Richie Smith tops Sportsman at Citrus County Speedway

Saturday, February 27, 2010 Citrus County Speedway, OFFICIAL RESULTS

	Mini Stocks	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
98	James Ellis	1
7	Clint Foley	2
34	Kevin Harrod	3
44	Michael Lawhorn	4
15	Jason Rendell	5
51	Christopher Harvey	6
32	Steven Smith	7
2	Don Faunce	8
129	Chris Zimmerman	9
4	Chuck Cain	10
3	Steven Griffin	11
24	Phil Edwards	12
43	Danny Schlenker	13
20	Travis Hoefler	14
1	George Neumann	15


	Sportsman	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
64	Richie Smith	1
17	Mike Bell	2
55	Ernie Reed	3
15	Joey Catterli	4
72	JoJo Viverito	5
01	Tom Posavec	6
07	Scott Garrity	7
83	Dennis Neighbor	8
3	Sandy Lee	9
116	Bill Hall	10
114	John Buzinec	11
34	Kevin Harrod	12


	Street Stocks	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
57	Frank Stromquist	1
42	Richie Smith	2
97	Tim Quick	3
11	Michael Ruff	4
33	Bill Ryan	5
27	John Makula	6
9	Artie Hewitt	7


	Four Cylinders Stock	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
21	Phil Edwards	1
32	Jeremy Sharrone	2
71	Sonya Heater	3
26	Nathan Florian	4
47	Richard Kuhn	5
79	Wayne Heater	6
29	Chris Snow	7
24	Tim Scalise	8
199	Robert Carter	9
65	Happy Florian	10
77	Kevin Knox	11
22	Bobby Richardson	12


	4CS Figure Eights	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
71	Wayne Heater	1
77	Travis Nichols	2
29	Chris Snow	3
21	Phil Edwards	4
199	Robert Carter	5
79	Fred Henick	6
48	Tim Scalise	7

	South East Champ Kart Series	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
#8	Doug Schmidt	1
#15	Chris Ellis	2
#70	Tim Moore	3
#30	Billy Smith	4
#96	Ron Letourneau	5
#7	Dustin Chisholm	6
#36	Tracy Wilson	7
#13	Romay Venta	8
#29	Ron Sanford	9
#09	Jacob Bellamy	10

	DWARFs	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
#14	Bo Bass	1
#23	Jerry Helfin	2
#04	Rick Londeen	3
#7	Ray Gonzales III	4
#25	John Bass	5
#02	Matt Londeen	6
#59	Donny Bass	7
#00	Teddy Bass	8

By Jane Smith|2010-02-28T17:48:26-05:00February 28th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Shaffer Makes it Two-for-Two in ASCS Rebel Action at East Bay

Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (February 26, 2010) – Tim Shaffer made it two wins in as many nights of “Kings” competition at East Bay Raceway Park’s 34^{th Annual Winter Nationals by charging to the winner’s circle in Friday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region preliminary main event.}The veteran Aliquippa, PA, hotshoe solidly established himself as a favorite for Saturday night’s $14,500 to win Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial with his second win in a row aboard the Kistler-powered C&H Motorsports No. 83 J&J.

And for the second night in a row, it as Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., that Shaffer chased down for the lead. But, after a late move on Thursday night, Shaffer needed just four laps to race from his fifth starting position into the lead on Friday night.

While traffic was a factor much of the way after the race’s lone caution appeared after seven laps, it did little to deter Shaffer’s winning pace. “The car was so good, I could move around where they weren’t.”

Shaffer was ultimately chased to the stripe by defending Ronald Laney Memorial winner Jesse Hockett, who took second away from Kennedy at the midway point.

Danny Smith claimed the show position, with Tony Bruce, Jr., and Mark Smith rounding out the top five.

Travis Rilat was sixth, with Kennedy, Gary Wright, Tommy Worley, Jr., and Wayne Johnson completing the top ten.

Shaffer, Kennedy, Tony Bruce, Jr., Rilat and Hockett topped Friday night’s heat race action, with Glenn Styres, Chris Williams and J.D. Johnson winning the “B” Mains.

With two nights of ASCS Rebel Region action in the books at East Bay Raceway Park, Shaffer stands undefeated with two heat race wins and two main events leading into Saturday night’s Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

The originally posted winner’s share of $10,000 has been boosted to $14,500. An extra $7,000 has been added to the purse by the Laney family, with an extra $4,000 to first, $2,000 to second and $1,000 to third. C&B Mushroom Farms has also added an extra $500 to the top spot, with an extra $500 bonus available for Shaffer as the winner of both prelims. Thus, if Shaffer takes Saturday’s top spot, he would collect $15,000.

