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Keith Nosbisch Wins Late Model Topless 50 On The Final Night Of The 2013 Season At East Bay Raceway Park

Tampa, FL – It was the final night of the 2013 Season as the 30 Late Models signed in to run Topless for the $1,500 to win Feature Event. Also racing were the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, V8 Warriors, Florida Old Time Modifieds, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Outlaw Fours who also would run topless for their feature event.

The first to run after intermission as kids lined up to see Mr. & Mrs Santa Claus would be the B-Main taking the top four into the A-Main as 4 heats were run earlier taking the top five advancing to the A-Main. Winning the B-Main would be Matt Miller and also making the A-Main would be David Pollen, Jr., Travis Varnadore and Kyle Bronson. Bronson had to go to a back-up car and start at the tail end of the B-Main and advancing by finishing fourth.

Next would be the Outlaw Fours feature. Winning their heats were Brittany Yates and Zach Amundsen. For the front row it would be point’s leader Jesse James Foster and Billy Howard. Foster would take the green and would lead the first four laps until Don T. Quinn spun in turn two. Lap five it would be Howard would slow on the front stretch bringing out the second caution of the night. On the next restart Foster would lead until the next lap when Brittany Yates took over the lead but the caution would come out giving Foster back the lead. On the restart Foster and Yates battled side by side and on lap seven it was Yates taking over the lead and went on to win her first feature of the year. Finishing second was Foster as he became the 2013 Points Champion for the Outlaw Fours finishing ahead of second place in points Nick Hebrank. Finishing third would be Brandon Yates as Zach Amundsen and Jake Hampton rounded out the top five. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-15T19:23:26-05:00December 15th, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS ANNOUNCES 2014 TOURING DIVISION SCHEDULE

vaughn14schd (478x640) INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has announced its 2014 Touring Division schedule today at the PRI Trade Show. The 10th season for the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Touring Division will feature 25 races over 11 weekends at 14 different tracks in seven different states.

Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL will bookend the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division schedule by opening the season with five straight races during the Bubba Army Speedweek, and then hosting the series finale.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will open the 2014 Touring Division season with four 40-lap $2,000-to-win races during Bubba Army Speedweeks at Bubba Raceway Park on January 28, 29, 30, and 31. The Bubba Army Speedweek finale at BRP will be on February 1 with a $3,000-to-win 50-lap race. The 10th Annual 100-lap $10,000-to-win Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race will close the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS season at BRP on November 21-22.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division will return to Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA for the first time since 2006 with three $2,500-to-win races on February 6, 7, and 8 during the Annual Super Bowl of Racing. The first two races on February 6 and 7 will be 30-laps, and the February 8 race will be 50-laps.

4wide411 (640x427) 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN will host three NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division events in 2014. The first event will be on March 28 with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race, followed by a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event on March 29. The first pair of races at 411 Motor Speedway will be the Old Smoky Moonshine Nationals. The NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS will also compete in the $4,000-to-win 3rd Annual J.T. Kerr Memorial 40 at 411 Motor Speedway on June 7.

Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR will host the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division for the second straight season with two 50-lap $2,500-to-win races as a part of the Ozark Nationals on May 2 and May 3. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-13T15:18:37-05:00December 13th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Racing News|Comments Off

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Announce Huge 2014 Schedule

At least 52 tracks in 24 states and three Canadian provinces will offer a ‘Salute to the King’ as Steve Kinser makes one more run at a 21st series championship

Steve Final Year

INDIANAPOLIS – Dec. 12, 2013 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series announced a huge 2014 schedule on Thursday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show at the Indiana Convention Center, highlighting the “Salute to the King” as the legendary Steve Kinser makes his final run at winning a 21st championship beginning in February at the DIRTcar Nationals.

The 2014 tour will feature 92 race nights at 52 different tracks across 24 states and three Canadian provinces.

It all gets underway Feb. 14-15-16, 2014, during the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park, where Kasey Kahne Racing’s Daryn Pittman won on opening night last season and held off Tony Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz in November at the World Finals to win the championship by the narrowest margin in series history. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-12T20:44:29-05:00December 12th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Sprint Cars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Record Number Of Events On 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Schedule

Grueling Dirt Late Model Series Will Test Teams With 33 Races Over 39 Days

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 12, 2013 – A record number of events appear on the 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ schedule, which was released Thursday by DIRTcar officials during the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis.

