOTORSPORTS PARK

APRIL 10, 2010

Super Late Models

1.	#84	Wayne Anderson
2.	#86	Randy Anderson
3.	#9	Kurt Jett
4.	#26	Jessica Murphy
5.	#09	Scott Grossenbacher
6.	#12	Cliff Bifaro
7.	#5	Jason Garver
8.	#23	Todd Brown
9.	#123	Jon Brown
10.	#88	Jimmy Andrews (DNS)

Sportsman

1.	#07	Jeff Prescott
2.	#8	Wesley Keller
3.	#16	Brian Hull
4.	#06	Josh Wise
5.	#9	Kody Jett
6.	#76	Jim Higginbotham
7.	#1F	Robert Ford

Pure Stocks

1.	#22	Randy O’Neal
2.	#39	Tim Alldredge
3.	#12	Jason Garver
4.	#42	Bruce Flowers
5.	#96	Don Cruce

Sun State Collision Center Hornets

1.	#2	Bert Daugherty
2.	#69	Mark Copeland
3.	#98	Todd Brown
4.	#1D	Donald Davis
5.	#09	Ed Petrow

V8 Bombers

1.	#22	Stan Lang
2.	#27	Nathan Huffingham
3.	#54	Eric Hoffman
4.	#76	Andy Nichols
5.	#15	Derek Davis
6.	#8	John DeSotle

Queen Bee Hornets

1.	#46	Kim Alldredge
2.	#69	Vicky Copeland

By Jane Smith|2010-04-16T23:36:46-04:00April 16th, 2010|Columbia Motorsports Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Checkered Flag Sprint Cars head to Citrus County Speedway this Saturday

Benefit for Jack Smith family at Citrus County Speedway on April 17^th.

CFSS will be making their first of two appearances at Citrus County Speedway on April 17^th. The CFSS will run 8 lap heat races and a 30 lap feature. After winning his first Sprint Car Feature last week at Charlotte County Speedway, can Channing Conley repeat and win again at Citrus County Speedway. Mark Gimmler, Mickey Kempgens, Amanda Ferguson, Gary Gimmler, Keith Butler, Jimmy Alvis Jr., Bryan Riddle, Robby Hackett, Frankie Hurst, Skeeter Faulconer, David Slawiak, Rick Voisey and Ray Bragg Jr. will all be trying keep Channing from repeating.

The Open Wheel Modifieds will be racing in a 50 lap feature.

The Open Wheel Modifieds race will be a BENEFIT for JACK SMITH.

Laps for the Modified race can be purchased and all moneys will go the Jack Smith Family.

Also racing will be the Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Four-Cyl. Stocks, Fast Trucks and Dwarf Cars.

Pits open at 2:00 pm – Grandstands open at 4:00pm

RACING will start at 5:30pm

Track Phone (352) 726-9339

By Jane Smith|2010-04-16T21:23:59-04:00April 16th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Alli Owens Ready for Rattlesnake 150

After scoring her best finish of the 2010 season last week at Salem Speedway, Alli Owens is primed for another strong performance in this week’s Rattlesnake 150.

Owens was 15^th fastest in the final practice session of the afternoon. Her fastest lap during the two-hour session was 29.930 seconds (180.421 mph) around the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway. Owens is very happy with her ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevy’s performance and anxiously awaiting race day, despite not being at the top of the practice charts.

“Our car was awesome in race trim,” said Owens. “Jeff (McClure) made really good adjustments. I was a little bit snug on exit when we started practice, but it got better and better each time my crew worked on the car. At the end of the session, I was riding on the white line through the corners. I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.

“We didn’t have a good mock run, and that kept us from being at the top of the charts. That’s OK, though. The most important thing is that we’ve got a car capable of running up front. On long runs, we’re definitely a top-10 car. All of our Venturini cars were super-strong today. I think you’ll see us all working together tomorrow and leading the charge to the checkers.”

