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Good Friends are Hard to Come By

By Scott McAllister

07/08/2012 – It has taken me a few days to come to grips with the fact I have lost another wonderful friend and companion. I initially met Terry Watson and his wife Mary when I was part of the S.A.R.A. racing series. We traveled many miles and to many tracks across the southeast, along with other dear friends Rick Day, Sheila & Ron Farris, Melanie & Rick Hall and of course Virginia Howell-Wright. As most racing fans and participants know, those type bonds grow extremely tight and no matter how long you go without seeing or chatting with them, they remain part of your “racing family.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-10T15:15:17-04:00July 8th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Punta Gorda Speedway Puts a Big Night in the Books Before the Summer Break

After a few rain outs and a lot of preparation from track owner Kevin Williams to try and get close to a hundred race cars into 80 slabs, it was almost time to start racing.

The front gates opened and the fans came to watch one of the only tracks that had racing due to Daytona weekend. It was Mid Season Championship night were several drivers from the regular classes were awarded big trophy’s for the night before the track closes for the 2month summer break.

With ten classes to be run, it was a features only night and all classes were lined up by a four week average except the super late models that qualified for position.

First up was the rookie trucks that saw a great battle for position by the 00 of Corey Bigley of Naples and Chad Chastain from Alva. Bigley led the first half until Chastain made the move for the lead and led the last half. It would be Chad Chastain to win the feature and the Mid Season title and Corey Bigley second and Justin Bond third. (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-08T18:40:31-04:00July 8th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

Official Results from Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway & Points!

All Compressor & Equipment Inc. 50

1. 50 Danny Anderson

2. 41 Steve Darvalics

3. 14 Sam Scott

4. 7 Dylan Martin

5. 2 Brad Bowman (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-06T13:07:20-04:00July 6th, 2012|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

Auburndale Speedway Results from June 30, 2012

By Carol Andrews – Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway was a night of action. We had 22 trucks on hand to take the green flag. The official winners were not available as the trucks were still being teched. The unoffical finish in the trucks are as follows. The other classes are official.

Trucks

1-#37 Nich Hernandez

2-#50 Danny Anderson

3-#41 Steve Darvalics (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-05T18:28:22-04:00July 3rd, 2012|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

July 7 th Mid Season Champion Night at Punta Gorda Speedway

Make plans now, this is going to be a night you do not want to miss! Come early, gates open at 4:00 or you can bring a lawn chair and sit on our famous turn 4 hill and catch all the action. Punta Gorda Speedway racing action for July 7th, 2012. We will have a full night of racing action, as we crown our 2012 mid-season champions.

Saturday night racing will be FEATURES only and will include:

Super Late Model 100 Goodyear 12 pack series race # 5

Legends 25 laps

Bandoleros (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-03T01:07:00-04:00July 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off

Phillip Cobb Wins Fourth Feature Of The Season At East Bay Raceway Park

June 29, 2012 – Tampa, FL – Five divisions were on hand tonight one week after Tropical Storm Debbie put a damper on last week’s races. Late Models, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Old Time Mods were all in competition.

First event of the night belonged to the Street Stocks. Point’s leader Eric Moon and Tim Powers won their heat races. For the start of the feature event it was Thomas Burnside and Donnie Reed on the front row. At the drop of the green flag, Burnside quickly jumped out in the top spot. On the very next lap, Powers powered his way past Burnside to take over the lead. (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-01T21:13:37-04:00July 1st, 2012|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Wow!

Jim Rouse, BRP Media

Ocala, FL – RaceCar Engineering Late Models, Scorpion Racing Products Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators battled it out as June ended and the July 4th break started.

Hobby Stocks started it off as usual with Trevor Gamble the leader from pole. A lap 1 restart courtesy Richard Calmes, Jr. put “Ragin” Rodney Wright in 2nd and a very ill Mike Stalnaker in 3rd. Gamble dominated the first 8 laps but broke giving Wright the lead that he gave up on lap 10 with a cut right rear tire. Stalnaker would lead with Josh Byrd and Hunter Gustafson behind in a strong and surprising top 3. (more…)

By Scott|2012-07-03T00:59:17-04:00July 1st, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Fireworks and Fast Cars at Anderson Motor Speedway Marks PASS South Series’ Halfway Point of 2012 Season

Charlotte, NC 6/27/12– The PASS South Series drivers and teams now turn their attention to the Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, South Carolina the site of the next event on the series’ sixteen race schedule. The Firecracker 150 event on Tuesday July 3^rd, celebrating the nation’s birthday, marks the halfway point of the series’ schedule so far in 2012. While some drivers are more than happy with their performances thus far this season and their positioning in the championship standings, other drivers hope that the abrasive Anderson Motor Speedway is the start of something better as the season hits the second half of the schedule.

Two drivers with an A+ grade at the halfway point of the season go to the two drivers tied for the top spot in the championship standings. Kyle Grissom and Brandon Ward are locked in a dead heat for first with 1262 championship points each. Neither Grissom nor Ward has ever raced Anderson behind the wheel of a super late model. This fact alone should make for an interesting race for both drivers come Tuesday night. (more…)

By Scott|2012-06-28T22:29:02-04:00June 28th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Series|Comments Off

Punta Gorda Cancels Races for This Weekend, June 30th

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- The worst of Tropical Storm Debby has left the Punta Gorda area, allowing City officials to reopen most streets. High tide hit the City at about 9:40 a.m. today, and it didn’t cause the same heavy flooding that had resulted in numerous street closures throughout the last 72 hours. Most streets will remain open unless conditions deteriorate. City officials will be monitoring the streets, especially during high tides and heavy rain falls.

With that being said, the speedways front parking area is one of the areas under water, as it sits somewhat lower than the new road that was put in cutting across the front of the speedway. As of now, it is unsafe to drive into the speedways parking lots and it will take more than a day or 2 of no rain at all to become safe to drive on. The speedway owner will not put the fans or drivers in an unsafe situation and regrets that this week’s racing for June 30th will have to be cancelled. All races and championship night will be rescheduled for July 7th .

Punta Gorda Speedway regrets any inconvenience this has caused, but it is out of our hands and we will keep rescheduling until we get this huge championship night of racing in. The Punta Gorda Speedway would like to thank our drivers, crews and fans for their continued support and look forward to seeing everyone at our mid-season championship.

By Scott|2012-06-28T22:01:00-04:00June 28th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

It’s Round 2 for the Allen Turner Series for Pro Late Models at Five Flags

Back again so soon? You bet!! We’re back in action this Friday Night with the re-scheduled “Kids Night”, which was rained out on June 8th. What’s Kid”s Night you ask? Well, for starters, all Kids 11 and under get in Free. Then there is Bike Races. Simply bring your Bike, and your helmet (required), and your entered into the Annual 5 Flags Speedway Bike Races. There is a simple registration inside the main entrance. No entry fee, and every Kid gets a trophy and an ice cream. Age groups include 5 & under, 6 thru 9, 10 thru 12, and 13 and older. Special Thanks to Beef O’ Bradys on Mobile Highway and Panhandle Grading and Paving for helping make the Bike Races possible.

The Racing program this Friday should be a humdinger. The Allen Turner Series for Pro Late Models will headline the night with Race #2 in the Series. Perdido Key resident Mike Garvey won the opener, and will no doubt be the man to watch ,but Mike will have his hands full handling the likes of Hunter Robbins, ( look for Hunter in the familiar red #18) Chris Davidson, Dwayne Buggay, and a host of others. (more…)

By Scott|2012-06-27T14:16:41-04:00June 27th, 2012|Featured, Five Flags Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off