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AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY SHOWCASES SIX RACING DIVISIONS THIS

by Dave Westerman

Auburndale Speedway completes its first month of racing action with a six division program Saturday night.

The Sportsman cars make their second appearance of the year. Veteran Dave Dunkin leads the points on the strength of his win two weeks ago.

Also back for their second race of the year are the Modified Mini Stocks. Jason Rendell won on opening night and thus leads the point chase heading intothis weeks racing.

Things are extremely close in the Mini Stock class with point leader Chris Spring just two points ahead of Chris Narramore, Sr. and four markers in front of defending champion Fred Harrison, Jr. All three drivers have scored a win already this season.

The Street Stocks are back in action once again this week with Jeff Waterman currently on top of the points battle by six tallies over rookie Matt McCrary.

In the V-8 Bombers, Josh Borem is undefeated so far this year with two of those wins coming because the apparent winner of the race was found illegal in tech. Borem holds an 18 point lead right now over second place Buddy Phillips, Jr.

The Scramblers will round out the action Saturday night. Matt Johns already has a rather comfy 58 point lead just three weeks into the racing season.

This Saturday, pit gates open at 2PM, grandstands at 5PM and racing starts promptly at 7PM. A new policy is in effect regarding pit passes. All persons wanting to purchase a pit pass who are not with a race car must purchase those passes at the front ticket window. This is to allow things to move much
quicker at the pit ticket booth.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-11T21:25:40-05:00March 11th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Post FX Digital Video and TV Showcaster Gear Up For 2010 Webcasts

by Dave Westerman Post FX Digital Video located in Orlando, FL is getting ready to provide live webcasts of Central Florida racing once again this year through their web site www.tvshowcaster.com starting with this Saturdays events at Volusia Speedway Park near Barberville, FL.

Currently, the Volusia webcasts are being sponsored by America’s Incredible Pizza which continues to open new franchises nationwide. Incredible Pizza is based in Missouri.

Post FX founder Dean Baker is hoping to expand webcasts this year to include other race tracks in Florida if extra funding and sponsorships can be found.

“We’d like to make this sort of a traveling road show that would showcase all the tracks and give fans world-wide a chance to see various types of racing in Florida,” says Baker. “However, right now our sponsorship dollars are allowing us to just do a weekly show from Volusia and, at this point, it will only be for a few weeks,” he continues.

Baker would like to take the Post FX crew to tracks like Auburndale, Citrus, Ocala and East Bay, just to name a few, but right now the money is just not there to do it.

Anyone wishing to sponsor the webcasts will get quite a nice advertising package and prices are being kept low so that anyone can sign up as a sponsor.

“All they have to do is let me know what they can commit to, and I’ll work with them,” says Baker. “We will definitely give them their moneys worth,” he says.

Post FX is also looking for individuals interested in marketing the
webcasts. Baker says that anyone bringing in sponsors will be paid a very nice commission. “We know there are a lot of people out there who can use a bit of extra cash, and this is a great way to get that cash, especially if you have a marketing or sales background and like racing,” he says.

For persons interested in sponsorships or in marketing the webcasts, contact Dean Baker at (407) 299-8114 or at dean@postfxvideo.com.

This weeks webcast can be viewed for FREE by logging on to
www.tvshowcaster.com. The webcast from Volusia Speedway Park begins at 7PM EST.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-11T18:00:13-05:00March 11th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Rudd Dominates Open Wheel 35 Lapper

By Rick Anges

Bradenton, Fl. Cold weather brought some fast times at the “High Banks” of Desoto Super Speedway. Those who braved the chilly temps were in store for a great night of exciting racing.

Open Wheel Modifieds

In a field that boasted several Track champions it was Eric Rudd showed the way in the thirty five-lap feature event for the modified class. Rudd had fought an ill handling car all day and right before the feature made several adjustments that paid off.

While Rudd was pulling away to almost a full straight away lead behind him the racing heated up. “The Rocketman” Wayne Jefferson and “The Rocket” Teddy Nelson were battling it out for the second spot.

Several cautions would bunch the field but each time the green flew it would be Eric Rudd jumping out and pulling away and when the checkers flew it was Rudd taking the well deserved win. “It’s always a good win when you can beat Jefferson,” said Rudd in his post race interview.

