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JOSH RICHARDS CAPTURES EAST BAY WINTERNATIONALS OPENER

2016news_2-8 TAMPA, FL (February 8, 2016) – On Monday Night at East Bay Raceway Park, Josh Richards continued his recent hot streak by winning his third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event this season. Richards started ninth and charged to the front, taking the lead on lap 20 from Jimmy Owens.

Owens came home second, followed by Jared Landers, Tim Dohm, and Tim McCreadie.

“What a great start to the season! I would like to thank everybody on the crew. The track was really good tonight. It was back to the typical East Bay racing. It was slimy to start with and it worked in quite nicely. Starting ninth, I knew it was going to be a chore to get to the front. We had some cautions there early on, but once the race settled down it was really competitive.”

“A big thanks to Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Integra, Sunoco, Ace Metal Works, Petroff Towing, Sallack Well Services, Keyser, Hoosier Tires, and Durham Racing Engines.” It was the fifth career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win for the 27-year-old driver at East Bay. (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-09T06:11:15-05:00February 9th, 2016|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Final 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman ® Late Model Series Schedule Announced

Series Returns in 2016 Building on Tradition While Expanding with New tracks and Bigger Events

schedule_release_graphic1 CONCORD, N.C. – Feb. 8, 2016 – As the 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series season gets ready to begin, the final dates in the 2016 schedule have been set. In all, the season will feature nearly 50 scheduled A-features at more than 30 tracks across the United States.

As the series kicks off the season, it looks forward to taking on old favorites, expanding historic traditions and writing a new chapter in its history at three new facilities.
This country’s longest-running dirt late model series opens the 2016 season at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. on Feb. 12. The first event leads to Volusia Speedway Park for DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 18 to 20. The coveted Big Gator is up for grabs as the Outlaws competitors seek to take home the DIRTcar Nationals title.

The series then takes on Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway for the Illini 100 on March 31 and April 1 and 2. In two of the biggest nights of late model racing during the season, fierce competition battles for the $15,000-to-win prize. (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T22:20:20-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Hoffman Hits the South East Dirt Mod Triple at Golden Isles

Dirt-Mods-SEDMS-GIS-Nick-Hoffman-victory-lane-2-7-16-537x350 Brunswick, GA — In the finale for the Super Bowl Of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway it was Nick Hoffman earning his 3rd win in four Southeast Dirt Modified Series races on Sunday.

The event was a continuation from Saturday night when weather forced the program to be rescheduled for Sunday afternoon. Hoffman put his #2 Elite chassis out front right off the start and lead all 49 laps. Hoffman would withstand a late race charge from Nick Stroupe in the closing laps. Chris Parker would earn a weekend best 3rd place finish on Sunday while Jesse Wisecarver and Rich Michael Jr rounded out the top 5.

Also Rich Michael Jr was rewarded a $1,000 bonus check at the end of the event as the driver accumulating the highest amount of points over the four race series at Golden Isles. (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T16:37:29-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Richards Grabs Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing Finale

Josh Richards Wins Finale BRUNSWICK, GA (February 7, 2016) On Sunday afternoon at Golden Isles Speedway, Josh Richards takes the $15,000 finale of the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing. The event was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Jonathan Davenport, the reigning LOLMDS National Champion made a valiant effort on the final lap to pass Richards, but he spun allowing Richards to take the checkers first for the second time this weekend. Jared Landers slipped by Davenport for second, while Davenport re-gained control of his car to cross the line in third. Scott Bloomquist was fourth, followed by Eddie Carrier Jr.

Davenport led the first lap of the 60-lap event before Richards grabbed the lead on lap two. Richards then held the top spot over Davenport until lap 35 when Davenport was able to forge back into the lead. The two then dueled as Richards rallied back into the lead for good on lap 46.

“I kept watching the crew guys that were giving me signals. I knew he [Davenport] was still close when I was leading. He [Davenport] actually helped me when he passed me because he showed me another line. For a day race, the track had plenty of grip to it. I was conserving my tires, I didn’t know if they would last, but they did. The track crew did a great job with the track! To win twice down here, it’s a great start to the season.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T16:32:30-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

SMITH HOLDS OFF CONLEY FOR GIS SUNDAY NeSMITH LATE MODEL WIN

Smith Holds Off Conley at GIS BRUNSWICK, GA – David Smith of Inman, SC held off a spirited challenge from Cale Conley of Vienna, WV to win the 50-lap Round 5 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on Sunday at Golden Isles Speedway. Smith led all 50 laps in the Upstate Wholesale Cars Special, but that did not describe the racing action.

Smith was the only car that did not hot lap before the race because Smith knew what the track was going to be like in a rare daytime race for the NeSmith Late Models. The track did get black, hard and slick, and it was also a track Conley liked after running the pavement last season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

“Getting the pole last night was the key to winning this race, but I knew somebody was with me during the second half of the race,” Smith said. “Cale is a good racer and I knew he wouldn’t do anything to get us both in trouble. He really made me hit my marks and cover the bottom. We didn’t hot lap this morning because we only had four tires for this race, and we didn’t want to wear them out.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T16:26:54-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Max Blair Repeats History At East Bay Raceway Park Winning Crate Late Model Race

MAX BLAIR LIKED EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK AS A KID COMING WITH HIS FATHER, BUT HE LIKES IT BETTER AS A DRIVER WHO CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAYS FOR A SECOND YEAR IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

Tampa, FL (2/5/16) – The 40th Annual East Bay Raceway Park Winternationals for Crate Late Models got underway on Friday February 5 after a one day delay for rain, but Max Blair put the time to good use and kept up to the race track and dialed his new Rocket chassis in perfectly for the $2,500 to win race.

