Here is this weeks Racing Country round up with Guest Richard Brinson. 5/2/2020

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Graduating high school might feel like crossing the finish line for every senior nationwide, but for matriculating seniors in Flagler County, crossing the finish line will literally mark the completion of their high school careers.

The Flagler County School District announced historic plans to celebrate its seniors, passing out diplomas as the students ride across the iconic black-and-white checkered finish line inside Daytona International Speedway May 31.

The traditional graduation ceremonies at the Ocean Center are not possible for Flagler-Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School due to restrictions in place to fight the spread of COVID-19. So, the school district formed an ad-hoc Graduation Committee to come up with a solution.

The committee was comprised of students, school administrators, district staff and a school board member who met several times throughout April and discussed several possible scenarios. They wanted to keep graduation in late May so that the majority of their classmates would have the opportunity to participate before heading off to college, starting a career or enlisting in the military.

The students on the committee also said they were “virtualed out,” so any type of virtual ceremony was off the table. The graduating class has seen school closures due to three hurricanes and a global pandemic, so they envisioned a historic ceremony fitting to close out their high school years.

The school district said the France family, Daytona International Speedway and NASCAR made it possible for the World Center of Racing to host the graduation ceremonies. Matanzas High School’s ceremony is set for 11 a.m., and Flagler-Palm Coast High School’s ceremony is at 4 p.m.

Lakeland, FL (May 1st, 2020) It is with great pleasure that Brandon Ford
Wheelman as well as 4-17 Southern Speedway and Events
Officials make the announcement that the 2020 season will continue starting next week, May 9th, 2020! Registration is now open for your chance to win 1 of 4 free tires. Registration is simple, just send us a message or give us a call (800-882-7231) with your name and car number!
***** PLEASE READ BELOW *****
Please understand that we are in phase 1 of the recovery of our state and country from the COVID-19 pandemic and we will be doing our due diligence to make sure that we do our part to keep the numbers flat lined and dropping. We will be doing our best to keep an open pit slab between each team. This includes an empty stall between teammates. We will also be monitoring that there is no more than 10 crew members per pit stall. And although we typically highly encourage comradery, there will be no team to team interactions throughout the day. Masks are NOT required, but we do highly encourage all teams and competitors to use them. We will let competitors and teams know in the following days, but there will be strict guidelines to drivers meeting and spotters meetings. Wheelman Series Officials will be monitoring all above mentioned situations and social distancing in general and reprimand can come if these guidelines are not strictly followed. We very much look forward to seeing everyone again and hope for a great turn out and great race, we just want to keep all of our racers, teams and fans safe and keep the numbers going down.

The always entertaining Robert Yoho has started his own Youtube Channel YOHO Wide Open. The neat part about it he wants to get his subscribers up so he can take money earned and pay it back to drivers who race at Shoe time speedway.

Go give the channel a look and subscribe.

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YOHO Wide Open with Brooke Storer

Hello everyone ! May 9th we will be firing it back up at The Dale’
Pro-Trucks 50 Laps
Pure-stocks
Scramblers
Mini-cups
Race fans we will be practicing social distancing – If you are with you family that has been together you can sit together. If you have friend coming they need to be 6 ft away.
Masks are not mandatory but they are recommended.
Our grandstands hold 4000 people so 25% capacity should not be a problem but we will be counting and we ask you all to go by the CDC guidelines at restrooms and the concession lines please.
Drivers and crews – one pit slab between every race team. No more than 10 in a pit. Teammates and friends must also have pit stalls between.
Masks are not mandatory but recommended and same CDC guidelines in tech, spotters area, sends, restrooms, tires, fuel and food lines. Please cooperate with these so we have no issue.
We look forward to having you all back with us and we will do all we can to make it a safe and fun night !
We will put out more info on updated schedule next week from there.
Sportsman you will run on the 16th rest will be announced. Night of Destruction is still being worked on for a reschedule date. See you next Saturday !

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Listen to Quicktime Dirt Radio, Hosted by Billy Howard with a Special Guest this Week at 6pm Tuesday,
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Have you missed NASCAR or racing in general well its back in a big way. 7 races in 10 days and 6 of them in Prime time.

Is there anything more thrilling than a race restart? How about an entire race season restart? NASCAR announced Thursday that it will do just that. On May 17, stock car racing will resume with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

As in many NASCAR races, what follows is going to be an intense and demanding championship run, as NASCAR intends to run seven races in the first 10 days of its revived schedule; three of those will be top-rung Cup Series races. For drivers who double-dip, May and June are shaping up to be challenging.

Public health concerns forced NASCAR to suspend its season early in March after only four events; 32 remained on the schedule. This initial blitz will allow the series to make up for lost time, hopefully enabling the organizers to preserve the full racing calendar, albeit with modifications.

Schedule below

Racing Country Roundup 4/25/2020 brought to you by Bay Native Pool and Spa
Today’s show was call in guest and talking the effects of Covid 19 on racing and what we think will happen as we start to open racing back up and the time frame that looks like.

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Florida racer Ross Chastain stars in Farming and racing Documentary

Florida racer Ross Chastain tells his life story in new Nascar Documentary telling his life story from the farm to the track. Episode 2 can be seen below.

We thought we were just having fun, but we were making memories of a lifetime…

Charlotte Co. Speedway Reunion Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charlotte Co. Speedway Reunion Countdown is on….
Port Charlotte, Fl.: (4/20/2020)
While the Charlotte Co. Speedway name has been laid to rest, the track is still currently in operation as 417 Southern Speedway and that does not discount the memories and history made over the years that begin in late 1990.
There are a lot of good times to share and that is slated to happen on August 1st, 2020. at the Inaugural Charlotte County Speedway Reunion and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This evening is sure to bring out a lot of tears of joy as we will honor the ones we have lost as well.
LeRoy Davidson had a vision and that was to build a 3/8-mile asphalt facility in Punta Gorda, Florida and that he did. The man, the myth, the legend Davidson did what they said could not be done. The track opened to full capacity in the end of 1990 and ran strong through the years with Davidson at the reigns.
While the track has changed names several times and was operated by many, the memories that were made are still being heard and will be for a long time to come. Come out and help cherish these memories in August with your friends and racing family.
The list of names is steady growing with some of the speedways best to ever make laps at the 3/8mile speedplant planning to attend this event. This reunion is on path to sell out and you do not want to be on the outside looking in so reserve your table or seat now.
The event will take place at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County. Tickets are on sale at www.charlottecospeedway.com. Tickets are $45 for individuals and Tables of 8 are available for $300. This is a first come, first serve event so get your tickets now while they last.
For more Info. call 352-423-4244 or Contact Ronnie Bacelo for details.

Contact: Ronnie Bacelo Charlotte Co. Speedway Reunion Phone 352-423-4244 CharlotteCoSpeedway@gmail.com