Qualifying was cancelled due to rain showers. The starting lineup was set according to last season’s final owner point standings, which puts Owens 25^th on the grid for tomorrow’s race.

The Rattlesnake 150 starts at 7:30 EST on Friday. Coverage can be seen on SPEED.

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By Jane Smith|2010-04-16T14:04:30-04:00April 16th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Columbia Motorsports Park Drivers Have to April 24th to get their FASCAR Licenses

Lake City, FL. (April 15, 2010) The last night to apply for your FASCAR license at Columbia Motorsports Park will be Saturday, April 24th. After the 24th, only the new E-Mods will be allowed to get their license which gives you points for the season.

All drivers who have purchased their license will have their photos taken for their new licenses so be ready to have them done.

For more information on Columbia Motorsports Park, go to www.columbiamotorsportspark.org

By Jane Smith|2010-04-15T14:37:55-04:00April 15th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Benefit for Jack Smith Family this Saturday at Citrus County Speedway

The Karnac Fundraiser for the Jack Smith family!

Once again Tony Carreno and Critter have made it happen! There will be a fundraiser for Jack Smith and his wife to help them get thru a very scary time. On top of all this, Jack and Kathy have a special needs son that needs alot of care so this will help them in more ways then you can imagine. Neither of them are able to work at this time and the racing family have pulled thru for them with flying colors! In fact it is pretty amazing!

On April 17th. there will be a fundraiser at CITRUS COUNTY SPEEDWAY! (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-04-15T14:27:38-04:00April 15th, 2010|Front Page News|Comments Off

Ernest Helfrick wins School Bus Figure 8 at Desoto Super Speedway

SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8 – SB FIGURE 8

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Race Points
1	5	4	Ernest Helfrick	Myakka City, Fl	40.00
2	12	0	Michael Gamache	Tarpon Springs, Fl	38.00
3	1	13	Paul Maness	Myakka City, Fl	36.00
4	6	25	Mark Jackson	Bradenton , Fl	34.00
5	4	11X	William Carlbert Jr	Bradenton , Fl	32.00
6	2	85	Jay Seykora	Palm Harbor, Fl	30.00
7	11	88	Larry Saffold	Brandon , Fl	28.00
8	10	22	Craig Jackson	Bradenton , Fl	26.00
9	3	21	Christopher Dodson	Bradenton , Fl	24.00
10	8	47	Robert Latinka	Bradenton , Fl	22.00
11	7	11	Peter Bohn	Sarasota , Fl	20.00
12	9	44	Ernest Helfrick	Myakka City, Fl	18.00

By Jane Smith|2010-04-15T00:14:54-04:00April 15th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Channing Conolly wins Checkered Flag Sprint Feature at CCMP

<span style=”font-size: x-small;”><strong>By:Melanie Beckner</strong>

Punta Gorda, FL…It was another night full of action at the jewel of the South, the Charlotte County Motorsports Park this past Saturday night. Eight divisions took on the 3/8th mile track with the Pro 4 and Road Warriors running special 35 lap features. TQ Midgets were the first feature event of the evening with Geoff Styner leading the field to the start of the 25 lap feature. Styner immediately took his car the the front and led until lap 6.

At that point Ted Durfee took over the top spot with the oldest person in the field Jack Duffy, coming throught the field fast. With 2 laps remaining Duffy was on Durfee’s tire tracks. On the final lap Jack Duffy seen a hole open up and jumped to the inside of Ted Durfee going into turn 3 and passed him at the line. Jack Duffy took the win with Ted Durfee finishing as close second and Geoff Styner was third.

Mike Belusar sat on the pole for the 25 lap feature for the Dwarf cars. Belusar took the lead at the wave of the green flag and held the position for the first 7 laps. Andy Pryor made a run for the lead on lap 6 and successfully made the pass the following lap.