Second was Jefferson followed across the stripe was Nelson in third. Fourth was Sean McLaughlin and fifth Ralph Bowman.

Jefferson took the win in the heat race.

Q Auto and Injury Pure Stocks

There were some tense moments during the Pure Stock feature. Chelsea Lau and Jamie Wilson were battling hard and as they came out of turn two both cars went head on into the wall. Wilson was ok but Lau had to make a trip to hospital. She was checked out and although sore she was deemed ok.

When the green came back out it was Joshua Todd and Robert Crisp going at it for the top spot. The duo ran side by side for several laps until it was Todd sliding into the top spot and onto the win. Crisp would take second. Third went to Duane Best, fourth was Darrin Ellis and fifth Mike Wilson.

Heat wins went to Robert Crisp and Duane Best

Sturdy Built Trailers Flyin 4’s

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race
1 10 73 Randy Johnson Bradenton , Fl
2 1 21B Rob Boos St. Petersburg, Fl
3 3 81 Brittany Barr St Petersburg, Fl
4 6 36 Joseph Welden Sarasota , Fl
5 2 85 Michael Gamache Tarpon Springs, Fl
6 4 11B Joshua Piller Wesley Chapel, Fl
7 11 17X Kyle Eash Bradenton , Fl
8 5 53 Craig Jackson Bradenton , Fl
9 8 11 William Carlbert Jr Bradenton , Fl
10 7 17 Brad Steger Clearwater , Fl
11 9 7 Michael Van Sickle St. Petersburg, Fl

Heat Winners were Randy Johnson and Brittany Barr

Magic 4’s

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race
1 2 01 Dallas Troyer Bradenton , Fl
2 7 3 Kyle Best Myakka City, Fl
3 1 30 Zac Campilonga Bradenton , Fl
4 4 85 Amy Gamache Tarpon Springs, Fl
5 3 11 Justine Carlbert Palmetto , Fl
6 5 44 Shanna Clark St. Petersburg, Fl
7 6 38 Joann Danielson Pinellas , Fl

Justine Calbert took the win in the Heat Race.

Mod Minis

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race
1 2 9 Robbie Storer Zephyrhills , Fl
2 4 10 Mike Birk Jr Pinellas Park, Fl
3 3 0 Chad Rose Tampa , Fl
4 1 21 Andy Fischer Bradenton , Fl
5 5 19 Randy Storer Zephyrhills , Fl
6 7 82 Timothy Herrington Zephyrhills , Fl
7 6 1 Dennis Colletti Sr. St. Charles, Mo
8 8 4 Dennis Colletti Bradenton , Fl

Heat Winner Mike Birk Jr.

Jr.’s Trim Shop Bombers

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race
2 3 30 Richard Shepherd Sr. St. Petersburg, Fl
3 9 02 John Stewart Pinellas Park, Fl
4 2 83 Randy Spicer New Port, Fl
5 4 44 Neal Martin Palmetto , Fl
6 6 80 Richard Nelson Bradenton , Fl
7 7 8 Rick Germony Holiday , Fl
8 5 42 Steve Elder St Petersberg, Fl
9 8 13 Todd Jacobs Palmetto , Fl

Heat win went to John Stewart

Trophy Dash

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race
1 2 89 Anthony Easton Bradenton , Fl
2 1 40 Joseph Welden Sarasota , Fl
3 5 21 Christopher Dodson Bradenton , Fl
4 4 25 Mark Jackson Bradenton , Fl
5 3 17 Jason Godwin Parrish , Fl
6 7 88 Larry Saffold Brandon , Fl
7 6 44 Nick Ellis

By Jane Smith|2010-03-11T14:04:22-05:00March 11th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Schedule Opener Schedules for Orlando SpeedWorld and New Smyrna Speedway

(03/10/10 – New Smyrna Beach, FL) The 2010 FASCAR Regular Season Opener is just days away at both Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway.

There will be an Open Practice on Thursday 3/11/10 at New Smyrna Speedway. Details including the full 2010 Practice Schedule are available on the homepage at www.NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org.

