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Tight Points Battle as FUPTS Prepares for Season Finale

Orlando FL 11-26-12 – The Florida United Pro-Truck series is preparing to bring down the curtain on its inaugural season this Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway.

The points battle is a two man battle as Gerald Campbell from Sebring FL. comes in to the finale with a mere 5 point lead over Debary FL. Driver Tim Sozio for the Championship. Both drivers have had some tough luck along the way but have really worked hard and battled through to recover for this chance at a championship.

The battle for third through tenth in the points is very close and can change quite a bit in this race. Joseph Mursuli is third at 150, with Jessica Murphy 140, Mica Williams 133 rounding out the top five. Jessica Green is just 1 point out of the top 5 with 132 followed by Danny Anderson with 129, Michael Lira 126, Dylan Martin 118, Brad Bowman 112 rounding out the top 10.

This weekend will settle the championship for the first year series, and the racing will be exciting. There will be a Friday night practice session from 5-9 p.m. $15 per person includes food as well. Saturday pits will open at 12 noon, tech and tires at 12:30 p.m. and a truck only practice from 2-3 before rotating practice and Truck qualifying at 6 p.m. Racing at 7 p.m. with 50 Laps of Pro-Truck racing along with a 50 Lap Mod Mini feature along with Streetstocks, Scramblers, Mini-cups and a 35 Lap V-8 Bomber feature events as well. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-27T00:30:51-05:00November 27th, 2012|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

AJ Maddox Makes It Two In A Row For The Top Gun Sprints At East Bay Raceway Park

November 17, 2012 – Tampa, FL – The Top Gun Sprints returned for the final event of the 2012 Season. Along with them were the Florida Old Time Mods, Outlaw Fours and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

The first event of the night belonged to the Florida Old Time Mods. Tom McDonald and Dan Darnell won their heat races. For the feature event it was Mark Steve and Robert Campbell. When the green waved it was Roger Herbach charging up to take over the lead by lap one. On Lap seven, Dan Darnell came from the back of the pack to take over the lead and never looked back as they went twelve laps without a caution and Darnell picked up the win. Michael Davis, Jamie Frankland, Roger Herbach and Lars Amundsen rounded out the top five.

Next were the Outlaw Fours. Brandon Yates and Nick Hebrank won their heat races and also made up the front row for the feature. Hebrank took the lead on the first lap, but on lap four, Dorsey Strickland took over the top spot. The first caution of the race came on the next lap as Bill Mort and Hebrank tangled in turn two. The green waved again and Strickland led the field for the next five laps. On lap ten, Billy Howard made a move to try and take over the top spot in turn four. He had it just for a moment as Strickland regained the lead on the front stretch. Several more cautions came out, but when the checkered waved it was Strickland crossing the line first with Hohlbaugh second, Scotty Williams, Raymond Folwell and Brandon Yates fifth. But after tech inspections, Strickland was found illegal which handed the win over to Hohlbaugh. Moving up the top three on position and Kyle Worden now finished in the top five. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-25T18:31:28-05:00November 25th, 2012|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Champions Crowned At Bubba Raceway Park

Jim Rouse, BRP Media (11-24-12) Ocala, FL – The Scorpion Racing Products Modifieds, Buddy’s Home Furnishings Limited Late Models, Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators wrapped up their title fights while the 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks must wait another week to smell the trophy.

First up were the Rent-N-Roll Gladiators as they wrapped up the championship between Steve Johnson and Brandon Haseleu. A 10 lapper started with Reid Christensen out in front of the field as he looked for another win. Haseleu would struggle as he actually pulled off for the night early which allowed Steve Johnson to take home the title. On lap 6 David Pate smacked the outside wall out of turn 4 to bring the only caution of the race out. Steve Johnson would retire as his radiator began to steam and he knew the title was his. That left just Christensen and Stephen Frankland on track. They would finish in that order while Johnson, Pate, and Brandon Haseleu rounded out the top 5.

