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Marlar Captures World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory at Tazewell Speedway

Tennessee Driver Tops Clanton, Eckert for His First Series Win in 50-Lap Feature

By Chris Tilley, TAZEWELL, Tenn. – Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., took advantage of Tim McCreadie’s misfortune and went on to capture Saturday night’s Scion of Knoxville 50 World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Tazewell Speedway.

This was Marlar’s first-career World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory, and he became the series’ seventh different winner this season in seven races after holding off Shane Clanton and Rick Eckert to the checkered flag as championship leader Darrell Lanigan finished fourth with last year’s top rookie Eric Wells rounding out the top five.

“We actually scaled back on racing this year and I think we’re going to have one of our best year’s yet,” said an excited Marlar in victory lane.

“My steering is bent, my arms are tired, but with all the help from my family and friends, Ronnie Delk (car owner), all of the work they put in, we’re going stay in there and drive it all we can,” stated Marlar after talking about his near mishap with lapped car Mark Gant. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-14T16:04:00-04:00April 14th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Race Results|Comments Off

KNOWLES KNOWS CHEVY SUPER SERIES EAMS VICTORY LANE

PHENIX CITY, AL – Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA had an exciting start, then an easy race for 40 laps, followed by an anxious last ten laps. But he hung on to win the 50-lap Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Race on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in the Cedartown Electric Rocket, and in doing so, took over the point lead.

Knowles survived a spin at the start of the race, but after the restart, he took command of the race on lap two, pulling out to over a full straightaway lead. By lap 32, Knowles caught some lapped traffic and on lap 40 his big lead had evaporated, as National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN closed in to challenge Knowles for the point.

Knowles kept the bottom groove covered, leaving Johnson the outside. With no place else to go, Johnson stepped to the outside, and even pulled alongside Knowles on a couple of occasions, but he slipped high in turn four on lap 49, and Knowles hung on for a .997 second margin of victory.

“My Dad was signaling me that my big lead was going away, and it was pretty frustrating being stuck behind a lapped car that ran me all over the race track,” Knowles said. “I looked up at the scoreboard with ten laps to go, and saw the number 5 up there in second, and I knew I could be in trouble.” (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-15T15:47:05-04:00April 14th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Race Results|Comments Off

Darrah Delivers at Kings Speedway for His First World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Victory of 2014

Victory is third consecutive win for Kasey Kahne Racing

041114_SP_Darrah_Wins HANFORD, Calif. – April 11, 2014 – Cody Darrah drove Kasey Kahne Racing to its third consecutive World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory on Friday night at Kings Speedway.

Darrah slid in front of Joey Saldana coming out of turn two on lap 16, then held him off to the checkered flag to earn his first victory of the season. Darrah and his Ollie’s Bargain Outlets car becomes the third different KKR driver to win in the past three races, joining last weekend’s Calistoga feature winners Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman.

Saldana led the field to the green and maintained the lead over the first 15 laps after collecting his sixth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series quick-time award. Saldana held onto second for his fifth consecutive top-five finish with Paul McMahan in third, Tim Kaeding charging from 13th to fourth and Donny Schatz earning the KSE Hard Charger Award by finishing fifth after starting 18th.

Saldana took the early lead in the Motter Equipment/HE&M Saw #71M. California’s Kyle Hirst picked up two positions in the first two laps going from fourth to second. Caution flew on lap 8 for Kraig Kinser spinning in turn one, but Saldana again returned the lead on the restart. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-14T15:06:27-04:00April 14th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Scofield uses late pass to win at Desoto

By SCOTT LOCKWOOD

Desoto Speedway

As the laps wound down on Saturday night’s 75-lap Turner Tree and Landscape Super Late Model feature at Desoto Speedway, Jeff Scofield knew he had a car capable of winning but had to be a little patient.

Scofield would eventually prove the saying that “good things happen to those who wait” can actually be true. Riding in third place for most of the race, Scofield capitalized on a late restart and powered to his first win of the season at Desoto. (more…)

By rick|2014-04-13T04:52:20-04:00April 13th, 2014|Archives, DeSoto Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

SPORTSMAN VIE FOR 50 LAPS SATURDAY NIGHT AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY

New Smyrna Speedway returns with NASCAR Whelan All-American Racing Series action Saturday night as the Sportsman cars and drivers take center stage for a special 50-lap event paying $1,000 to the winner. The Sportsman have just one race in the books for 2014 so far and that was just last week when Osteen’s Chris Brannon made a late charge to take the victory. Brannon will have a ton of talent to deal with this week though as the field looks to be pretty well stacked with top cars and drivers including
veteran campaigner Donny Williams, young charger Garrett Hill, Richard Goodrich, Justin Starr, Daniel Conlin, Jr. and a host of others including Timmy Todd, Jr. of Kissimmee he debuted a wild-looking new car last week.

Also in action will be the Pro Late Models, E-Modifieds, Super Stocks for 25-lap feature races and Strictly Stocks are slated for 20 laps on the high-banked half mile. Tyler Audie scored a somewhat surprising and popular Pro Late Model win on opening night in a wild 50-lap affair that had a little bit of everything happen to keep the fans entertained. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-10T17:01:54-04:00April 10th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

PRO TRUCKS, LEGENDS AND MORE FRIDAY NIGHT AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD

Orlando Speedworld Logo Racing action returns to Orlando SpeedWorld’s three-eighth mile oval track Friday night with six classes slated for action. The Pro Tucks return as do the Super Stocks for their third night of racing for 2014. Michael Burns and Whitney Poole have split the victories in the previous two Pro Truck races while Melbourne’s David Gould will be going for the three in a row in the Super Stock division.

