Five Divisions to Challenge Ocala This Friday Night

By BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL- After persistent rain showers washed away opening night on March 4th, Ocala Speedway will try again to kick off the 2011 racing season on Friday, March 11th, with a $1000 to win Open Wheel Modified feature headlining the night. In addition, Ocala’s Hobby Stocks, Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Gladiators, will all hit the clay for the first points races of the year.

The Modified Division at Ocala Speedway has been dominated by Jeff Mathews, and he will be looking to extend that domination in 2011. But the problem with being at the top is that everyone else is gunning for you, and a list of capable challengers will be aiming to knock “The Repo Man” down a few notches this season. Kyle Bronson would be the most likely candidate to unseat Mathews and has beaten him solidly in the past, but has yet to do it consistently enough to replace Mathews at the top. Perhaps 2011 will see those fortunes change, and a $1000 cash carrot dangling in front of the field certainly will provide ample motivation.

There will be changes in the Hobby Stock Division in 2011 as 2010 champion, Dean Jarvis, has taken his final bow and exited the building into retirement. One would assume that Heath Walker would be the most likely to succeed with Jarvis gone, but Walker handed his ride over to his son, Devin, who has moved up from the Gladiators. So now the door is wide open for whoever wants to jump into the early season lead, and no doubt there will be a heated scramble for the top position when the green flag waves this Friday. And if Daniel Miller Jr. can keep the rubber side down and all of the pieces and parts attached, he might just be the man to beat.

Ocala’s Amsoil Thunder Stocks were set to do battle on opening night but never got that chance, so Friday the 11th will be their first shot at Ocala’s tough 3/8ths mile since their $500 to win exhibition back in February. This time there will be points to earn instead of just a paycheck and some trophies, so the pressure will be on to see who can take control of the division. Jason Gamble got the win in February, proving that he still has what it takes to pose for frontstretch pictures after races, and will be one of the top contenders for the championship now that 2010 champ Scott Mooers will be wheeling a modified in 2011.

For much of the season in 2010 Ocala Speedway was the only option for racing Mini Stocks on dirt in the state of Florida. That has changed with the opening of the 2011 season, and rules changes enacted by the racers last year have changed the face of Mini Stock racing. Nick and Dan Kerr will be back and battling for another championship run, but other top racers have moved on and opened the door for new faces to keep the Kerrs looking over their shoulders. If no one can rise to the challenge, then the season may be another father versus son battle for the Mini Stock Championship.

As the 2010 season wound down last year, several different racers shared time at the top of the Gladiator points list. But in the end it was the consistency of Matt Shea that captured a championship, as he came from way behind over the course of the year to take the prize. This time around there will be new faces in the crowd and some of last year’s contenders will have stepped up to bigger challenges, so those who remain are left to figure out who can jump out in front of everyone else. And as was the case before, consistency and dedication to run every race may be the key to the championship once again, with the only question being who has the strength to get it done.

Ocala Speedway will open the grandstand gates at 5PM on Friday night, with hot laps at 7PM and heat races at 8PM. For more information such as ticket prices and directions, please visit America’s Dirt Track online at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the track at 352-622-9400.

By Scott|2011-03-07T17:00:43-05:00March 7th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Mother Nature Wins at Punta Gorda Speedway

From Linda Jericka

The pits were full and the crowd was making there way into the speedway for a great night of racing. The cars had just completed several rounds of practice and ready to race when the rains came. After several attempts to dry the track and Mother Natures persistent rain fall, the races were canceled. All classes scheduled for the night will be back on their next scheduled race night. You can visit the speedways web site for all scheduled events at www.puntgordaspeedway.com.

March 12^th Punta Gorda Speedway supports Relay For Life with American Cancer Society Night.

Classes scheduled for the night will be:

Sprint Cars, Open Wheels, Pro 4, Fab 4, Dwarf Cars, Super Stock, the new Strictly Stock V-6, Cowboy Cadillac and the SE Champ Karts who always excite the crowd. It is called Open Wheel Madness, a night you do not want to miss.

All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend and support Relay for Life

Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE

Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161

For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223

By Scott|2011-03-07T16:09:04-05:00March 7th, 2011|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

RAIN WINS EAST BAY OPENER

The 2011 season opener at East Bay Raceway Park fell victim to persistent intermittent showers. The program was called with five heats remaining.