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FRIDAY NIGHT – ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
3/12/10 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
2:00 – Pit Gates Open
3-4:00 – Super Late Models Practice
4-6:30 – Division Practice
6:45 – DRIVERS MEETING
7:00 – Super Late Models Qualifying
7:30 – Bandoleros 12 lap Feature
7:55 – Parade Lap / National Anthem
8:00 – Feature Racing Begins

FEATURE RACE LINE-UP

Legends Cars – 25 laps
E-Modifieds – 25 laps
— INTERMISSION —
— SPECTATOR RACES —
Super Late Models
Orange Blossom 100 – 100 laps
Super Stocks – 25 laps
Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

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SATURDAY NIGHT – NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
3/13/10 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

2:00 – Pit Gates Open
3-4:00 – Bright House Challenge Series Practice
4-6:00 – Division Practice
6:30 – Bright House Challenge Series Qualifying
7:00 – DRIVERS MEETING
7:25 – Parade Lap / National Anthem
7:30 – Feature Racing Begins

FEATURE RACE LINE-UP

Mini-Stocks – 25 laps
Sportsman – 25 laps
— INTERMISSION —
— SPECTATOR RACES —
Super Late Models
Bright House Challenge Series 50 – 50 laps
Pro-Trucks – 25 laps
Super Stocks – 25 laps
Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

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For more information on please log onto www.OrlandoSpeedworld.org or www.NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-10T17:56:07-05:00March 10th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Volusia Speedway Park Lights Up Saturday March 13

BARBERVILLE, FL – March 9, 2010 — When the lights go up on Volusia Speedway Park this Saturday, a star-studded group of DIRTcar racers from near and far will take the stage. The 2010 season will officially be underway with nearly 30 weeks of racing action in store.

2009 Champions will be defending their titles against strong fields of up-and-coming performers. Lawton Minchew will ward off Late Model racers hungry for a Volusia Speedway championship. Rob Underwood will be in the sights of Modified teams including Dale Murray who narrowly missed the 2009 championship. Shaun Daugharty took home the Sportsman championship in 2008 and 2009. He will be looking for the “Triple Crown”. Grady Christian has been a strong contender in the Street Stock class for the last two seasons, bringing home champion honors in 2009. Scott Mooers led the new Thunder Stock class in 2009, but as this class grows in numbers, so does the competition. Danny Lunn took home the champion trophies in 2008 and 2009 for the 4-Cyl Challengers but will be up against several young drivers looking for first place honors.

Volusia Speedway’s 2010 season promises nothing less than spine tingling thrills, wild door-to-door racing, mouth-watering hamburgers, fabulous fries, beer that’s almost too cold to hold and family fun for everyone.

On Saturday, March 13, the pits will open at 4:00pm. Grandstand gates open at 5:30pm. Racing starts at 7:30pm featuring all six of Volusia’s traditionally favorite divisions. Adult grandstand admission is $12. New for 2010, Senior (ages 60+) admission is $10. Students ages 11-15 will be admitted for $6; children ages 10 and under will be admitted free. Drive-in parking is $10 per car.

Volusia Speedway offers your best value in family entertainment every Saturday night through October with Fastlane Five Racing and special events.

Volusia Speedway Park is located 15 miles west of Ormond Beach, FL on State Road 40. Additional information and updates will be available on the website – www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com, or call 386-985-4402.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-10T15:16:50-05:00March 10th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

BOOKMILLER GOES FLAG TO FLAG FOR AUBURNDALE MODIFIED WIN

by Dave Westerman

The third week of the racing season still saw some chilly weather at Auburndale Speedway Saturday night, but a nice crowd of fans was treated to a full pit of race cars and plenty of action.

Fifteen Open Wheel Modifieds checked in to do battle in their 40 lap headliner with Kyle Bookmiller and Von Pope taking heat race wins to earn front row starting spots for the feature.

The first start was aborted when several cars at the rear of the starting grid got shuffled around sending Harold Cannon for a spin. No cars were damaged and a second try at starting the race saw Bookmiller waste little time showing who would be the boss on this night.

