BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series heads back to 4-17 Southern Speedway to headline the weekend of racing

Its race time again as round 3 of the 2022 BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series is March 19th at 417 Southern Speedway.

Daniel Miller currently leads the championship standing with a slim 5 point lead over LJ Grimm as each driver has won an A-Main in 2022.

A strong field of cars are expected this weekend so will there be a new winner or will Miller or Grimm be repeat winners.

If you plan on racing this weekend please reply here or contact Rick Day, we need an entry list/Parking assignment for the weekend.

Pit gates open officially at 12 noon

Open practice at 1pm

Divisional Practice at 3pm

Front Gates at 4pm

Drivers Meeting at 5:30pm

Heats/Qualifying at 6 pm

Features at 7pm

The 2022 season is brought to you by: BG Products, Dayton Andrews Dodge, Sunoco, Southern Race Fuels, Butler Speed & Supply and Signsfast Superstore.BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series heads back to 4-17 Southern Speedway to headline the weekend of racing

 

Brian Langford Wins the Bud Cup at the Naples Swamp Buggy Races, This one was for Terry

Hell of a season with a new Bud Cup champion Rubber Duck! Very fortunate and honored to call this man my uncle. Incredibly dedicated to the sport and will always do anything in his power to make sure the Swamp Buggy Races always go on as smooth as possible. This was for you Grandpa! “The Champ” Brian Langford has a very nice ring to it. We will see all y’all next season!

What’s Racing this Weekend 3/19/2022 Brought to you by LeMaster’s Insurance Agency

Friday Night:

Five Flags Speedway:

Showtime Speedway and 4-17 Southern Speedway Forced to cancel show due to weather

4-17 Southern Speedway:

Open practice, Friday 3/11/22 AND the races scheduled for Saturday 3/12/22 are CANCELLED. Due to unpredictable weather and potentially dangerous weather conditions along with several other issues, we believe it is in the best interest of Driver’s, Fans, and 417 SSE crew to cancel this weekend’s events. With the ever increasing fuel prices and forecasted weather – we hope this early notice will help to alleviate wasted time and money for all involved. We understand this is an inconvenience for all, but hope each and every one of you stays safe, dry, and hassle free this weekend.

We appreciate your continued support. We will return next weekend 3/19/22 with the BGSS Winged Sprint cars, Legends, A-Modifieds, and more

Showtime Speedway:

Showtime Speedway has elected to cancel the races scheduled for March 12, 2022. We have made this decision in leu of the gas prices we are all experiencing at this time. Many of our drivers and spectators would be traveling to race. Temperatures are forecasted to be cold and damp tomorrow evening and the health and well being of our spectators and drivers are a #1 priority.

Randy Anderson Doubles down in the twin 50 super late models last Saturday at Auburndale Speedway

At Auburndale Speedway last Saturday saw 22 Super Late models in the pits and the fans were excited for the twin 50’s for the late models.  There were great battles all over from George Gorham Jr and charlie brown and then Chase Lovelady and Jonathan Guy.   When the dust Settled third generation Florida racer Randy Anderson would take home both wins in one of the oldest chassis in the field.  The fans really love the twin 50 format and it’s coming more and more at Florida.  It was another great night at the track and full pits a great place to  have a fun evening.

LJ Grimm wins Southern Sprint Car Series race at Citrus County Speedway

Racing Recap of March 5, 2022

Citrus County Speedway

by: Shari Phillips

The best way to cap a gorgeous March day is with a fantastic night at the races. The weather cooperated with mid 80’s, sunshine, and a cool breeze.

It was great to see some new faces at the sign in table for the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series along with those that have already put their footprints on the Season Points Board. Veteran Winged Sprint drivers Stan Butler and Sonny Hartley donned their fire suits to join the elite group of drivers already familiar with the series fan favorites.

Garrett Green was back in action and the much anticipated return of Dude Teate was quickly bringing energy to the pits as the regulars lined up to take in some practice laps. Teate was the first casualty of the day when his motor laid oil around the popular asphalt oval making for a lengthy clean up. Sport Allen also discovered during practice that the 88A wasn’t running up to par and would sit out the night.

Rapidly gaining popularity inside the series fan base, Davey Hamilton Jr and Bruce Brantley (last year’s rookie) would start on the front row of the Signfast Superstore heat 1. Nestled behind them were Aaron Pierce, Garrett Green, Gary Wiggins, and Bo Hartley. The second Butler Speed & Supply heat 2 saw series regulars Tommy Nichols and Stephen Hollinger capitalizing on front row honors followed by LJ Grimm, the first week’s winner Daniel Miller, Sonny Hartley, and Stan Butler. Butler was piloting the hauntingly familiar black 33 as Mac Steele had painstakingly made the museum show piece ready to race again.

Both Hamilton Jr and Nichols made good on their front row spots by claiming their respective Heat Wins.

The Feature Line Up brought controversy as there were many newly registered drivers for the 2022 season along with those that had already pocketed points at 4-17 Speedway 2 weeks earlier. After grinding out the specifics, Hamilton Jr and Stephen Hollinger sat in the catbird seats for the A Main.