While the night’s action will not be officially recorded, a highlight of the evening came in the first Late model heat when young Steve Mathis Jr. notched his first class win in his first start ever.
ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, March 12, 2011. The program will include Late Models, Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and Dirt Daubers. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Scott|2011-03-06T09:37:22-05:00March 6th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Citrus County Speedway Results: March 5, 2011

	Super Late Models		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
82	Danny Maddox	Crystal River	1
47	Keith Zavrel	Brooksvile	2
1	Dale Sanders	Lecanto	3
98	Herb Neumann	Inverness	4
97	Perry Lovelady	Lakeland	5
10	Talon Craft	Seminole	6
09	Scott Grossenbacher	San Antonio	7
62	John Gerstner	Eustis	8
14	Randy Plantz	Largo	9
23	Todd Brown	Lake Panasoffkee	10
70	Jeremy Gerstner	Wesley Chapel	11
27	Cody Lane	Port Richey	12
88	Kenny Kuhn	Dunellon	13
97	Andy Anderson	Port Richey	14
07	Steven Simpson	New Smyrna	15


	Mini Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
29	Chris Snow	Inverness	1
98	Kevin Stone	Dade City	2
46	Shannon Kennedy	Summerfield	3
43	Shawn Jenkins	Lakeland	4
71	Sonya Heater	Homosassa	5
32	Jeremy Sharrone	Floral City	6
50	Jessey Mallory	Summerfield	7
11	Travis Daniels		8
31	Chris Hennessy Jr.	Beverly Hills	9
35	Kenneth Watkins	Summerfield	10
17	Adam May	Lutz	DQ
77	Kevin Knox	Wesley Chapel	DQ


	Street Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
3	Curtis Flanagan	Inverness	1
88	James Peters	Ferndale	2
98	Tom Bubba Martone	Floral City	3
31	Tom Potts	Dade City	4
57	Michael Ruff	Homosassa	5
55	Ernie Reed	Crystal River	6
85	Tim Wilson	Floral City	7
33	Bill Ryan	Bushnell	8
26	Bradley Lyon	Brooksville	9
00	Carl Glaum	Crystal River	10
12	Jhana Hughes	Hernando	11
68	Austin Hughes	Hernando	12
13	Ron Pate		13
34	John Smith		14
55	J.D. Reed		15


	50 Lap Mod Mini Stocks		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
	Rained Out		1
	Did Not Run		2
	Rescheduled for May 7th, 2011		3
			4


	Pro Challenge Series		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
56	Mark Landis	Delray Beach	1
25	Paul White	Eustis	2
18	Ryan Rust	Port St. Lucie	3
28	Randy Glick	Ocala	4
24	Jeremy Gerstner	Wesley Chapel	5
1	Bo Bass	Eustis	6
23	Jerry Heflin	Gainsville	7
2	Harvey Johnson	Ocala	8
12	Steve Greenwell	Ocala	9


	Cars Of Yesterday
	Modified – 15 Laps		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
38	Steve Parrish	Okeechobee	1
1	Dave Ridder	St. Pete	2
xx	Jerry Mullins	Pinellas Park	3
3nh	Rick Botts	Pinellas Park	4
400	Tim Brush	Dayton, Ohio	5
2	Clay Fray	Kenneth City	6


	Cars Of Yesterday
	Sportsman Stock – 25 Laps		Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Home Town	Winner
57	Charles Mixon	Clearwater	1
x	Steve Mattingly	Pinellas Park	2
6	Dennis Copenhagen	Pinellas Park	3
42	Dave Davis	Tenn.	4
39	?		5
31	Tom McDonald	Clearwater	6
03	John Paradis	Dunedin	7
11	Graham Mc Corvey	Gibsonton	8

By Scott|2011-03-06T09:34:38-05:00March 6th, 2011|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

COBB IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAST BAY WIN

NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release: Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

TAMPA, FL –February 26, 2011- Phillip Cobb of Apollo Beach was in the right place at the right time to take the lead with ten laps to go and win the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 50-lap main event on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Wells Brothers Farms Special.

For the second straight night, Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV dropped out while leading the race when he suffered a mechanical problem with his Mainland Transport Warrior on lap 40. Cobb was running second at the time and inherited the lead. Cobb led the last ten laps for his first career NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win.

“Doug had it won, but we were in the right place at the right time when he dropped out,” Cobb said. “Everything just went our way tonight, and we had a good race. Everyone raced us clean and the track was in great shape.”

Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC finished second in the AES Racing Special, and Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL took the third spot in the Image Skin Care Rocket. Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, FL was fourth in the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Rocket, and Jeff Mathews of Tampa, FL grabbed the fifth spot in the Night Hawk Towing Rocket.

Shan Smith of Dade City, FL finished sixth in the Outlaw Race Parts TNT and 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA was seventh in the Bryson Motorsports Special.

Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA started 19th and finished eighth in the Hedman Husler Special to pick up the Hedman Husler of the Race Award. Greg Robertson of Waynesboro, VA drove the Wyn Bridge Industrial Fabricators Rocket to a ninth-place finish, and the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS rounded out the top ten in the 78 Towing and Recovery Special.