Also on tap will be the Legend Cars, Strictly Stocks, Four Cylinder Stocks and Bandoleros. The Legend Car class has seen four different winners in four races with David Owen, Robbie Lyons, Darin Coker and Keith Sinkula all taking feature race wins.

William Hindman has been the dominant force so far in the Strictly Stock class with his beautiful red and white E&H Car Crushing Chevy Monte Carlo but there should be a few new challengers out to end his win streak over the next few weeks. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-10T16:51:50-04:00April 10th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Orlando Speedworld, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Drag Racing Returns To GMP This Saturday – 2014 Street Drag/Show N’ Shine Events Debut

JEFFERSON, GA – After nearly a 50-year absence, Drag Racing will return to Gresham Motorsports Park with the debut of the GMP Street Drags / Shown N’ Shine program this Saturday.

“Most people don’t know that the first racetrack at GMP wasn’t an oval, it was a drag strip,” said track general manager John Close. “Local residents Hansel Wilson and Quentin Freeman built the track and they held all kinds of drag races here from 1963 through 1967. The strip featured a quarter-mile asphalt track and a dirt run-off area. It was located where the GMP back-straight trackside parking is now. There were no grandstands – spectators just stood by the track. There were also two little wooden concessions – one that cooked, one that didn’t. That’s great history that most people don’t know about. Now, after all this time, it’s pretty cool to be bringing drag racing back to Gresham Motorsports Park.”

In all, Gresham Motorsports Park will hold eight Street Drag/Show N’ Shine events in 2014. Each event will feature a Car Show from 2-5:30 p.m. before the Street Drag portion of the program opens its gates at 6 p.m. with the first race at 7 p.m. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-10T15:13:41-04:00April 10th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Gresham Motorsports Park, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Pro Trucks to Compete in 4/19 Memorial Race

On Saturday, April 19, 2014, the Florida Pro Trucks will compete in the first Larry Moyer Memorial Pro Truck Race at ShowTime Speedway in Pinellas Park, Florida. Q Auto and Injury Attorneys, JRC Transportation, Jostens and Driver Seat Racing will sponsor the memorial race and the Southern Pro Am Truck Series’ first points race of the inaugural season. With sponsorship contributions, the winner will receive $2,000, a custom made Jostens Lug Nut Winner’s Ring, and four VIP pit passes to the May 3^rd ARCA 200 race at Talladega Speedway. Second place will receive $1,000 and bonuses will be awarded based on performance.

ShowTime Speedway, Moyer Motorsports and Series officials agreed to make the race 81 laps to commemorate Larry Moyer’s 1981 ARCA Championship. Moyer’s racing career spanned four decades, winning hundreds of late model races across the Midwest and Florida. Moyer’s biggest accomplishment was winning the 1981 ARCA Championship in his rookie year, and Moyer also raced in the Firecracker 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway in 1988. Moyer was a popular favorite at Sunshine Speedway (now ShowTime Speedway) in the mid 80s. In 2002, Moyer won the last race he competed in, a Pro Truck Series event. Moyer finished second in Pro Truck Series points on the strength of eight wins in 2001. Larry Moyer passed in 2011 due to a lengthy illness, he was 60. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-11T21:28:52-04:00April 10th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Showtime Speedway, Southern Pro-Am Truck Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

GMP DRIVERS CASH IN AT FIRST-EVER ‘STOCKERAMA’

A total of six drivers came up with both some hard cash and some hardware as Gresham Motorsports Park opened its 2014 racing season Saturday evening.

The storied Jefferson, GA motorsports complex hosted its first-ever Stockerama – a six-division battle on both the GMP quarter-and half-mile ovals in one evening.

In all, four divisions – the Mini-Stocks, Sportsman/Renegades and Front-Wheel Drives competed on the GMP quarter-mile.

Veteran Mini-Stockers Scotty Beck and Steve Hill put on a spirited race swapping the lead three times in the final 10 laps of the quarter-mile lid-lifter. On the final circuit, Hill spun allowing Beck to roll under Waylan Nicholsen’s checkered flag as the winner.

In the Sportsman/Renegade showdown, Jackie Daniel’s 1979 Chevy Camaro came home with $400, a GMP hat and a trophy for top honors in the Sportsman Division while Bryan Beckner rally crossed his way to first-place money, a new cap and some hardware too. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-08T14:42:33-04:00April 8th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Gresham Motorsports Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Forrest Gough And John Moore Make It Two Wins In A Row At East Bay Raceway Park

Gough-Winner-4-5-14 Tampa, FL – Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers were all on hand to find out who will be in Victory Lane at The Clay By The Bay tonight.

First feature of the night went to the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats early on were Derek Gray and Mike Wilson. It would be Bill Bill Smith and Brett Phillips making up the front row for the 15 Lap Feature Event. When the green waved it was Bill Bill Smith taking charge for the first few laps until Jimmy Baker and Smith crossed the line on lap three with Smith over Baker by just a half a car length. But it was on the very next lap as Smith was trying to hold off Baker and found himself spinning out in turn four putting him to the tail end of the field. On the restart it was Baker leading with Brett Phillips and Mike Wilson the top three. Baker did everything he could to hold off the field but it was on lap fourteen as Mike Wilson would take over the lead coming out of turn four and going on to win the feature. Rounding out the top five were Raymond Van, Jimmy Baker, Bill Whitney and Derek Gray.

Next up were the Limited Late Models. A good field of cars was on hand as 19 cars registered for the nights action. Winning their heats early on were Forrest Gough, Roger Crouse and Richard Livernois, Jr. On the front row for the feature it would be Jason Pope and Henry Burnside. Burnside quickly took the lead and would remain there until the first caution would come out for Jeremy Simpson stopping on the backstretch ending his night with seventeenth place for the feature. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-07T17:54:11-04:00April 7th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off