American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region Friday Night Results from East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 8x-Chris Williams, 4. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr,. 5. 3b-Brad Greer, 6. 00-Michael Dupuy, 7. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 8. 82-A.J. Maddox, 9. 11-Carl Zaniboni.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 2. D12-Danny Smith, 3. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 4. 7m-Mark Smith, 5. 3g-Darren Long, 6. 12-Tim Kelly, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 47-Caleb Helms, 9. 83-Bob Auld.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 33-Stewart Friesen, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 6. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 8. 02-Gene Lasker.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 3. 98-Joe Ramaker, 4. 81-Sport Allen, 5. 0-Glenn Styres, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 8. 20-Frank Carlsson.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 75-Jesse Hockett, 2. 6-Mike Schroeder, 3. 92-Matt Kurtz, 4. 09-Timmy Thrash, 5. 88-Shane Kreidler, 6. 4m-Michael Miller, 7. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick.

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 0-Glenn Styres, 2. 3g-Darren Long, 3. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 20-Frank Carlsson, 8. 83-Bob Auld. DNS: 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 02-Gene Lasker.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 8x-Chris Williams, 2. 3b-Brad Greer, 3. W20-Greg Wilson, 4. 12-Tim Kelly, 5. 48-David Brown, 6. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 7. 82-A.J. Maddox, 8. 47-Caleb Helms. DNS: 6-Mike Schroeder.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 2. 92-Matt Kurtz, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 35- Jared Zimbardi, 5. 00-Michael Dupuy, 6. 88-Shane Kreidler, 7. 11-Carl Zaniboni, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick. DNS: 4m-Michael Miller.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. D12-Danny Smith, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 7m-Mark Smith, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 8. 9x-Gary Wright, 9. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 10. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 11. 33-Stewart Friesen, 12. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 13. 8x-Chris Williams, 14. 98-Joe Ramaker, 15. 0-Glenn Styres, 16. 81-Sport Allen, 17. 3g-Darren Long, 18. 09-Timmy Thrash, 19. 92-Matt Kurtz, 20. 3b-Brad Greer.

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Tim Shaffer 100, 2. (tie) Lou Kennedy, Jr. and Mark Smith 91, 4. Danny Smith 90, 5. (tie) Travis Rilat and Tony Bruce, Jr. 88, 7. (tie) Gary Wright and Jesse Hockett 87, 9. J.D. Johnson 75, 10. (tie) Darren Long, Wayne Johnson and Sport Allen 74.

By Jane Smith|2010-02-27T14:24:27-05:00February 27th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Tim Russell Ices 30th annual Icebreaker 100

by Rick Anges

Bradenton, Fl. February in Florida means a lot of different things to a lot of different people but for most of us it just means racing! From the shores of New Smyrna Beach to the depths of the Everglades there was the roar of engines.

For thirty years this has also been the weekend of the Icebreaker at Desoto Super Speedway. Some of the top names in all of stock car racing have run this big late model race.

The drivers that were competing for this years trophy included two governors cup winners, several series champions, current and former NASCAR drivers and more then a few track champs.

Nineteen of Florida’s Top Late Model Aces lined up for their two lap qualifying runs. When it was all said and done the 2009 Governors Cup Champ Tim Russell took the fast time with a 14:698 run around 3/8 mile.

Anthony Campi was second fast followed by Joe Boyd, Jeff Choquette and Justin Larson for the top five.

Three cars were inverted from qualifying putting Joe Boyd on the pole for the 100-lap feature. Three fans from the stand gave the drivers the command to start your engines and field came to life.

Joe Boyd jumped out to the early lead with Russell following in his tire tracks. Meanwhile Choquette and Campi were hard at it for the second spot.

The first of only three cautions was brought out Larry Bryant who backed his car into the turn one wall. On the restart Boyd once again took the top spot but as the race wore on Russell would get around Boyd for the lead.

Boyd would lose the handle on his ride and fade to a disappointing sixteenth place finish on the night. Also having his problems was Jeff Choquette. Choquette who won his first asphalt race at Desoto began to push up in turn four. Campi, the 2009 Hoosier Elite Series champion would soon get by and set his sites on the leader Russell. Choquette would finish the eighth.

The long green flag run was just thing that Russell needed as his car just got better and better as he would add the 30^th annual Icebreaker to his already impressive resume and collect over $5,000 for the win. Anthony Campi would come home with an impressive second place run, Justin Larson would run third in this start studded race, fourth would be none other then Darryl Shelnut and fifth went to Chris Fontaine.