Frank Wilson of Harold, FL finished 14th in the Wilson Lumber Trak-Star to pick up the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Race Award. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL did not transfer to the main event by finishing fourth in the first 12-lap B-Main race to earn the Integra Racing Shocks Just Missed It Award.

Brindle was the fast qualifier among the 45 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 15.866 seconds. The four ten-lap heat races were won by Brindle, Horton, Jack Nosbisch Jr., and Cobb. The two 12-lap B-Main races were won by Mark Tice of Avon, MS in the Precision Marine Trak-Star and Doug Watson of Plant City, FL in the Brandon Auto Services Rocket.

Horton took the lead at the drop of the green flag to start the race followed by Brindle, Cobb, Jack Nosbisch Jr. and Keith Nosbisch. The Nosbisch brothers swapped positions on lap two with Keith passing Jack Jr. for the fourth spot. The first caution flag of the race came out on lap four when Chase Washington of Houlka, MS stalled the Greg’s Sawmill GRT in turn four.

The top ten for the restart had Horton leading Brindle, Cobb, K. Nosbisch, J. Nosbisch, Breuer, Mathews, Smith, two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model series Champion David Earl Gentry of Lewisburg, TN, and Steve Cook of Mt. Airy, NC. Gentry spun his Eads Farms/Dixon Plumbing Special in turn two on the restart.

When the field went back to green flag racing, Cobb passed Brindle for the second spot, bringing J. Nosbisch with him into the third position. K. Nosbisch got around Brindle for the fourth spot on lap five. Cobb and J. Nosbisch began swapping the second spot on lap six. J. Nosbisch was second on lap six, Cobb was second on lap seven, and by lap eight, K. Nosbisch began mount another challenge on his brother for the third spot.

While all of the dicing for position was going on behind him, Horton had stretched out to a full straightaway lead by lap ten. That advantage was erased on lap 11 when Shannon Lee stalled the Billy Riels Racing GRT in turn two to bring out the third caution flag of the race.

The caution flag came out for the fourth time on lap 12 when Steve Miller of Tampa, FL hit the turn four wall with the L. Miller and Associates Rocket. That was followed by the fifth caution flag on the restart when Dave Schmauss of Dover, FL spun the Cardinal Paint and Body Warrior.

Cobb and J. Nosbisch picked up their battle for the second on the next restart with J. Nosbisch passing Cobb when the green flag came out, and Cobb reclaimed the spot on lap 13. Horton maintained a comfortable lead when he began to encounter lapped traffic on lap 20. Business was picking up behind the leader, as J. Nosbisch, K. Nosbisch and Brindle began to battle for the third spot.

The trio went into the first turn three-wide on lap 26 with Brindle the meat in the Nosbisch sandwich. K. Nosbisch was on the inside, Brindle was in the middle, and J. Nosbisch was on the outside. All three cars went for the same piece of real estate, and the squeeze play cut down Brindle’s left-front tire. Brindle spun to bring out the sixth caution flag of the race.

Horton led Cobb, J. Nosbisch, K. Nosbisch, Breuer, Mathews, Smith, Robertson, Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL in the Terry Eaglin Motorsports Rocket, and Cooke down for the restart at the halfway point of the race. Breuer passed K. Nosbisch for the fourth spot, while Turner powered from the 11th spot to move up to seventh.

Smith and Bernhardt got together in turn one on lap 33, and Bernhardt spun in turn two collecting Schmauss to bring out the seventh caution flag. Turner got by Mathews for the sixth spot on the restart, and then passed K. Nosbisch for the fifth spot on lap 35. K. Nosbisch reclaimed the spot on lap 37.

Breuer got around J. Nosbisch on lap 38 to take the third spot just before the eighth caution flag of the race came out on lap 40 when Cooke spun his AES Special in turn four while running ninth. When the field went back to green flag racing, K. Nosbisch passed J. Nosbisch for the fourth spot in turn four on lap 40.

Running with yet another comfortable lead, Horton suddenly slowed in turn three on lap 41 and came to a stop at the head of the front straightaway to bring out the ninth and final caution flag of the race. Horton was pushed to the pits and was done for the night. That misfortune earned Horton the Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award.

Cobb now inherited the lead followed by Breuer, K. Nosbisch, J. Nosbisch, Turner, Mathews, Brindle, Smith, Cooley, and Robertson. When the field took the green flag, Brindle, who had come from the back of the pack, got busy and passed both Mathews and Turner to move up to the fifth spot.

Mathews was able to pass Brindle for the fifth spot on lap 43, and Smith also passed Brindle for the sixth spot on lap 44. Cobb was able to keep Breuer behind him in the closing laps to take the win with a .455 second margin of victory.

The next scheduled event for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on April 2.