The only caution to wave came out on lap 19 for Ray Gonzalez III, when he spun his car around in turn 4. On the restart Bo Bass was all over the back of Andy Pryor’s car. As the fianl 6 laps went on Pryor was able to make some breathing roon between him and Bass. Andy Pryor went on to clain the victory with Bo Bass finishing in second and Rick Lundee was third.

The Pro4’s were next out for there special 35 lap race with Corey Bigley sitting on the pole. On the start Kyle Rice hit the backstretch wall,resulting in a complete restart. On the restart Phillip Ellis spun his car around in turn two. Before the second restart the driver’s were warned that if they could not get it together that they would sent to the pits until the end of the night, luckily that did not happen.

On the second restart Corey Bigley missed a shift and Stuart Vandevender took full advantage and took the lead. John Pummell Jr., brought out the caution on lap 3 afer spinning in turn 3.Vandevender, still held the lead on the restart with Ryan Collver running him down. Lap 5 saw another caution after John Pummell Jr. spun in turn 4.

On the restart Collver had a good run and took over the lead from Vandevender, however the following lap Stuart Vandevender took back the lead with the final caution coming out again for John Pummel Jr. Since it was Pummel’s third caution he was sent to the pits for the rest of the evening.

The remainder of th race ran cautionless with Stuart Vandevender battling it out for the top spot for the remainder of the race. With 5 laps remaining Dylan Bigley, had caught up to second and first place making it the 3 car battle until the end. On the last lap lap traffic got into the way of the leaders.

Going into turn 4 Ryan Collver went low and Stuart Vandevnder got cautght behind the lap car of Billy Benoit which aloud Collver to take over the lead. Ryan Collver went on to win the feature with Stuart Vandevender having to settle for second and Dylan Bigley took home the third place throphy.

The Checkered Flag Sprint Series were back for another exciting 30 lap feature with Ric Voisey on the pole. On the start Frankie Hurst grabbed the lead and kept his car out front until lap 2. Rookie Channing Conolly passed Hurst on lap three to gain the lead. The entire feature ran catuin free and the race lasted less then 10 minutes. Even though the race ran caution free there were alot of side by side action from the second position on back. Channing Conolly took the win with Jimmy Alves in second place and Gary Gimmler was third.

The Fastrucks took to the track for their 50 lap feature with Sean Bass leading the field to the start and took the lead. The first caution waved on lap 8 for Cody Allen, whose muffler was dragging. On the restart Bass continued where he left off and gained a healthy lead over the rest of the field. The next caution whould not come out until lap 31 for the spin on the frontstretch by Jerry Maxson.

Whitney Poole started smoking heavily and on lap 36 the caution was brought out to check to see if she was leaking any fluids. Sean Bass captured the victory with Ricky Moxley coming in second with Mike Burns completing the top three positions.

Jim Meiser was the polsitter for the 35 lap, Florida Suncoast Outlaw Street Stock and Outlaw Thunder Trucks. On the start Larry Braswell got into the side of Robert Crisp in turn four, spinning Robert Crisp and came to a stop on the frontstretch all cars beside Robert Benning came out of it unharmed. Robert Benning had hit the wall as he went high to avaoid hitting Crisp’s spinning car.

On the restart Jim Meiser was able to take the lead with the caution coming out again after lap 1 was complete. Donna Biggar’s motor expired and slicked up the track in turn four and half of the frontstretch, she pulled her car into the infield before she could lay down any more oil. Jim Meiser still held the lead when the race resumed with Bobby Fischer and Robert Crisp all over the back of Meiser’s car. Meiser was able to hold off Crisp until lap sixteen, when Robert Crisp was able to take over the lead. Robert Crisp never looked back and took home the win with Danny Daniels Jr and JIm Meiser completing the top three spots.

Junior’s Trim Shop Road Warriors ran a special 35 lap feature with Billy Benoit sitting on the pole.