It was off to a rough start as many yellows were displayed to the field as Ken Monahan and Mike Pegher, Jr .brought the field to the green for the first of 35 laps, but it was Pegher, Jr. who led the way after several attempts and got things going with Blair close behind. The two survived several more restarts until got by on lap 12 to take the lead briefly but not for long as Pegher regained the top spot one lap later.

But action came to a halt on lap 15 when Ralph Morgan, Jr. got upside down and Jimmy Sharpe, Jr. landed on top of him resulting in seven more cars being collected, and fortunately no drivers were injured. When the race continued Pegher led for two more laps before Blair took command in his new Rocket. (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T16:21:55-05:00February 8th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off

Davenport Dominates Edwin Coggins Memorial at Golden Isles

Supermanb at GIS BRUNSWICK, GA (February 6, 2016) – The reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jonathan Davenport led all 30 laps to win the Edwin Coggins Memorial on Saturday afternoon at Golden Isles Speedway.

Davenport would get the jump on last night’s winner, Josh Richards to the lead at the outset of the feature. Brian Shirley would get by Richards on the opening lap and hold the position until the checkered flag, barely edging Richards at the finish line. Jared Landers and 11th starting Steve Francis rounded out the top five.
“The whole key to the race was the start. I knew I had to beat Josh off the start. We found a rubber streak there that helped us in lapped traffic, I was a little nervous trying to get by those guys. I finally decided to get to the outside and go by them because I knew the guys behind me were probably pretty close”

“We couldn’t do this without the help of a lot of people. Troy Baird of Baird Transport, Bryson Motorsports, Mac Trailers, and everybody else that supports us. We still have work to do. But it’s a big confidence boost for the team.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T16:16:01-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Southern All Stars Getting Set For Opening Weekend At Cochran Motor Speedway

FAYETTEVILLE, TN—The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will open up season #33 in South Georgia as Chris Martin and his staff welcome the series to his 3/8ths mile oval for a pair of 50 lap $5,000 to win event on Saturday & Sunday February 27th & 28th with a practice session slated for Friday night February 26th.

The series is no stranger to opening in south Georgia as Golden Isle Speedway in Brunswick, GA., has held the opening round of the series 8 times with Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN., 7 series openings, Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL., 6, Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC., has hosted the series opener 4 times and Volusia County Speedway 2 times. Other tracks that have hosted the series opener include Gulf Coast Speedway in Biloxi, MS., Spencer Speedway in Tupelo, MS., Crossville Raceway Crossville, TN., Talladega Short Track Eastaboga, AL., Boyd’s Speedway Ringgold, GA., all have hosted series opening events throughout the year.

Cochran Motor Speedway will put its name into the Southern All Star record books as hosting the opening weekend for the series and this will be the first trip back to Cochran since 2010 when 2 time Southern All Star champion Ivedent Lloyd Jr of took home the win, other previous winners at Cochran include 4 time Southern All Star champion Clint Smith of Senoia, GA in 2002 and 3 time Southern All Star champion Chris Madden gray Court, SC., in 2001. (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T16:08:07-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

EDGE DOMINATES NIGHT ONE FOR NeSMITH LATE MODELS AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY

18edge52cartergis020616 BRUNSWICK, GA – Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL was the man to beat on Friday night at Golden Isles Speedway, as he won Night 1 of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Edge took the lead from Ryan Carter of Blackshear, GA on lap three, and never looked back in the 50-lap race to claim the top prize of $2,500.

Edge started out the evening by out-qualifying the 29-car field with a lap around the 4/10-mile clay oval in the Edge’s Gas Company Special in 16.344 seconds to earn the pole position for the bug show. Edge took the lead on the initial start, but a multi-car tangle in turn one brought about a complete restart.

Carter got the hole shot on the next green flag, and put his Mark’s Auto and Collision Special in the lead. Edge was able to get his momentum up on the second lap, and then sailed around Carter to take the lead he would never relinquish on the third tour around Golden Isles Speedway.

“Our car was fast from the time we unloaded it until we took the checkered flag.,” Edge said. “About the only mistake I made all night was on that restart when I let Ryan Carter get a jump on me. I really have taken a liking to Golden Isles Speedway because it’s big, fast, and it reminds me a lot of one of my home tracks, East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. We’ll check the race car over real well in the morning and try to win another one tomorrow.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T15:55:00-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

WOOTEN WINS FIRST EVER NeSMITH STREET STOCK RACE AT GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY

Golden-Isle-Speedway-2 BRUNSWICK, GA – Local favorite Brian Wooten became the answer to a trivia question for the future, as he won the first-ever NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division race held on Wednesday night at Golden Isles Speedway. Wooten passed Ronald Dunn of Corinth, MS with five laps to go to take the victory worth $2,000 in the opening night of the Super Bowl of Racing.

Dunn towed his Dunn Motorsports High Roller Race Cars “House Car” to South Georgia and appeared to be the class of the field early on in the evening. Dunn was only one of a few drivers that used the top groove at Golden Isles Speedway, and he easily won his Heat Race to earn the pole position for the main event.

When the green flag fell for the 25-lap feature race, Dunn took command running the top shelf of the 4/10-mile clay oval, and was able to open up a half straightaway lead over Kyle Livingood and Joe Corley, who battled early on for the second spot, followed by Garrett McDonald and Wooten. A caution flag on lap eight for a spin by Colby Hall, closed up the field, as two of the front runners had trouble. (more…)

By Scott|2016-02-08T15:49:53-05:00February 8th, 2016|Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

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