For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 3 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/26/11:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER 1. 4 2. 6 3. 5 4. 3 5. 9 6. 7 7. 1 8. 19 10 9. 13 10. 14 33c 11. 8 56 12. 12 105 13. 20 27 14. 22 72 15. 11 31 16. 10 17c 17. 21 8s 18. 2 11 19. 15 19 20. 16 B69 21. 17 24 22. 21 121 23. 23 47 24. 18 07 HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
32 Phillip Cobb Apollo Beach, FL 50 $3,000
B7 Dan Breuer Troutman, NC 50 $1,250
02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico, FL 50 $850
12 Jack Nosbisch Jr. Riverview, FL 50 $700
33 Jeff Mathews Tampa, FL 50 $650
99 Shan Smith Dade City, FL 50 $550
21b Chip Brindle Chatsworth, GA 50 $500
Matthew Turner Dawsonville, GA 50 $550
116 Greg Robertson Waynesboro, VA 50 $400
Eric Cooley Fulton, MS 50 $375
David Earl Gentry Lewisburg, TN 50 $350
Dave Schmauss Dover, FL 50 $300
Larry Harrod Plains, GA 50 $280
Frank Wilson (R) Harold, FL 50 $260
Bryan Force Indiana, PA 50 $250
Steve Cooke Mt. Airy, NC 50 $240
Steve Miller Tampa, FL 49 $220
Doug Horton Bruceton Mills, WV 40 $200
Chase Washington Houlka, MS 39 $200
Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater, FL 32 $200
Mark Tice (R) Avon, MS 32 $200
Michael Blount Sumrall, MS 30 $200
Shannon Lee Lumberton, MS 16 $200
Doug Watson Plant City, FL 10 $200

ENTRIES: 45
FAST QUALIFIER: Brindle, 15.866 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Lee and Blount
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Horton, 1-40; Cobb, 41-50
LAPS LED: Horton, 40; Cobb, 10
VP RACING FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Wilson
HEDMAN HUSLER AWARD: Turner (started 19th and finished 8th)
DOMINATOR RACE PRODUCTS HARD LUCK AWARD: Horton
INTEGRA RACING SHOCKS JUST MISSED IT AWARD: Chase Edge
RACECAR ENGINEERING 5TH-PLACE AWARD: Mathews
KRC 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Smith
JOE GIBBS DRIVEN 7TH-PLACE AWARD: Brindle
RACECAR ENGINEERING 8TH-PLACE AWARD: Turner
MAXIMUM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Robertson
KRC 10TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooley
MIKE’S CUSTOM TANKS 11TH-PLACE AWARD: Gentry
SHORTY’S SHOCK SERVICE 12TH-PLACE AWARD: Schmauss
SCHOENFELD SHOCKS 13TH-PLACE AWARD: Harrod
J.T. KERR RACING EQUIPMENT 14TH-PLACE AWARD: Wilson
COFIELD RACING STARTERS 15TH-PLACE AWARD: Force
KINSER AIR FILTERS 16TH-PLACE AWARD: Cooke
CAUTIONS: 9
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .455 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 51 Minutes and 37.480 Seconds

By Scott|2011-03-02T10:20:34-05:00March 2nd, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

Campi’s Patience Pays off with Icebreaker Win

By Rick Anges

Bradenton, Fl. The Icebreaker race has been a main stay at ASA sanctioned DeSoto Super Speedway for over thirty years and it would be fitting that this race would be the kick-off for the new Florida United Promoters Late Model Series.

Twenty-five of some of the best late models lined the infield for qualifying for the 100-lap feature. When the final checkered flag fell for time it was local favorite Jessie Dutilly topping charts with fast time. Dutilly would run in the top five early in the feature but a front brake problem would send him into the pits. He would return and battle back for a twelfth place finish. Steve Dorer, Tim Russell, Anthony Campi and Justin Larson would round out the top five.

When the green dropped it was Steve Dorer out front but it wasn’t long before Jeff Scofield would muscle his way around on the outside and take over the top spot.

Several laps later Dorer would pull into the infield and the crowd gasped as his car suddenly burst into flames. Although there was a lot of fire Dorer was able to quickly escape and the flames were extinguished. Dorer would end up twenty-second on the night.

Tim Russell would use the same outside groove and get by Scofield for the lead. Russell would pull away to almost a ¾ of straightaway lead as Scofield and Campi battled for second. Campi would eventually make the pass and set his sights on Russell.

Several cautions would put second place Campi on the outside of the leader Russell for the double file restarts but each time the crafty Russell would be on his game and get a good jump to hold onto the top spot.