Sarasota Ford Hoosier Elite Series Late Models

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 6 36 Tim Russell *Fast Time Apopka , Fl

2 5 81 Anthony Campi Sarasota , Fl

3 2 88X Justin Larson Safety Harbor, Fl

4 8 7 Darryl Shelnut Lake City, Fl

5 1 47 Chris Fontaine Auburndale , Fl

6 7 51N Stephen Nasse Pinellas Park, Fl

7 13 55 Scot Walters Naples , Fl

8 3 70 Jeff Choquette Loxahatchee , Fl

9 17 9 Rob Partelo Largo , Fl

10 14 70X James Glover Pinellas Park, Fl

11 10 31 Jeff Sloan Beverly Hills, Fl

12 11 30 Jesse Dutilly Bradenton , Fl

13 16 5X Steve Gill Sarasota , Fl

14 9 1X John Jackson Ellenton , Fl

15 15 00 Robert Yoho Pinellas Park, Fl

16 4 5 Joe Boyd Riverview , Fl

17 12 28 Billy Bigley, Jr Naples , Fl

18 18 28B Dylan Bigley Naples , Fl

19 19 99 Larry Bryant

Open Wheel Modifieds

The “Rocketman” Wayne Jefferson took the in a caution filled thirty-five lap feature. Pat Nanney would blaze from the back of the pack on old tires to finish second, Teddy Nelson also came from near the back to finish third, fourth was early race leader Ralph Bowman and fifth was Scott Kleiber.

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 4 1 Wayne Jefferson Pinellas Park, Fl

2 5 60 Pat Nanney Bradenton , Fl

3 2 94 Teddy Nelson Pinellas Park, Fl

4 6 2 Ralph Bowman Largo , Fl

5 1 5X Scott Kleiber Naples , Fl

6 8 53 Doug Miller Largo , Fl

7 9 12 Eric Rudd Naples , Fl

8 11 2R John Rogers Naples , Fl

9 13 5 James Glover Pinellas Park, Fl

10 3 46 Doug Moff Ft Myers, Fl

11 12 89 Joshua Todd Polk City, Fl

12 7 99 Sean Mclaughlin Port Charlotte, Fl

13 10 63 Phil Morrison Punta Gorda, Fl

Sturdy Built Trailers Flyin 4’s

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 11 73 Randy Johnson Bradenton , Fl

3 3 81 Brittany Barr St Petersburg, Fl

4 7 3 Duane Best Myakka City, Fl

5 1 36 Todd Morey Wachula , Fl

6 9 74 Paul Huffstutler Bradenton , Fl

7 6 11 William Carlbert Jr Bradenton , Fl

8 2 20X Austin Cavey Parrish , Fl

9 10 11B Joshua Piller Wesley Chapel, Fl

10 8 17 Brad Steger Clearwater , Fl

11 4 38 Arthur Danielson Pinellas , Fl

Magic 4’s

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 6 3 Kyle Best Myakka City, Fl

2 4 30 Zac Campilonga Bradenton , Fl

3 2 38 Joann Danielson Pinellas , Fl

4 3 11 Justine Carlbert Palmetto , Fl

5 5 01 Dallas Troyer Bradenton , Fl

6 1 44 Shanna Clark St. Petersburg, Fl

Mini-Stocks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 3 88 Anthony La Point Zephyrhills , Fl

2 2 33X Joshua Carbone Bradenton , Fl

3 1 32 Jesse Dutilly Bradenton , Fl

Q Auto and Injury Pure Stocks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 2 30 Robert Crisp Largo , Fl

2 4 47 William Carlbert Jr Bradenton , Fl

3 6 71 Darrin Ellis Myakka City, Fl

4 11 89X Joshua Todd Polk City, Fl

5 1 00 Troy Meredith Largo , Fl

6 8 13 Chelsea Lau Bradenton , Fl

7 9 88 Jamie Wilson Sarasota , Fl

8 5 67 Jimmie Best Sarasota , Fl

9 7 70 Leonard Mccue St Petersburg, Fl

10 3 21X George Bartimac St Petersburg, Fl

11 10 3 Duane Best Myakka City, Fl

Jr.’s Trim Shop Bombers

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 3 02 John Stewart Pinellas Park, Fl

2 1 44 Todd Jacobs Palmetto , Fl

3 2 70 Jeff Taylor Seminole , Fl

4 4 96 Tom Blakeley Bradenton , Fl

Desoto Pro Trucks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 3 8 Todd Bontrager Sarasota , Fl