Pope slid back a few spots as Wayne Morris held on to second but was unable to do more than just keep Bookmiller in sight. Caution flew on lap eight as L.J. Grimm and Eddie Hartin got tangled up in turn four with both restarting at the tail. Bookmiller resumed his charge out front as Keith Lilley slid into third to challenge Morris.

The top three continued in that order until the second and final yellow flag of the race came out on lap 24 when Bobby Blake suffered a flat tire. He went pit side but returned with new rubber in time for the restart.

Bookmiller was not able to run and hide from Morris and Lilley after the restart but had plenty of “reserve” to take a relatively easy win admitting in victory lane that his old tires “were giving up a bit.”

Morris, who indicated his well-worn engine was holding him back, was elated with finishing second. “I should have my new engine ready for the next race, then we’ll be ready to get to the checker first,” said Morris. Lilley was also happy with his third place run after an altercation between he and Morris during the first race of the year put him out of the running while leading.

Back behind the wheel of his own car, James Wright III had a steady run for fourth while Pope settled for fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Kevin Macy, Cannon, Harold Crooms, Colin Cabre and Grimm.

All fifteen starters were still running at the end. Blake’s tire troubles just added to a frustrating night for him. After winning here on opening night, Blake struggled all race long and eventually finished dead last.

The Legend Cars were out in force for their first racing of 2010 with five drivers seeing their first-ever Legends racing action at the track.

Jake Perkins won the first heat and sat on the pole for the feature. That was pretty much all she wrote as “No Brake Jake” set the pace all 25 laps although he did have constant pressure from Devin McLeod. Gerald White, Jr.

was a close third trailed by Justin Brown and Dave Gleason. Second heat winner Mason Ketterman took the checker in sixth with Lynn Wiles, John Inman, Doug Hall and Mike Gleason completing the top ten.

The Street Stocks put on a crowd-pleasing show. Only one caution flag slowed the pace on lap three as Kyle Hall suffered a flat tire while riding in the top five.

Jeff Waterman grabbed the early lead and appeared to possibly be on his way to a second consecutive win but his car seemed to go away on him during the last few laps. James Wright III got around Waterman and sped to his second win of the year.

Dave Colpritt also passed Waterman and came home second while Waterman eventually wound up third. Bobby Mobley took the checker in the show spot but was DQ’d in tech. Matt McCrary was fourth and Chuck Harrison, Jr. fifth. Heat wins went to Wright III and Waterman.

Fred Harrison, Jr. became the third different winner in three weeks as the defending class champion took the win in the Mini Stock feature. After winning the second heat, Harrison chased first heat winner Chris Narramore, Sr. for several laps before eventually making the winning pass. Chris Spring got by Narramore late in the going and took second while Narramore held on for third in front of Donnie Guy and Tony Davidson.

The tech area, sometimes referred to as “Ted Head’s Shed,” was a busy place again Saturday night. Apparent V-8 Bomber winner Chis McGivern was set down for a rules infraction. That gave Josh Borem his third straight win in the class, two of which have come after the car that took the checker first was disqualified. “Guess it pays to be legal,” said Borem.

Larry Chumney, Sr. took second while Matt Bozeman ended up third after apparent third and fourth place finishers Dustin Strott and Paul Bookmiller were DQ’d for rough driving. Fourth eventually went to Kevin Barton with Donnie King fifth. Buddy Phillips, Jr. and McGivern won the heat races.

After heat winner Matt Johns hit the wall, Brian Tyre drove to what he thought was an easy Scrambler win. However his car, as well as that of second place Brandon Henault, were disqualified moving Dave Canfield to the winners circle. Jeremy Watts would take second with Johns third and Scott Russ fourth.

Johnathan Guy made yet another runaway of the Dwarf Car competition. The 2009 champion, who is moving up to the Late Models this year, led all the way to win over Bo Bass, heat winner Sonny O’Sullivan, Johnny Bass and Terry Taylor.