With just a handful of laps left the yellow came out for the last time and this time Campi would stay right with Russell on the start. The top two would go into turn one side by side and when they came out of two Campi was the new leader and would hold on to take the win. Russell would finish second and in his post race interview said he had spun the tires on the final restart. Jeff Scofield in the familiar #92 of Dick Anderson came home in third. Anderson was the winner of the first Icebreaker in 1980. Anthony Sergi came from his ninth starting spot to finish fourth and in fifth would be Justin Larson.

The Florida United Promoters Late Model Series next race will be Auburndale Speedway on March 19^th.

Icebreaker 100 – Florida United Promoters Late Model Series – Feature

Pos Driver Car #

1 ANTHONY CAMPI 81

2 TIM RUSSELL 36

3 JEFF SCOFIELD 92

4 ANTHONY SERGI 20

5 JUSTIN LARSON 88

6 JAMES GLOVER 70

7 JOE BOYD 5

8 JAKE PERKINS 59

9 JOE WINCHELL 64

10 ZACH HARRIS 54

11 RAY BLACK 19

12 JESSE DUTILLY 30

13 SCOTT MILLAR 20X

14 DAVID KING 22

15 JAMES CARTER 21

16 STEVE GILL 5X

17 JONATHAN GUY 42

18 COLE POWELL 25

19 JOSHUA TODD 89

20 CODY BLAIR 15

21 ALAN CURRELI 2

22 STEVE DORER 10

23 LB SKAGGS 71

24 AMANDA FERGUSON 7

25 RYAN LISAK 17

QUALIFYING

Pos Driver Car #

1 JESSE DUTILLY 30

2 STEVE DORER 10

3 TIM RUSSELL 36

4 ANTHONY CAMPI 81

5 JUSTIN LARSON 88

6 JEFF SCOFIELD 92

7 STEVE GILL 5X

8 ALAN CURRELI 2

9 ANTHONY SERGI 20

10 COLE POWELL 25

11 LB SKAGGS 71

12 JAMES CARTER 21

13 SCOTT MILLAR 20X

14 JOE BOYD 5

15 JONATHAN GUY 42

16 JOSHUA TODD 89

17 ZACH HARRIS 54

18 JOE WINCHELL 64

19 JAKE PERKINS 59

20 CODY BLAIR 15

21 JAMES GLOVER 70

22 RYAN LISAK 17

23 RAY BLACK 19

24 DAVID KING 22

25 AMANDA FERGUSON 7

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – FEATURE

Pos Driver Car #

1 KYLE BOOKMILLER 03

2 LB SKAGGS 71

3 TRAVIS ROLAND 10

4 STEVE ARNOLD 19

5 JAMES GLOVER 20

6 MIKE BIRK JR 10

7 LJ GRIMM 25

8 RALPH BOWMAN 2

9 DALTON BALDWIN 4

10 MICKEY “MARY” WRIGHT 6

11 VERNON HART JR 48

12 KEITH LILLEY 87

13 ERIC RUDD 12

14 DAN PARTELO 9

15 KYLE MAYNARD 127

16 WAYNE JEFFERSON 1O2

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 ERIC RUDD 12

2 LJ GRIMM 25

3 LB SKAGGS 71

4 KEITH LILLEY 87

5 TRAVIS ROLAND 10

6 KYLE MAYNARD 127

7 DAN PARTELO 9

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 WAYNE JEFFERSON 1O2

2 KYLE BOOKMILLER 03

3 JAMES GLOVER 20

4 STEVE ARNOLD 19

5 DALTON BALDWIN 4

6 RALPH BOWMAN 2

7 MIKE BIRK JR 10

8 VERNON HART JR 48

9 MICKEY “MARY” WRIGHT 6

PURE STOCKS – FEATURE

Pos Driver Car #

1 ROBERT CRISP 2

2 DARRIN ELLIS 71

3 DUANE BEST 3

4 GEORGE BARTIMAC 21X

5 KEITH THORBIN 88

6 KENNY GIBSON 43

7 DEAN BUTRUM 93

PURE STOCKS – HEAT

Pos Driver Car #

1 DARRIN ELLIS 71

2 DUANE BEST 3

3 ROBERT CRISP 2

4 KEITH THORBIN 88

5 GEORGE BARTIMAC 21X

6 KENNY GIBSON 43

7 DEAN BUTRUM 93

BOMBERS – FEATURE

Pos Driver Car #

1 MICHAEL CROOKS 33X

2 RANDY SPICER 22

3 JOHN STEWART 02

4 JIMMIE BEST 67

5 STEVE ELDER 42

6 JEFF FIRESTINE 93

7 ALEX PATTEN 81

8 KYLE BEST 3X

9 MARK PETTY 43

10 KEN (PAUL) SMITH 11

11 MARK MILTHALER 29

BOMBERS – HEAT 1

Pos Driver Car #

1 MICHAEL CROOKS 33X

2 STEVE ELDER 42

3 JIMMIE BEST 67

4 ALEX PATTEN 81

5 KEN (PAUL) SMITH 11

6 KYLE BEST 3X

BOMBERS – HEAT 2

Pos Driver Car #

1 JEFF FIRESTINE 93

2 JOHN STEWART 02

3 RANDY SPICER 22

4 MARK PETTY 43

5 MARK MILTHALER 29

DS TRUCKS – FEATURE

Pos Driver Car #

1 NICK HERNANDEZ 37

2 DAVID DAVIS 6

3 DENNIS COLLETTI, JR 4

4 DENNIS COLLETTI SR. 75

5 JOEY LOGAN 4X

6 CORY FRANCE 38

7 JIM ALTERIZIO 3

DS TRUCKS – HEAT

Pos Driver Car #

1 NICK HERNANDEZ 37

2 DAVID DAVIS 6

3 DENNIS COLLETTI, JR 4

4 DENNIS COLLETTI SR. 75

5 JOEY LOGAN 4X

6 CORY FRANCE 38

7 JIM ALTERIZIO 3

By Scott|2011-03-01T12:28:04-05:00March 1st, 2011|DeSoto Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

