Travis Varnadore Wins Final Donnie Tanner Memorial Late Model Race

 

Photos Courtesy of Go Fast Photos by Mike Horne

Dec. 17th, 2011 –It was the final night of the 2011 Season as two Championships were left to decide and the final Late Model event of the year going to the Donnie Tanner Memorial Series race #4 paying $3,000 to win.

The first feature of the night went to the Outlaw 4’s. Jesse Brown held an eighteen point lead over second place Nick Hebrank. Hebrank started on the pole with Brown starting in the ninth spot. When the green flag dropped, Billy Howard shot to the front after starting in the fourth spot. Howard was leading when the second caution came out on lap four for debris. But it was also bad news for Brown as he took his car to the pits and never returned, but still held the points lead. (more…)

By |2011-12-19T06:17:57-05:00December 19th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Travis Varnadore Wins Final Donnie Tanner Memorial Late Model Race

East Bay DART Winternationals News and Notes

WAYCROSS, GA (December 15, 2011) – For the 8th consecutive year, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction the DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The 36th Annual DART Winternationals will be held from Sunday, February 12th to Saturday, February 18th. This year’s events at the famed “Clay by the Bay” will kick off a little later than usual, moving back to the second full week in February. Each night, holtaps will begin at 6:00PM, with a full show to follow. The decision to push back the start times will serve fans and competitors well, allowing local fans to catch more of the action each night. Travelling fans will get to explore the greater Tampa Bay area and see the sights before heading to the track. For the competitors, the new start times will allow less laps on the track while the sun is still beating down on it, keeping the track nice and tacky all night long. (more…)

By |2011-12-19T06:09:29-05:00December 19th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Series|Comments Off on East Bay DART Winternationals News and Notes

Punta Gorda Speedway 2012 Schedule

by GregR on December 14, 2011

Punta Gorda Speedway 2012 Schedule

SLM 100= Super Late Model 100 Laps, LMS= Late Model Sportsman 50 Laps, RW= Road Warriors, P4 = Perfect Pest Control Pro 4, Leg= Legends, Bando= Bandolero, SS= Street Stock, CC= Cowboy Cadillac, PT= Pro Trucks, RT= Rookie Trucks, OWM= Open Wheel Modified, Mini= Mini Stocks, TQ= Three Quarter Midgets, Dwarf= Dwarf Cars, Champ= South East Champ Karts (more…)

By |2011-12-19T05:57:48-05:00December 19th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway|Comments Off on Punta Gorda Speedway 2012 Schedule

The Florida United Pro-Truck Series is Announced

Orlando FL 12-12-11 –  Today the Florida United Pro-Truck Series has been announced. The series director will be Rick Bristol and the races are a cooperative effort between Auburndale Speedway, Citrus County Speedway and DeSoto Super Speedway. There is also a deal in the working stages to bring the trucks to the 2.25 mile short course at Sebring International Speedway late in the year as part of the Bobby Rahal Legends of Motorsports event sponsored by Alan Jay Automotive Network. (more…)

By |2011-12-19T05:40:34-05:00December 19th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Series|Comments Off on The Florida United Pro-Truck Series is Announced

Hammond Wins Reutimman Foundation 50 At East Bay Racway Park

Photos Courtesy of Go Fast Photos by Mike Horne

Dec. 10th, 2011 –Four divisions were on hand tonight for the next to last night of the 2011 Season. Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds ran a 50 lap feature event for the David Reutimann Foundation.

David held his annual charity auction last night at the Silverado Country Club in Zephyrhills. One of the prizes to bid on was a ride along with David in the 2-seater Late Model. Eric Kovach was the lucky winner and got his ride during intermission. Eric was seen waving to the crowd almost each lap. One lucky fan also was awarded as tickets were sold and over $500 was raised for David’s Foundation. Troy “Sox” Dittebrand was the lucky winner. Dittebrand, the current point leader for the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers division. (more…)

By |2011-12-12T05:25:57-05:00December 11th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Hammond Wins Reutimman Foundation 50 At East Bay Racway Park

PGS Results for Final Night of Racing

It was to be the last night of racing for the 2011 race season and three class championships were still up for grabs. The pits opened early, practice was just about done, when the track was covered with dark clouds and rain. What a way to put a damper on the last night of racing, some fans started to pull in and after two hours the rains slowed. After checking the radar and seeing the rain should be done, speedway owner Kevin Williams says, it is what it is, dry the track, open the gates and lets go racing. The track was dry, the fans came out and it was time to see what happens when it is a full moon and the last night for points. (more…)

By |2011-12-11T19:57:52-05:00December 11th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off on PGS Results for Final Night of Racing

Jonathan Davenport Wins NeSmith World Championship At East Bay Raceway Park

Dec. 3rd, 2011 –Mark Whitener from Middleburg, FL set fast time at 15.758 on Friday night. Heat races were run on Friday night to determine the top 18 to be locked in the A Main for tonight. But before the 100 lap $10,000 to win, other classes were on hand.

Before the feature events two B-Mains were run and the top two from each of them went on to the A-Main. The first B-Main went to Chip Brindle picking up the win with Mark Banal finishing second. Both advanced to the A-Main. The second B-Main went to Tim McCreadie with the win and Jeff Smith finishing second. (more…)

By |2011-12-04T19:29:03-05:00December 4th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Jonathan Davenport Wins NeSmith World Championship At East Bay Raceway Park

Jesse Brown Wins Budweiser 20 Lap Outlaw 4 Feature Event At East Bay Racway Park

Dec. 2nd, 2011 – 53 cars were on hand tonight to try and qualify for the $10,000 to win, 100 lap feature event for Saturday night. After qualifying was done, Mark Whitener from Middleburg, FL set fast time at 15.758.

Six heat races were ran to determine the starting order for tomorrow’s feature.

Heat Race #1 – 1. Mark Whitener, 2. Jonathan Davenport, 3. Steve Francis, 4. Chip Brindle, 5. Dan Brewer, 6. Steven Roberts, 7. David Gentry, 8. Travis Varnadore, 9. Chris Cantrell. (more…)

By |2011-12-03T18:16:02-05:00December 3rd, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Jesse Brown Wins Budweiser 20 Lap Outlaw 4 Feature Event At East Bay Racway Park

Three Days of Racing that will be Remembered by Many

Sunday morning the pits opened at 10:00 and the Front gates opened at 11:00 with track Chaplin Richard Stone holding a church service.

It was great to hear that everyone was having fun and though some parties were held till wee hours of the night or morning, everyone behaved them self very well. It was time to get the last show of the weekend going and some were feeling a little more sluggish than others but it was time to go racing. (more…)

By |2011-11-29T05:03:00-05:00November 29th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off on Three Days of Racing that will be Remembered by Many