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Grit guides Johanna Long on Daytona track

Experience, perhaps when it comes to racing on Daytona’s 2.5-mile, high-banked oval in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. But the 18-year-old Pensacola native is no stranger to the trucks. She made seven starts in 2010 with a best finish of 17th in her first race, at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

But Daytona is a different beast. She’ll get her first crack at taming it during today’s 3-hour, 20-minute practice session for Friday’s 6:30 p.m. NextEra Energy Resources 250 series opener.

Driving the family-owned No. 20 Panhandle Motorsports Toyota under the direction of veteran crew chief Kevin “Cowboy” Starland, Daytona marks the next step in Long’s career that began in go-karts at age 8 and was certainly highlighted by becoming the youngest female champion of the Snowball Derby in December (more…)

By Scott|2011-02-17T18:10:12-05:00February 17th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Claims ACT Tour Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Title, Brian Hoar Wins Second 100 Lap Event

Contributed by: ACT Staff

New Smyrna, FL -February 15, 2011- Hudson, New Hampshire’s Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. worked his way through heavy traffic from his 18^th starting position to finish 5^th in the second round of the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida on Monday, February 14. The fifth place effort along with his win in Sunday’s 100 lapper earned him the low score of six points, just edging out seven-time ACT Late Model Tour Champion Brian Hoar who earned seven points in the Goodyear Speedweeks Cup standings.

Hoar of Williston, Vermont took the win in Monday night’s feature after starting 13^th. Mark Lamberton of Mooers Forks, New York used a second place effort to claim third in the overall standings. In the final 100 lapper Jonathan Urlin of London, Ontario, Lee USA Speedway Champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover, New Hampshire, and Polewarczyk completed the top five. Quebec’s Patrick Hamel, Massachusetts Eddie MacDonald, Quebecers Karl Allard and Patrick Laperle and Florida’s Pete Potvin rounded out the top ten.

The early stages of the event saw Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Standing leaders Polewarczyk, Laperle, Quebec’s Alex Labbé, Lamberton and Helliwell battle their way to the front. The outside groove appeared to be the fast lane as they worked their way to the front. Labbé fell out of contention after bouncing off the wall about midway through the event and lost a lap on pit road. Laperle made a pit stop for an adjustment while running in the top ten after the halfway mark and couldn’t make it back to the front.

In the overall Goodyear Speedweeks Cup standings, Polewarczyk and Hoar were followed by Lamberton, Helliwell and Laperle in the top five. Urlin, MacDonald, Allard, Hamel, and Quebec’s Donald Theetge completed the top ten.

Monday’s event was completed in 56 minutes and 12 seconds with seven total cautions. The lead was swapped seven times among six drivers.

The American Canadian Tour’s first trip to the 2011 Goodyear Speedweeks Cup at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, Florida has come to a close with Monday’s event. The ACT stars will have several months off before their seasons begin. The ACT Late Model Tour’s season opener will be Sunday, April 17 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire, while the Série Castrol Edge will kick off its season on Saturday, May 21 at Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec.

Unofficial Results
Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Event #2
Monday, February 14, 2011
Pos S. Pos Car # Driver Hometown Laps

1 13 37VT Brian Hoar Williston, Vermont 100

2 14 16NY Mark Lamberton Mooers Forks, New York 100

3 10 4ON Jonathan Urlin London, Ontario 100

4 15 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr. Dover, New Hampshire 100

5 18 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. Hudson, New Hampshire 100

6 5 51QC Patrick Hamel St-Croix, Quebec 100

7 12 17MA Eddie MacDonald Rowley, Massachusetts 100

8 11 48QC Karl Allard St-Felicien, Quebec 100

9 17 91QC Patrick Laperle St-Denis, Quebec 100

10 20 41FL Pete Potvin, III Wesley Chapel, Florida 100

11 7 22NY Mike Bruno Rutland, Vermont 100

12 9 80QC Donald Theetge Boischatel, Quebec 100

13 4 17RI Ray Parent Tiverton, Rhode Island 100

14 25 72VT Jacob McGrath Killington, Vermont 100

15 19 92VT Blair Bessett Worcester, Vermont 100

16 8 57VT Austin Theriault Fort Kent, Maine 100

17 26 40VT Eric Chase Milton, Vermont 100

18 2 31ON Spencer MacPherson Carleton Place, Ontario 100

19 22 17ON Justin Holtom Dunrobin, Ontario 100

20 24 77MA James Linardy Somerville, Massachusetts 99

21 16 36QC Alex Labbe St-Albert, Quebec 99

22 23 88ON Tim Dorning Perth, Ontario 98

23 3 9QC Yvon Bedard St-Nicolas, Quebec 97

24 21 88MA Kyle DeSouza Fairhaven, Massachusetts 39

25 6 21MA Pete Yetman Peru, Massachusetts 38

26 1 29NH Aaron Fellows Croydon, New Hampshire 28

Unofficial Results
Goodyear Speedweeks Cup Overall
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Pos Car # Driver Feature #1 Feature #2 Total

1 97NH Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. 1 5 6

2 37VT Brian Hoar 6 1 7

3 16NY Mark Lamberton 5 2 7

4 27NH Wayne Helliwell, Jr. 4 4 8

5 91QC Patrick Laperle 2 9 11

6 4ON Jonathan Urlin 9 3 12

7 17MA Eddie MacDonald 7 7 14

8 48QC Karl Allard 8 8 16

9 51QC Patrick Hamel 15 6 21

10 80QC Donald Theetge 10 12 22

11 22NY Mike Bruno 13 11 24

12 36QC Alex Labbe 3 21 24

13 57VT Austin Theriault 11 16 27

14 17RI Ray Parent 16 13 29

15 41FL Pete Potvin, III 21 10 31

16 92VT Blair Bessett 20 15 35

17 31ON Spencer MacPherson 18 18 36

18 21MA Pete Yetman 14 25 39

19 9QC Yvon Bedard 17 23 40

20 72VT Jacob McGrath 27 14 41

21 17ON Justin Holtom 23 19 42

22 40VT Eric Chase 28 17 45

23 77MA James Linardy 25 20 45

24 29NH Aaron Fellows 19 26 45

25 88ON Tim Dorning 24 22 46

By Scott|2011-02-15T12:41:37-05:00February 15th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Moyer Kicks Off DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Late Model Action With UMP-Sanctioned Victory

From Kevin Kovac
DIRTcar Public Relations

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 14, 2011 – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., kicked off the Late Model portion of the 40^th annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH in triumphant fashion, capturing Monday night’s 30-lap DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned A-Main.