OFFICIAL RESULTS – AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY – 3/6/10:

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED:
1-#03 Kyle Bookmiller
2-#98 Wayne Morris
3-#87 Keith Lilley
4-#56 James Wright III
5-#01 Von Pope
6-#19 Kevin Macy
7-#4 Harold Cannon
8-#07 Harold Crooms
9-#51 Colin Cabre
10-#25 L.J. Grimm
11-#101 David Grogan
12-#35 Ron Abney
13-#5 Eddie Hartin
14-#00 Shawn Harper
15-#75 Bobby Blake

BANDOLEROS:
1-#38 Cameron White

LEGEND CARS:
1-#59 Jake Perkins
2-#21 Devin McLeod
3-#38 Gerald White, Jr.
4-#8 Justin Brown
5-#07 Dave Gleason
6-#22 Mason Ketterman
7-#31 Lynn Wiles
8-#59x John Inman
9-#55 Doug Hall
10-#17 Mike Gleason
11-#4x Brandon Love
12-#5 Seth Adams
13-#51 Roger Englund
14-#83 Danielle Stratton
15-#4R Zach Napoleon
16-#56x David Tullis
17-#7 Dakota Baggett

DWARF CARS:
1-#42 Jonathan Guy
2-#00 Bo Bass
3-#0 Sonny O’Sullivan
4-#25 Johnny Bass
5-#99 Terry Taylor

MINI STOCKS:
1-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr.
2-#42 Chris Spring
3-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr.
4-#33 Donnie Guy
5-#5 Tony Davidson
6-#40 Jason Swilley
7-# 55 Steve Routt
8-#90 Danny Pearson
9-#46 Randy King
10-#60 Tracy Maynard
11-#8 Jordan Spring
12-#10 Michael Foster
13-#155 James Pate
14-#53 Sonny Miles
15-#88 Kevin Steadman

SCRAMBLERS:
1-#71 Dave Canfield
2-#77 Jeremy Watts
3-#51 Matt Johns
4-#4 Scott Russ
DNS #00 Chad Cutting
DQ #66 Brian Tyre
DQ #1 Brandon Henault

STREET STOCKS:
1-#56 James Wright III
2-#4 Dave Colpritt
3-#42 Jeff Waterman
4-#5 Matt McCrary
5-#22 Chuck Harrison, Jr.
6-#3 Kevin O’Quinn
7-#17 Kyle Hall
8-#16 Andy Harvard
9-#10 Kenny May
10-#65 Ken Lawrence
11-#1 Achary Zellner
12-#7 Jody Robbins
13-#48 Eddie Hartin
14-#98 Mike Rowland
DQ #29 Bobby Mobley

V-8 BOMBERS:
1-#111 Josh Borem
2-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr.
3-#29 Matt Bozeman
4-#18 Kevin Barton
5-#14 Donnie King
6-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr.
7-#60 Greg Valdez
8-#16 Tommy King
DNS #118 Eddie Davis
DNS #5 Eugene Davidson
DQ #0 Paul Bookmiller
DQ #87 Chris McGivern
DQ #12 Dustin Strott

Next week, March 13th, The Sportsman cars return for their second race of the year. Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, and Modified Mini Stocks will also be in action. Racing begins at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-09T02:40:34-05:00March 9th, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Chris Scott wins Dan Benoit Memorial Road Warrior feature at CCMP

By: Melanie Beckner Punta Gorda, FL… It was a busy night of racing this past Saturday night at the Charlotte County Motorsports Park, with Sportsman, Fastrucks, Florida Suncoast Outlaw Street Stocks and Juniors Trim Shop Road Warriors all running fifty lap features.

The first feature race of the evening was the twenty five lap, Pro 4 race with Dylan Bigley leading the field to the start. Dylan Bigley immediately grabbed the top spot. Mark Davis brought out the first caution when a loose wheel on his car brought out the yellow flag on lap five.

On the restart Bigley, continued where he had left off to only have the caution wave again a lap later when Mark Davis, this time spun his car around in turn two. The field would only get one lap in again when the caution came out for the spinning car of Chelsea Lajoie in turn three. It appeared that something has broke on her car and whipped her around.

Dylan Bigley remained out front with the battle heating up for the second position between Ralph Gross and Stuart Vandevender. The two made contact in turn two on lap twelve that flattened both tires on both drivers cars which caused Vandevender to spin his car around in turn four. Dylan Bigley went on to take the win with Derrick Horton in second and Ryan Collver finishing in third.