Stretching nearly six weeks for the second consecutive year, dirt Late Model racing’s biggest test of man and machine will feature 33 races at 32 tracks in nine states over a period of 39 days.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin and end with traditional dates, kicking off on Wed., June 11, at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and concluding on Sat., July 19, at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. In between competitors will travel nearly 6,000 miles and compete for $215,000 in first-place prize money.

“The expansion of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals to six weekends in 2013 proved to be a big success so we’re sticking with the same time frame for the 2014 ‘Hell Tour’ schedule,” said DIRTcar UMP director Sam Driggers. “Extending the Summer Nationals not only allows us to slot in more off days for the race teams but also gives us the opportunity to accommodate more racetracks that desire events – and that, of course, brings the Summer Nationals to more fans across the Midwest.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-12T20:39:34-05:00December 12th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Super DirtCar Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Schedule Change

EagleJetTopGunlogoBlackSmall In consideration of the time of year and how busy everyone is during the Holiday season we have revamped the race schedule for next weekend. The program will now be a one day event on Saturday, December 14^th. The purse has been increased to the previously posted Sunday purse with a few more added incentives.

Race starting time will be moved forward to 4:30 drivers meeting, with hot laps to follow and racing to begin at 6 pm.

The top 5 in heat races will be paid as follows: 1^st – $50.00, 2^nd – $40.00, 3^rd – $30.00, 4^th – $20.00 and 5^th – $10.00.

There will be a $100.00 payout for the leader at the halfway point.

There will be a $100.00 payout for a ‘hard charger’ award.

The feature will now pay $300.00 to start.

The Jeff Barfield Memorial Clean Sweep will be increased to $400.00 with a total purse payout for the night of over $10,000.00 for 24 cars.

The food concessions at the track will remain open for you to purchase food/drinks, and there will be a band for your enjoyment after the races.

Rooms are still available for those that would like to stay over at the Clewiston Inn.

By Scott|2013-12-12T16:49:47-05:00December 12th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Top Gun Sprints, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Elliot Dynasty Overthrown with DQ, Jones Captures Back-to-Back Snowballs

Joneswins2 Chuck Corder, Pensacola, FL – It what was a virtual coronation Sunday of Chase Elliott’s growing kingdom of trophies in Victory Lane at Five Flags Speedway rose another power in the Tech Shed.

A few short hours after Elliott had hoisted the Tom Dawson trophy for his second career Snowball Derby victory, he was stripped of the crown under technical inspection.

Instead, Erik Jones went from settling for second to successfully defending his historic 2012 Snowball Derby win by capturing a second consecutive crown.

Not surprisingly, Elliott had no comment to share about his feelings following the official ruling of “unapproved weight” to his No. 9 Super Late Model.

“It was all a fair process,” Five Flags general manager Tim Bryant said. “There were no arguments from the Elliotts on that.”

Elliott and crew chief Ricky Turner have been simpatico for the duration of the 18-year-old’s entire late model career.

“It was an oversight on my part,” Turner told Speed51.com, short-track’s online bible. “I messed up”

The disqualification meant Elliott’s apparent weekend sweep of the 46th annual Snowball and Saturday night’s Snowflake 100 for Pro Late Models went poof.

More importantly, it meant once-bridesmaid Jones was now back-to-back champion Erik Jones. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-09T17:47:53-05:00December 9th, 2013|5 Flags Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Racing News|Comments Off

AJ Maddox Goes Wire To Wire Winning The Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Feature Presented By Buddy’s Home Furnishings At East Bay Raceway Park

Maddox-winner-12-7-13 Tampa, FL – The Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints had 29 cars registered for their 25 lap $1,000 to win feature sponsored by Buddy’s Home Furnishings. Also racing were the Limited Late Models, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

First feature of the night was the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks with William Burnside winning the heat race. For the feature it was Thomas Burnside and Roberto Morfin, Sr. making up the front row. When the green waved Thomas Burnside led the first three laps until caution waved for his brother William spinning in turn two. The green waved once again as Thomas would continue to lead until another caution came out. This time is was for Michael Eaton spinning in turn four. On the final restart Thomas Burnside went on to lead the rest of the way and go on to win his second feature in 2013. Rounding out the top five was Dennis Wilson, Jr., William Burnside came back through the field to finish a strong third with Buck Woodhouse and Billy Barstow rounding out the top five.