The 53-year-old full-fender legend steered his Victory Circle by Moyer machine forward from the fifth starting spot to grab the lead from polesitter Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., on lap 13. He never looked back en route to a $7,000 payday, pulling away from the field after a lap-23 caution period to defeat Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., by 1.978 seconds.

It marked the second time in the last four years that Moyer emerged victorious in the opener of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH. He also topped the DIRTcar UMP lidlifter in 2008 on his way to dominating that year’s action with three wins in five starts, including the week-ending World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.

“They got a good racy racetrack, big and wide,” Moyer said of the half-mile Volusia oval, where he’s won six times since 1998. “We like coming here for sure.”

Pearson, who won the UMP opener of the 2007 DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, started from the outside pole and led laps 1-4 before briefly falling to third place. He regained second from Madden on lap 16 and closed within striking distance of Moyer before the race’s lone caution flag – on lap 23 for a flat left-rear tire on West Virginia driver Eddie Carrier Jr.’s car – extinguished his bid.

Madden, who led laps 5-12, lost touch with the leaders late in the distance and settled for a third-place finish. Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., advanced from the eighth starting spot to place fourth and 11^th-starter Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., finished fifth after nipping Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., by .039 of a second with a last-lap move.

Coming off a spectacular 2010 campaign that saw him sweep the prestigious UMP-sanctioned Dream and World 100 events at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway, Moyer showed no signs of slowing down in ’11 with a masterful performance against a star-studded field of 71 cars. He calmly ran down Pearson and Madden – both former feature winners at Volusia – to seize control of the race.

“It was like ice out there, so slick,” said Moyer. “I was just trying to take care of the car, the tires, everything on there, and was waiting for them (Pearson and Madden) to make a little bobble. They got to moving around on the racetrack a little bit and I had my old hot rod where it could stay on the bottom pretty good, and it worked out for us.”

Fuller finished sixth after starting third and running in the top five for the entire distance. Teenager Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., slipped from the fourth starting spot to a seventh-place finish, while two-time defending WoO LMS champion Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., placed eighth, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., charged from the 20^th starting spot to take ninth and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., rounded out the top 10.

Group qualifying was utilized to set the starting lineups for six heat races in the first of four DIRTcar UMP Late Model programs during the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., registered the fastest overall qualifying lap at 16.477 seconds, but he ran into trouble in his heat race and didn’t transfer to the A-Main. Other group fast-timers were Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark. (16.824), Frankie Heckenast Jr. of Orland Park, Ill. (16.596), Hubbard (17.080), O’Neal (16.772) and Madden (17.075).

Heat winners were Fuller, Moyer, Pearson, Hubbard, O’Neal and Madden. The B-Mains were captured by Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., Brady Smith and Wendell Wallace of Batesville, Ark., and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., earned $300 for winning the 12-lap ‘Bulrush Dash’ for non-qualifiers.

The DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH continues on Tuesday night (Feb. 15) with another UMP Late Model program topped by a 30-lap A-Main. The UMP Modifieds will also compete in triple 25-lap features to close out the division’s week-long meet.

Race time is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, log on to www.DIRTcarNationals.com.

DIRTcar UMP Late Model 30-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver):

1. (5) Billy Moyer

2. (2) Earl Pearson Jr.

3. (1) Chris Madden

4. (8) Vic Coffey

5. (11) Jimmy Mars

6. (3) Tim Fuller

7. (4) Austin Hubbard

8. (7) Josh Richards

9. (20) Brady Smith

10. (6) Don O’Neal

11. (15) Steve Francis

12. (13) Tim McCreadie

13. (17) Rick Eckert

14. (12) Billy Ogle Jr.

15. (9) Frankie Heckenast Jr.

16. (19) Clint Smith

17. (25) Ryan Unzicker

18. (10) Tyler Bruening

19. (22) Will Vaught

20. (23) Jason Feger

21. (14) Dan Stone

22. (24) Casey Roberts

23. (16) John Blankenship

24. (18) Eddie Carrier Jr.

25. (21) Wendell Wallace

Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Tim Fuller, 2. Josh Richards, 3. Tim McCreadie, 4. Clint Smith, 5. Dillan White, 6. Will Vaught, 7. Ricky Weiss, 8. Mike Marlar, 9. Jonathan Davenport, 10. Russell King, 11. Larry Wight, 12. Ron Davies

Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Billy Moyer, 2. Vic Coffey, 3. Dan Stone, 4. Jared Landers, 5. John Garvin, 6. Shane Clanton, 7. Eric Wells, 8. Brandon Thirlby, 9. Danny Mitchell, 10. Billy Moyer Jr., 11. Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs, 12. Roger Brickler

Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Earl Pearson Jr., 2. Frankie Heckenast Jr., 3. Rick Eckert, 4. Jason Feger, 5. Chub Frank, 6. John Mason, 7. Lee Devasier, 8. Brandon Sheppard, 9. Ryan Unzicker, 10. Jack Sullivan, 11. Stacy Boles, 12. Tommy Kerr

Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Austin Hubbard, 2. Tyler Bruening, 3. Eddie Carrier Jr., 4. Brady Smith, 5. Dale McDowell, 6. Mason Zeigler, 7. Dennis Erb Jr., 8. Jon Henry, 9. Joel Callahan, 10. Tyler Ivey, 11. Jill George, 12. Brian Reese, 13. Donald Beyers