2 1 64 Andrew Gipson Bradenton , Fl

3 5 64 Brent Huber Venice , Fl

4 7 12 Charlie Montgomery Venice , Fl

5 4 41 Stephen Darvalics Venice , Fl

6 2 37 Nick Hernandez Palmetto , Fl

7 8 50 Danny Anderson Bradenton , Fl

8 6 48 Bill Manfull Bradenton , Fl

By Jane Smith|2010-02-25T04:40:12-05:00February 25th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

The “Rocketman” Tops Modifieds at Desoto Super Speedway

BOMBERS – BOMB 20L
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   JOHN STEWART   02
2   TODD JACOBS   44
3   JEFF TAYLOR   70
4   TOM BLAKELEY   96

BOMBERS – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TOM BLAKELEY   96
2   JOHN STEWART   02
3   JEFF TAYLOR   70
4   TODD JACOBS   44

DS TRUCKS – DS TRUCKS 50L
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TODD BONTRAGER   8
2   ANDREW GIPSON   64
3   BRENT HUBER   64
4   CHARLIE MONTGOMERY   12
5   STEPHEN DARVALICS   41
6   NICK HERNANDEZ   37
7   DANNY ANDERSON   50
8   BILL MANFULL   48

DS TRUCKS – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   BILL MANFULL   48
2   BRENT HUBER   64
3   STEPHEN DARVALICS   41
4   TODD BONTRAGER   8
5   NICK HERNANDEZ   37
6   ANDREW GIPSON   64
7   CHARLIE MONTGOMERY   12
8   DANNY ANDERSON   50

FLYIN 4s – FEATURE
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   RANDY JOHNSON   73
2   ALEX PATTEN   13
3   BRITTANY BARR   81
4   DUANE BEST   3
5   TODD MOREY   36
6   PAUL HUFFSTUTLER   74
7   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   11
8   AUSTIN CAVEY   20X
9   JOSHUA PILLER   11B
10   BRAD STEGER   17
11   ARTHUR DANIELSON   38

FLYIN 4s – HEAT   1
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   RANDY JOHNSON   73
2   ARTHUR DANIELSON   38
3   AUSTIN CAVEY   20X
4   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   11
5   BRAD STEGER   17

FLYIN 4s – HEAT   2
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ALEX PATTEN   13
2   BRITTANY BARR   81
3   TODD MOREY   36
4   DUANE BEST   3
5   PAUL HUFFSTUTLER   74
6   JOSHUA PILLER   11B

HOOSIER ELITE – HOOSIER ELITE
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TIM RUSSELL   36
2   ANTHONY CAMPI   81
3   JUSTIN LARSON   88X
4   DARRYL SHELNUT   7
5   CHRIS FONTAINE   47
6   STEPHEN NASSE   51N
7   SCOT WALTERS   55
8   JEFF CHOQUETTE   70
9   ROB PARTELO   9
10   JAMES GLOVER   70X
11   JEFF SLOAN   31
12   JESSE DUTILLY   30
13   STEVE GILL   5X
14   JOHN JACKSON   1X
15   ROBERT YOHO   00
16   JOE BOYD   5
17   BILLY BIGLEY, JR   28
18   DYLAN BIGLEY   28B
19   LARRY BRYANT LANDSCAPING   99

HOOSIER ELITE – QUALIFYING
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TIM RUSSELL   36
2   ANTHONY CAMPI   81
3   JOE BOYD   5
4   JEFF CHOQUETTE   70
5   JUSTIN LARSON   88X
6   CHRIS FONTAINE   47
7   STEPHEN NASSE   51N
8   DARRYL SHELNUT   7
9   JOHN JACKSON   1X
10   JEFF SLOAN   31
11   JESSE DUTILLY   30
12   BILLY BIGLEY, JR   28
13   SCOT WALTERS   55
14   JAMES GLOVER   70X
15   ROBERT YOHO   00
16   STEVE GILL   5X
17   ROB PARTELO   9
18   DYLAN BIGLEY   28B
19   LARRY BRYANT LANDSCAPING   99

MAGIC 4S – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   DALLAS TROYER   01
2   ZAC CAMPILONGA   30
3   KYLE BEST   3
4   JUSTINE CARLBERT   11
5   JOANN DANIELSON   38
6   SHANNA CLARK   44

MAGIC 4S – MAGIC FOURS
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   KYLE BEST   3
2   ZAC CAMPILONGA   30
3   JOANN DANIELSON   38
4   JUSTINE CARLBERT   11
5   DALLAS TROYER   01
6   SHANNA CLARK   44