2009 Sportsman points Champion, Timmy Lowe started on the pole for the fifty lap Sportsman feature. As the green flag waved Lowe and Aaron Williamson battled for the lead with Williamson clearing Lowe for the position by the completion of lap one. Williamson pulled away from the pack and had a good lead when the first caution came out for debris on lap thirteen.

On the restart Josh calvert, spun his car around on the front stretch. The restart was good with Williamson pulling away from everyone else. While Aaron Williamson walked away from the others, the battle for second through the fourth position was heating up with Timmy Lowe, David Williamson and Brian Richardson.

The three drivers battled hard lap after lap. The next caution came out on lap thirty two with Bill Vandevender spinning out in turn four. Two laps later the final caution came out for Josh Calvert spinning out on the backstretch.

Aaron Williamson cruised to the victory with Brian Richard coming in second and Timmy Lowe rounding out the top three positions.

Logan Leonard was the pole sitter for the Second Annual Dan Benoit Memorial, Juniors Trim Shop Road Warrior feature. Dan Benoit raced in the Road Warrior division for several years, before dieing from cancer two years ago. Two of Dan’s sons, Codey and Billy were in the field for the fifty lap feature.

When the green flag dropped it was Logan Leonard that wheeled his car to the front. The first caution waved on lap twelve when Bryan Boxell looped his car in turn one. Ten laps later James Dellea and Jarrett Cornell where battling for position when the two got together on the front stretch and spun out. Logan Leonard,still was leading when the race resumed with Randy Kile and Chris Scott battling for the second position.

With two laps remaining Logan Leonard, who was still leading lost control of his car coming out of turn four and spun out drawing the final caution. Since the spin was unassisted, Leonard was sent to the rear of the lead lap cars and handed the lead over to Chris Scott.

On the final lap the race for the third position was heating up between Rick Reed, Mike Crooks and Chris Loney. Going into turn two there was contact between Loney and Crooks cars and again going into turn four that sent Loney spinning to the top of turn four. At the line it was Chris Scott who got to celebrate the win with Randy Kile finishing in second and Rick Reed took the third position.

The Fastrucks made there first appearance for the 2010 season with Phil Morrison on the pole for the fifty lap feature. Morrison took the early lead before Steven Darvalics challenged Morrison for the position on lap five. The two raced door handle to door handle before Darvalics ultimately gained the lead from Morrison.

The race ran caution free until lap twenty two when something broke off of Phil Morrison’s truck and brought out the caution. On the restart Jimmy Gill spun out on the frontstretch. The rest of the race ran cautionless with Steven Darvalics taking the win with Jimmy GIll and Anthony Sergi completing the top three spots.

Jamie Castleberry sat on the pole for the fifty lap Florida Suncoast Outlaw Street Stock feature. Jim Meiser took the lead coming out of turn two and led until lap eight before Shane Leonard over took the position from Meiser.

The first caution came out on lap ten after Larry Braswell drove into the side of Shane Leonard going into turn two that sent both cars spinning.
On the restart Danny Daniels Jr took the lead away from Shane Leonard. Daniels led until lap eighteen when Shane Leonard re-took the lead.

At the half way point Danny Daniels Jr. spun out in turn two. Larry Braswell brought out the fianl caution after he almost hit the turn four wall head on, Thankfully Braswell had good brakes! Shane Leonard went on to claim the victory with Danny Daniels Jr in second and Jim Meiser was third.

The Fab 4’s were the final race of the evening with Linda Badali leading the field to the start of the twenty five lap race. Badali led the first lap with the caution coming out after the lap was completed for the spinning car of Nick Callin in turn four.

On the restart Jason McGonnell took over the lead from Badali. The next caution came out on lap four for the spinning car of Linda Badali, who had spun out in turn four. Corey Malinowski took over the top spot from Jason McGonnell on the restart.

Lap eighteen saw the final caution of the night, after Phillip Ellis had gotten into the back of Paul Richards Jr going into turn one and sent Richards Jr. spinning. Corey Malinowski took home the win with Paul Richards Jr in second and Jason McGonnell finishing in third.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-09T02:29:08-05:00March 9th, 2010|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Big Events Highlight Opening Weekends at Orlando SpeedWorld and New Smyrna Speedway

(03.08.10 – New Smyrna Beach, FL) The 2010 Regular Season campaign kicks-off this weekend at FASCAR sister tracks Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway with the Super Late Models taking center stage at both tracks.