On the start Hank Ferguson got into Clint Snyder going into turn one, both went up the track and collected James Dellea. On the restart Billy Benoit put his car to the front and held the lead for

6 laps. Logan Leonard who has been dominating in the Road Warrior’s this year, took over the position from Benoit on lap seven. Jason Miller spun his car around in turn 1 on lap nine collecting Jeremy Daring. Leoanrd held the lead on the restart with the next caution coming out just 5 laps later with Dave Licking spinning in turn 2.

On lap 21, Billy Benoit drove into the side of Blaine Baer, bring out the caution. The final caution came out on lap 31. Hank Ferguson and Dave Licking had got into one another in turn 2 with both spinning. Logan Leonard went on to claim his 4th win in a row for the Juniors Trim Shop Road Warrior’s. Jeff Firestine finsihed in second with Derrick Horton taking third place.

The fianl race of the evening was the 20 lap Fab 4 feature with Mark Milthaler on the pole for his first race. On the start Milthaler jumped to the early lead. The first caution came out for Joe Lemier and Shane Moore Jr after contact with one another in turn one. On the restart Kerrington McFadden had a good run going into turn 1 and took the lead from Milthaler. Lap seven had the next caution when second place car Kim Mabbit spun in turn two.

On the restart McFadden, missed a shift which aloud Phillip Ellis to take the lead. Phillip Ellis went on to take his third win of the year and now has to move up to the Pro 4 division. Kerrington McFadden was second and Nick Callin was third.

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By Jane Smith|2010-04-14T23:17:13-04:00April 14th, 2010|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

LATE MODEL DRIVERS GO FOR THREE GRAND SATURDAY – FANS WELCOME TO COME TO FRIDAY PRACTICE AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

Race fans will enjoy the biggest show of the year so far this Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway as the Late Models take center stage for the AMF Chassis 100 which will pay the winner a cool $3,000.

Jeff Scofield won the first Late Model race held at the track a few weeks ago which was sanctioned by the new Florida All Stars Tour. Scofield’s dominance of the event was overshadowed by the wild action between a pair of tough competitors, Wayne Anderson and Kevin “The Bulldozer” Ingram which created considerable controversy, even well after the race was in the record books. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-04-14T17:49:35-04:00April 14th, 2010|Front Page News|Comments Off

EDDIE HARTIN FINDS VICTORY LANE AGAIN AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

Another huge crowd of fans enjoyed yet another action-packed night at Auburndale Speedway with the School Bus Figure 8 event the icing on the racing cake.

Veteran driver Eddie Hartin picked up a ride in the Street Stock class a few weeks ago and he finally had his new mount working to perfection Saturday night as he took a very popular win.

Hartin and Brandon Duscherer topped the heats and made up the front row for the 20 lap feature with Duscherer grabbing the early lead. Duscherer was battling a loose racer and Hartin wasted little time asserting himself out front by lap four. From there it was simply a battle for second place as Hartin streaked away to the victory. Duscherer held off Jeff Waterman for second but it was all for naught as Duscherer’s car came up light on the scales and he was disqualified.

Waterman thus moved up to second in the finishing order trailed by Kyle Hall, Dave Colpritt and Kyle Peters, who was making his first start of the year.

Duscherer gained a bit of revenge by dominating the V-8 Bomber feature race as well as making it through the tech shed unscathed.

After winning the heat, Duscherer was pretty much in control of the feature from green to checker despite having to wait out a lengthy red flag period late in the going after Larry Chumney blew the engine in his car dumping fluid all over the track.

James Wright II took runner-up honors ahead of Paul Bookmiller and Josh Borem. So many cars had dropped out before his engine blew that Chumney still finished fifth.

The best race of the night had to be the Mini Stock feature. Heat winner Chris Narramore, Sr. took the early lead but ran side by side for many laps with Fred Harrison, Jr. with Harrison actually leading on a couple of occasions by a mere bumper.

Narramore managed to get the top spot but had to hold off both Harrison and Chris Spring in a crowd-pleasing finish that had the fans applauding vigorously after the checker fell.