MINI STOCKS – FEATURE
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ANTHONY LA POINT   88
2   JOSHUA CARBONE   33X
3   JESSE DUTILLY   32

MINI STOCKS – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ANTHONY LA POINT   88
2   JOSHUA CARBONE   33X
3   JESSE DUTILLY   32

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT   1
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   RALPH BOWMAN   2
2   WAYNE JEFFERSON   1
3   TEDDY NELSON   94
4   SEAN MCLAUGHLIN   99
5   ERIC RUDD   12
6   JOHN ROGERS   2R
7   JAMES GLOVER   5

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT   2
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   PAT NANNEY   60
2   DOUG MOFF   46
3   SCOTT KLEIBER   5X
4   DOUG MILLER   53
5   PHIL MORRISON   63
6   JOSHUA TODD   89

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – OWM 35L 11 OR LESS
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   WAYNE JEFFERSON   1
2   PAT NANNEY   60
3   TEDDY NELSON   94
4   RALPH BOWMAN   2
5   SCOTT KLEIBER   5X
6   DOUG MILLER   53
7   ERIC RUDD   12
8   JOHN ROGERS   2R
9   JAMES GLOVER   5
10   DOUG MOFF   46
11   JOSHUA TODD   89
12   SEAN MCLAUGHLIN   99
13   PHIL MORRISON   63

PURE STOCKS – HEAT   1
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   DARRIN ELLIS   71
2   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   47
3   ROBERT CRISP   30
4   LEONARD McCUE   70
5   JAMIE WILSON   88
6   JOSHUA TODD   89X

PURE STOCKS – HEAT   2
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   JIMMIE BEST   67
2   GEORGE BARTIMAC   21X
3   TROY MEREDITH   00
4   CHELSEA LAU   13
5   DUANE BEST   3

PURE STOCKS – PS 20L 19 OR LESS
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ROBERT CRISP   30
2   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   47
3   DARRIN ELLIS   71
4   JOSHUA TODD   89X
5   TROY MEREDITH   00
6   CHELSEA LAU   13
7   JAMIE WILSON   88
8   JIMMIE BEST   67
9   LEONARD McCUE   70
10   GEORGE BARTIMAC   21X
11   DUANE BEST   3

By Jane Smith|2010-02-25T03:30:40-05:00February 25th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Wayne Anderson Charges from Last to First to Win F.A.S.T. Late Model 100 Lapper at Citrus

photo Courtesy of R. E. Wing Photos (www.rewingphotos.com)

2/23/10 by: Phil Schryver Citrus County Speedway, Inverness, FL

The brand new Sunoco Florida All Star Touring series (FAST) had their first race of the year this past Saturday at Citrus County Speedway. The weekend started off with most of the late model teams showing up at the track on Friday for a full day of practice followed by a Barbeque dinner sponsored by Sonny’s Barbeque.

27 Late Models from all over the state of Florida, including 1 driver from New York, were on hand Saturday for the Inaugural event. When all of the cars had qualified, Wayne Anderson, in the #84, had the fast time of 13.551. Second fastest was the #85 of Austin Kirkpatrick with a 13.585, and 3^rd was the #09 of Scott Grossenbacher with a time of 13.692. The top 6 cars drew pills to determine that actual starting position. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-03-01T13:49:35-05:00February 25th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Mark Gimmler wins Checkered Flag Sprints feature at Charlotte County Motorsports Park

By: Melanie Beckner

Punta Gorda, FL…The 2010 points season started this past Saturday night at the Charlotte County Motorsports Park. There were some new faces running around in the pits and some drivers moving up to other divisions, but all were eager to get the new season going.

The Bandoleros were the first feature race of the night with young, Reese Chase sitting on the pole for the twelve, lap feature. Taylor McFadden immediately took his car to the front with the Ryan Shattuck and Mark Hooven hot on his heels. McFadden would lead the first, four laps before being bypassed for the lead from Mark Hooven, along with Ryan Shattuck. The entire feature ran caution free, but Mark Hooven and Ryan Shattuck battled for the lead up until the checkered flag waved. Mark Hooven took home the win with Ryan Shattuck settling for second and Taylor Mcfadden finished in third.

