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USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park to Welcome ARCA Fans, Drivers Before Mobile Race in March

(MOBILE, Ala.) – Officials from Mobile International Speedway, in conjunction with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, announced today that the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park will welcome aboard ARCA fans, drivers, and teams on Thursday, March 7, just days before the Mobile ARCA 200.

Fans of all ages will have the opportunity to see ARCA cars and haulers up close, along with live pit stop demonstrations and a driver autograph session. The autograph session will take place inside the Aircraft Pavilion, which fans can access at no charge.

“We are excited about having the horsepower of the ARCA teams and fans at Battleship Park,” said Bill Tunnel, executive director of USS Alabama Battleship Park. “Starting the Mobile ARCA 200 weekend here is another example of the Park’s ability to be a multi-faceted entertainment and tourist destination.”

Mobile drew ARCA fans and teams to Mobile for the series’ first race at the track in 2012, and found much more. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-05T15:26:50-05:00December 5th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

FL United Promoters Series Finale to be Live Stream on Speed51.com

Hamner Racing Engines, Rev Racing Engine Valves, & Sunoco Race Fuels will partner with FUPS & Speed51.com for complete race coverage of the Regal Kia-Chevy 150 from Auburndale Speedway this Sat. Dec. 8th. We are excited about our 1st venture with live coverage of our season ending event, stated series director Rick Williams. To have our race covered with the support of Rev, Hamner, & Sunoco is a huge deal for us, we are hoping that it will bring more fans that can’t make the event closer to our series, added Williams.

With only 20 points separating points leader Steve Dorer and Jese Dutilly it will surely be one of the best shows this season. For more info go to www.floridaunitedpromoterslatemodelseries.com

By Scott|2012-12-03T20:51:00-05:00December 3rd, 2012|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Punta Gorda Speedway December 8th Racing Action Preview

DEC 8th- LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN RETURN, PRO TRUCK, ROOKIE TRUCK, PRO4, COWBOY CADILLACS, AND ROAD WARRIORS

Recap of 12-1-2012 racing

Visit our website for all information, story, results and photos at www.puntagordaspeedway.com. Updated schedule for the remainder of the 2012 points season at http://puntagordaspeedway.com/?page_id=992

FRONT GATE:
OPENS AT 5:00 PM
RACING STARTS AT 6:30 PM
ADULTS: $12.00
SENIORS: $10.00
CHILDREN: 12 AND UNDER FREE
PIT GATE:
OPENS AT 1:30 PM
OPEN PRACTICE 3:30 PM 5:15PM
DRIVER MEETING 5:45 PM
QUALIFYING 6:15 PM
RACING 6:30 PM
HEATS AND TROPHY DASH
PARADE LAP AND INVOCATION 7:15 PM

We have great food at our concession with our signature Giant pork tenderloin sandwich and fried bologna and cheese sandwiches.
You do not want to miss the racing action at the Punta Gorda Speedway, it is the place to be on Saturday night!!

Please visit www.puntagordaspeedway.com for more info or we are on Facebook under Punta Gorda Speedway.
941-575-7223 (race)

By Scott|2012-12-03T20:48:33-05:00December 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

Auburndale Speedway Results from Dec. 1, 2012

By Carol Andrews – Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway saw a pits packed with Trucks and Cars ready to run . This was the final night for the Florida United Promoters Truck Series. We had 19 Trucks on hand to win the $750 1st place money. The winner was #41 Stephen Darvalius. The rest of the field and the other class winners are as follows:

2-#2x Gerald Campbell

3-#7 Dylan Martin

4-#8 Joe Mursuli

5-#5 Jason Rendell

6-#64 Brent Huber

7-#26 Jessica Murphy

8-#16x Tim Sozio

9-#2 Brad Bowman

10-#57 Michael Lira (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-03T21:52:12-05:00December 3rd, 2012|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

West Coast Rookie Devin Jones Finishes 6th in Final Championship Points

Hendersonville, NC (12/3/12) – Devin Jones joined the United Auto Racing Association (UARA) during the 2012 racing season, making it his first experience to the touring late model industry. This young teenager moved from San Luis Obispo, California to Mooresville, NC to feed his hunger for racing and to challenge himself with new opportunities.

“I come from super late models, which are light weight and a little faster,” says Jones. “These late models are a lot different, much heavier and they react different. I’ve learned a lot this season.”

Jones had no problem making a smooth transition to the late model world. Within the first five races of the season, Jones had three top-ten finishes. His best finish of the season came from one of those races at Anderson Motor Speedway in which he led some laps and came home with a good solid second place finish. Not only did he win Racing Electronics second place award, he also earned the Circle Wheel and Xtreme Trophy’s Rookie of the Race Award. It was a great day for Jones who excited his sponsor Veristor’s 65 employees that were there to cheer him on. Veristor had brought their group up from Atlanta to show their support to Jones and the UARA series.

“Our expectations of the year were to run up front and be competitive,” the Veristor driver said. “The ultimate goal is to win a pole, win a race, and finish in the top five for the season.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-03T20:40:03-05:00December 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, UARA-STARS|Comments Off

Out of Nowhere, 16-Year-Old Erik Jones Wrestles Busch for 45th Annual Snowball Derby Crown

By Chuck Corder – The anticipation boiled inside Carol Jones.Sandwiched between fans and Escambia County’s finest, behind the track gate at Five Flags Speedway, she watched as her boy Erik Jones climbed out of his black No. 4 Super Late Model in Victory Lane and celebrated his improbable 300-lap win at the 45th annual Snowball Derby.

Carol Jones clinched her fists and grinded her teeth. Her prince, now the king of short-track racing’s heaviest crown, wrestling away the Tom Dawson trophy from NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch.

