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Wallace Survives Tough Battle to get Parallax Power Supply Redbud 400 Victory

Salem, IN (June 26, 2017) – To say Saturday night’s Parallax Power Supply Redbud 400 Presented by Mitch Smith Auto Service and Perfecto at Anderson Speedway was a battle would be an understatement, is was a war, as two of the best short track racers in the country battled it out over the last portion of the event, including a final five lap shoot out that settled the war with former NASCAR competitor Stephen Wallace getting the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS win over 2016 CARS Super Late Model Tour Champion Raphael Lessard.

“Man what a race,” remarked an excited Wallace in victory lane. “That was some tough short track racing tonight. This is a big win for me, my dad and my uncle tried to get a win here in this event, but the best they ever finished was second. Lessard and I both leaned on each other a lot there at the end. I wasn’t going to just let him pass me and get the win, I was going to do whatever I needed to get back around him and get the win!”

Three time ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion Johnny VanDoorn was the EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier and took the lead at the drop of the green flag from his pole starting position and led the first nine laps before Florida driver Jeff Choquette powered by to get the lead on lap nine.

Choquette looked to have the dominate car leading until a lap 125 restart, when VanDoorn managed to get by, but Choquette passed VanDoorn to regain the lead on lap 131 and pulled out to the largest lead anyone would enjoy all night. VanDoorn quickly faded and would then go to the pits for several laps for repair work on his car before returning to log laps before retiring from the event with a 13th place finish.

Choquette was working through the back of the field when he made contact with Jack Smith, who was the last car on the lead lap, resulting in both cars spinning and Choquette making connect with the outside wall ending his day on lap 179.

Florida racer Stephen Nasse took over the lead and led until Lessard went to the front on lap 213. Lessard would lead until pitting under yellow on lap 265. Wallace had pitted earlier and took over the lead on lap 266 and would stay out front, while from second on back was a constant battle over the next 100 laps.

A late caution set up the final run to the finish on lap 395. Lessard would get past Wallace on the first restart, but the caution flag flew, with the field going back to the previous lineup with no green flag scored, giving the point back to Wallace.
The pair took the green for what would be the events last restart, Wallace choose the outside where he would have more momentum and grip, giving the inside to Lessard. The two were side by side throughout lap 396. Slight contact between the two gave the lead to Lessard on lap 397, Wallace would then use the bump and run to grab the lead back on lap 398, from there Wallace would go on to get the win with both competitors cars showing signs of the tough battle.

“He’s a wild son of a gun,” Wallace said of Lessard after the race. “He raced me pretty clean, it was just the last five laps. I’m not going to turn over on my back and say, ‘Hey, you go win.’ We raced the hell out of each other, beat the crap out of our cars, but they’re all in one piece and we won the race.”

Besides the $10,000 first place payoff, Wallace also picked up a $5,000 bonus put up by Anderson Speedway if the event winner had never finished in the top five of an ARCA/CRA Super Series or JEGS/CRA All-Stars Toru race at Anderson Speedway before the 2017 season. Wallace picked up the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award for his pit strategy that got him the lead. Wallace also picked up the Earnest Performance Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps.

Lessard would get passed by several more drivers after the contact from Wallace and ended up in fifth place.

“We had it won on that last restart,” remarked Lessard. “We both raced hard, but he hit me really hard and got me sideways after I took the lead, that’s the way he likes to race I guess. Will come back better and I’ll remember how he raced me next time!”

2011 Redbud 300 winner Steve Dorer would finish in second place, with his car showing the most damage of anyone in the top five. Dorer picked up a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award. Stephen Nasse would hold on to get a hard third third place finish and picked up the FLUIDYNE High Performance Cool Under Pressure Award. JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour competitor Jack Dossey III would finish in fourth place after battling back from a near spin after contact from Lessard that cost him a bunch of positions.

Eddie Van Meter would finish in sixth place after making several pit stops during the second half of the event to work on his race car. For all their hard work to keep Eddie on the lead lap and a sixth place finish, Van Meter’s pit crew received the PitBoxes.com Pit Crew of the Race Award.

Fred Hopkins would finish in seventh place, coming from his 21st starting position, which earned him a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award and the Hamner Racing Engines Hardcharger Award. 1997 series Champion Kenny Tweedy finished in eighth place, the last car on the lead lap, it was his first race with the series since 2013. Rookie Logan Runyon finished in ninth place and picked up his second Senneker Performance Rookie of the Race Award for the 2017 season.

The next ARCA/CRA Super Series event will be the Circle City 100 on Friday, July 21st at Lucas Oil Raceway. More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

By Scott|2017-06-27T14:22:37-04:00June 27th, 2017|CRA Racing Series, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

ROUSE & RIGGS COOK IT UP RIGHT FOR VICTORIES AT ORANGE COUNTY

ROUGEMONT, NC (June 25, 2017) – Saturday night’s CARS Tour event at Orange County Speedway was the perfect predecessor to the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Classic coming up at the facility in July. Cole Rouse survived a wild and hectic super late model feature to win his first race while also battling mechanical problems late in the race and local driver Layne Riggs captured his second career late model stock win dominating fashion during the Thrifty Tire Center / Puryear Tank Lines 300 presented by The Grilling Store.

SUPER LATE MODEL RECAP

With Mahle Pistons Pole Qualifying cancelled due to weather, Matt Craig and Cole Rouse were the fastest two in final practice, the session by which officials set the starting lineup. Craig quickly jumped out to the lead as a group of a half dozen cars separated themselves from the field in the early laps.

A handful of mid-race incidents thinned the field, beginning with a four-car melee in turn one on lap 46. Brandon Setzer and Lucas Jones came together, sweeping Tate Fogleman and Dan Speeney into the accident, too.