Heat No. 5 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Don O’Neal, 2. Jimmy Mars, 3. Steve Francis, 4. Casey Roberts, 5. Eric Jacobsen, 6. Tyler Reddick, 7. Kent Robinson, 8. Chad Hollenbeck, 9. Jason McBride, 10. Mike Hammerle

Heat No. 6 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Chris Madden, 2. Billy Ogle, 3. John Blankenship, 4. Wendell Wallace, 5. John Lobb, 6. Wayne Chinn, 7. Pat Doar, 8. Jeff Beyers, 9. Freddie Carpenter, 10. Aaron Ridley, 11. Jerry Perine

B-Main No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Clint Smith, 2. Will Vaught, 3. Jared Landers, 4. Russell King, 5. Shane Clanton, 6. Eric Wells, 7. Billy Moyer Jr., 8. John Garvin, 9. Dillan White, 10. Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs, 11. Larry Wight, 12. Ricky Weiss, 13. Brandon Thirlby, 14. Danny Mitchell (DNS) Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Ron Davies, Roger Brickler

B-Main No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Brady Smith, 2. Jason Feger, 3. Chub Frank, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. John Mason, 6. Lee DeVasier, 7. Brandon Sheppard, 8. Jack Sullivan, 9. Stacy Boles, 10. Jon Henry, 11. Joe Callahan, 12. Ryan Unzicker, 13. Tommy Kerr, 14. Mason Zeigler, 15. Tyler Ivey, 16. Jill George, 17. Donald Beyers, 18. Brian Reese, 19. Dale McDowell

B-Main No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Wendell Wallace, 2. Casey Roberts, 3. Wayne Chinn, 4. Tyler Reddick, 5. Kent Robinson, 6. Jeff Beyers, 7. Eric Jacobsen, 8. Pat Doar, 9. Aaron Ridley, 10. Jason McBride, 11. Freddie Carpenter, 12. Mike Hammerle, 13. Chad Hollenbeck, 14. Jerry Perine, 15. John Lobb (DNS) Chuck Julien

‘Bulrush Dash’ Finish (12 laps): 1. Chub Frank, 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Kent Robinson, 4. Russell King, 5. Jeff Beyers, 6. Wayne Chinn, 7. Eric Wells, 8. Lee DeVasier, 9. Brandon Sheppard, 10. John Mason (DNS) Jared Landers, Tyler Reddick, Shane Clanton, Billy Moyer Jr., Eric Jacobsen

By Scott|2011-02-15T12:13:06-05:00February 15th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Ty Dillon Drives to Victory in The Gator Championship

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 14, 2011 – Ty Dillon dominated The Gator Championship for DIRTcar UMP Modifieds on Monday night during the 40^th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.

Dillon, whose brother Austin won the opener at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH last week, took the green flag on the pole and led each lap on the bottom as Ryan Gustin kept taking shots at him on the top of the half-mile dirt oval. The two darted through traffic, splitting cars as they charged to the checkered flag in the 30-lap feature event.

Coming off the final corner, Dillon swept to victory while Clint Bowyer, a three-time winner over the past week at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, surged by Gustin to take second-place.

“This is really cool,” said Dillon, of Welcome, N.C. “I’ve been coming down here for a long time and I’ve watched my brother win a lot of races here as well as Clint Bowyer. To finally get my first win here, and have it on The Gator Championship night with an awesome trophy, just to be with these guys and have UNOH on the car, these students work so hard it’s just cool to see.”

Dillon, who on Saturday was the polesitter for the ARCA event at Daytona International Speedway, returned to the dirt determined to win.

“It was real slick and the lapped traffic was really tough,” Dillon said. “It was almost déjà vu to me. Last year I was leading with two to go and got passed in lapped traffic. I knew this year I wasn’t going to let that happen again. Gustin rolled me on the outside, once I saw that I tried to take his line. I blocked that off and was still able to pass come cars.”

In the night’s second feature event, hall-of-famer Billy Moyer earned his sixth Dirt Late Model victory at Volusia since 1998 when he jumped to the lead on Lap 13 past Chris Madden and then held off Earl Pearson Jr. to the finish.

Tuesday night marks the finale for the DIRTcar UMP Modified portion of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH. The Dirt Late Models will continue through Saturday night and will be joined Wednesday by the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds.

For more information on DIRTcar Racing, visit http://www.DIRTcar.com. For more on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 13, 2011

DIRTcar UMP Late Model 30-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver) – 1. Billy Moyer (5); 2. Earl Pearson Jr. (2); 3. Chris Madden (1); 4. Vic Coffey (8); 5. Jimmy Mars (11); 6. Tim Fuller (3); 7. Austin Hubbard (4); 8. Josh Richards (7); 9. Brady Smith (20); 10. Don O’Neal (6); 11. Steve Francis (15); 12. Tim McCreadie (13); 13. Rick Eckert (17); 14. Billy Ogle Jr. (12); 15. Frankie Heckenast Jr. (9); 16. Clint Smith (19); 17. Ryan Unzicker (25); 18. Tyler Bruening (10); 19. Will Vaught (22); 20. Jason Feger (23); 21. Dan Stone (14); 22. Casey Roberts (24); 23. John Blankenship (16); 24. Eddie Carrier Jr. (18); 25. Wendell Wallace (21).

By Scott|2011-02-15T05:32:13-05:00February 15th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Tim McCreadie Takes Final Night of the DART Winternationals at East Bay

TAMPA, FL (February 12, 2011) – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY led from start to finish in winning the finale of the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust on Saturday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. McCreadie held off Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR in the waning laps to capture the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event that paid $12,000 to win. Trailing the duo to the finish line was Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN, Jason Feger of Bloomington, IL and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won the weeklong DART points fund by five points over O’Neal.

“Man the way the week started we weren’t very good, and I was not happy with anything, but the crew worked so hard the last few days to get us where we are tonight, earlier in the week I never dreamed we would end up in victory lane, but it’s a great win,” said the second generation racer who recorded the sixth win of his career on the LOLMDS tour.

