By Carol Andrews
Auburndale Speedway was the place to be Saturday night as the drivers put on a good show for the fans. The Open Wheel Modified’s had 19 cars racing for the $1,000. first place money. the winners in each class are as follows:
Open Wheel Modified
1-#289 Josh Todd
2-#29 Bobby Mobley
3-#56 James Wright III (more…)
By- Jim Rouse, BRP Media
Joining the Top Gun Sprint Cars were the Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks, Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks, and the Rent-N-Roll Gladiators and they were all looking for the $1000 payday!
First up were the Hobby Stocks for 16 laps. DJ Nobles led lap 1 after Mick Kulak had troubles from pole. Lap 2 was Mike Stalnaker’s lap to shine. And, lap 3 saw “Ragin” Rodney Wright steal the lead. Josh Hughes spun the Don Woosley 81 out of turn 4 on lap 4 to slow the feature for the first time. (more…)
You can always count on Punta Gorda Speedway to do their best to put on a great show of racing action, even when Mother Nature strikes. A shower came through during practice and it looked like the night was a wash, but the drivers were there and ready to race. The track was dried, the fans came out and they were not disappointed as you can always count on great fast and furious racing action from the PGS drivers.
First up for the night was the T.Q, Midgets that saw the 63 of Mike Belusar lead the first twenty laps with cars flying around the track on three wheels behind him. Five to go young Chris Gimmler saw his chance to get by Belusar and took it and brought the 51 machine home in the first place winners circle. Mike Belusar would settle for second while “cowboy” Rob Kohler coming out of three on three wheels would finish third. (more…)
Two weeks ago Herb Neumann Jr left Citrus County Speedway with a severely damaged race car after the Florida United Promoters series 100 lap race. Neumann was making a late charge to the front when contact with the front stretch wall ended his night. The front of his racer was so badly damaged, they had to repair and weld parts back on, just to get the car in the trailer.
A short 13 car Super Late Model was lead to the green by pole sitter Eddie King Sr with Scott Grossenbacher (09) along side. King would jump out to the early lead while Grossenbacher pulled even on the outside to challenge for the lead by lap 2. (more…)
By- Jim Rouse, BRP Media
The storm of racing at Bubba Raceway Park continues after a break for rain and the Top Gun Sprint Cars are back! Joining them and gunning for $1000 are the Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks, Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators. And Bubba’s Pit Stop opens at 1 PM on Saturday so arrive early for a Happy Hour for the thirsty!
At the center of the Sprint Car storm are points leaders Danny Martin, Jr. (1-time winner) and Mark Ruel, Jr. Martin has looked strong in his Crawford Tire #82 while Ruel has been the same but hasn’t put his Xpress Graphixx #83 in Coors Light Winner’s Circle yet. Just 2 points behind is the 2-time winner Matt Kurtz. Those 3 are within 2 points while 5th is only 34 out. “Flyin” Ryan Partin and Andrew Griffin round out a very strong top 5. (more…)
By Carol Andrews
Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway, the only feature race that got to run was the Bandoleros. The Legends cars came out to start their feature but the rain came and the balance of the races had to be canceled. The armbands from the pits will be honored this week, with the exception of the Bandoleros class. The winners in the Bandoleros are as follows:
1-#37x Clyde Tucker
2-#96 David Owen
3-#24 Trey Lively
4-#7 Trevor Taylor
5-#14 Noah Weaver
6-#3 Brett Suggs
N/S# 51 Ryan Pierce
This week June 16 races will feature the 50 Lap Open Wheel Modified, with $1,000. to the winner. Also scheduled to race are the Legends, Bandoleros, Modified Mini, Outlaw Modified, Scramblers, V-8 bombers and Kids Club. Races start at 7 PM.
Friday Night, June 15, the Go-Karts will have their first race of the season. Gates open at 4:30 PM. Practice starts at 6 PM, Drivers meeting at 8 PM, Racing starts at 8:30 PM.
For more information call 863-287-4344 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com
Mother Nature smiled on the state of Florida this week, bringing some much needed rainfall to many parts of the state. Race fans, drivers, and crews were facing an ominous forecast for Saturday, with the chance of rain above 70% for Saturday night. The rains came and continued until 4pm, that’s when the speedway staff went to work, drying the track for a night of short track racing action. Most of the tracks in Florida were forced to cancel, leaving Citrus County Speedway the place to be. The show started right on time at 6:30 as everyone settled in for a exciting night. (more…)
| Open Wheeled Modifieds | Feature | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | Home Town | Finish |
| 61 | Wayne Jefferson | Pinellas Park | 1 |
| 2 | Steven Hise | Inverness | 2 |
| 25 | L. J. Grimm | Seffner | 3 |
| 98 | Robbie Cooper | Bronson | 4 |
| 42 | Richie Smith | Hernando | 5 (more…) |
By Carol Andrews
Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway was a night of a lot of entertainment especially in the figure 8 class, so don’t miss this week when we should have a lot more racing action. the winners in each race are as follows:
Scramblers
1-#55 Mike Clock
2-#26 Shane Bennett
3-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr
4-#56 Ethan Baisden
5-#11 T J Tanner (more…)