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Hinchcliffe wins Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

By The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG —

James Hinchcliffe, the Canadian driver poised to become IndyCar’s next star, grabbed his first career victory Sunday.

Fittingly it came at St. Petersburg, the adopted hometown of the late Dan Wheldon, the driver who signed to drive the GoDaddy car for Andretti Autosport shortly before his death in the 2011 season finale at Las Vegas.

The open seat then went to Hinchcliffe, who drove the bright green No. 27 to victory in front of Wheldon’s wife and two children.

“This is his hometown; this is his car,” said Hinchcliffe, who will be added now to the Wheldon monument unveiled Thursday at Turn 10 on the course. “Knowing my face will be on that memorial, that’s really special.” (more…)

By rick|2013-03-25T03:49:16-04:00March 25th, 2013|Archives, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Ronnie Sorensen Wins Over 21 Car Mini-Stock Field

Mini Stocks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 10 84 Ronnie Sorensen St Petersburg, Fl 24.00
2 4 85 Amy Gamache – 23.00
3 12 110 Michael Meadows St. Petersburg, Fl 22.00
4 15 8 Rick Germony Clearwater , Fl 21.00
5 3 87 Wesley Rounds Seminole , Fl 20.00
6 20 1M Brad Fiske – 19.00

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By rick|2013-03-25T03:49:43-04:00March 25th, 2013|Archives, Featured, Showtime Speedway|Comments Off

Litt Wins Royal Oak Southern Shootout at 5 Flags

By David Sink

Pensacola, FL – March 22, 2013 – London, Ontario, Canada driver Ryan Litt had more than warmer weather to be excited about after traveling nearly 20 hours to garner his first career TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) win Friday night at 5 Flags Speedway. The victory came after passing leader Jacob Wilson with only five laps remaining, and was worth $3000. It was night one of the “Royal Oak Southern Shootout” and kicked off the 2013 MSRXSS schedule.

In victory lane Litt, who had to transfer from the B-Main, explained how he patiently waited for the break he needed on lap 25. (more…)

By rick|2013-03-24T02:50:38-04:00March 24th, 2013|5 Flags Speedway, Archives, Featured|Comments Off

Augie Grill back in ‘Smyrna Winners Circle

Cracker 200 Results:

1 112 Augie Grill
2 26 Travis Cope
3 9 Rich Clouser
4 129 Spencer Davis
5 64 Joe Winchell
6 28 TJ Duke
7 5 Joe Boyd Out
8 11 David Rogers Out
9 19 Ray Black Jr. Out
10 41 Brandon Johnson Out
11 22 Dusty Cornelius Out

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By rick|2013-03-25T03:56:55-04:00March 24th, 2013|Archives, Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway|Comments Off

TBARA Pre-season Update

Our TBARA season opener will be at the grand opening of Full Throttle Speedway in Bradenton! This is the former De Soto Speedway that has recently been purchased by Kevin Williams, the most recent operator of Punta Gorda Speedway. His new track is under-going extensive renovations in preparation for their big grand-opening night, which will kick off a very successful future for FTS. This is good news for racing in Florida!

We are the featured attraction on their grand opening that will kick off on Saturday, May 4’th. This first night will be advertised and promoted extensively, so they expect a madhouse with over-flowing grandstands and a packed pit area. Our first priority has to be car count! Your friends and competitors in this organization need your participation in support of TBARA.

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By rick|2013-03-20T04:00:59-04:00March 20th, 2013|Archives, Featured, Front Page News, Full Throttle Speedway|Comments Off

Full Throttle Speedway 2013 Schedule

5-4-2013
TBARA Winged Sprints
Street stock
Road Warrior
Pro 4 / Rookie 4
T.Q. Midgets
Legends
Bandoleros
Cowboy Cadillac

5-11-2013
Open Wheel Modified
Late Model Sportsman
Pro Truck
Rookie Truck
Pro 4 / Rookie 4
Cowboy Cadillac

5-18-2013
Super Late Model 75
75 Green Flag Laps
Autograph session for Super Late Models
Street Stock
Road Warrior
Pro 4 / Rookie 4
Modified Mini
T.Q. Midgets
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By rick|2013-03-20T03:18:35-04:00March 19th, 2013|Full Throttle Speedway, Tracks|Comments Off

Kyle Benjamin wins 37th annual Rattler 250

37th annual Ratler 250
Official Results

1. 71 Kyle Benjamin
2. 51 Stephen Nasse
3. 99 Casey Smith
4. 41 TJ Reaid
5. 54 Jeff Fultz
6. 18 Hunter Robbins
7. 29 Anderson Bowen
8. 29 Jeff Choquette
9. 6 Brandon Hermiller
10. 15 Mason Massey
11. 47 Allen Karnes
12. 26 Bubba Pollard
13. 42 Chad Finley
14. 1 Mike Garvey
15. 2 Donnie Wilson
16. 25 Ross Kenseth
17. 11 Logan Boyett
18. 16 Brandon Odom
19. 112 Augie Grill
20. 52 Chris Wimmer

By rick|2013-03-17T22:19:38-04:00March 17th, 2013|Featured|Comments Off

Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier Dominates 72nd Daytona 200

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Graves Yamaha rider Cameron Beaubier delivered a dominating performance on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway leading 50 of the 57 laps to win the 72^nd Daytona 200 AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike race.

Beaubier of Roseville, Calif., started on the pole and had two flawless pit stops to claim a 22.254-second margin of victory in America’s most historic motorcycle race. (more…)

By rick|2013-03-17T17:08:27-04:00March 17th, 2013|Archives, Featured, Race Results|Comments Off

FLIP ONE WEEK… WIN THE NEXT AT HENDRY COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK FOR DELAND’S EDDIE MOSS JR. !!!

Things did not go well one week ago for Eddie Moss Jr.#8 at North Florida Speedway for the FMSA opening season race as he flipped out of the feature early and tore up his racer pretty severely.

He spent most of the week putting it back together and it paid off in dividends as he convincily won the fea…ture event at the Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston , Florida last night [March 16th].

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