DAUBACH AND DAVIS AMONG THE VICTORS ON AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY OPENING NIGHT

By Dave Westerman

  A great crowd and very unusual warm February weather helped
Auburndale Speedway kick off the 2011 racing season Saturday
night as seven divisions took to the track for a great night
of racing.

  Young Lance Daubach may well be the driver to beat this year
in the Sportsman class as he simply dominated things all night
taking the heat race win then surviving a rash of caution flags
to win the 25 lap feature race in flag to flag fashion. Sporting
a new ride, Brandon Duchscherer worked his way up to second by
the checker but had no real answer for Daubach's fleet machine.
Subbing for veteran driver Dave Dunkin, James Wright III came
home third ahead of Richard Elkins, Jr. and 2010 Modified Mini
Stock champion Scotty Sharpe who turned in a stellar performance
in his first outing with his new Sportsman.

  Lee Davis was as impressive as Daubach in taking both the heat
and feature over a quality field of Modified Mini Stocks. Jason
Rendell kept Davis honest but had to settle for the runner-up spot.
Sharpe came home third in this one just ahead of Chris Spring who
turned in a great run in his first Mod Mini feature after moving
up from the Mini Stock class where he was last years champ. Fifth
spot went to Nathan Florian who got to the track late but made
the proper adjustments to his car between the heat and feature
and passed a number of cars to net his top five.

  Although a number of Street Stock machines are still getting the
final touches put on them for the beginning of the year, James
Wright III had his machine ready to go even though his numbers had
to be put on the car after practice was over.  Wright then passed
heat race winner Cody McDuffie on lap 14 and raced to the Street
Stock feature victory.  McDuffie held on for second trailed by
Brian Harbin, Sammy Cressman and Jeff Waterman.

  The biggest field of Scrambler cars in more than a year put on
some wild racing as Richie Acres and Jeramiah Frere split heat
race wins. Acres led the feature in his Saturn from start to finish
as the action was "bump and grind" behind him.  George Gorham, Jr.
eventually grabbed second spot while Frere took the checker third
then lost that position in tech allowing Ronnie Sorensen to inherit
the third place finish ahead of the brother act of Shane and Bill
Bennett. Defending champion Kim Gullett had a rough night getting
the rear bumper of her car knocked off in an early incident then
having to pit to replace a flat tire later in the race.  She still
managed a ninth place finish.  Several new car and driver combos
were in action in the class with several sporting classy paint jobs.

  The Mini Stocks were short on cars but the fans had plenty to
cheer about as 15 year old Jason Swilley picked up his first career
feature victory in the class leading green to checker.  Mark Wells
had a career-best second place run while Sonny Miles took third.
Heat winner Eugene Davidson did not start the feature.

  Apparent V-8 Bomber heat and feature winner Bobby Mobley was 
DQ'd in tech for unapproved guide plates on the push rods of 
his car's engine allowing Alan Seay to take the win after starting 
deep in the field. Matt Bozeman brought his new car home second in 
front of Preston Davis, Larry Chumney II and John Smith.

  Little 10 year old Kristin Clements did it again in the Kids Club
as she held off Dakota Hunt and Justin Cribbs for the victory, and,
as usual, her win was a very popuar one with the crowd.

  This coming Saturday night the Open Wheel Modifieds, Legend Cars
and Bandoleros have their season-openers and will be joined by the
Sportsman cars, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers and 
Scramblers. Racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 
863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com.