A caution was thrown on lap 4, regrouping the cars. LJ Grimm took advantage of the restart and joined Hamilton Jr for a front row run. It wasn’t long and Grimm had claimed the coveted front spot and didn’t relinquish it. Hamilton Jr left the track in second place followed by Daniel Miller, Aaron Pierce, and Bruce Bentley. The finish was quickly readjusted when Hamilton Jr, Pierce, and Bentley forgot to make their stops in tech, refreshing the finish by placing them to the end of the lead lap. This reconfigured the final payoff sheet to reflect the new finishing order.

Congratulations to LJ Grimm for parking the beautiful 88, owned by Taylor Andrews and sponsored by Dayton Andrews Dodge & BG Products, in Victory Lane. The remainder of the final finish was Daniel Miller, Tommy Nichols, Davey Hamilton Jr, Aaron Pierce, Bruce Bentley, Sonny Hartley, Gary Wiggins, Bo Hartley, Stephen Hollinger, Garrett Green, Stan Butler. Dude Teat and Sport Allen did not start the A-Main.

The Butler Speed & Supply award rolls over to the next event at 4-17 on March 19th. Anyone who can win both their Heat and the A Main in one night claims the pot. The pot now sits at $200.

A huge shout out to Camron Ray and the Support Staff at Citrus County Speedway for making the BG Sprint Series feel at home.

Donnie Dobbins Tribute weekend for Season opener this weekend at All-Tech Raceway this Weekend

It’s Race Week

Practice Friday Night from 6-9

Saturday’s corn hole tournament will start at 1 – 4. $10 bucks to enter. Then Racing at 7pm.

All in honor of our friend Donnie Dobbins!

***Camping

Trackside camping is available, first come first serve. Pit pricing applies.

Friday $20 per person.

Saturday $30 per person.

These are all access passes!

Any questions call 386 754 7223

Thanks everyone!

Don’t miss out on our Season Opener!

Friday Night Test n Tune 6pm- 9pm then we gather with food and drinks to remember our friend Donnie Dobbins.

$20/per person pits. Grandstand free.

Saturday, Corn Hole Tournament

From 1pm – 4pm. $10 to enter. We will draw for teams. (This tournament is being run by professionals with scoring equipment, monitors and boards!)

Then We Race, warm ups at 6pm Racing at 7pm.

The BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series headlines Citrus County Speedway this weekend

THIS SATURDAY: The Southern Outlaw Winged Sprint Car Series returns Saturday March 5th! These guys are FAST, WILD, and CRAZY! They are the fastest cars to hit the track all year long and they are only here 2 times this year! The Pro Truck division will be joining the fun as well! In my opinion the Pro Trucks put on some of the best racing all throughout the 2021 Season! We hope to see everyone here for this action-packed show!

Southern Outlaw Winged Sprint Cars 40 Laps

Pro Trucks 50 Laps

Crockett’s Towing Ford Outlaws 25 Laps

Powder Puff 25 Laps

Little Gator Motorsports Legend Cars 25 Laps

Mod Minis 25 Laps

Grandstands Open at 5:30

Qualifying at 6:30

General Admission $15.00

Kids 17 and under are $5.00

Kids 6 and under are FREE!

King of the Bullrings for the Pure Stocks kicks off next weekend at Auburndale Speedway with the Tractor Dave Memorial

Apologies for the delays in information for everyone. We’ve been trying to work out a few kinks. With that being said we apologize for the late notice, but we are extremely excited to announce that the first King of the Bullrings race will be next Saturday night March 12th, 2022, at Auburndale Speedway! Not only will this be our first race, but we honored that this race will also be the ‘Tractor Dave memorial’. Anybody who knew Tractor Dave knew what an avid race fan/ car owner he was and how much he loved pure stock racing!

Rex Guy and staff are working on finalizing the full purse, but this 50-lap race will pay $1500 to win thanks to some great sponsorship! On top of that, drivers will be racing for two awesome trophies, one King of the Bullring special trophy and the other a ‘Tractor Dave memorial’ trophy!

As always, King of the Bullrings is NOT a sanctioning race series. We are a group of individuals devoting time for the betterment of racing. ANY and ALL rules, regulations, purses, formats and scheduling amongst many other things will be handled directly by the tracks and their officials. We will not overrule any decisions made by the tracks or their officials. We WILL play by their rules. Any questions in relation to the actual races themselves should be directed to the track itself. We are essentially just here to help promote some big races for the Pure Stock division and to say thank you to the tracks for working together!

Rules will be Auburndale Speedway 2022 Pure Stock rules and subject to Auburndale Speedway official’s interpretation.

Lovelady and Gorham Jr. set to battle for Super Late Model twin 50 wins at Auburndale Speedway Saturday night 3/5/2022

The Super Late Models are back for twin 50’s this weekend at the bullring of Auburndale Speedway, and the action is sure to be hot as Chase Lovelady continues to his recent reign on the wins as George Gorham Jr tries to take back his top spot in the class.  A good field of cars is expects with other names like Guy, Dorer, Holmes, and Elkins and many others.

Also Racing Will Be:

Video from last twin 50 from Auburdale Speedway: