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Season Finale Settles Four-Way Battle for 10th Points Position

Hendersonville, NC (11/19/12) –While many fans and contenders were focused on the Championship battle, there was a four-way battle for the final tenth place position in the 2012 Championship points. Roger Powell and Ronnie Bassett Jr. were in a dead tie coming into the “Classic 3 Championship” weekend. With Ronnie’s four-win season and Powell’s seven top-10 finishes, including his win at Newport, this gave both drivers a total of 789 Championship points for the 2012 season. Both drivers decided to sit out during the season finale giving Tim George Jr. and William Gallaher the opportunity to battle it out for that final top ten spot.

George Jr. and Gallaher were so close in points, that the pressure of their race finish would determine the final top ten points position. Taking the position by only five championship points, George Jr.’s top-10 finish for the race at Rockingham locked him into that final top ten position. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-20T04:09:29-05:00November 20th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, UARA-STARS, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

PGS will be closed Thanksgiving Weekend

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November 24th the speedway will be closed. Punta Gorda Speedway owners would like to wish the Fans, Drivers, Crews and Staff a Happy Thanksgiving. Make sure you mark your calender for Dec 1st. The Speedway has a full night of racing action when the Open Wheel Modifieds return along with Street Stock, Road Warriors, Pro 4, Legends, Outlaw Modifieds, T.Q. Midgets, Dwarf Cars and the fan favorite, Fan Participation. Visit our web site for all up to date information at www.puntagordaspeedway.com

By Scott|2012-11-20T04:00:49-05:00November 20th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

Auburndale Speedway Results from Nov. 17, 2012

By Carol Andrews – The Legends had their last points race for the season. There was a one point difference between Anthony Cataldi and Dakota Baggette. Cataldi had problems in the heat race which ended up costing him the point championship, Baggette won the championship by five points. This is Baggette second year in a row to win the championship. The finishing order for Legends and the other classes are as follows:

Legends

1-#14 Jordan Black

2-#59 Becca Monopoli

3-#7 Dakota Baggette

4-#00 Anthony Cataldi

5-#96L Teddy Lively

6-#54 Tony Steinbuck

7-#96 Chase Carter

8-#28 Joey Collins

9-#18 Corey White (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-20T03:51:55-05:00November 20th, 2012|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Kyle Bronson Wins Late Models, AJ Maddox Wins Top Gun Sprints Wingless Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

November 10, 2012 – Tampa, FL – The Top Gun Sprints made their way back to East Bay Raceway Park running their make-up race from October 6^th.Along with the Sprints were the Late Models, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and Fan Participation.

At Intermission it was Steve Ashmore back in Victory Lane winning the Fan Participation races. Then came the Limited Late Model Feature. Jason Pope and Shane Koperda won their heat races. For the feature event it was Forrest Gough and Jeremy Simpson making up the front row. When the green flag waved it was Gough leading early. On lap five the first caution came out as Koperda spun in turn one battling with Jason Russell. The green waved again and it was Gough leading the way until lap ten when Gough turned left into the infield and handed the lead over to second place Jeremy Simpson with Roger Crouse right on his back bumper. Simpson went on to win his very first feature win ever holding off the Veteran Roger Crouse. Rick Martin, Jason Russell and Shane Koperda rounding out the top five.

The Top Gun Sprints were next with the 25 lap Non-winged feature event. AJ Maddox and Danny Martin, Jr. won their heat races and were eligible to pick up an extra $100 dollars for the Barfield Sweep along with the $1,000 to win sponsored by Boomtrux.com. For the feature it was Dennis Misuraca and Tim George making up the front row for the feature. Misuraca led the first few laps until Martin, Jr. went flying by Misuraca on lap three. The first caution came out as Mark Ruel, Jr. slowed over in turn two. That closed up the field with AJ Maddox right on Martins back bumper. As the field went down the backstretch into turn three, Martin, Jr. slide up towards the wall and came to a stop bringing out another caution. Martin, Jr. was pushed into the pits ending his night and Maddox was the new leader. Maddox never looked back and went on to win his fourth feature win of the year. “I was only half throttle as the cushion got thinner “ Maddox said in Victory Lane. Tony Agin, Billy Boyd, Jr., Matt Kurtz and Ruel, Jr. rounding out the top five. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-18T23:28:52-05:00November 18th, 2012|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Rookie Driver Chad Chastain Makes it Two Wins in a Row

The first feature of the night was the Rookie Truck class for twenty five laps, that saw Travis Miller of North Ft. Myers on the pole and Corey Bigley outside. Miller took the first lap but Bigley quickly got by him to run the first half of the race in the lead, while Chad Chastain of Alva was making his way through the field. Half way mark, Chastain made the move on Bigley to take over the lead and go onto win the race.