A little over fifty laps later, Trevor Noles and Casey Roderick came together in turn four, cutting the left rear tire of the No. 2 of Noles and causing him to spin into the wall in turn one. A lap later on the restart, Roderick and David Calabrese found one another on-track. The ensuing aftermath claimed Bradley McCaskill after he flew airborne over Calabrese’s car, plus Fogleman and Jody Measmer while Spencer Wauters and Gracie Trotter spun to avoid the carnage.

Rouse and Craig emerged as the two contenders once the proverbial dust settled, locking horns each lap around the lightning-quick facility. With 33 laps to go, Rouse moved to the inside of Craig in turn three and performed a textbook slide job to claim the lead.

In the final five laps, with over a two-second lead, Rouse’s car began to show smoke and Casey Roderick began to close in. Rouse was able to hold on to a narrow margin of victory to claim his first CARS Super Late Model Tour win and the fourth for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Orange County.

“We had enough until at the end when our tires got so over-inflated that it was so hard to make it through the entire corner without slipping,” Rouse said in Edelbrock Victory Lane. “I was so loose those last five laps or so and losing a lot of speed. I can’t thank all these guys enough, Toyota and KBM did a great job. We deserved a few wins this year and finally got one. It’s good to finally get a win since we deserved a lot and should’ve won three this year and a lot last year. So, yeah, this is for all these guys here.”
SUPER LATE MODEL RECAP
The late model stock feature lineup, much like super late model race, was set via practice speeds and had Josh Berry leading the field to green with Layne Riggs alongside. Berry won the drag race into turn one, but by the time the first circuit was completed, Riggs had wrestled the lead away from Berry and began to control the event.

Grayson Massey exploded an engine underneath of his No. 39 machine on lap 38, bringing out the first caution and subsequent red flag of the race. He escaped uninjured. Twenty laps later, Tommy Lemons, Jr., slowed with a flat right front tire, bringing out the second yellow flag of the event.

The field took the green flag for the final time with 91 laps remaining and Riggs once again was forced to duel with Josh Berry for the race lead. After a handful of side-by-side laps, Riggs cleared Berry and slowly began to pull away. Deac McCaskill passed Berry for second 19 laps later and made his attempt to reel in Riggs as the laps wound down.

Riggs caught traffic in the final ten laps, allowing McCaskill to pull within three quarters of a second, but used veteran-like maneuvers to slice through the slower cars, causing McCaskill’s hopes of victory to evaporate as he also was forced to navigate the cars racing for position. Riggs cruised to his second career victory and first at his home track by 1.456 seconds and extended his point lead over Anthony Alfredo who finished fifth.

“Oh, man, it’s just amazing to win at our home track,” Riggs remarked in Edelbrock Victory Lane, visibly holding back tears. “Thanks to everyone and all the sponsors who’ve helped us. Hopefully, we can get some more wins like this. I’m just ready to go to the next track, Tri-County. I felt like we were pretty good there last year, we sat on the outside pole and had some bad luck. I feel like Tri-County is probably most like this track than anywhere else, then we come back to Orange County, so it’s great for us and hopefully we can get some more finishes.”

The CARS Tour visits Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, N.C., in two weeks time (July 8) for race seven of the tour’s 2017 schedule, the Do The Dew 200. The Tri-County event is followed by the inaugural $10,000-to-win Mid-Atlantic Classic on July 22, the series’ return visit to Orange County Speedway.

For more information on the CARS Tour, visit their website at www.carsracingtour.com. Fresh content and updates can also be found on the series Facebook page (@carstour), Twitter (@carstour), Instagram (@cars_tour), Snapchat (@carstour) and Youtube channel (/carstour). The series Roku app is also available for installation to see live and on-demand events by following the instructions available at www.carstour.tv.

NOTES OF INTEREST:
– Local driver Craig Moore, who started 2017 with full plans of running the entire CARS Tour until an accident in the season opener nearly destroyed his car, was very impressive in the late model stock race while winning the Hard Charger Award. Moore started 14th and finished fourth at the end of the night.
– Tommy Lemons ran a race as a driver in the CARS Tour for the first time since Bristol. Lemons’ regular driver, Craig Stallard, was home assisting his family with relatively minor medical issues. Lemons gave the No. 42 a drive, however, and was challenging for a top five finish until a flat tire slowed his car. Other mechanical issues ultimately sidelined him prior to the finish.
– If there was an award for outstanding pit crew performance, Tate Fogleman’s crew would’ve won it hands-down on Saturday night. After destroying the entire front of his car on a lap 46 crash, the Fogleman crew used subsequent cautions to completely rebuild the front of the No. 8 Ford and exercise their “never give up” attitude. By the end of the night, the car had two new fenders, a bumper cover, hood and fender bracing just like it was unloaded, although with a few other other battle scars. By virtue of his crew’s exceptional attention to detail and performance under pressure, Tate was able to finish fourth on the lead lap.
– Bond Suss Racing fielded a super late model for Toyota Racing driver Gracie Trotter, a 15-year old Legend car standout, for the first time in her career. With little fanfare, Gracie piloted the No. 55 Camry to a top ten finish, the final car on the lead lap in eighth. Trotter is expected to make more full-size car starts.