“I have to thank Bill Schlieper of Pro Power Engines and Mark Richards of Rocket Chassis, this is a new car, and I am glad to be the first Rocket driver to win this week,” commented the winner. The top five finishers were all piloting different chassis brands. Sweeteners Plus, Integra Shocks and Coffey-McCreadie Enterprises sponsor McCreadie’s car.

McCreadie started on the outside of the front row and bolted to the early lead. McCreadie set a fast pace out in front as the duo of O’Neal and Moyer ran second and third. The race was going along smoothly until the first caution for a slowing Brian Birkhofer forced the first restart of the race. The restart saw Moyer slip by O’Neal for second. McCreadie then started to pick-up the tail end of the field as heavy traffic developed in front of him. Moyer and O’Neal were able to catch up to McCreadie, as a three-car battle for the lead was about to ensue. O’Neal rpassed Moyer for second on lap 25 in traffic and then he challenged McCreadie for the lead.

Just as O’Neal was about to get by McCreadie to take over the lead the caution came out. On the restart McCreadie set sail again pulling away from O’Neal and Moyer. McCreadie once again quickly closed on the back of the pack. As the race entered the later stages McCreadie was still showing the way and with 15 laps to go he had a comfortable lead over Moyer, who had wrestled second away from O’Neal was several car lengths back. But Moyer quickly made up ground on McCreadie and the closing laps proved to be closer than McCreadie would have liked.Moyer closed in on the left rear quarter-panel of McCreadie with two laps to go, but McCreadie definitely proved he was the car to beat, as he swept to the victory just ahead of Moyer. O’Neal was a strong third as Feger battled with Owens for most of the last half of the race to secure the fourth spot.

In Preliminary action Jason Feger was the Red Buck Cigars Fast Qualifier among the 61 entrants. Heat race winners were Don O’Neal, Billy Moyer, Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, Mike Marlar and Dale McDowell. The B-mains went to Frank Heckenast Jr. and John Blankenship.

Scott Bloomquist was crowned the 2011 DART Winternationals Points Champion by just five points over Don O’Neal. Bloomquist received a check for $5,000 for his efforts. Trailing Bloomquist and O’Neal were Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar and Eddie Carrier Jr. Owens completed a successful week at East Bay by winning the Outerwears Challenge earning a check for $500.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be on Saturday Night, March 26th with the “Indiana Icebreaker” paying $10,000 to win.

For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series’ office at (951) 532-2503.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday NIGHT, February 12th, 2011
35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Don O’Neal / 14.438 seconds (Group A)
Jason Feger / 14.254 seconds (Group B and Overall)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Don O’Neal, Brian Birkhofer, Austin Hubbard, Frank Heckenast Jr., Ricky Weiss, Daniel Stone, Travis Varnadore, Chad Hollenbeck, DJ Wells, Danny Mitchell

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Billy Moyer, Josh Richards, Bub McCool, Davey Johnson, Eric Wells, Tyler Reddick, Chad Valone, Jackie Nosbisch, Joe Denby, Vic Coffey-DNS

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Eddie Carrier Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Tim Isenberg, Earl Pearson Jr., Brandon Thirlby, Michael Chilton, James O’Hara, Dillan White, Leon Henderson

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim McCreadie, Jason Feger, Dennis Erb Jr., John Blankenship, Jason McBride, Ray Cook, Chris Wall, Brent Robinson, Tim Dohm, Robert Geiger

Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, David Breazeale, Jared Landers, Justin Rattliff, Eric Jacobsen, Steve Francis, Wayne Chinn, Christian Augspurger, Mark Andersen, Perry Brown-DNS

Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Dale McDowell, Billy Moyer Jr., Brad Neat, Donnie Moran, Jared Hawkins, Dan Schlieper, Steve Casebolt, Wendell Wallace, Chuck Julien, Russ Adams-DNS

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Frank Heckenast Jr., Tim Isenberg, Tyler Reddick, Eric Wells, Daniel Stone, Brandon Thirlby, Chad Valone, Chad Hollenbeck, Michael Chilton, Jackie Nosbisch, Travis Varnadore, Joe Denby, James O’Hara, Danny Mitchell, Dillan White-DNS, Davey Johnson-DNS, Ricky Weiss-DNS, Earl Pearson Jr.-DNS, DJ Wells-DNS, Vic Coffey-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): John Blankenship, Donnie Moran, Eric Jacobsen, Jason McBride, Dan Schlieper, Jared Hawkins, Wendell Wallace, Brent Robinson, Tim Dohm, Chris Wall, Wayne Chinn, Mark Andersen, Chuck Julien, Perry Brown, Robert Geiger, Steve Casebolt, Christian Augspurger, Justin Rattliff, Steve Francis, Ray Cook-DNS, Duane Harbaugh-DNS, Russ Adams-DNS

Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Provisional: Tim Dohm

Race Statistics
Entrants: 61
Lap Leaders: Tim McCreadie (Laps 1- 75)
Caution Flags: Lap 12 (Brian Birkhofer); Lap 31 (Chris Wall); Lap 47 (Austin Hubbard, Josh Richards, Scott Bloomquist, John Blankenship, Tim Dohm)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr., Ray Cook
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Chris Wall
DART Fast Pass: Dan Schlieper
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Jared Landers (Started 16th; Finished 7th; Advanced 9 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: Billy Moyer
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Brad Neat
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Pro Power Racing Engines
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Brian Birkhofer
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Craig Crimmon (Tim McCreadie)
Time of Race: 33 minutes 56 seconds

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:51:06-05:00February 13th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Jimmy Owens Gets Breakthrough Win at East Bay Saturday Afternoon

TAMPA, FL (February 12, 2011) – Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has won at East Bay Raceway Park before in an open wheel modified and crate late model, but Saturday Afternoon the 39-year-old scored his first ever Super Late Model win at the “Clay by the Bay” as he captured the 40-lap, $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. Owens held a sizable lead at the finish line to win over a hard-charging Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS and pole-sitter Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE. Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV was fourth followed by Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL

In Lucas Oil victory for the 22nd time in his career, Owens became the fifth different winner in five races during the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust. “I have to thank Mike Reece and Reece Monuments for all of his support, the team has done a great job all winter getting these cars prepared for the season, and it’s paid off here early on,” said Owen, who finished second in the Friday Night event.