By Scott|2011-03-01T11:51:50-05:00March 1st, 2011|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Top Gun Sprints Race Report 2-26-11

From Curtis Whalin

Top Gun Sprints

Hendry County Motorsports Park, February 26, 2011

Heat #1

1) 1* Tim George (Venice, FL)

2) 14 Ryan Partin (Orlando, FL)

3) 83 Mark Ruel Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)

4) 43 Terry Witherspoon (West Jefferson, NC)

5) 6 Mike Schroeder (SouthWestRanches, FL)

6) 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr. (Riverveiw, FL)

7) 59 Danny Statter (Deltona, FL)

Heat #2

1) 24 Danny Martin (Sarasota, FL)

2) 4C Tyler Godwin (Tampa, FL)

3) 14W Danny Jones (Valrico, FL)

4) 27 Johnny Gilbertson

5) 36 Ken Laureno (Port Charlotte, FL)

6) 01 Rebecca George (Venice, FL)

7) 8 Rich Alexander (Tampa, FL) DNS

Feature

24 Danny Martin; 2) 14 Ryan Partin; 3) 43 Terry Witherspoon; 4) 83 Mark Ruel Jr.; 5) 1* Tim George; 6) 27 Johnny Gilbertson; 7) 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr.; 8) 6 Mike Schroeder; 9) 36 Ken Laureno; 10) 01 Rebecca George; 11) 8 Rich Alexander; 12) 14W Danny Jones; 13) 59 Danny Statter; 14) 4C Tyler Godwin

Commentary

The Top Gun Sprints made their first visit of 2011 to the Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston on Saturday February 26, 2011. There were 14 cars at the track to give fans two heat races and a 25 lap feature race.

The heat races are lined up using a pill pull system, and Mark Ruel Jr. in the 83 had the pole for the start of the first heat race with Tim George in the 1* on the outside, Tim George took the race lead at the start and held on to take the race win. Johnny Gilbertson had the pole for the start of the second heat race in the 27 car with Danny Martin in the 24 on the outside, Danny Martin took the initial race lead and went on to take the heat win.

Using a passing points system to line up the feature race and a six car inversion, Terry Witherspoon in the 43 car had the pole for the start of the feature race, with Ryan Partin in the 14 car on the outside. The race got underway and Lap 1 seen first caution with Tyler Godwin clipped big tire in turn four, with broken parts was done for the night. On the next complete restart Danny Martin come from the 4^th position and took the race lead and never looked back taking the win. Ryan Partin in the 14 finished in second place, followed by Terry Witherspoon in the 43, Mark Ruel Jr. in the 83, with Tim George in the 1* car finishing out the top 5. The KSE Hard Charger Award went to Jimmy Ballew Jr. in the 0 car.

The Top Gun Sprints will be at North Florida Speedway March 19, 2011

By Scott|2011-03-01T12:36:59-05:00February 28th, 2011|Hendry County Park, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

Putnam Speedway Results From February 26, 2011

From Shawn Kosier

Sportsman:

1.) 7 Marc Kinley, 2.) 7j Gene Dibble, 3.) 61 Lisa O’Connor, 4.) 17k Bill Kinley

Street Stock:

1.) 98t Michael Tovet, 2.) 66 David Dowling Sr., 3.) 9 Bruce Birkett, 4.) 2s Mick Kulak, 5.) 6 Rick Ferraro, 6.) 42 Randy Strehle, 7.) 26 Kevin Carter, 8.) 5 Chris Lane, 9.) 41 Ron Frank

Modified:

1.) 1s Ronnie Chance, 2.) 94 Jeff Bagent, 3.) 5j Donnie Hall, 4.) 7 Dalton Lanich, 5.) 83 Shawn Taylor, 6.) 19 Paul Sizemore, 7.) 8b Joey Brinson, 8.) 429 Tim Brown, 9.) 8c Charles Howard, 10.) 3 Josh Sanford, 11.) 1k Scott Kurtzner, 12.) 1L Bobby Layman, 13.) 68 Mike Kibbey, 14.) 96 Kyle Arvin, 15.) 42 Reed Withers

Thunder Stock:

1.) 42 Dalton Strehle, 2.) 01 William Martin, 3.) 2 Jack Miller, 4.) 88 Jimmy Dowling, 5.) 01x Anthony Lignore, 6.) 05 Alan Lane, 7.) 19 A.J. McKay, 8.) 1 Jamie Anderson, 9.) 32 James Shaw

Gladiators:

1.) 21 Art Souther, 2.) 64 Mike Budka, 3.) 20 Casey Feaster, 4.) 30 Reid Christensen, 5.) 75 James Strehle, 6.) 126 Robert Granham, 7.) 23 Tiffany Shaw, 8.) 15 Ashley Taylor, 9.) 89 Brandy Jones, 10.) 12pac Nathan Rhodes

By Scott|2011-02-28T12:25:01-05:00February 28th, 2011|Putnam County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Calvin Cook Wins Biggest Payday of Career In $3,000 World Street Stock Championship

By Russ Calabrese

Tampa, FL -February 26, 2011- The 24 year old driver from Pace, FL won his biggest payday since he has been racing. “Man, I’ve won some $1,000 to win and a couple $2,000, but nothing this big before” Calvin Cook stated.