THE FINISHES:
CARS Super Late Model Tour powerd by VP Fuels
Thrifty Tire Center / Puryear Tank Lines 300
Orange County Speedway – June 25, 2017

POS NUM DRIVER LAPS REASON OUT
1. 51 Cole Rouse 150
2. 18 Casey Roderick 150
3. 54 Matt Craig 150
4. 8 Tate Fogleman 150
5. 92 Jason Stanley 150
6. 5 Spencer Wauters 150
7. 34 Nolan Pope 150
8. 55 Gracie Trotter 150
9. 37 Dan Speeney 130
10. 118 Bradley McCaskill 103 Accident
11. 2 Trevor Noles 100 Accident
12. 43 David Calabrese 100 Accident
13. 98 Jody Measmer 100 Accident
14. 49 Jeff Batten 98 Mechanical
15. 6 Brandon Setzer 60 Accident
16. 16 Lucas Jones 46 Accident
CARS Late Model Stock Tour
Thrifty Tire Center / Puryear Tank Lines 300
Orange County Speedway – June 25, 2017

POS NUM DRIVER LAPS REASON OUT
1. 99 Layne Riggs 150
2. 08 Deac McCaskill 150
3. 88b Josh Berry 150
4. 1 Craig Moore 150
5. 8 Anthony Alfredo 150
6. 81 Jared Fryar 150
7. 74 Ronald Hill 149
8. 28 Chris Hudspeth 149
9. 2 Myatt Snider 149
10. 98 Stefan Parsons 149
11. 44 Justin Johnson 149
12. 18 Evan Swilling 149
13. 06 Terry Dease 149
14. 32 Brandon Grosso 148
15. 88 Chris Davis 144 Mechanical
16. 42 Tommy Lemons 111 Mechanical
17. 39 Grayson Massey 38 Engine

By Scott|2017-06-27T14:16:28-04:00June 27th, 2017|CARS Racing Tour, Front Page News, Regional|Comments Off

Justin Webster Wins 2nd Feature In Dramatic Form And Mother Nature Spoils The Rest Of The Night

GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Almost Full House Night at East Bay Raceway Park with Tim Gay winning in the Hobby Stocks, Wade Evans winning in the Micro Sprints, Justin Webster in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints and Eric Moon winning in the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds. Mother Nature came and spoiled the rest of the nights events.

In the Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature it was Tim Gay picking up the win after starting in the rear of the 13 car field. Picking up second was Tommy Hill and third went to Jim Baker.

In the Micro Sprints 15-lap feature it was Wade Evans picking up the win over his brother Cliff Evans finishing second with John Inman finishing third.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints 20-lap feature it was Justin Webster picking up his second win of the year after spinning and going to the rear of the 17 car field. Picking up second was Matt Kurtz and third went to Dylan Colding.

In the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds 15-lap feature it was Eric Moon picking up his very first Open Wheel Modified feature win. Coming in second was Bill Howard, Sr. and third went to Buzzie Reutimann.

Action continues next Monday on July 3rd with the Donnie Tanner Memorial 50-lap for the Late Models. Also racing Monday night will be the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints, the Outlaw Fours, 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Mini Sprints. For information, visit eastbayracewaypark.com or call 813-677-7223.

EAST BAY RACEWAY
Saturday’s results

Hobby Stocks (15-lap feature)
1. 90 Tim Gay
2. 1h Tommy Hill
3. 49x Jim Baker
4. 12 Jesse Brown
5. 55 Buck Woodhouse
6. 57 Buddy Beckhum
7. 9 Randy Tyler
8. 09 Jessica Robbins
9. 51 Allen Bailey
10. 64 Doug Johnson
11. 71 Richard Livernois, Sr.
12. 24 Dennis Williams
13. 75r Jason Russell

Mini Sprints (15-lap feature)
1. 10 Wade Evans
2. 17 Cliff Evans
3. 59x John Inman
4. 32 Michael Eaton
5. 19 Chad Mears
6. 3d Don T. Quinn
7. 7 Michael Meyers
9. 1 William Burnside
10. 23 Paul Seburn
11. 3 Joe Bartow
12. 13 Henry Burnside (DNS)

Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints (15-lap feature)
1. 21 Justin Webster
2. 82 Matt Kurtz
3. 23d Dylan Colding
4. 3t Johnnie Alexander
5. 22g Johnny Gilbertson
6. 12b Bryan Eckley
7. 11b Billy Bridges
8. 01 Anthony D’Alessio
9. 11 Andy Kelley
10. 96 Nikki Voisey
11. 3k Guy Bos
12. 96x Rick Voisey
13. 9 Billy Boyd, Jr.
14. 3a AJ Maddox
15. 19 Keith Butler
16. 12 David Kelley
17. 55 Kurt Taylor

Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds (15-lap feature)
1. 18 Eric Moon
2. 22 Bill Howard, Sr.
3. 00 Buzzie Reutimann
4. 15 Roger Crouse
5. 47 Bill Howard, Jr.
6. 84 Ronnie Whitley
7. 9c Don Crandall
8. 08 Drew Jackson (DNS)

By Scott|2017-06-26T15:59:46-04:00June 26th, 2017|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Local|Comments Off

Rookie Zane Smith Ready for Rebound at Madison

CONCORD, N.C. (June 22, 2017) – After a hard crash and premature ending at Michigan, rookie driver Zane Smith is anxious to hit the reset button when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards resumes Friday night for the Montgomery Ward 200 at Madison International Speedway.

Smith, a rookie contender from Newport Beach, Calif., enters the weekend eighth in series championship point standings. Notching two top-5 and five top-10s in six series starts, Smith is focused on getting back on-track behind the wheel of his No. 55 LaPaz – Icon Vehicle Dynamics Toyota.Zane Smith Car Shot MIS 2017

“We had a really good car at Michigan, but terrible luck and results to show,” said Smith. “I’m focused on putting that behind us and going out this weekend and having a strong race. Up until last week we had some decent momentum building. It’s time to move forward and pick up where we left off. If Elko is any indication of what we’ll have for Madison, we’ll be in really good shape.”

