By Carol Andrews
Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway was another night of enjoyable family entertainment. The winners in the eight classes that ran are as follows:
Street Stock
#56 – James Wright III
#88 – Jimmy Castleberry
#33 – Mike Bruno (more…)
By Jeff Bean-NFS Media
Lake City FL. Racers and fans got a chance to get the 2012 season underway Saturday night and defending Limited Modified champion Shane Taylor wasted no time getting his title defense underway with a feature event win. He also took top honors in the Pure Stock feature event. Stanton Mills won the Late Model event with Devin Walker the winner in Street Stocks and John Windham the top finisher in Box Stock and Chuck Cumby the victor in TQ Lates.
At the drop of the green flag in the Limited Modified feature Shane Taylor took the lead from JD Jeffers and paced the first three laps. On lap three the battle for second between Jeffers and Jamie Green saw the two make contact with the end result seeing Jeffers into the front stretch guard rail and coming to rest on his roof. Both drivers were OK and when the battle resumed Donnie Hall would be the new challenger for Taylor. (more…)
Daniel Webster began his racing career at our very own Citrus County Speedway. Since then, Daniel has gone on to become a force in Florida super late model racing. He along with his father Glen, now travel the state running any big race that their family owned and funded team can. Saturday night Daniel made his return to Citrus County Speedway. His last trip ended with an exciting 2nd place finish in the season ending 100 lap United Promoters late model series, just behind the always tough Herb Neumann Jr. Daniel would return with a new race car for this event, looking to take the checkered flag this time.
20 Super Late Models registered to compete for their 35 lap feature event. After the fan voted 6 row inversion, Cliff Bifaro (12) and T J Duke (28) would occupy the front row for the green. Bifaro would jump out to the early lead, but Duke would find his way by on the bottom, and move to the top spot on lap 4. (more…)
March 10, 2012 – Tampa, FL – Night two of the 2012 Season kicked off tonight with five divisions on hand. Over 85 cars were on hand to try and qualify to run their feature events. First up were the Outlaw Fours as they made their debut for the 2012 Season. Nick Hebrank and Kyle Kruse won their heat races early on. On the front row for the feature was Kruse and
Shirlene Hammond. On the green flag it was Hammond taking the early lead with Kruse right behind her. First caution came out with Kyle Worden spinning on lap one. On the restart, Hammond once again took control as they headed into turn one. (more…)
Orlando FL . 3-11-12 – The ice has melted and the heat is on as the Florida United Promoters Late Model series rolls into Auburndale Speedway this Saturday March 17th for a St. Patrick’s day battle. “We had some of the best asphalt short track drivers in the state at Desoto for the opener, they put on a great show. Now we move to a tighter flat track at Auburndale, I can’t wait to see the action. We were a little disappointed with the car count at race one, but pleasantly surprised with the competitive racing. We will continue to build the series with the support of the racers, the fans, and the tracks” stated series director Rick Williams. (more…)
| CITRUS COUNTY | |||
| SPEEDWAY | |||
| Race Finishes for: | |||
| March 10, 2012 | |||
| Super Late Models | Feature | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | Home Town | Finish |
| 33 | Daniel Webster | Brooksville | 1 |
| 1 | Dale Sanders | Lecanto | 2 |
| 23 | Todd Brown | Lake Panasoffkee | 3 |
| 47 | Keith Zavrel | Brooksville | 4 |
| 89 | Matt Tiffts | Ohio | 5 |
| 98 | Herb Neumann Jr. | Inverness | 6 |
| 77 | Brannen Hester | Lakeland | 7 |
| 3 | Richie Smith | Hernando | 8 |
| 28 | TJ Duke | S.W. Ranches | 9 |
| 4 | Randy Anderson | Wildwood | 10 |