Stuart Vandevender, was the pole sitter for the twenty five, lap Pro 4 race. Vandevender took the lead at the drop of the green flag and lead until lap four, when Derrick Horton took over the position. The first caution came out on lap eight, after David Doty spun around Shane Moore in turn one. Derrick Horton still held the lead on the restart of lap eight, with Ken Badali not to far behind. Meanwhile, Paul Richards was making his way through the field and by lap fifteen, he had caught up to first and second place.

With two laps remaining Chelsea Lajoie brought out the final caution when she spun her car around in turn one,setting up a green,white and checkered finish. On the restart Derrick Horton was still able to hold off Ken Badali and Paul Richards, leaving the battle for the second position. Derrick Horton was the winnerwith Paul Richards in second and Ken Badali was third.

Thunder Trucks saw James Wright on the pole for there twenty five, lap feature with Wright leading from the start until the checkered flag waved with the entire feature running caution free. Finishing in second was 2009 Thunder Trucks, points champion Lance Sober with rookie Dave Johnson in third.

The Fab 4’s had Aaron Hargrove leading the field to the start of the twenty five, lap feature. On the start Nick Callin got into the side of Linda Badali in turn four, which resulted in a complete restart. The restart was good with Kyle Rice taking the lead with the first race caution coming out on lap five, when Linda Badali spun in turn one. Rice held the lead with Robert Conant not to far behind Rice. On lap fourteen, Miranda Cole, who had just gotten lapped by leader Kyle Rice, spun out second place runner Robert Conant going into turn two.

Three laps later Kerrington McFadden spun his car around in turn two, bringing out the yellow flag. On the restart, coming out of turn two Kyle Rice and Paul Richards Jr., were battling for the lead. The two made contact on the backstretch which sent Rice spinning into turn three. Kyle Rice was given back the lead and Paul Richards Jr., was sent to the tail end of the field.

The second restart was good with Rice still holding the lead and Paul Richards Jr quickly making his way back through the field. By lap twenty one, Richards Jr. was on RIce’s back bumper. The two battled it out again for the lead, with Paul Richards Jr side by side with Kyle Rice for the lead on the backstretch, the following lap.

Going into turn three the two made contact again with both Rice and Richards Jr., both spinning. Paul Richards Jr. was handed the lead while Kyle Rice night ended after hitting the wall after he spun. In his first race ever, Paul Richards Jr., took home the win with Robert Conant in second and Aaron Hargrove rounded out the top three.

The Checkered FLag Sprint Series, made there first stop of the 2010 season at CCMP for there thirty, lap feature. It was a Gimmler front row with Mark Gimmler on the pole and his brother Gary Gimmler on the outside. Mark Gimmler took his car to the front at the wave of the green flag.

As the race went on Mark Gimmler started to pull away from second place Gary Gimmler and with Amanda Ferguson and Mickey Kempgens battling for the third position. The first caution to come out was on lap sixteen, after Keith Butler looped his Sprint car around in turn three.

Two laps later the caution came out again after the throttle stuck on Mike Tharpe, going into turn three. Thankfully, Tharpe, was able to keep his Sprint car off the wall. On the restart Mark Gimmler, continued where he left off with Gary Gimmler still sitting in second while Ferguson and Kempgens kept up the race for the third position. Mark Gimmler went on to claim the victory with Gary Gimmler in second and Mickey Kampgens was able to hold off Amanda Ferguson, to take the third place position.

Mitch Verhaagh, was the pole sitter for the twenty five, lap feature for the Legend cars. On the start Mark Hooven, got loose going into turn one and shot up the track and spun around. Josh Williams was collected and hit the tires up on the wall in turn two. The damage was extensive enough to end Josh Williams night, however Mark Hooven was able to continue.

Mitch Verhaagh grabbed the lead on the restart of the race and led for two laps before 2009 Legends, points champion Devin McLeod took over the lead. On lap two,
the caution came out for Mark Hooven when he spun out on the front stretch. Three laps later Brady Marshall, brought out the caution when he spun in turn four.

McLeod was holding a good lead when Brady Marshall, drew the caution again on lap sixteen after his spin in turn two. Devin McLeod took the victory with Mitch Verhaagh in second and Mike Fazio took third place.

The Juniors’ Trim Shop Road Warriors ended up being the last feature of the evening. The race was scheduled to be twenty five laps, but due to the 11:30 Pm curfew they only got in seventeen laps. Randy Kile sat on the pole for the race, which turned into a wreck fest!

On the start Codey Benoit, had gotten into the back of Willard Hadden on the front stretch, which sent Hadden spinning with the field trying to dodge Hadden, but did collected Jesse Gargus. On the restart Jason Miller got sideways coming out of turn four, Miller tried to save it, but ended up spinning on the front stretch, collecting Clete Trimmer.