After missing out on competing at Daytona and Talladega, Smith is slated to drive the 55 for the remainder of the year.

“We’ve got a lot more racing ahead of us this summer… no more breaks in my schedule. Billy (Venturini) and the guys in the shop have done a great job preparing fast Toyotas. I’m looking forward to getting back in the car and putting our bad luck behind us,” Smith added.

The Montgomery Ward 200 is Friday, June 23 and kicks off with practice from 1:30 – 3 p.m., followed by General Tire Pole Qualifying at 5 p.m. The 200-lap Montgomery Ward 200 is set for an 8 p.m. start and will air live on MAVTV. All times are local (Central). Look for Live Timing, Scoring and Chat at arcaracing.com.

ABOUT VENTURINI MOTORSPORTS:

Venturini Motorsports (VMS), fielding cars for over 30-years in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, is one of the premier NASCAR driver development programs in the country. Multiple team championships and consistent on-track success, VMS has evolved into one of the most recognizable names in motorsports. Since 2007, VMS has assisted in the career development of notable NASCAR drivers such as Joey Logano, Erik Jones, William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, Brennan Poole, Daniel Suarez, and Brandon Jones. Over the years the Venturini name has become synonymous with modern-day racing in America. In 2012, the Venturini family was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (www.NIASHF.org) and now find themselves enshrined with such sports icons as Joe DiMaggio, Mario Andretti, Vince Lombardi, Tommy Lasorda and Rocky Marciano.

By Scott|2017-06-23T17:16:49-04:00June 23rd, 2017|ARCA, Front Page News, National, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

It’s Showtime for Devin McLeod!

Lakeland, FL (June 19, 2017) Mother Nature had postponed racing in the Brandon Ford Wheel Man Series for nearly 2 months, so when drivers and teams began rolling into Showtime Speedway this past Saturday, there was a feeling that racing might be challenging for the 50-lap feature event at the tough quarter-mile bullring in Clearwater, FL.

The most recent Series winner, Jesse Henley, continued his momentum by setting fast time and winning the QA1 Fast Qualifier Award, but unfortunately suffered engine issues during the race which relegated him to a 17^th place finish.

Chris Lewellen started back in the 13^th spot, but was able to work his way through serious traffic for a 5^th place finish. Brooke Storer started just behind Lewellen and followed him through the field to finish 4^th.

Series points leader Aaron Williamson showed nerves of steel as he was tested from all sides. Despite being knocked out of the racing groove a couple of times, Williamson showed his focus, determination and professionalism to bring home a well-deserved 3^rd place finish.

Travis Roland provided the Showtime Speedway fans with some of the best driving of the season after he was sent to the rear of the field for a restart violation early in the race. Roland methodically weaved through tight traffic and by lap 30, slotted into the 2^nd spot and held on for his best finish of the year. Roland was awarded the Sweet Steering “Sweet Move of the Race” for his effort.

Devin McLeod knew he had a strong car, just missing the pole by .002 seconds, and after the inversion, rolled off 9^th on the grid. McLeod had his share of issues to deal with as well. After being caught up in an early incident, he dealt with suspension problems throughout the 50-lap event, but despite the difficulties, drove the #5 Underground Utilities Chevrolet to his 2^nd victory of the Brandon Ford Wheel Man season.

Daniel Webster was awarded the Driven Steering “Hard Charger” award.

Winners of the Gagels Auto Parts Tire Giveaway were Rex Struble, Anthony LaPointe, Jesse Henley and Sean Bass.

The next event for the Brandon Ford Wheel Man Series is this Saturday at Citrus County Speedway. Pit gates will open at 2pm and practice will begin at 3:00. Also on the schedule are Pure Stocks, Outlaw Street Stocks, Mini-Stocks and the always popular Demolition Derby.

For more information about the Brandon Ford Wheel Man Sportsman Series, find us on our Facebook page @WheelManSeries.

The Brandon Ford Wheel Man Sportsman Series Presented by Gagels Auto Parts would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: Brandon Ford, Gagels Auto Parts, BA Chassis, Sweet Manufacturing, Driven Steering, Five Star Bodies, Finish Line Fabrication, Allstar Performance, ARbodies, Bassett Wheels, Bilstein Shocks, Chad Pierce Motorsports, Checkered Flag Graphics, Crooms Towing & Fleet Services, Finney Racing, Howe Racing Enterprises, Intercomp Racing, JOES Racing Products, Driven Oil, Longacre Racing, Maxima Racing Oils, QA1, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Speed51.com, Tilton Engineering, Tiger Rear Ends, Ultra Shield Race Products, Wilwood Engineering, Phillips Racing Wire, Royal Tees, Sunoco Racing Fuel, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat System

By Scott|2017-06-22T00:38:21-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Front Page News, Local, Showtime Speedway|Comments Off

LAVONIA SPEEDWAY AWAITS THE FASTRAK SE TOUR ON JULY 1

CARNESVILLE, GA – Round 6 of the 2017 FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region Tour will take place just minutes from the FASTRAK Corporate Headquarters on July 1 at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA with a $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start race. Just 16 points separate the top five in the FASTRAK SE point standings.

Here’s the complete payout for the July 1 FASTRAK SE race at Lavonia Speedway: 1. $2,000; 2. $1,000; 3. $700; 4. $600; 5. $500; 6. $450; 7. $400; 8. $375; 9. $350; 10. $325; 11. $315; 12. $300; 13. $275; 14. $265; 15th through 24th $250.

The battle for the 2017 FASTRAK SE Championship has been hotter than a firecracker, as the point lead has changed hands four times among three different drivers in the first five races. Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN will bring a two point lead in the point standings to Lavonia Speedway on July 1 over Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC.

