Championship Picture Clear Going to Kansas
Final Week Notes from the ARCA Racing Series
(TOLEDO, Ohio) – One race remains in ARCA’s 60th Anniversary Season, and Chris Buescher’s vision of becoming the series’ 30th different champion is as clear as it’s ever been.
Buescher’s 85-point lead atop the standings after last month’s race at Salem Speedway is greater than any other lead by a first-place driver in the 17 races prior to that event. Friday, he will race in the Kansas Lottery 98.9 at Kansas Speedway with a chance to win the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title just 10 days before turning 20 years old.
Buescher (No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford) will clinch the championship by finishing 12th or higher, regardless of any other driver’s result in the 99-lap, 148.5-mile race. In 52 career ARCA starts, Buescher has finished in the top 12 on 44 occasions, a success rate of 84.6 percent. He has finished in the top 12 in each of his last seven starts and in 15 of 18 races this season, a similar success rate of 83.3 percent.
The top four drivers in the standings remain eligible for the championship; however, fourth-place driver Alex Bowman will drop from contention if fewer than 40 cars enter and start Friday’s race. (more…)
Jim Rouse (10-15-12) Ocala, FL – Bubba Raceway Park has just 5 weeks of racing left and this one will showcase our Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds as well as the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks.
Winchester, Indiana (Friday, October 12th, 2012): When 16-year-old Chase Elliott comes to race in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance, he comes in with one goal in mind; that is simply winning the race. In three of his four career JEGS/CRA appearances, the Dawsonville, Georgia stand out has done exactly that with the third JEGS/CRA triumph in four starts as the latest win came during the 41st running of the Winchester 400 Weekend.
WAYCROSS, GA (October 15, 2012) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wraps up the 2012 season this weekend at Portsmouth Raceway Park with the running of the 32nd Annual RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship – Featuring “Borrowed Blue”. The Newport Nightmare, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN and his supporting cast will be celebrating their second consecutive LOLMDS National Championship. Owens heads into the weekend without any points pressure, although he’s working hard to take the 50K back to Newport and add to his list of accomplishments in dirt late model racing. Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA will enter this weekend’s event with the Quarter Master Rookie of the Year title in hand. The Clint Boyer Racing team, sponsored by Georgia Boot, will be celebrating a great season and marching through the competition, trying to get their hands on the 50K first place prize.
OCTOBER 20 – THE FLORIDA SUPER LATE MODEL ELITE SERIES 100
Hudson, NC (10/13/12) –After the misfortune of experiencing engine trouble at Anderson, current point leader Travis Swaim bounced back and won his second race of the 2012 season during the AlphaEnergy Solutions 150 at Tri-County Motor Speedway Saturday night.
18 Modified Mini Stocks started off the night of hot racing action with time trial qualifying. Once all the drivers had taken their best shot at the time clock, Robbie Storer (19) came out on top with a lap of 14.86 seconds. Following him were Steve Griffin (5x) in 2nd, and James Ellis (98) in 3rd. After the fan determined 5 row invert, Kevin Harrod (06) would find himself on the pole position alongside LeRoy Moore (99). Harrod would jump out to the early lead with Moore settling into 2nd. Harrod would survive 3 early race cautions and hold onto the lead over Moore. 6th place starter Clint Foley (7) would find his way to 3rd just before a lap 5 restart, Foley would quickly move by Moore and Harrod to the lead just after the green flag flew. Foley was now you leader with Harrod, Jeremy Gerstner (2), Moore, and Ellis following behind. The nights 1st serious incident would come at lap 21 as contact between Griffin and Moore would send cars sliding to avoid the incident. When the dust settle the cars of Moore and Chris Allen (33) received the worst end of the incident, ending their nights on the hook. Griffin would be sent to the rear for the 2nd time of the night for the restart. Foley would again lead on the restart, and pull out to nearly a half a lap lead over the rest of the field in short order. Behind him Ellis and Storer would get by Gerstner for 3rd and 4th respectively. 
DALLAS, Oct. 14 — Two young drivers from Colombia — Andres Méndez and Juan Camilo Acosta — will represent Team GDT in the season finale for the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear this coming Friday, Oct. 19, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga.
Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway was another night of fun filled racing action. Be sure to be here this Saturday night Oct. 20, as the Florida United Promoters Late Models return for a 100 Lap race, along with a 35 lap V-8 Bomber race paying $500 to the winner, we will also be racing Legends, Bandoleros and Scramblers.
The FL United Promoters Series will travel to the Auburndale Speedway this Saturday night for “The Regal Kia of Lakeland 100” race #9 of the 2012 schedule. After the last race at Desoto two weeks ago the points battle has tighten up with only 92 points separating the top four and 18 points between series leader Steve Dorer and 2nd place, Jesse Dutilly. Anthony Campi still in the hunt back at 67 points behind with Jonathan Guy 25 behind Campi.