The 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks were up 2^nd and Bubba Durbin would lead early. A lap 5 caution for DJ Horiski’s turn 4 spin gave Brandon Elwood the shot he needed to jump to the lead. Elwood would then lead through multiple cautions, including a completely synchronized spin from Brian Mullins and Jonathan Appleby, before giving way to “IceMan” Chad Scranton with just 4 to go. Scranton took home the $1000 prize, along with his weekend sweep, while Bubba Durbin finished 2^nd. Elwood would finish a solid, yet disappointing, 3^rd with Jonathan Appleby and Jeff Stalnaker, Jr. behind him. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-25T18:27:32-05:00November 25th, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Ice Bowl XXII vastly approaching for Talladega Short Track (January 3-6, 2013)

Southern All Stars Officials Handling Officiating for 2013 Lid Lifter

EASTABOGA, AL (November 9, 2012)—The 22^nd edition of the Ice-Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will be in full swing the first full weekend of January (3-6) Thursday-Sunday 2013 at The Hornet’s Nest.

This season the Super Late Models will again race for $6,000 to the winner / $500 to start along with all supporting divisions. New for 2013, the race will be officiated by the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series (SAS) crew. Race Director Chris Tilley and his crew will spear-head the Super Late Model and Sportsman/LLM program from registration to the technical process and running the competition of the mega 2013 lid lifter.

‘We are thrilled to be handling the Super Late Models and Sportsman for the Ice Bowl. The race has a great tradition, the crew at Talladega is always great to work with and we want to thank Lynn Phillips for having us in for the race,’ stated current SAS Race Director Chris Tilley. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-25T08:11:34-05:00November 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Southern All Stars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Bubba Is Thankful Weekend Starts Off Strong

Jim Rouse, BRP Media (11-23-12) Ocala, FL – The points season has wound down and tomorrow is our final night of action before we confirm all but one champion. The RaceCar Engineering Late Models, in conjunction with the penultimate round of the Sunoco/Buddy’s Home Furnishings United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series, and Twisted Tea Top Gun Sprint Cars ended their seasons while the Scorpion Racing Products Modifieds, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators put points on the board before they wrap it all up.

Scorpion Racing Products Modifieds opened the show for us. Kyle Bronson led from outside pole as he chased history but had “4-Time” Jeff Mathews behind him. “The Killer” was struggling with lapped traffic while Mathews chased him down and this all on a 10-lap green run. The green run didn’t end until lap 15 when Rich Pratt’s #78 broke and slowed right in front of a group of 4 cars. Pratt never stopped but, in the name of safety, a caution was thrown. The caution allowed Mathews and Buzzie Reutimann to take another shot at Bronson. Dalton Lanich would bring out the second caution as he tried to avoid the broken-down car of Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. As the field approached the 2-to-go sign Jeff Mathews’ #33 broke leaving Bronson to take home his 13^th win of 2012. Buzzie Reutimann finished 2nd while Garret Stewart bettered teammate Dalton Lanich for 3rd. Paul Snyder finished 5th in his debut. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-25T08:07:11-05:00November 25th, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

ARCA Releases 2013 Schedule; Kentucky Return, Two Road Events, 50th Daytona Event Highlight 21-Race Slate

(TOLEDO, Ohio) – The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) has released its 2013 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule of events, including 21 races spanning from mid-February to early October.

The season will open with the series’ 50th consecutive annual appearance at Daytona International Speedway, scheduled for Saturday, February 16, just hours before that evening’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona Shootout.

The 2013 season will also be highlighted by ARCA’s first visit to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. – one of two road course races – on Saturday, June 22, and a return to Kentucky Speedway for the first time since 2009 on Friday, September 20.

The schedule will conclude at Kansas Speedway for the second consecutive year. The championship race will take place Friday, October 4 – two weeks earlier than in 2012. In between, ARCA will appear in 17 other races at a wide variety of venues.