It was Narramore’s second win of the year while point leader Harrison settled for second in front of Spring. Young Jason Swilley had his best finish since moving into the class from the Kids Club in fourth while James Pate had a great run for fifth.

Burt Morse ran off and hid from the rest of the field in the Modified Mini Stock 25 lap run. The race ran from green to checker without a caution as Morse was in a different zip code by the finish.

Jason Rendell was a distant second just ahead of Scotty Sharpe while Mike Sweet and Chad Rose claimed fourth and fifth.

Legend Car point leader Jake Perkins had a tough weekend. After destroying his car in a bad crash Friday night in Orlando, Perkins borrowed a car from fellow racer Dakota Baggett for the Saturday races here.

Perkins seemed to be in pretty good shape as he won his heat race and had a front row start for the 25 lap feature outside first heat winner Gerald White, Jr. but after a false start, something broke on Perkins’ car and he was towed to the pits as his “weekend to forget” ended with a last place finish.

For White, it was finally time for the Lakeland Youngster to shine as he led all the way to take the win, his first of the year. Justin Brown gave chase but White pulled away late in the going with Brown taking second trailed by Mason Ketterman, Dave Gleason and Zach Napoleon.

Only two Bandoleros were still around after hot laps with Ryan Shattuck getting his second win of the year with Cameron White second.

The final event of the night was the School Bus Figure 8 race which saw several different leaders before Danny Taylor pulled away for the win.

Although there were a few close call in the “X,” the worst incident of the event came when a fuel line broke on Robert Aaron’s bus with the engine compartment erupting in flames. Several fire exinguishers were needed before the fire was finally put out.

Gary Swing trailed Taylor to the checker with Mark Carraro taking third spot.

Next week the Late Models return to Auburndale Speedway for a 100 lap event paying $3,000 to win. Also racing will be the Mini Cups, Kids Club, Legends, Bandoleros, Mini Stocks, Scramblers, V-8 Bombers, and Sportsman. Qualifying is at 5:30PM and racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS – AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY – 4/10/10:

SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8: (Top 4)

1-#19 Danny Taylor

2-#701 Gary Swing

3-#100 Mark Carraro

4-#40 Bobby Gordon

SCRAMBLERS:

1-#88 Gene Harrison

2-#8 Richie Acres

3-#66 Brian Tyre

4-#36 Todd Morey

5-#51 Matt Johns

6-#4 Scott Russ

7-#7 Tony Tidwell

8-#62 Richard Brown

9-#84 Ron Sorensen, Jr.

10-#71 Dave Canfield

11-#42 Mike Bauer

12-#00 Chad Cutting

13-#98 Ronald Norman

14-#28 Kimberly Gullett

15-#52 Gary Brown

DNS #9 Terry Shaver

STREET STOCKS:

1-#48 Eddie Hartin

2-#42 Jeff Waterman

3-#17 Kyle Hall

4-#4 Dave Colpritt

5-#53 Kyle Peters

6-#65 Ken Lawrence

7-#5 Matt McCrary

8-#52 Mike Rowland

9-#44 Mark Waterman

10-#1 Zach Zellner

11-#45 Joe Dowdy

DNS #25 Cody McDuffie

DNS #21 Chris Narramore Jr

DQ #26 Brandon Duscherer

MODIFIED MINI STOCKS:

1-#38 Burt Morse

2-#15 Jason Rendell

3-#89 Scott Sharpe

4-#55 Mike Sweet

5-#0 Chad Rose

6-307 Bruce Anderson

7-#26 Jimmy Pugh

8-#8 John Markovich

9-#45 Dennis Jones

10-#09 Jessica Robbins DNS #85 Drew Carter V-8 BOMBERS:

1-#42 Brandon Duscherer

2-#56 James Wright II

3-#0 Paul Bookmiller

4-#111 Josh Borem

5-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr.

6-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr.

7-#1 David Fletcher

8-#105 Albert Phillips, Sr.