Hicks won the FASTRAK SE season opener at Toccoa Raceway in Toccoa, GA on April 1, but after the second race of the season, the defending FASTRAK SE Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC took over the top spot. FASTRAK alum Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA won Round 2 at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, VA on April 8.

Ford took over the point lead after the third race of the season on May 26 at 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, NC that was won by Steve Blackburn of Greensboro, NC. The FASTRAK SE Tour returned to Virginia Motor Speedway on June 3 for Round 4 where Hicks took his second win of the 2017 season and reclaimed the point lead.

Round 5 was held last Saturday night at Toccoa Raceway, and Ford raced to his first win of the season. With the victory, Ford found himself on top of the points list for the second time this season. In the first five races of the 2017 FASTRAK SE season, Ford has accumulated 155 points, and Hicks is second in the standings with 153 points.

Knight is in the third spot with 144 points, and Matthew Nance of Ronda, NC is fourth with 140 points. Former FASTRAK Champion Ron Parker of Belwood, NC is fifth with 139 points. Phillip Thompson of Knoxville, TN is sixth with 114 points, and is in a tight battle for the Rookie of the Year Award with Dylan Lewis of Oakland, MD, who is seventh in the FASTRAK SE standings with 110 points.

Tyler Bare of Rockridge Baths, VA is eighth in the FASTRAK SE standings with 98 points and Frankie Beard of Hartwell, TN, who is also a local favorite at Lavonia Speedway in FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series competition, is ninth with 80 points. Three-time FASTRAK Champion David Smith of Inman, SC rounds out the top ten in the standings with 71 points.

Beard leads both the FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series National and Division 1 point standings. The FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series Division 1 is made up of Lavonia Speedway, Toccoa Raceway, and Hartwell Speedway in Hartwell, GA. Many of the top Division 1 drivers will be taking on the FASTRAK SE Touring regulars on July 1 at Lavonia Speedway.

Adam Smith of Carnesville, GA is second in the FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series Division 1 point standings and Parker Herring is in the third spot. Drew Benfield of Toccoa, GA is fourth and Derek Harvey of Toccoa, GA is fifth.

Other top FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series Division 1 drivers expected to compete in the FASTRAK SE Touring race at Lavonia Speedway on July 1 include Larry Waters of Cumming, GA, Cody Prichett of Carnesville, GA, Daniel Wilson of Clayton, GA, Jerry Loudermilk of Mt. Airy, GA, Peyton Freeman of Commerce, GA, and the defending FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series National Champion David McCoy of Franklin, NC.

Lavonia Speedway is located at 5941 Lavonia Highway, Lavonia, GA 30553. For more information call 706-340-4781, or visit the track web site at www.lavoniaspeedway.net. You can also follow them on Facebook at The New Lavonia Speedway, or on Twitter @LavoniaSpeedway.

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
THE 2017 MARKETING PARTNERS FOR THE FASTRAK RACING SERIES ARE CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE, HOOSIER RACING TIRE, VP RACING FUEL, BEYEA HEADERS, ROCKET CHASSIS, TNT RACE CARS, ARIZONA SPORT SHIRTS, SIMPSON SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SAFECRAFT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, ROCK AUTO.COM, AND THOMAS CLARKE PERFORMANCE.

By Scott|2017-06-21T17:16:28-04:00June 21st, 2017|Fastrak Late Model Series, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

ULTIMATE $5K-TO-WIN RATTLESNAKE SHAKE NEXT IN DUBLIN, NC

CARNESVILLE, GA – Round 11 of the 2017 ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region season will take place this Saturday night with the $5,000-to-win, $400-to-start Rattlesnake Shake at Dublin Motor Speedway in Dublin, NC. This will be the second visit of the season for the ULTIMATE SE Tour.

Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL took the win at Dublin Motor Speedway on April 29 in the Rattlesnake Rumble. Just like the first ULTIMATE race, at Dublin Motor Speedway, the battle for the 2017 ULTIMATE SE Championship is tight with just 17 points separating the top two drivers in the 2017 ULTIMATE SE point standings after the first ten races of the season.

Tyler Millwood of Cartersville, GA leads the ULTIMATE SE standings and the Autolite/Fram/DirtOnDirt.com Rookie of the Year standings with 305 points and Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN is second with 288 points. The defending and two-time ULTIMATE Champion Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC is third with 270 points.

Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA is fourth with 233 points, and three-time ULTIMATE Champion Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA is fifth with 178 points. Brett Hamm of Newberry, SC is sixth in the ULTIMATE SE standings and second in the Autolite/Fram/DirtOnDirt.com Rookie of the Year standings with 157 points.

G.R. Smith of Statesville, NC is seventh in the ULTIMATE SE standings with 141 points, and two-time 2017 ULTIMATE race winner Brandon Overton of Evans, GA is eighth with 138 points. Another two-time 2017 ULTIMATE race winner, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA is ninth with 137 points, and 2011 ULTIMATE Champion Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly, NC rounds out the top ten with 135 points.

The complete payout for the ULTIMATE SE Rattlesnake Shake at Dublin Motor Speedway in Dublin, NC is as follows: 1. $5,000; 2. $2,500; 3. $1,500; 4. $1,200; 5. $1,000; 6. $850; 7. $750; 8. $700; 9. $600; 10. $550; 11. $500; 12. $450; 13. $425; 14. $400; 15. $400; 16. $400; 17. $400; 18. $400; 19. $400; 20. $400; 21. $400; 22. $400; 23. $400. 24. $400.