Friday night (3/12) Orlando Speedworld will open up with the annual running of the Orange Blossom 100 for the Super Late Models along with the new E-Modifieds, Super Stocks, Strictly Stocks, Legends and the Bandoleros. Racing action will begin at 8:00pm with the Bandoleros running early at 7:00pm.

General Admission at Orlando Speedworld for this Premium Event will be $20.00 Adults – Kids 11 & under FREE.
All Active Military with valid I.D. will get $5.00 off General Admission.

On Saturday night (3/13) the spotlight shifts to New Smyrna Speedway as the high-banked half-mile will kick off the season with the first Bright House Challenge Series 50 lapper for the Super Late Models.

Joining the Super Late Models will be the Pro-Trucks, Sportsman, Mini-Stocks, Super Stocks and Strictly Stocks. Racing action will begin at the normal start time of 7:30pm.

General Admission at New Smyrna Speedway will be $15.00 with a $5.00 discount for all Active Military with valid I.D.
As always Kids 11 & under will be admitted into the grandstands FREE.

For more information on Orlando Speedworld or New Smyrna Speedway, please visit the websites…
www.OrlandoSpeedworld.org
www.NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org

or contact the FASCAR Offices at New Smyrna Speedway (386) 427-4129

By Jane Smith|2010-03-09T00:53:20-05:00March 9th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Blast from the Past A Success at Citrus County Speedway

Inverness, FL (March 8, 2010) The 2nd Annual Blast from the Past is now in the records book as a total success. A perfect sunny day greeted drivers and fans as they entered Citrus County Speedway for a day full of fun and good times.

However, the morning was full of sadness as one of the drivers, Billy Hancock, passed away in the pits after suffering a fatal heart attack.

Billy was the first car on the track for practice and all went well. He pulled back into the pits to his pit stall and suffered a massive heart attack. Although every effort was made to revive Hancock, all failed. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-03-08T23:43:00-05:00March 8th, 2010|Front Page News|Comments Off

More Firsts In Ocala’s Second Week of Action

by BJ Cavin

The second week of regular season racing action at Florida’s oldest speedway will bring another round of firsts to Ocala area race fans, including a new regular division making their debut at Ocala Speedway. Meanwhile three other regular divisions will get their first crack at Ocala’s tough layout in 2010 on Friday, March 12th.
While the Sportsman Division has made previous appearances at Ocala for special races, 2010 marks the first time that Sportsman cars will be a regular part of the Ocala schedule. This change is the direct result of constant urging by many sportsman racers who have asked for the chance to race at Ocala on a regular basis, and Friday night is the first race since that change was enacted.

The Sportsman cars will race on the same nights as the Open Wheel Modifieds, which are also racing for the first time in 2010 on Friday at Ocala. 2009 Division Champion, Jeff Mathews, will be back to defend his title, and the racers who made the OWM’s one of the stronger divisions in 2009 will be there to challenge him. Add to their ranks a new set of new faces and the Mods look to be exciting and competitive in 2010.

The Ocala Speedway Hobby Stocks will also hit the clay on Friday night, not only to kick off their season, but to get some seat time before their $1000 to win race coming the following Friday night. Bubba Christian claimed the championship in 2009, but others have their sights on the prize in 2010. Look for some new faces as some racers have moved up to the Hobby Stocks for 2010, while others have refocused their efforts at getting to the top of the points standings.

And the Ocala Speedway Gladiators will also get to race for the first time in 2010, as the likes of Devin Walker and Kody Fisher dump their “rookie” status in favor of racing toward the top of the heap. Paul Hahn grabbed the prize for 2009 with consistency and determination, and will have to defend that crown from a host of hungry challengers.

Back for the second race in 2010 will be the most exciting and competitive division at Ocala, the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks.

The grandstand gates will open at 5PM with heat racing slated to begin at 8PM, and complete details on prices for admission are posted at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, as well as the complete racing schedule through the first week in May.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-08T17:16:15-05:00March 8th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off

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