Danny Martin Wins Race and Points Champion 2013
The Eagle Jet/Top Gun Sprints made their fifth visit of 2013 to the Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston on Saturday December 14, 2013. There were 16 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 Tim George in the 1* had the pole for the start of the WELD RACING heat race with Ken Laureno in the 36 on the outside, Tim took the race lead, on the first lap 3A,15,and 36 got together and AJ was not able to restart. On the restart Tim took the lead, till Danny Martin in the 24 took the lead and the win. Gene Lasker had the pole for the start of the BROWN & MILLER heat race in the 02 car with Johnny Alexander in the 3T on the outside, Gene took the initial race lead and went on to take the heat win, but forgot to go to scales so was DQed. That gave the win to Kyle Pitts in the 7 car.
During the intermission drivers and their cars was on the front stretch signing autographs and handing out RAD (Race Against Drugs) coloring books.
Using a passing points system to line up the feature race and an eight car inversion, Mike Schroeder in the 6 car had the pole for the start of the EAGLE JET feature race, with Johnny Alexander in the 3T car on the outside. The race got underway with Mike leading and Lap 1 seen first red caution with Billy Boyd flipping in turn 2 ending his night. On the restart it was Mike in the lead with Tyler Godwin closing in. Lap 9 the 10X of Sean Clark got tapped coming out 4 and spun into front stretch wall bring out the 2 red of the night. On the restart it Tyler got around Mike, then with two laps to go Danny Martin went high and Tyler went low around lapped traffic and Danny came out first and took the lead and the win. Tyler Godwin in the 82 finished in second place, followed by Shane Kreidler in the 52, Kyle Pitts in the 7, with AJ Maddox in the 3A car finishing out the top 5. The KSE Hard Charger Award went to AJ Maddox in the 3A car; Danny also won the Jeff Barfield Sweep of $400. Danny Martin wins 2013 Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Points Champion. (more…)
For the third year, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Joey Coulter had his name attached to the running of the Charity Trucker’s 100 race. However, this year was different as he actually raced in the event and, he not only ran in the race at Auburndale Speedway, but won it too! An outstanding field of 26 trucks assembled on Friday for preliminary practice and qualifying. When all was said and done, young Dylan Martin of Lakeland had set quick time at 14.600 seconds to earn the $100 fast qualifier award
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FAYETTEVILLE, TN— Two time Southern All Star Champion Chris Madden is going to start liking rain delayed races if this keeps up as he now has won his second rained delayed Southern All Star event of the year by capturing the 23rd Annual Blue/Gray 100 for the 4th time in his racing career. Earlier this season with the Southern All Stars the series was at Volunteer Speedway when rain stopped the action on lap 17 with Madden on top. The series came back three weeks later and Madden came out the winner of the that event, now he is back in victory lane one week later claiming the $10,000 first place check.
We had 24 Late Models take the grren flag for the season finale Sunday at Auburndale Speedway. Jesse Dutilly was the race. We also ran several other classes.