On Saturday, the gates open at 3 p.m. and ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection will be from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. with Hot Laps at 7 p.m. and Racing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Dublin Motor Speedway is located at 1364 Rice Pond Road, Elizabethtown, NC 28337. For more information call 910-862-1663, or visit the track web site at www.dublinspeedway.net. You can also Follow them on Facebook at Dublin Motor Speedway or on Twitter @Dublin_Speedway.

Check out the official website for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series at www.ultimatesupers.com, and continue to follow our social media networks on Facebook at ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series and on Twitter @ULTIMATESupers to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
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By Scott|2017-06-21T17:13:13-04:00June 21st, 2017|Front Page News, ULTIMATE Super Late Model Seires, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

SPRING DOES HIS THING AGAIN IN SSCS MOD MINIS AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

Auburndale Speedway finally got around to beating Mother Nature Saturday night as the track celebrated Father’s Day through the courtesy of Max 98.3 Radio as all dads got $5 off their general admission. The skies were dark all around the speedway and a light drizzle began to fall around 6 pm. However, the heavy rain moved well to the north and the track was easily dried in time to get things under way at the scheduled start time of 7 pm.

Headlining the show for the night were the Sunshine State Challenge Series (SSCS) Modified Mini Stocks. Because of the precipitation, Mod Mini qualifying was canceled and the drivers drew for position for their 35-lap contest. The initial start was called back when Jeff Firestine and Scott Bumgardner got tangled up in turn four. Once the field took the green flag in was Ken Nurse, Jr. nabbing the early advantage. Point leader Chris Spring made a bold three-wide pass to take third spot on lap two just as the caution flew for a Bumgardner spin in turn two. Spring wasted little time bolting to the front on the restart with Firestine a close second. The final caution of the race flew on lap eight as Colt Cecil, running his “regular” Mini Stock in the race, spun in turn two and was collected by David Myers, Sr. Neither car was damaged and both were able to continue. From that point it was all Chris Spring as he dominated the rest of the event despite losing his power steering just after the lap eight restart. Spring crossed the stripe well in front of Firestine and Nurse while Mike Kerrivan and Josh Smith followed. Sixth went to Marshall Parr ahead of Cecil, Bumgardner and Myers.

The V-8 Bombers ran a pair of 25-lap races. While lining up for the first race, the rear end broke in Ricky Norman’s car before he could even get to the flag stand. That caused a delay to clean up a ton of rear end grease that was left on the front stretch. Once the race got under way it was Mike Hubbard the early leader before Ed Shultz and Jeff McCaw tangled on the back stretch to bring out the yellow flag on the third lap. On the restart it was James Wright III powering his way to the point. Things came to an abrupt halt on lap seven as David Purvis got loose going down the back stretch then slid directly into the end of the pit exit wall. The red flag was displayed as Purvis climbed from his battered car in OK shape. The car itself, though, looks to be a write-off. After another lengthy track clean-up, Wright assumed his place up front with Bubba Healey scooting into the second spot. Green stayed out until Adam Briggs blew a right front tire and came to a halt at the top of turn four on lap 18. Wright had no problems out front as he again pulled away on the restart and was cruising to the checker when Danny Burchfield and Brey Holmes got tangled up in turn four with two laps left. Again Wright pulled away on the restart to claim the win over Healey and Hubbard. Holmes and Burchfield battled back to take fourth and fifth. Jody Gill claimed sixth followed by Shultz, Briggs, McCaw, Purvis, Ronnie Abney and Norman.

Before the second 25-lapper, David Purvis’ crew pulled the rear end out of his wrecked racer and installed it in Ricky Norman’s machine so he’d be able to get to run at least one of the races. The cars on the lead lap of the first race were inverted for the second event as Shultz zipped to the front only to see caution quickly for McCaw’s stalled car. Burchfield charged to the front to lead laps four and five only to see his momentum snapped by a debris caution on the fifth lap. Wright had worked his way up from a mid-pack starting position and he pounced quickly after the restart to take over a lead he would not relinquish. At the checker Wright easily outdistanced Hubbard and Healey as that pair reversed their 2-3 finish from the first contest. However, in post race tech, the heads on Hubbard’s car were ruled illegal and he was disqualified from his top-three finishes. That moved Healey up to second in the finishing order of this one as Burchfield would end up claiming third place in front of Gill and Holmes. Norman brought his car home in sixth ahead of Briggs, Shultz, Abney and McCaw. Wright was quick to thank his dad, James, Jr., for all the hard work he puts into his car. “My dad is the reason this car runs so fast and is so easy to drive,” said Wright. “He really works hard to make this race car better and better and what a better Father’s Day gift than to get both of these wins. There as much his as they are mine,” he said.

The Legend Cars were back in action and they did provide plenty of that, right down to a shocking ending that saw the top two cars on the last lap end up last and next-to-last when all was said and done in their 20-lap run. Joey Langis jumped out to the early lead only to give way to Donovan Ponder on lap four while heat winner Seth Adams pulled right up on Pnder’s rear bumper as the pair began putting on a crowd-pleasing battle. During lap ten, Ponder went low to lap Wild Willie Wilson but Wilson also dropped to the low side and Ponder ran right over Wilson’s car, flew into the air and spun. Wilson was black-flagged for not heeding the move-over flag and Ponder returned to the lead only to bring out the caution again just after the restart when his right front fender flew off going into turn one. Ponder remained on point for the restart but Adams was trying to take advantage of Ponder’s now ill-handling machine. Adams eventually slipped past to take over the lead on lap 18 but Ponder would fight back making a final low-side charge on the final lap that led to the lead duo tangling out going down the back stretch on the final lap. Third-running Kyle Pitts, Adams’ SAR Racing teammate on the night, came across the stripe as the surprise winner while Adams went gunning for Ponder who quickly exited the track with his racer. As Pitts celebrated his “crazy” win in victory lane, both Ponder and Adams were disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct. For Pitts, it was his second win of the year, the other coming behind the wheel of Adams’ car a few weeks back. Langis took home second ahead of point leader Alan Hiefnar. Mike Verhaagh was fourth with fifth going to Chase Lovelady in his first-ever Legend Car start. Completing the finishers were Dave Fusco, Blake Boyette, Cale Nolen and Wilson.