“The track was real racy today, I tried to conserve the tires there early on, but he (Hubbard) left the door open there, and I took advantage of it and the rest was history,” commented Owens as he took the lead on lap eight from Hubbard, and lead the rest of the way in the caution-free event. The Cornett Engines-powered Ford is also sponsored by Gantte Appraisals, VP Fuels, Red Line Oil and Midwest Sheet Metal.

Hubbard grabbed the lead at the start of the race with Carrier and Owens in tow. Owens moved past Erb on lap two to take over second. Owens then set his sights on Hubbard catching him and eventually made the pass coming off of turn number four on the eighth circuit. Owens then started to open up a nearly-straightaway lead over Hubbard, who was battling with Carrier for second.

Owens then started to encounter heavy traffic around the halfway mark, but Hubbard and Carrier could not gain any ground on him. Bub McCool, who started sixth then joined in the race for second as the trio of Hubbard, Carrier and McCool would dice it out to the finish to see who would get the runnerup spot.

Owens would cruise on for the win, his first of 2011. McCool after getting by both Hubbard and Carrier had his best ever Lucas Oil Series finish with his second place showing in his McCool Logging, Moyer Victory Circle Chassis entry. Hubbard was third in the Dale Beitler Enterprises, Rocket Chassis followed by Carrier in the Grover Motorsports, Rocket Ford and Erb in the Thomason Express, Bloomquist Race Cars entry.

Completing the top ten were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, David Breazeale of Four Corners, MS, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY and Brent Robinson of Smithfield, VA.

In preliminary action Austin Hubbard was the Red Buck Cigars fast qualifier among the 58 entrants. Heat race winners were Hubbard, Eddie Carrier Jr., Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar and Bub McCool. The B-mains were captured by Tim Isenberg and Frank Heckenast Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary

Saturday DAY, February 12th, 2011

35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow

East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Austin Hubbard / 14.525 seconds (Group Aand Overall)

Jimmy Owens / 14.572 seconds (Group B and Overall)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Austin Hubbard, Brad Neat, Billy Moyer Jr., Tim Isenberg, Justin Rattliff, Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr., Duane Harbaugh, Russ Adams

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Eddie Carrier Jr., Brent Robinson, Ray Cook, Tyler Reddick, Eric Wells, Bobby Pierce, Donnie Moran, Doug Blashe, Robert Geiger

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Steve Francis, Tim Dohm, Eric Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Danny Mitchell, Christian Augspurger, James O’Hara, Ricky Weiss, Michael Chilton, Brandon Thirlby

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, David Breazeale, Chris Wall, Daniel Stone, Davey Johnson, Jared Hawkins, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer, Mark Andersen, Dillan White

Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Dennis Erb Jr., John Blankenship, Chad Valone, Jason Feger, Steve Casebolt, Jason McBride, Travis Varnadore, Chad Hollenbeck, Leon Henderson

Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Bub McCool, Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Frank Heckenast Jr., Don O’Neal, Jared Landers, Wendell Wallace, Vic Coffey, Jackie Nosbisch

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Tim Isenberg, Scott Bloomquist, Dale McDowell, Doug Blashe, Donnie Moran, Justin Rattliff, Eric Wells, Michael Chilton, Danny Mitchell, Russ Adams, James O’Hara, Robert Geiger, Bobby Pierce, Duane Harbaugh, Christian Augspurger, Tyler Reddic-DNS, Earl Pearson Jr-DNS, Ricky Weiss-DNS, Brandon Thirlby-DNS

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Frank Heckenast, Don O’Neal, Daniel Stone, Steve Casebolt, Jared Hawkins, Jason Feger, Chad Valone, Wendell Wallace, Dillan White, Jason McBride, Jackie Nosbisch, Mark Andersen, Jared Landers, Travis Varnadore, Davey Johnson, Chad Hollenbeck, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer-DNS, Vic Coffey-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS

Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Provisional: Dan Stone
Race Statistics
Entrants: 58

Lap Leaders: Austin Hubbard (Laps 1-7); Jimmy Owens (Laps 8-40)

Caution Flags: none

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr, Dale McDowell

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Dan Schlieper

DART Fast Pass: Tyler Reddick

PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Don O’Neal (Started 22nd; Finished 13th; Advanced 9 positions)

Allstar Performer of the Race: Eddie Carrier Jr.

K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Bub McCool

Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Frank Heckenast Jr.

DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Chris Fox (Jimmy Owens)

Time of Race: 11 minutes 25 seconds

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:46:41-05:00February 13th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Gater Bait! Richie Tosh Wins First Qualifying Feature for ‘The Gator Championship’

From Kellen Burns
DIRTcar Public Relations

Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 12, 2011 – Richie Tosh is the latest DIRTcar UMP Modified star from Batesville, Ark., to find his way to victory lane during the DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio when he dominated Saturday night’s qualifying feature for “The Gator Championship” at Volusia Speedway Park.

Tosh is trying to match what fellow Batesville driver Jared Landers achieved the past two years, a victory in DIRTcar UMP Modified Racing’s most prestigious annual Speed Weeks event, which takes the green flag Monday night.

“We struggled a little bit earlier, but I’ve never driver a car quite like this,” Tosh said.

Tosh led every lap in the A-Main in his Larry Shaw race car, which earned him an extra $100 from the chassis manufacturer based out of his hometown. Tosh was the third driver to win in a Larry Shaw-built machine throughout the first five nights of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

“We worked though it with my guys over there in the pits,” Tosh said. “We didn’t give up on it and here’s the result.”