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MINI STOCKS:

1-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr.

2-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr.

3-#42 Chris Spring

4-#40 Jason Swilley

5-#155 James Pate

6-#33 Donnie Guy

7-#88 Kevin Steadman

8-#4 Marilyn McCrary

9-#46 Randy King

10-#55 Steve Routt

11-#10 Michael Foster

LEGEND CARS:

1-#38 Gerald White, Jr.

2-#8 Justin Brown

3-#71 Mason Ketterman

4-#07 Dave Gleason

5-#4R Zach Napoleon

6-#31 Lynn Wiles

7-#55 Doug Hall

8-#44 Gary Verdier

9-#7 Dakota Baggett

10-#51 Roger Englund

11-#99 Leroy Moore

12-#83 Danielle Stratton

13-#59 Jake Perkins

BANDOLEROS:

1-#13 Ryan Shattuck

2-#38 Cameron White

By Jane Smith|2010-04-13T15:28:14-04:00April 13th, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Fast Lane 5 Racing This Saturday At Volusia Speedway Park

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- Volusia Speedway Park returns with another exciting Saturday night of racing action on April 17th as Fastlane 5 Racing invades the south’s fastest half mile. The Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late models will be leading the charge, along with the return of the Taylor Racing Products sportsman division after a week off. More action from the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks will be on tap, plus the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks and the 4 Cylinder Challengers round out the program.

Ivedent Lloyd and Darrell Padgett dominated the Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late Model race last Saturday, but David Clegg still holds the points lead going into this weeks race. Padgett is in second place after last week’s action, followed by Joe Kump who is 48 points in back of the leader. Both Lloyd and Padgett have served notice that they plan on returning to Volusia Speedway Park this weekend, so the entire field will be looking to wick it up in order to keep them in check.

Shaun Daugharty grabbed a win in the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division two weeks ago, putting him within a mere five points of the current leader, Aaron Barsness, and Drew Smith’s second place finish on the same night leaves him just 40 points back in third place. Steve Shead finished third two weeks ago, which puts him within three points of Smith. There is nothing like a tight points race to raise the excitement level, and the racers are primed and ready to get back onto the track and shake things up a little.

Phillip Brown sits firmly atop the points standings in the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, and last Saturday’s victory “gift” thanks to some disqualifications for post race extracurricular activities, only cemented his position more firmly. Tim Hughes finished second to Brown last weekend and is also in second place in the points, 23 in back of the leader. Trevor Gamble sits 32 points short of the leader in third place after last week’s DQ, and likely will be focused on reclaiming what was lost.

The Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks had a rough go of it last Saturday, as frequent appearances from the yellow flag caused time to expire before 20 laps could be run. The win went to David Whitt on Saturday night, while points leader Scott Mooers wound up in the fourth spot. Jumpin’ Jim Shaw had an impressive run last week as he finished in third place and is steadily creeping up the season points standings as well. Shaw may be the man to watch as the season progresses.

And someone other than Shawn Kosier won the 4 Cylinder Challenger race last week at VSP, as Steven Cox stepped up his game and made Kosier use some tear offs for a change. Kosier remains the points leader as RJ Glaser is now 57 points short of the top spot. But the mover and shaker in the Challenger Division is Casey Feaster, who fought 12 positions forward two weeks ago to finish in the third spot, and who gained a whopping 14 positions this past Saturday to finish in the fifth spot. Feaster currently sits in the third spot in the points standings, 73 points behind Shawn Kosier.

Volusia Speedway Park will open the pit gate at 4PM on Saturday, and fans can enter the grandstand area after 5:30PM. Racing will get underway at 7:30PM. For more information or to see the complete schedule of events at VSP, be sure to visit our official website at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net. Fans are also reminded to save by purchasing advance tickets to VSP’s Rasslin’ & Racin’ night, which is scheduled for April 24th.

By Jane Smith|2010-04-13T15:05:48-04:00April 13th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

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