| 62 | John Gerstner | Wesley Chapel | 11 |
| 12 | Cliff Bifaro | Inverness | 12 |
| 09 | Scott Grossenbacher | San Antonio | 13 |
| 122 | Herb Hoefler | Floral City | 14 |
| 82 | Drew Brannon | Tampa | 15 |
| 177 | Ray Hester | Lakeland | 16 |
| 94 | William Fuller | Lecanto | 17 |
| 44 | Tony Altiere | Inverness | 18 |
| 5 | Don Altier | Lecanto | 19 |
| 30 | Cyrus Robinson | Spring Hill | 20 |
| Mod. Mini Stocks | Feature | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | Home Town | Finish |
| 7 | Clint Foley | Dunnellon | 1 |
| 07 | Jody Robbins | Plant City | 2 |
| 24 | Phil Edwards | Crystal River | 3 |
| 47 | Richard Kuhn | Ocala | 4 |
| 09 | Jessica Robbins | Plant City | 5 |
| 69 | Mark Powers | Hernando | 6 |
| Street Stocks | Feature | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | Home Town | Finish |
| 98 | Bubba Martone | Floral City | 1 |
| 112 | Jason Garver | Stark | 2 |
| 5 | James Peters | Winter Garden | 3 |
| 10 | Kenny May | Spring Hill | 4 |
| 73 | David Kingsbury | Brooksville | 5 |
| 68 | Austin Hughes | Hernando | 6 |
| 48 | Dora Thorne | Floral City | 7 |
| 3 | Curtis Flanagan | Inverness | 8 |
| 112 | Joey Bifaro | Inverness | 9 |
| Mini Stocks | Feature | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | Home Town | Finish |
| 43 | Shawn Jenkins | Lakeland | 1 |
| 32 | Jeremy Sharrone | Floral City | 2 |
| 46 | Shannon Kennedy | Summerfield | 3 |
| 01 | Jeff Eberly | Spring Hill | 4 |
| 29 | Chris Snow | Inverness | 5 |
| 24 | Tim Scalise | Lutz | 6 |
| 98 | Kevin Stone | Dade City | 7 |
| 50 | Jessey Mallory | Summerfield | 8 |
| 71 | Wayne Heater | Homosassa | 9 |
| 11 | Jerry Daniels | Weirsdale | 10 |
| 60 | Carson Taylor | Lecanto | 11 |
| 37 | Ricky Henick | Inverness | 12 |
| Hornet Division | Feature | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | Home Town | Finish |
| 151 | Mathew Street | Lakeland | 1 |
| 55 | Daryl Veltman | Crystal River | 2 |
| 6 | Wayne Palmateer | Canada | 3 |
| 1 | Jack Nancekivell | Canada | 4 |
| 9 | Scott Bumgarner | North Carolina | 5 |
TOP TEN IN POINTS ALL CLASSES
| Super Late Models | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 1 | Dale Sanders | 204 |
| 23 | Todd Brown | 203 |
| 98 | Herb Neumann Jr. | 197 |
| 47 | Keith Zavrel | 196 |
| 4 | Randy Anderson | 194 |
| 09 | Scott Grossenbacher | 186 |
| 82 | Drew Brannon | 186 |
| 12 | Cliff Bifaro | 169 |
| 177 | Ray Hester | 154 |
| 44 | Tony Altiere | 139 |
| Open Wheeled Modifieds | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 01 | Herb Neumann Jr. | 306 |
| 25 | L. J. Grimm | 303 |
| 19 | Tommy Schnader | 299 |
| 0 | Troy Robinson | 291 |
| 53 | Doug Miller | 284 |
| 6 | Billy Bechtelheimer | 275 |
| 4 | Jarrett Snowden | 268 |
| 20 | Scott Millar | 257 |
| 198 | Wayne Morris | 200 |
| 03 | Kyle Bookmiller | 195 |
| Mod. Mini Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 7 | Clint Foley | 330 |
| 69 | Mark Powers | 311 |
| 47 | Richard Kuhn | 305 |
| 24 | Phil Edwards | 213 |
| 07 | Jody Robbins | 198 |
| 09 | Jessica Robbins | 193 |
| 14 | Brad Blanton | 100 |
| 29 | Chris Snow | 93 |
| ? | ? | 0 |
| ? | ? | 0 |
| Sportsman | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 51 | Christopher Harvey | 299 |
| 66 | Andy Nicholls | 291 |
| 4 | Jay Witfoth | 284 |
| 90 | Cody Johnson | 269 |
| 83 | Dennis Neighbor Sr. | 263 |
| 56 | Brandon Morris | 217 |
| 199 | Brett Jenkins | 200 |
| 99 | Cody Stickler | 198 |
| 121 | Devin McLeod | 195 |
| 55 | Ernie Reed | 194 |
| Street Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 3 | Curtis Flanagan | 414 |
| 98 | Bubba Martone | 399 |
| 5 | James Peters | 395 |
| 48 | Dora Thorne | 387 |
| 73 | David Kingsbury | 378 |
| 68 | Austin Hughes | 357 |
| 88 | Craig Cuzzone | 308 |
| 10 | Kenny May | 305 |
| 12 | John Hughes | 263 |
| 112 | Joey Bifaro | 203 |
| Pure Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 17 | Nicholas Malverty | 431 |
| 123 | Eugene Malverty | 417 |
| 65 | Happy Florian | 396 |