Ryan Gustin, of Marshalltown, Iowa, charged from his fifth starting spot to finish second. Bobby Kitchen, of Columbus, Ohio, earned his second consecutive top-five finish in third with Carl McKinney, of Mars, Pa., and Nick Hoffman, of Mooresville, N.C., rounding out the top five.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio; DIRTcar UMP Modifieds; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 12, 2011

A-Main (20-Laps) 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Bobby Kitchen, 4. Carl McKinney, 5. Nick Hoffman, 6. Dale Mathison, 7. Dave Hess Jr, 8. Chad Kinder, 9. Austin Dillon, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. David McWilliams, 12. Scotty Orr, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bob Broking, 15. Nate Carruth, 16. Dave Baldwin, 17. Kip Hughes, 18. Randle Sweeney, 19. Michael Long, 20. Garrett Stewart, 21. Corey Conley, 22. Jamie Lomax, 23. Duane Dale, 24. Brett Korves

Qualifying Group 1: 1. Ryan Gustin, 2. Chad Kinder, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Richie Tosh, 5. Dave Baldwin, 6. Kyle Bronson, 7. Jamie Lomax, 8. Brandon Smith, 9. Devin Gilpin , 10. Gavin Landers, 11. Jeff Thomas

Qualifying Group 2: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Mike Spatola, 3. Bobby Kitchen, 4. Garrett Stewart, 5. Ryan Gifford, 6. Duane Dale, 7. Scotty Orr, 8. Bryce Jewel, 9. Trista Stevenson, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Justin Elmer

Qualifying Group 3: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Dale Mathison, 4. Dave Wietholder, 5. Bob Broking, 6. David McWilliams, 7. Nate Carruth, 8. Mike Wilson, 9. Justin Coulter, 10. Bob Gierke, 11. Dave Jamison

Qualifying Group 4: 1. Dave Hess Jr, 2. Michael Long, 3. Carl McKinney, 4. Kip Hughes, 5. Mark Grosvenor, 6. Bobby Regot, 7. Kent Corbin, 8. Weasel Rhodes, 9. John Boyd, 10. Brett Korves, 11. Terry Hansen

Heat 1: 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Chad Kinder, 4. Kyle Bronson, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Devin Gilpin , 7. Dave Baldwin, 8. Gavin Landers, 9. Brandon Smith, 10. Randle Sweeney, 11. Jeff Thomas

Heat 2: 1. Bobby Kitchen, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Garrett Stewart, 4. Scotty Orr, 5. Duane Dale, 6. Mike Spatola, 7. Bryce Jewel, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Ryan Gifford, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Justin Elmer

Heat 3: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Dave Wietholder, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Bob Broking, 6. David McWilliams, 7. Justin Coulter, 8. Mike Wilson, 9. Nate Carruth, 10. Dave Jamison, 11. Bob Gierke

Heat 4: 1. Carl McKinney, 2. Michael Long, 3. Dave Hess Jr, 4. Kip Hughes, 5. Brett Korves, 6. Terry Hansen, 7. John Boyd, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Bobby Regot, 10. Mark Grosvenor, 11. Weasel Rhodes

B-Main 1: 1. Jamie Lomax, 2. Dave Baldwin, 3. Duane Dale, 4. Randle Sweeney, 5. Devin Gilpin , 6. Mike Spatola, 7. Bryce Jewel, 8. Brandon Smith, 9. Gavin Landers, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Jeff Thomas, DNS. Ryan Gifford, DNS. Trista Stevenson, DNS. Justin Elmer

B-Main 2: 1. David McWilliams, 2. Nate Carruth, 3. Bob Broking, 4. Brett Korves, 5. Justin Coulter, 6. Kent Corbin, 7. Bobby Regot, 8. Bob Gierke, 9. Mark Grosvenor, 10. Dave Jamison, 11. Terry Hansen, DNS. John Boyd, DNS. Mike Wilson, DNS. Weasel Rhodes

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:33:26-05:00February 13th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Steve Kinser Wins Second Consecutive World of Outlaws Event at Volusia

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 12, 2011 – Steve Kinser was in the right place on Saturday night in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature event at Volusia Speedway Park when leader Craig Dollansky had mechanical problems and the second-place car of Cody Darrah had its right rear tire go down with three laps to go.

On the outside of a double-file restart in his Bass Pro Shops Maxim, Steve Kinser lined up alongside his son, Kraig Kinser. Steve shot down the front stretch and into the lead in the first corner and drove away the checkered flag for the second night in a row at the 40^th DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio and the 563^rd time in his storied career.

Kinser’s teammate at Tony Stewart Racing, Donny Schatz, surged from 17th to second in his STP car with Kasey Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana finishing third in the CARQUEST machine. Jason Sides was fourth with Kraig Kinser rounding up the Top Five as his motor was going sour on the final three-lap sprint to the finish.

“We just sort of lucked into it,” Kinser said. “I drug the wing back and it was standing up so much I could hardly drive the car. Then one guy had a flat tire and the other one looked like he had a motor problem. I had a lot of luck going my way. I wasn’t near as fast as I was when I won Friday night. That last yellow let me get it all back. I had a clearer race track and that helped me out too.”

Dollansky led the first 27 laps before Kinser finished off the final three circuits in the 30-lap feature event.

In the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Saturday was the first of two Gator Championship qualifying events. Richie Tosh of Batesville, Ark., led each lap with Friday night’s winner Ryan Gustin chasing him to the checkered flag to finish second. Bobby Kitchen, Carl McKinney and Nick Hoffman rounded out the top five.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series concludes the Sprint Car Week at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH on Sunday night. Beginning Monday, DIRTcar Super Late Models invade the half-mile Volusia oval.

For more information on the World of Outlaws, visit http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com. For more on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.

DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park Statistical Report (Feb. 12, 2011)

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-main (30 laps) – Starting Position [#] – 1) 11-Steve Kinser[3] [$10,000]; 2) 15-Donny Schatz[17] [$5,500]; 3) 9-Joey Saldana[12] [$3,200]; 4) 7S-Jason Sides[5] [$2,800]; 5) 6-Kraig Kinser[1] [$2,500]; 6) 83X-Tim Shaffer[4] [$2,300]; 7) 30C-Lance Dewease[14] [$2,200]; 8) 33-Danny Lasoski[11] [$2,100]; 9) 17-Tyler Walker[19] [$2,050]; 10) 4-Danny Smith[21] [$2,000]; 11) 83-Paul McMahan[6] [$1,500]; 12) 49-Brad Sweet[20] [$1,200]; 13) 24-Terry McCarl[22] [$1,100]; 14) 2-Dale Blaney[18] [$1,050]; 15) 14-Jason Meyers[25] [$200]; 16) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[26] [$100]; 17) 91-Cody Darrah[13] [$800]; 18) 51-Fred Rahmer[23] [$800]; 19) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[10] [$800]; 20) 27-Daryn Pittman[8] [$800]; 21) 63-Chad Kemenah[9] [$800]; 22) 1-Sammy Swindell[24] [$800]; 23) 1J-Bronson Maeschen[16] [$800]; 24) 1Z-Stevie Smith[15] [$800]; 25) 2B-Ben Gregg[27] [$0] 26) 14Z-Jessica Zemken[7] [$800]; 27) 7-Craig Dollansky[2] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-27, Steve Kinser 28-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: Donny Schatz.

DIRTcar UMP Modifieds A-Main (20-Laps) – 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Bobby Kitchen, 4. Carl McKinney, 5. Nick Hoffman, 6. Dale Mathison, 7. Dave Hess Jr, 8. Chad Kinder, 9. Austin Dillon, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. David McWilliams, 12. Scotty Orr, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bob Broking, 15. Nate Carruth, 16. Dave Baldwin, 17. Kip Hughes, 18. Randle Sweeney, 19. Michael Long, 20. Garrett Stewart, 21. Corey Conley, 22. Jamie Lomax, 23. Duane Dale, 24. Brett Korves.

By Scott|2011-02-13T13:12:34-05:00February 13th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Nasse and Paules Victorious At New Smyrna World Series Opener

45th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
Official Results – 02.11.11
Night #1

Super Late Models – 30 laps

1.	#51	Stephen Nasse
2.	#36	Tim Russell
3.	#74	Ryan Moore
4.	#11	David Rogers
5.	#80	Brian Finney
6.	#28	Sean Bass
7.	#4B	Alan Bruns
8.	#12k	Rebecca Kasten
9.	#93	David Russell
10.	#5	Jared Marks
11.	#56	Chris Staggs
12.	#29	Ronnie Rihn
13.	#68	Russ Shaw
14.	#18	Jared Allison
15.	#33	Derrick Wood
16.	#89	Matt Tift
17.	#18G	Bruce Gowland
18.	#13	Frank Alberson
19.	#12	Steve Weaver

NASCAR Tour-Type Modifieds – 25 laps

1.	#8	Earl Paules
2.	#6	Ron Silk
3.	#22	Chuck Hossfeld
4.	#00	Ted Christopher
5.	#03	Patrick Emerling
6.	#25	Jimmy Zacharias
7.	#33	Andy Petree
8.	#x6	Eric LeClair
9.	#40	Frank Fleming
10.	#06	JR Swansbrough
11.	#27	Matt Clemmons

Crate / Pro Late Models – 25 laps

1.	#84	Martin Latulippe
2.	#11	Austin Kirkpatrick
3.	#16	Kevin Roberge
4.	#76	Jerick Johnson
5.	#94	Donnie Varcoe
6.	#96	John Nutley
7.	#5	Jared Marks
8.	#56	Gus Dean
9.	#5G	Zach Germain
10.	#4	Jonathan Urlin
11.	#26	Nathan Russell
12.	#25	Brian Short
13.	#48	Dwayne Baker
14.	#87	Mike Mazzagatti
15.	#17	Gary Passer
16.	#81	Andrew Gresel
17.	#30	Foster Mackey
18.	#9	Brandon Watson
19.	#25P	Cole Powell
20.	#31	Shawn McWhirter
21.	#1	Cody Coughlin
22.	#42	Natalie Sather
23.	#55	Dakotah Stephens
DQ	#119	Dalton Zehr

FL/IMCA Type Modifieds – 25 laps

1.	#66	Jerry Symons
2.	#57	Tim Moore
3.	#7	Rodney Brooks
4.	#99	AJ Winstead
5.	#73	Aaron Williamson
6.	#38	Ricky Moxley
7.	#97	Matthew Wheeler
8.	#54	David Hite
9.	#12	John Zidek
10.	#15T	Tank Tucker
11.	#15	Robert Deal
12.	#40	Tigh Shaffer
13.	#41	Doc McKinney
14.	#96	Keith King
15.	#89	Josh Todd
16.	#112	Jarrett Korpi

Limited Late Models – 25 laps

1.	#36	Ross Chastain
2.	#15	Jason Boyd
3.	#21	Derrick Kelley
4.	#55	Joey Miller
5.	#26	Jessica Murphy
6.	#51	Dillon Jackson
7.	#20	Anthony Sergi
8.	#38	Kirk Hooker
9.	#11	David Weaver
10.	#17x	Ryan Lisak
11.	#57	Joe Winchell
12.	#6	Richard Douglas
13.	#119	JR McMickle
14.	#9z	Zack Donatti
15.	#33	Derrick Wood

SK Type Modifieds – 15 laps

1.	#6	Ron Silk
2.	#8	Earl Paules
3.	#71	Jimmy Zacharias
4.	#13	Patrick Emerling
5.	#33	Gary Fountain
6.	#23	TJ Zacharias
7.	#12	Dave Brown