On the second restart, Chris Scott got into CHris Loney in turn one and Loney came to a stop at the top of turn two, with a flat tire. The field was then lined up in a single file with one last attempt to get the race started. After three restarts, they finally got a lap in when the caution came out yet again. Chris Scott hit the backstretch wall hard and one of his tires went flying over the fence into the pits.

No one was injured in the pits and Chris Scott was fine, but the contact with the wall ended his night. On the restart, Logan Leonard ducked is car under Randy Kile going into turn one, battling for the lead. The two got locked with one another and spun. Logan Leonard ended up with a busted radiator, which ended his night and Randy Kile was given back the lead. The rest of the race ran relatively clean, however time ran out and the race was ended after only seventeen laps being completed.

Randy Kile was the winner with Codey Benoit in second and Mike Crooks in third. After the race in tech, second place finished Codey Benoit, was disqualified for being to light. This handed second place over to Mike Crooks and third place went to RIck Reed, who originally came on fourth place.

By Jane Smith|2010-02-23T03:08:44-05:00February 23rd, 2010|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

BOBBY BLAKE ZIPS TO MODIFIED WIN ON OPENING NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

Auburndale, FL (February 23, 2010) There was a bit of a chill in the air but plenty of red-hot racing to keep a great crowd of race fans on the edge of their seats as Auburndale Speedway kicked off the 2010 racing season Saturday night.

Fifteen Open-Wheel Modifieds signed in to do battle with heat winners Keith Lilley and Von Pope leading the field to green for their first 40 lap contest of the year.

Lilley grabbed the early advantage with Big Wayne Morris in tow. Pope had slipped to fifth spot behind Bobby Blake and Harold “Boom-Boom” Cannon when he got into Cannon sending the latter into a spin. That brought out the first caution on lap ten with Pope indicating that the incident was his fault allowing Cannon to have his spot back in the running order. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-02-23T02:50:16-05:00February 23rd, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Mark Gimmler tops Checkered Flag Sprints at Charlotte County

CFSS MEDIA

The Checked Flag Sprint Series (CFSS) kicked off its third year and the start of the 2010 season at Charlotte County Motorsports Park on Saturday February 20.

The pill pull system was used to set the line ups for the two heat races. Robbie Hackett in the 21A car had the pole for the start of the ROD END SUPPLY first heat race.19 of Keith Butler took the lead on lap one and held onto the lead and took the first heat race win of the season.

The pole position for the start of the SALDANA second heat went to Michael Tharp in the J1. Mark Gimmler in 51 took the initial race lead went on to win the heat.

Pills were again pulled to determine the BROWN & MILLER feature race line up, Mark Gimmler in the 51 had the pole and Gary Gimmler in the 29 was on the outside. As the green flag dropped it was Mark Gimmler who made the best start and took the early race lead, leaving his brother Gary behind him .

It looked like it was going to be a caution free race until contact between the 21 of Jimmy Alvis and the 19 of Keith Butler sent Keith sliding up into turn 3 wall brought out the first of two cautions. Keith Butler in the 19 car was able to restart and rejoin the race.

The race went back to green with Mark Gimmler in the lead, but only one lap later the second caution flag came out when Michael Tharpe in the J1 car hit the tires at back gate which sent him into the wall of turn 3 and took out front axle and wheels.

On the finish Mark Gimmler was the winner with his brother Gary Gimmler with 2^nd, Mickey Kempgens with 3^rd, Keith Butler with 4^th, and Amanda Ferguson with 5^th.

The staff and racers of the CFSS would like to thank everyone for their support and hope to see you all at the next race. March 13, 2010

Checkered Flag Sprint Series

Charlotte County Motorsports Park, February 20, 2010

Heat #1 Rod End Supply

1) 19 Keith Butler (Riverview, FL)

2) 29 Gary Gimmler (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)

3) 20 Amanda Ferguson (Montverde, FL)

4) 21 Jimmy Alvis (Seffner, FL)

5) 19T Mickey Kempgens (Dade City, FL)

6) 7 Robert Parrow (Wilton Manor, FL)

7) 21A Robbie Hackett (Riverveiw, FL)

8) 6X Skeeter Faulconer (Lutz, FL)

Heat #2 Saldana

1) 51 Mark Gimmler (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)

2) 67 Scott Adema (Ft. Myers, FL)

3) J1 Michael Tharp (Seffner, FL)

4) 31 Channing Conley (Leesburg, FL)

5) 11 Bryan Riddle (Seffner,FL)