The Mini Stock feature saw John Cummins, Jr. lead the opening four laps before heat winner Bruce Cozad took over. Point leader Chris Narramore, Sr. was on the move however and took over the point on lap nine never to be headed in the all-green flag affair. Cozad’s engine went south on him during the 11th lap and he fell by the wayside after a strong run. Narramore breezed to yet another victory ahead of the late charge of Colt Cecil and Cummins who had yet another strong run. Danny Leet was behind the wheel of Tony Davidson’s yellow #53 and he claimed fourth spot to end a very trying week for himself, personally, on a good note. Fred Martin took fifth while Donald Gatlin and Cozad were DNF’s in sixth and seventh. Unfortunately Gatlin had pulled to the infield because he was having trouble breathing and track officials were quickly notified of the situation just as the race ended. Head track EMT Matt Nichols iced Gatlin down and gave him IV fluids. Reynolds noted that Gatlin’s blood pressure was extremely high and had Gatlin taken to Winter Haven Hospital where he was joined by his wife. Gatlin’s wife indicated that the doctor attending to him said Gatlin was just seconds away from having a stroke. Gatlin’s wife says she would like everyone to know that he is recovering nicely and wanted to tell everyone who helped him, informed her, and prayed for him, a huge thank you.

The Scrambler feature also ran green to checker as heat winner William Kerns led the first eight circuits before Dustin Wilson slipped by and went on to win his eighth feature of the season. Kerns and Andy Trvis tangled on the final lap as Keith Cantrill moved up to second at the finish. Anthony Carroll was third at the checker but was set down in tech for too much left side weight. That moved Travis up to third spot followed by Kerns and Carroll.

Russell Bush dominated the Mini Cup action winning both the heat and feature. Bush led Clay Samuels, Douglas Herrin, Jr. and Bill Rychel to the stripe for the finish.

By Scott|2017-06-21T17:09:34-04:00June 21st, 2017|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News, Local|Comments Off

Jack Smith Wins Emotional Midwest 100 at Salem Speedway for His Brother

Salem, IN (June 19, 2017) – After going win less in 2016, after getting three wins in the final four events of the 2015 season, Ohio veteran racer Jack Smith got back to victory lane with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance Saturday night, in the Midwest 100 on the High Banks of Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery. In an event that saw the tough ½ mile take its toll on many of the series competitors, Smith had to hold off a hard-charging Jack Dossey II to get the emotional win.

“This is a very special win for me, I wanted to win this race for my brother Daryl, who’s going through some serious health issues”, remarked Smith in victory lane. “He’s here tonight and I want to dedicate this win to him. I want to thank my car owner Greg Urbine and my family, who supports me whenever I go race. I love these High Banked tracks, it’s great to get a win here at Salem!”

Former series Winchester winner Corey Deuser grabbed the early lead from his outside pole starting position after Fury Race Cars Fast Qualifier Jack Dossey III drew a seven for the events invert. Smith wasted little time coming from his eighth place starting position to close on Deuser’s tail and start applying pressure to Deuser. Smith looked under Deuser several times but was not able to complete the pass before finally getting around him with a power move in turns three and four. Deuser tried to go back under Smith but couldn’t make the pass, then made contact with third place Josh Brock trying to get back behind Smith creating a caution when Deuser and Smith both spun in the back stretch.

Smith officially grabbed the lead on the lap 27 restart and looked like he would cruise to the win until several late event cautions bunched up the field giving several drivers the opportunity to race with Smith and for the top four positions including Austin Kunert, Dossey III, Michael Clancy Jr. and Carson Hocevar. Dossey II was able to stay with Smith and looked to have the faster car as the laps started winding down.

A lap 96 caution bunched up the field for a sprint to the finish. The first restart on lap 96 resulted in a caution when contact between Hocervar and Clancy Jr. resulted in Clancy Jr.’s car hitting the wall hard in turn one ending his night. Smith and Dossey III were side by side as the green flag flew for the final restart with Smith taking full advantage of the top side of the track to grab the lead and the win. Smith was awarded the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race for his last winning restart to pull away and get the win.

Dossey III finished in second, his best ever finish with the series and earned the FLUIDYNE Cool Under Pressure Award. Kunert finished in third and earned the Sweet Manufacturing Sweet Move of the Race Award. Hocevar would finish in fourth place and earned his first VanDoorn Racing Development Rookie of the Race Award of the season.

Joe Cooksey would hold on after losing power steering early in the event and come from his 13^th place starting position to finish in fifth place. The former ARCA Racing Series veteran picked up a Great Lakes Tire/Hoosier Performance Award and the Racing Electronics Hardcharger Award. Cooksey’s crew picked up the PitBoxes.com Pit Crew of the Race Award for their hard work all weekend on Cooksey’s car and getting him back out into race after losing power steering.

Smith and Bristol Motor Speedway event winner Cole Williams are both now locked into the new Chase Championship format, if they compete in at least 75% of the races leading up to the final four Chase events, to crown the 2017 series Champion.

The rescheduled Masters of the Pros 144 at Lebanon I-44 Speedway will be the series next event on Monday, July 3^rd. More information on the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance is available at www.cra-racing.com.