Calvin Cook started twenty third which was the final starting spot for the $3,000 to win 50 lap A-Main Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park. “Man I didn’t think we had a chance, but I decided to go for it” Cook said.

The top six were locked into the A-Main via the points system accumulated over the past two nights. After hot laps for the top six, they all stopped on the front stretch to pull pills to see where they started. The Okeechobee driver, Tim Powers was the point leader after finishing second on Thursday night and winning on Friday night. Tim pulled the number six starting spot. The number two man in points was Charles Christian, Jr and he pulled the pole position. Third in points was Thomas Pratt and he started fourth. Next to pull was Andrew Gipson and he started third, Billy Carlbert, Jr started second and Donnie Reed started fifth.

At the drop of the green flag, Carlbert, Jr and Christian, Jr battled side by side for several laps before the Christian, Jr spun out in Turn two and bringing out the first caution of the night. Donnie Reed quickly took over the top spot with Carlbert, Jr in second and Pratt in third.

After starting in the fourteenth position, Tim Gay from Tampa took the lead on lap fourteen. A lap later the caution was waived as the Carlbert, Jr spun out in Turn two bringing out the second caution. Top three were Gay, Reed and Tim Powers.

On the restart on lap fifteen Donnie Reed quickly jumped into the lead and four laps later Gay had a right rear flat sending him to the pits on caution number three. Reed was the leader followed by Cook and Powers.

On the lap twenty, several cars crashed in Turn one taking out several contenders. Pratt, Roger Crouse, Andrew Gipson, Kevin Durden, and the pole sitter Christian, Jr.. That brought out the red flag so that safety officials could get the track cleared for racing once more. The top three were Reed, Cook and Thursday nights winner Jimmy Sharpe.

On the restart, Cook wasted no time taking the lead away from Reed and did so on lap twenty one. One lap later, Reed cut down his right rear sending the defending East Bay Street Stock Champion to the pits. With Cook in the lead, Sharpe held down second, and Michael Cherry came up to fill the third position.

On lap thirty two Sharpe drove by Cook on the outside where his car seem to work better as Cook stayed on the bottom. “My car seemed to work on the low side” Cook stated.

For the next fourteen laps, Cook and Sharpe battled side by side, never touching each other and swapped positions several times during that run. Caution came out once more as Reed had some more problems. Cook was still holding down your top spot with Sharpe still in second with Powers now in third.

Battling to gain his lap back, Tim Gay was driving hard to gain it back and did. But with a few laps remaining, Gay went charging into Turn one hitting the cushion and riding the wall nearly rolling over. But with great car control, Gay never lost it and the caution never came out leaving Cook and Sharpe still battling each other.

When the checkered flag dropped, it was the man who started in the twenty-third spot picking up the win in just his third time out here at East Bay Raceway Park. Finishing second by a narrow margin of just .008 seconds at the line was Tim Powers, with Jimmy Sharpe finishing third.

In Victory Lane, Cook had several people to thank, including Rodney Wing, the 2-Time Open Wheel Modified Winternationals Champion here at East Bay. “ I spoke to him and asked about tires, he said you just gotta go for it.” He also thanked his wife Cassie, car owner Danny Palmer of Auto Finance. His dad, Tim, Bo, Warren, and Greg James. Also, Nine Mile Machine Shop with Clint Holmes, Cook Motorsports, and Slay’s Mobile Home Service. “ This is a brand new car I just built and only had these three races. I still can’t believe this, I am just so happy” was a grinning and jubilant young man.

Kevin Durden finished fourth while Del Powell rounded out the top five. Thomas Pratt, Greg Valdez, Roger Crouse after getting in the crash came home eighth, Michael Cherry, and Alan McCafferty rounded out the top 10.

Also, Cook was the seventeenth different driver in seventeen nights of racing here during the 35th Annual Winternationals here at East Bay Raceway Park. President Al Varndore said he doesn’t recall that ever happening here.

Opening night here at East Bay will be March 4th for the Go-Karts, and March 5th is opening night for the cars featuring the Late Models, East Bay Sprints, Street Stocks, Outlaw 4’s and the 4 Cylinder Bombers. Gates open at 5:00 pm and hot laps around 6:00 pm with racing to get underway at 6:30 on Saturday night.

By Scott|2011-02-27T11:42:48-05:00February 27th, 2011|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off