Next were the Limited Late Models. Winning their heats were Thomas Scott and Roger Crouse and the two would also make up the front row for the feature. Scott would lead the first lap until caution came out as Jason Dyal spun in turn four. When the green waved again, Scott led the next seven laps as Forrest Gough spun in turn three after running in the third position. Only one other caution would come out as Thomas Scott would go on to win his very first Feature at East Bay Raceway Park. Scott said in Victory Lane that this was one of the tracks he had been trying to win and finally got it tonight. He also said he would gladly trade in the wins from other tracks to get this feature win here he also talked about in Victory Lane. Rounding out the top five were Roger Crouse, Dale Pope, Jason Dyal and Forrest Gough. Dale Pope would go on to be the 2013 Limited Late Model Champion. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-09T17:40:58-05:00December 9th, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Top Gun Sprints|Comments Off

Nichols All the Way in TBARA Sprints at Orlando Speedworld

TBARA Orlando SpeedWorld wrapped up calendar year 2013 with a great evening of racing in front of a nice crowd on a very balmy night weather-wise for early December while much of the country was in a deep freeze. The TBARA Sprint Cars finally got to run their program that was postponed by rain in June and 15 teams came out to support the event. Fifteen-year-old Garrett Green looked like a veteran in winning heat race number one after early leader Tommy Nichols’ car partially lost power with two laps to go. Joey “The Ace” Aguilar took the checker second with Nichols hanging on for third. The second heat race was dominated by Leesburg’s Dude Teate who led every lap to finish in front of Ben Fritz and John Gilbert, Jr. Gilbert would later turn his mount over to Mickey Kempgens for the feature race.

The 30-lap finale had local Titusville driver Rex “Boneman” Hollinger on the pole for the start. For Hollinger, a regular here in various classes in recent years, it was his first-ever SpeedWorld start in his Sprint Car. At the drop of the green it was Tommy Nichols who grabbed the early advantage from the outside pole but Hollinger made a good account of himself settling into second spot. Mark Gimmler made a pass on Hollinger but was well behind the leader at that point as Hollinger was nicely holding off many of the “heavy hitters” from third position. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-09T16:50:04-05:00December 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Orlando Speedworld, Race Results|Comments Off

Mark Whitener Has His Cake and Eats It Too at North Florida

Middleburg, Florida (12/02/13) – Saturday night was a great outing for Big Frog Motorsports as Mark Whitener clinched the 2013 United Dirt Late Model Championship Series (UDLMCS) Championship with a bang by scoring the $3,000 victory in the series’ season finale at North Florida Speedway (Lake City, Florida) in his #58 Big Frog Motorsports/Dave’s Towing/B&B/Barry Wright Produce Late Model!

Via a 2nd place finish in heat race action Whitener moved onto the redraw for the 40 lap, Harvey Jones Memorial feature, where he was the recipient of the 5th starting spot. A series of cautions plagued the initial attempts to get the race underway. However, when the green flag finally waved for good Whitener bolted from his 5th starting spot to the lead on the first lap.

Once out front Mark never looked back on his way to his 12th victory of the 2013 campaign, which was worth $3,000. In addition he claimed his third UDLMCS Championship in the last four seasons and his sixth overall title in four seasons.

“It was just an incredible night for our team,” commented Whitener. “To be able to claim the championship and the win in the same night is just awesome. I can’t thank Big Frog Motorsports and all of our great sponsors and fans enough for their great support!” (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-02T17:05:33-05:00December 2nd, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, United Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Roger Crouse Wins David Reutimann Foundation 50 In Front Of A Packed House At East Bay Raceway Park

Crouse-Winner-11-30-13 November 30, 2013 – Tampa, FL – It was a packed house as David and his Father Buzzie Reutimann would battle it out for bragging rights in the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modified Reutimann Foundation 50 Lap Feature. Also racing were the Late Models, V8 Warriors, Outlaw Fours and Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks.

First feature of the night went to the Outlaw Fours as Nick Hebrank and Billy Howard won their heat races. On the front row for the feature it would be Eric Knight and Brittany Yates. When the green waved, Knight quickly took the lead until caution came out on lap two with Jake Hampton spinning in turn one. Knight again took the green and led the field into turn one until the next caution on lap six as Don R. Quinn slowed in turn four. On the restart it would be Brandon Yates spinning after running in second. It was on the final restart Knight would have Billy Howard and Brittany Yates trying to get by Knight for the first few green laps. As the checkered waved it was Knight picking up his very first feature win. Rounding out the top five were Jesse James Foster, Brittany Yates, Brandon Yates and Billy Howard. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-02T14:54:47-05:00December 2nd, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off