T.Q. Midgets were up next and what a race it was when the race was red flagged after just two laps in the books. Coming out of turn four it appeared that Chris Gimmler got loose and spun flipping over on his side. While trying to avoid the 51, the 11 of Jimmy Wilkens III of Ft Pierce spun and landed on its side. David Patterson of Port Charlotte came out of four, went down low, hit the grass and the Midget went airborne, spinning several times in the air. The car landed and bounced and rolled several times before stopping upside down. Once the clean up was done it was the 7 of Jamie Barnum of Brooksville that went on to win the race while Rob Kohler was a close second and Mike Belusar was third. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-18T23:25:42-05:00November 18th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

Augie Grill Wins 47th Annual Governor’s Cup 200 at New Smyrna Speedway

Jane Smith, Florida Dirt Track News – Samsula, FL. (November 17, 2012) A new moon hung over the night skies at New Smyrna Speedway as the 47th Annual Governor’s Cup 200 presented by Bright House Networks took place. Tonight would see a 200 lap Super Late Model race and a 100 lap Modified race along with a 25 lap Super Stock race.

Open Wheel Modifieds qualified first with 37 cars in their field. It was #66H of Dewayne Dempsey who set the time to beat of 18.530. Rich Clouser, who also ran the night before in the Pro Late Model race and finished second and will run the 200 Lap Governor’s Cup race tonight, set second fast time with a 18.599 in the #15C Modified. Brian Nester had third best time with a 18.626 in the #11 Mod. Kevin Terry’s #13 Mod had fourth fastest time with a 18.668. Completing the top five was John Sappraicone, Jr. in the #86 with a 18.678. Wayne Anderson, Tank Tucker, Jerry Symons, Jason Garver and Kurt Jett completed the top ten for the modified race.

Up next were the Super Late Models with 30 cars set to take time but only 29 would start as the #18 of Casey Caudill spun on the backstretch as he was bringing his car up to speed. Caudill was fine but the car was obviously done for the night. He never even got one lap down for his qualifying run.

Johnny VanDoom #81 set fast time for the Super Lates with 17.454. Augie Grill, well known in the racing world especially for the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway, set second fastest time with 17.499. Stephen Nasse’s #51 got third fastest time wtih 17.570 followed by Scott Heckert in the #72 fourth fastest with a 17.591. Rounding out the top five was Matt Tifft in the #72 with a 17.592. Completing the top ten was Tim Russell #36 with 17.623; Kenzie Ruston, the only girl driver in the group, in the #39 with a 17.637; Travis Cope’s #26 with a 17.638; Preston Peltier with a 17.639 in the #26 and Rich Clouser in the #9 with a 17.685. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-20T18:17:09-05:00November 18th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Rules Announced for 12th Annual Turkey 100 at Swainsboro Raceway/$20K to Win Crate Race

SWAINSBORO, GA —Officials with the Turkey 100 Crate Late Model event to be held Thanksgiving Weekend at Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, GA have announced the following concerning rules for the November 22-24 race.

The tire rule for the weekend will be a Hoosier only (serial # stamped) tire (Crate 21 or Crate 55 option) that must be purchased from the track. Hoosier Racing Tire will have representatives on hand to sell tires from Thursday November 22nd through the final day of competition on Saturday November 24th. The cost of the tire is $155.00 (tax included) and will be the only tires allowed during Turkey 100 competition. On Thursdays practice session, the driver’s may run whatever brand or compound but when practice on Friday begins for the Aaron’s Crate Late Models, the Swainsboro stamped Hoosier tires (21 or 55 option) will be the only tires allowed during racing competition. This is being done to promote fair competition all weekend long. Tires will be checked all weekend, which means no chemical alterations will be allowed at all. Tires can be grooved and siped, no needling.