6) 69 Ric Voisey (Wesley Chapel,FL)

7) 6 Frankie Hurst (Odessa,FL)

Feature Brown & Miller

1) 51 Mark Gimmler; 2) 29 Gary Gimmler; 3) 19T Mickey Kempgens; 4) 19 Keith Butler; 5) 20 Amanda Ferguson; 6) 67 Scotty Adema; 7) 31 Channing Conley; 8) 21 Jimmy Alvis; 9) 6 Frankie Hurst; 10) 11 Bryan Riddle; 11) 7 Robert Parrow; 12) 6X Skeeter Faulconer; 13) 21A Robbie Hackett; 14) J1 Michael Tharpe; 15) 69 Ric Voisey; 16) 47 Jason Bradford (DNS)

By Jane Smith|2010-02-22T00:23:58-05:00February 22nd, 2010|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Bobby Blake tops Modifieds on Opening Night at Auburndale Speedway

By Carol Andrews

Open Night of the 2010 Racing Season at Auburndale Speedway was very successful. We had several new drivers show up to race. The winners in each division are as follows:

Open Wheel Modified

1-#75 Bobby Blake

2-#3 Harold Cannon

3-#101 David Grogan

4-#19 Kevin Macy

5-#07 Harold Crooms

6-#98 Wayne Morris

7-#102 Von Pope

8-#6 Billy Bechtelheimer

9-#71 James Wright III

10-#87 Keith Lilley

11-#9 Ron Armillei

12-#29 Kyle Bookmiller

13-#35 Ron Abney

DNS#76 James Wilkins

Modified Mini

1-#15 Jason Rendell

2-#38 Burt Morse

3-#33 Chris Allen

4-#89 Scott Sharpe

5-#10 Mike Birk Jr

6-#44 Mike Lawhorn

7-#37 Brandon McSwain

8-#26 Jimmy Pugh

9-#45 Dennis Jones

Mini Stocks

1-#3 Chris Narramore Sr

2-#21 Fred Harrison Jr

3-#33 Donnie Guy

4-#155 James Pate

5-#42 Chris Spring

6-#46 Randy King

7-#88 Kevin Steadman

8-#55 Steve Routt Jr

9-#53 Sonny Miles

10-#2 Dwight Ryals

11-#17 Mark Nagle

12-#5 Tony Davidson

13-#25 Robert Gullett

14-#8 Scott Russ

V-8 Bombers

1-#111 Josh Borem

2-#29 Brian Harbin

3-#0 Paul Bookmiller

4-#89 Preston Davis

5-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr

6-#14 Donnie King

7-#56 James Wright Sr

DNS#12 Dustin Strott

DNS#5 Sonny Miles

DQ#96 Larry Chumney

Street Stocks

1-#56 James Wright III

2-#396 Levi Parsons

3-#42 Jeff Waterman

4-#5 Matt McCrary

5-#29 Bobby Mobley

6-#65 Ken Lawrence

7-#16 Andy Harvard

8-#26 Dave Colpritt

9-#89 Austin Jenkins

10-#3 Kevin O’Quinn

11-#17 Kyle Hall

Scramblers

1-#52 Gary Brown

2-#00 Chad Cutting

3-#51 Matt Johns

4-#66 Brian Tyre

5-#28 Kimberly Gullett

6-#48 Chase Pointer

7-#10 George Gorham

DNS#8 Richie Acres

Next week February 27 will be the return of the School Bus Figure 8’s along with the Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers and Sportsman. Racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com

By Jane Smith|2010-02-21T23:44:40-05:00February 21st, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Landis Musser Takes Opener in TUSA Mod Lite Winter Nationals

Landis Musser TUSA Mod Lite Winner Thursday @ East Bay Raceway Park 2.18.10

By Charlie Brown, Tampa, FL – Landis Musser of Laurel, Del. barely made the starting grid for the “B” Main in Thursday night’s TUSA Mod Lite Winter Nationals. His front brake broke just before the field took to the track and his crew just shut off the brake line and sent him out. Musser finished third to transfer to the “A” Main starting in 24^th spot. The only lap he would lead was the important one as he took the lead from Apollo, Pa.’s Rick Ament coming off the final turn for the checkered.

Matt Hay started on the pole but Steve White quickly took control of the caution plagued 20 lap event. Fourteen year old James Hill went three wide to take second on lap two and then scrapped by White to take the lead on lap four. Hill’s chances ended one lap later when he got around collecting Bud Grossenbacher. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-02-19T15:53:35-05:00February 19th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off