And she couldn’t get through these unfamiliar faces.

“I’m going to throw up,” she said. “This is amazing. This is unbelievable. This is the best.”

Cutting through the kindness of strangers, mother finally reached son and the two shared a lifetime of adulation.

Jones became the second consecutive 16 year old to win America’s most prestigious short-track race, a year after Chase Elliott became the event’s youngest winner.

Jones also is the first driver to win in his first Derby attempt since Gary St. Amant did it 20 years ago. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-03T04:05:02-05:00December 3rd, 2012|5 Flags Speedway, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

David Reutimann Wins 50 Lap Open Wheel Modified Race At East Bay Raceway Park

December 1, 2012 – Tampa, FL – It was a night for the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds as they ran for 50 Laps paying $2,000 in the David Reutimann Foundation 50. It was also a battle to the end for the Late Models as it was their last night for the points battle. Also racing were the Florida Old Time Mods, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

Before the feature events were to begin, Dianne Menendez won the auction from the David Reutimann Foundation on Friday November 23^rd at the Siverado Golf & Country Club. David was the driver and when they completed the session, Dianne had a grin from ear to ear and said it was well worth it. David thanked all the fans for coming out and East Bay for putting on the Foundation 50 for the Modifieds.

First feature event of the night went to the Florida Old Time Mods. Richard Svenson and Jamie Frankland won their heat races. For the front row of the feature it was Mark Steve and Richard Svenson. Svenson led the first seven laps until Jamie Franklin took over the top spot with Roger Herbach and Dan Darnell chasing him down. Franklin went on to win the feature as they run the entire race caution free. Darnell finished second with Herbach, Rich Iverson and Svenson rounding out the top five.

Next was the David Reutimann Foundation 50 for the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds. Winning their heats were David Pollen, Jr., David Reutimann and Dalton Lanich. For the front row of the feature it was Matt Miller and Lanich. On the initial green flag in turn two, Rich Pratt and Roger Crouse tangled ending Crouse’s night. So it would be a complete restart. When the green waved again, Pollen, Jr. led the field into turn one. The first caution would come out on lap four as several drivers tangled in turn two. One car not involved in the incident was Devin Dixon. Dixon’s night ended as he headed into the pits after running in the second position. Reutimann who was third at the time moved up to second. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-02T18:06:39-05:00December 2nd, 2012|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

L.B. Skaggs Wins Open Wheel Modified Race

Fans were not disappointed with the full night of racing action at the Punta Gorda Speedway, they saw flips, spins, wrecks and tempers flared.

The first feature up was the Perfect Pest Control Pro 4 were Kris “ the Man” Bridges jumped into the lead on lap two. While Paul Richards Jr worked his way through the field, trying to keep his winning streak alive, other drivers were trying to break that streak and take the win. Bridges had a fast car running as the leader, while Skyler Null was hooked up and chasing him down. Richards tried several times to past Null but could not, until lap thirteen when Richards gave himself a flat tire trying to pass Null. The field bunched back up for the restart and Bridges took off and Null went with him for that second spot and that is how it finished with Richards coming in third but would be D.Q.ed for unsportsmanlike conduct in the winners circle, giving third place to Ryan Collver.

T.Q. Midgets were up next and another flip over, coming out of turn four by the 7 of Jamie Barnum who was ok and walked it off down the front stretch to the pit area. The winner was young Chris Gimmler who made the pass on Mike Belusar with five to go who finished second and a hard charging Rob Kohler was third.

Becca Monopoli continued her winning streak in the Legend class when she jumped out to the lead on lap two and never looked back. Mike Verhaagh was running a strong second till something broke and forced him to the pits and bringing out the only caution on lap sixteen. That turned the second spot over to Tony Steinbuck and third went to Joey Langis. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-02T17:55:21-05:00December 2nd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

LLOYD WINS THE BATTLE, TURNER WINS THE WAR IN NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

OCALA, FL – Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL driving the Snow Brothers Special was declared the $10,000 winner in the 100-lap 8^th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race on Saturday night for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Bubba Raceway Park. Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA won the $20,000 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Championship.

The engine in the B&B Produce/Dave’s Towing Special driven by apparent winner Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL was disqualified by NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials for a piston violation.

The 8^th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race, the first edition held at Bubba Raceway Park, will be a memorable one for a track that provided three and four-wide close quarters racing in front of a packed house, and plenty of drama, as the fate of many drivers changed lap after lap. That included the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Championship battle.

Turner won the $20,000 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Championship in the Hedman Husler Special by ten points over two-time series champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN in the Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior. It was an up and down weekend for both drivers, as they exchanged the point lead twice during the event. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-02T17:41:12-05:00December 2nd, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Pavement Track Welcomes World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars

Elko Speedway to cover pavement for unique dirt event on Friday, May 10

ELKO, Minn. – Nov. 27, 2012 – For the first time since a successful two-year stint at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2000-01, the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars will compete on a pavement track temporarily covered in dirt in 2013.

Elko Speedway, a 3/8-mile pavement track located approximately a half hour south of Minneapolis, will host its first-ever World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event on Friday, May 10.

Sammy Swindell, who won twice on the dirt-caked Bristol Motor Speedway, touted the job of covering Bristol Motor Speedway as a success. He also added that it levels the playing field for all competitors.

“You don’t know what you’re going to be up against until you get there,” Swindell said.

While it will be the first World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event at Elko Speedway, it’s far from the first race on dirt at the semi-banked oval. Track owner Tom Ryan said Elko Speedway is covered in dirt each fall to end the season and begin the ensuing season. A variety of events are held on the dirt before it is pealed for the pavement season. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-30T15:23:26-05:00November 30th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

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