Other technical rules include the use of a 12 inch spoiler, UMP/Lucas/WoO body rules apply. The specifications on the GM Performance 602 and 604 crate engines will be utilized including the winning race engine being torn down to the crank after the completion of the main event to be checked to make sure the engine is legal. The weight rule is 2400 lbs. before any qualifying, before any heat or last chance race and before the main event. 50 lb. weight break for Neck Restraint and/or Full Containment seat. (50 lb. total) (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-17T02:02:25-05:00November 17th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

UNOH All Stars Set to Begin Season “Down South”

CAMARGO, IL (11-14-12) Brian Liskai. The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars will blast open the 2013 racing season with five big events down south beginning with the Third Annual Winter Freeze Thursday, Feb. 7 at Screven Motor Speedway. The UNOH All Stars will then head to Bubba Raceway Park on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9 and the wrap up their southern swing at Volusia Speedway Park Wednesday and Thursday Feb. 13 and 14.

“We consolidated our events in the south this year. It will save the fans and race teams some money as our races are being held over two weeks,” said Guy Webb, President/CEO of the UNOH All Stars.

Screven Motor Speedway also known as The Action Track of the South is located on Georgia Highway 21 between the towns of Newington, Ga. and Sylvania, Ga. It is a 3/8th mile clay track that began operations in 2997.

Action begins at Screven on Feb. 6 for the Third Annual Winter Freeze and runs through Feb. 9. The UNOH All Stars will battle on Thursday, Feb. 7 for a $5,000-to-win affair to kick off the touring group s season. During the Winter Freeze, Screven will also host the World of Outlaw Late Models, national late models, the Florida mini-sprints and possibly a non-sanctioned winged sprint car even during the four-day Winter Freeze.

“We re excited to have the All Stars down here. We normally run fendered cars so this will be a real treat for our fans,” said Screven Motor Speedway Owner James Red Griffin. “We only have one night for the sprints this year, but it s a better deal for those teams as they go to Ocala the following two nights and then to Volusia the next week. Hopefully putting the events closer together will entice more of the northern sprint car teams to come down here and give our fans a thrill.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-17T01:56:52-05:00November 17th, 2012|Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Speedway Events Scheduled for 2013 ARCA Racing Series Season

(TOLEDO, Ohio) – The pursuit of the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award will feature eight races in 2013, up from seven in 2012, following yesterday’s announcement of a September 20 ARCA Racing Series event at Kentucky Speedway.

In addition to the Kentucky race – the 20th for ARCA at the 1.5-mile track but the first since 2009 – seven other speedway events are confirmed for the 2013 season.

ARCA’s 61st season will open at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 16; the race will be ARCA’s 50th at Daytona, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1964.

The 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway will host an ARCA race for the 51st time on Friday, May 3. 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway will host ARCA twice for the 27th consecutive year and its 55th and 56th ARCA events, on its traditional race weekends in early June and early August. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-17T01:41:53-05:00November 17th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

ARCA, Cars and Stars Promotions Announce Formal Partnership to Launch ARCA Midwest Tour for 2013 Season

(TOLEDO, Ohio) – Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and Cars and Stars Promotions (CSP) announced today a formal partnership to bring the Midwest Tour – a Midwestern-based, pavement super late model series – under ARCA sanction.

The ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings will make stops at 11 different tracks in 2013, spanning Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. The sanctioning agreement between ARCA and CSP reflects ARCA’s interests in supporting and strengthening the sport of stock car racing.

“We respect what Tim Olson and Steve Einhaus have established and developed with the Midwest Late Model Tour, and their long-term dedication to the sport,” said Ron Drager, president and CEO of ARCA. “Their decision to join efforts with ARCA and our sanctioned properties is gratifying.

“We’ve worked hard to establish and build the ARCA brand over 60 years in the sport, and while we’re proud of our history, we strive to be relevant and vital today and into the future. From several perspectives, the Midwest Tour joining our family of ARCA properties fits both companies’ future strategic plans, and we look forward to working with Tim and Steve in 2013 and beyond.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-14T17:59:55-05:00November 14th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

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