By Scott|2017-06-21T17:01:46-04:00June 21st, 2017|CRA Racing Series, Front Page News, Regional|Comments Off

Illinois Driver Scores First Career Win In Canada

BRIGHTON, ON, CAN – JUNE 17, 2017 – Brandon Sheppard stole the lead from Frank Heckenast Jr. in traffic on lap 10 and then dominated the final 40 laps to earn his first career win on Canadian soil and the 12th of his career with the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series in the Mud Slingin’ 50 at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night. Sheppard’s second straight win moved him to 11th on the Series’ all-time win list.“This is a heck of a racetrack,” Sheppard said. “I’ve had a quite a few first time racetrack’s this year and this is another one that hasn’t disappointed me. I watched some video from the last time these guys were here and it looked really racey and I didn’t really know what to expect, but I thought it was amazing. Hats off to the track guys and everyone at Brighton.”

Heckenast started on the pole for the 50-lap Craftsman Club Feature with Tyler Erb on the outside of the front row. Sheppard quickly jumped past Erb for second while Heckenast opened a slim advantage out front. The gap closed as Heckenast worked into traffic on lap seven and Sheppard began to size up his move.Sheppard capitalized on an opportunity to dart past Heckenast amongst a group of slower traffic in turn one and on lap 10 took over the point. Before Sheppard could gain any advantage, the first caution of the race waved before lap 11 was complete when Andy Mayhew spun in turn one. The ensuing restart did not produce a completed lap as Chub Frank slowed in corner four with a flat tire on his No.1*.

The second attempt at a lap 11 restart saw Rick Eckert and Charlie Sandercock of Trenton, Ontario, Canada race past Heckenast for second and third, respectively. Heckenast retook third on lap 18, two laps before the third yellow of the race when Morgan Bagley came to a stop in turn four with a flat tire.On the restart, Sandercock and Devin Moran raced past Heckenast and challenged Eckert for second. The race was slowed though on lap 23 when Greg Oakes and Robbie Wilson tangled and spun in turn four after a chain reaction of cars braking in front of them.

Sandercock used the next restart to get by Eckert and take second in the outside lane and briefly challenged Sheppard for second before engine issues for Chris Madden ended his night and brought a caution on lap 26.Moran, Erb and Eckert all drove past Sandercock on the restart while Bagley began his methodical move through the field after pitting to change a flat tire on lap 20.“It took a while to find a good line,” Erb said. “Once the No.57 car (of Sandercock) passed us up top, I figured I’d give it a shot. I just didn’t want to be the first one to go out there. Luckily we got on the top on the last restart and were able to run the top and then protect down there.”Sheppard grew his lead to 2.16 seconds over Erb with 20 laps to go and pulled away further over the next five laps while Erb and Morran battled each other for second amongst the lapped traffic.

Erb came away with the second spot, but only after Sheppard had extended his lead to a full straightaway. With 10 laps to go, Bagley raced past Moran for third, but wasn’t in position to get past Erb for second.Sheppard had completely checked out in front of the field with five laps to go, leading by nearly a half lap with a gap of 5.9 seconds over Erb. The Illinois native cruised to the victory for the sixth time this year.“All of the guys were on the sidelines keeping me pumped up, telling me to keep my elbows up,” Sheppard said when asked about his late-race lead. “I just kept digging.”Texans Erb and Bagley rounded out the podium while Moran and Eckert completed the top-five.“We were pretty good, but I don’t think we had much for Brandon,” Erb said. “He’s definitely been the class of the field, but it’s been an honor running with these all guys. Hopefully we can win one of these things after all of these seconds.”Bagley’s car came alive following his lap 20 difficulties and allowed him to race to the front of the field. The third-place result was Bagley’s best finish of the season and his second top-five result of the year.“We’ve been struggling all year and just getting stuff back to where we need to be,” said a relieved Bagley in Victory Lane. “We’ve been making some gains here the last couple of weeks. It’s just coming together. We still have a lot of work to do.”The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series continues it’s northern swing at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 18.

Additional Race Notes: Sheppard was quickest in time trials with a lap of 13.443 seconds, the 11th fast time award of his World of Outlaws career. Chub Frank claimed the 63rd heat race win of his career, which ranks him ninth on the Series’ all-time list. Shane Clanton was forced to a back-up car after experiencing engine issues in Hot Laps.

Brighton Speedway Notebook

Craftsman Club Feature (50 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [3]; 2. 91-Tyler Erb [2]; 3. 14m-Morgan Bagley [9]; 4. 9-Devin Moran [10]; 5. 7-Rick Eckert [5]; 6. 1*-Chub Frank [6]; 7. 57-Charlie Sandercock [8]; 8. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr. [1]; 9. 25-Shane Clanton [4]; 10. 2c-Joey Coulter [14]; 11. 18-Eric Wells [11]; 12. 29-Phil Potts [13]; 13. 12-Kyle Sopaz [19]; 14. 46-Brandon Mowat [16]; 15. 5-Steve Baldwin [15]; 16. 92-Adam Turner [12]; 17. 09-Robbie Wilson [17]; 18. 77-Caley Weese [20]; 19. 20-Terry Hunt [21]; 20. 7c-Brent Colby [24]; 21.10-Elmer Stevenson [23]; 22. 44-Chris Madden [7]; 23. 22-Greg Oakes [18]; 24. 22jr-Michael Oakes [22]; 25. 1020x-Andy Mayhew [25].

For complete results from the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event at Brighton Speedway visit the results page.

Source: World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series – Sheppard Slings To Brighton Victory

By Scott|2017-06-21T16:57:02-04:00June 21st, 2017|Front Page News, Late Models, National|Comments Off

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