| 96 | Dustin Dinkins | 381 |
| 20 | Chris Ickes | 361 |
| 9 | Tyler Stickler | 286 |
| 83 | William Stansbury | 272 |
| 46 | Duane Baker | 266 |
| 09 | Neil Herne | 243 |
| 39 | Carl Peters | 210 |
| Mini Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 32 | Jeremy Sharrone | 543 |
| 43 | Shawn Jenkins | 520 |
| 50 | Jessey Mallory | 498 |
| 46 | Shannon Kennedy | 495 |
| 29 | Chris Snow | 493 |
| 71 | Wayne Heater | 457 |
| 11 | Jerry Daniels | 446 |
| 60 | Carson Taylor | 428 |
| 24 | Tim Scalise | 395 |
| 98 | Kevin Stone | 300 |
| PRO FIGURE-8s | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 28 | Benny Harris | 100 |
| 3 | Cliff Rousseau | 98 |
| 01 | Mason Love | 96 |
| 6 | Joey Catarelli | 94 |
| 83 | Charles Herne | 92 |
| 4 | Wayne Whitehead | 90 |
| 86 | Justin Meyer | 88 |
| 7 | Neil Herne | 86 |
| 88 | William Stansbury | 84 |
| 14 | Wayne Calkins | 82 |
| PS/SS FIG-8s | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 6 | Ronnie Schrefiels | 100 |
| 13 | Neil Herne | 98 |
| 03 | Charles Herne | 96 |
| 83 | William Stansbury | 94 |
| 82 | Jimmy Kruse | 92 |
| 5 | Pnut Higginbotham | 90 |
| 85 | Thomas Peet | 88 |
| 1 | Larry Triana | 86 |
| 33 | Dave Ross | 84 |
| 09 | Benny Harris | 82 |
| DWARFs | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 14 | Bo Bass | 219 |
| 98 | Chris McClelland | 209 |
| 25 | Darren Bass | 206 |
| 01 | Danny Cretty | 204 |
| 3 | Stan Butler | 194 |
| 2 | Jon Brown | 190 |
| 17 | John Bailey | 178 |
| 24 | Tim Cobb | 103 |
| 04 | Rick Lundeen | 100 |
| 83 | Jeff Wolfe | 93 |
| Super Late Models | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 1 | Dale Sanders | 204 |
| 23 | Todd Brown | 203 |
| 98 | Herb Neumann Jr. | 197 |
| 47 | Keith Zavrel | 196 |
| 4 | Randy Anderson | 194 |
| 09 | Scott Grossenbacher | 186 |
| 82 | Drew Brannon | 186 |
| 12 | Cliff Bifaro | 169 |
| 177 | Ray Hester | 154 |
| 44 | Tony Altiere | 139 |
| Open Wheeled Modifieds | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 01 | Herb Neumann Jr. | 306 |
| 25 | L. J. Grimm | 303 |
| 19 | Tommy Schnader | 299 |
| 0 | Troy Robinson | 291 |
| 53 | Doug Miller | 284 |
| 6 | Billy Bechtelheimer | 275 |
| 4 | Jarrett Snowden | 268 |
| 20 | Scott Millar | 257 |
| 198 | Wayne Morris | 200 |
| 03 | Kyle Bookmiller | 195 |
| Mod. Mini Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 7 | Clint Foley | 330 |
| 69 | Mark Powers | 311 |
| 47 | Richard Kuhn | 305 |
| 24 | Phil Edwards | 213 |
| 07 | Jody Robbins | 198 |
| 09 | Jessica Robbins | 193 |
| 14 | Brad Blanton | 100 |
| 29 | Chris Snow | 93 |
| ? | ? | 0 |
| ? | ? | 0 |
| Sportsman | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 51 | Christopher Harvey | 299 |
| 66 | Andy Nicholls | 291 |
| 4 | Jay Witfoth | 284 |
| 90 | Cody Johnson | 269 |
| 83 | Dennis Neighbor Sr. | 263 |
| 56 | Brandon Morris | 217 |
| 199 | Brett Jenkins | 200 |
| 99 | Cody Stickler | 198 |
| 121 | Devin McLeod | 195 |
| 55 | Ernie Reed | 194 |
| Street Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 3 | Curtis Flanagan | 414 |
| 98 | Bubba Martone | 399 |
| 5 | James Peters | 395 |
| 48 | Dora Thorne | 387 |
| 73 | David Kingsbury | 378 |
| 68 | Austin Hughes | 357 |
| 88 | Craig Cuzzone | 308 |
| 10 | Kenny May | 305 |
| 12 | John Hughes | 263 |
| 112 | Joey Bifaro | 203 |
| Pure Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 17 | Nicholas Malverty | 431 |
| 123 | Eugene Malverty | 417 |
| 65 | Happy Florian | 396 |
| 96 | Dustin Dinkins | 381 |
| 20 | Chris Ickes | 361 |
| 9 | Tyler Stickler | 286 |
| 83 | William Stansbury | 272 |
| 46 | Duane Baker | 266 |
| 09 | Neil Herne | 243 |
| 39 | Carl Peters | 210 |
| Mini Stocks | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 32 | Jeremy Sharrone | 543 |
| 43 | Shawn Jenkins | 520 |
| 50 | Jessey Mallory | 498 |
| 46 | Shannon Kennedy | 495 |
| 29 | Chris Snow | 493 |
| 71 | Wayne Heater | 457 |
| 11 | Jerry Daniels | 446 |
| 60 | Carson Taylor | 428 |
| 24 | Tim Scalise | 395 |