By Scott|2011-02-12T11:09:13-05:00February 12th, 2011|Featured, Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Brad Neat Takes First Career Win at East Bay on Friday Night

TAMPA, FL (February 11, 2011) – Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY raced to his first ever win at East Bay Raceway Park during the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust. Neat took back the lead when Mike Marlar pitted for a flat tire on lap 34. Neat then held off Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN to score the win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. Dennis Erb, Jr. of Carpentersville, IL finished third followed by Josh Richards of Shinnston, WV and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN.
“First off, I have to thank the Good Lord,” said Neat, whose victory was his third career win on the series tour. “I want to thank Bobby Labonte and my entire team, my crew chief Mark Hopper, Eric Fullwood, our team manager Jason Fitzgerald and everybody back at the shop. You have to feel bad for Mikey (Marlar), but that’s the way it goes in racing sometimes, we had a real good car tonight, thanks to Red Buck, Sunoco, Ohlins and PRC and Cornett Engines, this Longhorn Chassis is going to be strong all year,” said the 31-year-old driver.

Neat was solid from the start of the 50 main event as he took the lead from his outside front row starting position. Marlar, who started from the pole fell into second followed by Owens, Eric Wells and Tim Dohm. Neat opened up a sizable lead by the ninth lap as he started to encounter heavy traffic.

Neat was still in control at the halfway mark as Marlar started to close the gap on him. A caution for Jason Feger on lap 32 bunched the field up. Two laps later Wells, who was running fifth had a flat tire and stopped on the track to bring out the third caution. During the caution, Marlar’s right rear started to go flat and he headed to the pit area for a tire change.

As Marlar gave up the lead, Neat took over the top spot with Owens now second followed by Dohm, Josh Richards and Dennis Erb, Jr. Neat and Owens bolted away from the field on the restart and with ten laps to go it appeared as if the race would be settled among those two. Dohm had other ideas, as he caught the two frontrunners pulling alongside Owens on lap 47 just as his right rear tire blew.

The race went green for another lap until the final caution appeared for Austin Hubbard’s flat. The green-white-checkered restart saw Neat hold off Owens to become the 54th different driver to win a Late Model event during the East Bay Winternationals history.

Completing the top ten Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH, Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, AR and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC.

In preliminary action Mike Marlar was the Red Buck Cigar Fast Qualifier among the 66 entrants. Heat race winners were Marlar, Eric Wells, Tim Dohm, Brad Neat, Jimmy Owens and Josh Richards. The B-mains were taken by Donnie Moran and Billy Moyer Jr.

On Saturday, February 12th there will another day-night doubleheader with a 40-lap $10,000 to win event starting with hot laps at 11 AM and a full show to follow. Then tomorrow night will be the 75-lap finale paying $12,000 to win event.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary

Wednesday Night, February 11th, 2011

35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow

East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Mike Marlar / 14.677 seconds (Group A and Overall)

Austin Hubbard / 14.843 seconds (Group B)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Mike Marlar, Jason Feger, David Breazeale, Donnie Moran, Steve Francis, Chris Wall, Dale McDowell, Michael Chilton, DJ Wells, Jackie Nosbisch, James O’Hara

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Eric Wells, Tyler Reddick, Eddie Carrier Jr., Vic Coffey, Dillan White, Daniel Stone, Bobby Pierce, Earl Pearson Jr., Chad Valone, Leon Henderson, Skylar Marlar

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim Dohm, Rick Eckert, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer, Ray Cook, Bub McCool, John Blankenship, Justin Rattliff, Steve Casebolt, Wendell Wallace-DNS, Duane Harbaugh-DNS

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Brad Neat, Dennis Erb Jr., Austin Hubbard, Eric Jacobsen, Davey Johnson, Frank Heckenast Jr., Jason McBride, Joe Denby, Chad Hollenbeck, John Gardner, Doug Blashe

Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer Jr., Tim Isenberg, Brent Robinson, Brian Birkhofer, Brandon Thirlby, Danny Mitchell, Bob Gardner, Robert Geiger

Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Josh Richards, Jared Landers, Tim McCreadie, Tim Fuller, Jared Hawkins, Ricky Weiss, Scott James, Travis Varnadore, Mark Andersen, Russ Adams, Wayne Chinn

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Donnie Moran, Vic Coffey, Billy Moyer, Chris Wall, Dale McDowell, Bub McCool, Dillan White, Michael Chilton, Steve Casebolt, Jackie Nosbisch, Justin Rattliff, Daniel Stone, DJ Wells, Chad Valone, Leon Henderson, James O’Hara, Bobby Pierce, Steve Francis, Ray Cook, Wendell Wallace, John Blankenship-DNS, Earl Pearson Jr.-DNS, Skylar Marlar-DNS, Duane Harbaugh-DNS

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Billy Moyer, Chris Wall, Dale McDowell, Bub McCool, Dillan White, Michael Chilton, Steve Casebolt, Jackie Nosbisch, Justin Rattliff, Daniel Stone, DJ Wells, Chad Valone, Leon Henderson, James O’Hara, Bobby Pierce, Steve Francis, Wendell Wallace, John Blankenship-DNS, Skylar Marlar-DNS, Duane Harbaugh-DNS

Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Provisional: Davey Johnson

Race Statistics
Entrants: 66

Lap Leaders: Brad Neat (Laps 1 – 31); Mike Marlar (32 – 34); Brad Neat (Laps 35 – 50)

Caution Flags: Lap 10 (Davey Johnson); Lap 32 (Jason Feger); Lap 34 (Eric Wells); Lap 24 (Rick Eckert); Lap 47 (Austin Hubbard)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr., Ray Cook

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: none

DART Fast Pass: Tim Isenberg

PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Ray Cook (Started 24th; Finished 10th; Advanced 14 positions)

Allstar Performer of the Race: Jimmy Owens

K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Scott Bloomquist

Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Mike Marlar

DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Mark Hopper (Brad Neat)

By Scott|2011-02-12T11:01:09-05:00February 12th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off