Versatility will be required of ARCA competitors, who will be tasked with preparing for speedways, short tracks, dirt tracks, and road courses in ARCA’s 61st season. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-23T03:45:58-05:00November 23rd, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Boyne Machine Company to Sponsor Brian Campbell and Ross Kenseth at Snowball Derby

Salem, IN (February 21, 2012) – Boyne Machine Company has announced that they will sponsor Brian Campbell and Ross Kenseth in the upcoming 45th Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida on December 2nd, one of the top short track racing events in the country.

“We couldn’t be any more excited to be supporting these two great drivers as they attempt to win one of the most prestigious racing events in the country!,” stated Michael Blackmer, Co-owner of Boyne Machine. “Boyne has been a huge supporter of Brian for many years, he is always tough to beat and we have supported Ross in several events in Michigan, he has been on a roll this year winning several big late model events!”

Campbell from Wyoming, Michigan has won several late model Championships and won events all over the Mid-west including three ARCA/CRA Super Series wins in 2012 at his home track Berlin Raceway, at Lucas Oil Raceway and at Toledo Speedway along with a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event at Owosso Speedway. Campbell will be driving the #20 KBR Development Ford owned by Kathy and Mike Bursley. This will be Campbell’s third attempt at the Snowball Derby, he finished seventh in 2007 and finished 32nd in 2009 after dropping out with mechanical problems. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-23T03:42:40-05:00November 23rd, 2012|Featured, Five Flags Speedway, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Weaver and Marlar Claim Southern All Stars Wins at Cleveland and Cherokee

HUNTSVILLE, AL (November 21, 2012)—The 30th Anniversary Season of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series officially came to a close this past weekend as Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN claimed the 24th Annual Gobbler 50 at Cleveland (TN) Speedway and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN claimed the Blue/Grey 100 at Cherokee (SC) Speedway.

On Saturday Night November 17th Weaver led all 50 laps for his sixth Southern All Stars win of the season while driving the Outlaw Race Products sponsored Cornett Racing Engines powered GRT Race Car to the $5,000 victory over Dale McDowell and two-time National Champion Jimmy Owens.

On Sunday Afternoon November 18th Randy Weaver was on his way to his second-straight SAS win at the Blue/Grey 100 when on lap 97 his right rear Hoosier went flat and had to go to the pits. This gave Mike Marlar, who started third, the race lead and he held on to claim his first-career Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series-sanctioned event. Marlar became the 157th different winner in the 30-year history of the series which has contested 622 sanctioned events all across the Southeast. Marlar drove the Bryson Motorsports owned, Operation Christmas Child sponsored Rocket Chassis/Clements powered entry to the $10,000 win.

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By Scott|2012-11-23T03:39:45-05:00November 22nd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

THE NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION IS FORMED

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Crate Racin’ USA, the sanctioning body for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, has announced the formation of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division that incorporate a rules package that gives competitors a choice of either built engines and the economical Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.

Three tracks currently involved with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division will also run the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division in 2013, along with a newly formed independent Street Stock Touring Division that will run the rules package that is available for viewing at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.

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By Scott|2012-11-21T15:34:17-05:00November 21st, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Racing News|Comments Off

NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Aligns With The Northern States RUSH LMS

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has entered into an alliance with the newly formed Pulaski, PA-based Northern States RUSH Late Model Series that will sanction crate late model racing in several states. The Northern States RUSH Late Model Series will use the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS as a model for operations and rules.

The Northern States RUSH Late Model Series will implement the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS engine and tire rules, with only a few differences for the Chevrolet Performance 604 and 602 Crate Engines used by both series. The RUSH series will also adapt the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS engine sealing program to create accountability for engine repairs and rebuilds.

The Northern States RUSH Late Model Series will be operated by veteran race organizers Vicki Emig and Mike Leone, who bring a lot of experience and knowledge to the series after working with another series in the area for the past six years.

“The decision to leave where we were and start a new crate late model series was not an easy one for us, as we have dedicated the last six years of our lives to the diligent growth and development of crate late model racing in the Northeast,” Emig said. “With that said, after months of difficult contemplating, we came to the conclusion that we feel we can better serve the needs of both the speedways and the racers in our region by operating as an independent entity.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-20T19:58:23-05:00November 20th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Racing News|Comments Off