| 98 | Kevin Stone | 300 |
| PRO FIGURE-8s | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 28 | Benny Harris | 100 |
| 3 | Cliff Rousseau | 98 |
| 01 | Mason Love | 96 |
| 6 | Joey Catarelli | 94 |
| 83 | Charles Herne | 92 |
| 4 | Wayne Whitehead | 90 |
| 86 | Justin Meyer | 88 |
| 7 | Neil Herne | 86 |
| 88 | William Stansbury | 84 |
| 14 | Wayne Calkins | 82 |
| PS/SS FIG-8s | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 6 | Ronnie Schrefiels | 100 |
| 13 | Neil Herne | 98 |
| 03 | Charles Herne | 96 |
| 83 | William Stansbury | 94 |
| 82 | Jimmy Kruse | 92 |
| 5 | Pnut Higginbotham | 90 |
| 85 | Thomas Peet | 88 |
| 1 | Larry Triana | 86 |
| 33 | Dave Ross | 84 |
| 09 | Benny Harris | 82 |
| DWARFs | ||
| Car-# | Drivers Name | YTD Points |
| 14 | Bo Bass | 219 |
| 98 | Chris McClelland | 209 |
| 25 | Darren Bass | 206 |
| 01 | Danny Cretty | 204 |
| 3 | Stan Butler | 194 |
| 2 | Jon Brown | 190 |
| 17 | John Bailey | 178 |
| 24 | Tim Cobb | 103 |
| 04 | Rick Lundeen | 100 |
| 83 | Jeff Wolfe | 93 |
James Dellea from Port Charlotte dominated the Cowboy CCadillacclass last year at the Punta Gorda Speedway. Towards the end of the season Dellea decided to swap rides with Stuart Vandevender who was running the Sportsman class with not as much luck. Dellea and Vandevender put their finishing touches on the new rides and off they went racing, Vandevender started right off where Dellea ended in the trucks and that was the winners circle week after week. Dellea had some adjusting to do to the new Street Stock and it paid off sat night as he came home the winner in a very competitive class that is heating up. Dellea put his
son James Dellea III in a 4 cylinder last year and after improving his talent behind the wheel every week, held off some strong front runners to make his first trip to the winners circle. (more…)
By- Jim Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media 3-10-12
Five exciting divisions put on a show not soon to be forgotten. RaceCar Engineering Late Models, Limited Late Models (former Sportsman), Hobby Stocks, Thunderstocks, and Mini Stocks took to the track and more than a few surprises were found along the way.
The Limited Late Models started the night off and on lap 1 Blaise Hetznecker spun while running 2nd which brought the caution out. Forrest Gough led David Ponton and Jerome Dipple but under caution Ponton would not take the inside of row 1 so 5th place Kevin Mills accepted the offer when Race Control let any one willing move up to row 1. Kevin Mills used a 2nd restart to pass Gough for the lead. Mills battled through cautions each time building about a 1.5 second lead after restarts. On lap 19 Ponton and Ricky Land spun setting up a 1 lap dash. Mills nearly left the door open but he shut it as soon as it opened in turn 3 and went on to win on his daughter’s 4th birthday. Eddie Gainey finished 2nd to take home the points lead, Jerome Dipple was 3rd, Jamie Dayhaw 4th, and Wayne ONeal completed the top 5. (more…)
Saturday March 10th it’s the return of the Open Wheel Modified at the Punta Gorda Speedway. Also running are the Dwarf Cars, Pro 4, Cowboy Cadillac, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks and the TQ Midgets.
Pit Gates open at Noon on Saturday. Grandstands open at 4:00PM with racing around 6:00PM. (more…)
By- Jimmy Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media
3-5-12 – The RaceCar Engineering Late Models, Hobby Stocks, and Thunderstocks will be joined by the Limited Late Models and Mini Stocks for week 2 of the 2012 season.
Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. put his foot back on the throats of the competition with a big win last Saturday. However, JO Nobles and Johnny Collins took heat wins and could take the big show. Bo Allen worked hard over the winter as did Bryan Bernhardt and they run in the top 5 in points early. Mark Whitener flashed brilliance and could go all the way next time out. (more…)