Fritz capitalizes on Teate’s misfortunes to win at New Smyrna
SAMSULA, FL – For nearly three quarters of Saturday night’s TBARA Sprint Car Series presented by Safety-Kleen’s 30-lap feature event at New Smyrna Speedway, Dude Teate looked as if he was well on his way to his first win of the season.
Unfortunately for Teate, a mechanical failure less than a lap from the finish of the race brought his car to a slow halt and allowed Ben Fritz to sneak by and grab his first win of the season.
Rod End Supply Heat Race 2 winner Johnny Gilbertson started on the pole and led the first seven laps of the race with Teate right on his tail. Teate pulled to Gilbertson’s outside at the end of lap eight and quickly pulled away from the rest of the field until a caution for debris bunched the field back together with 11 laps to go in the race. (more…)
November 23, 2013 – Tampa, FL – It was the tune up race for the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds before the Reutimann Foundation 50 for the Modifieds next Saturday night. Also racing were the Limited Late Models, Outlaw Fours, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Florida Old Time Modifieds.
OCALA, FL – Driving a car he named “Johnny Cash,” Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC started 19th and won the 9th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series in front of a packed house on Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park.
The FL United Promoters Series concluded the 2013 season on Sunday with series regular Jessie Dutilly taking a very popular win. Jessie and his team were racing with very heavy hearts after the passing of John Dutilly, Jessie dad on Thursday. The Carbone Motorsports driver and his crew decided to continue on and race, and it was with dad looking down on him as he picked up his first win of the season in the series biggest race of the year. The win came after an afternoon of tuff racing but Dutilly survived all challenges including a tap from second place challenger Randy Anderson on lap 123, Dutilly was given his spot back to set up the green white checkered. Dutilly beat Daniel Webster on the restart and hung on for the win, rounding out the top five were, Webster 2013 Champion, Jonathan Guy who came from his 24th place starting position after a driver change, Billy Bigley in fourth and Jessica Murphy with a strong showing all day in fifth.
Tampa, FL – It looked as though Mother Nature would spoil tonight’s races here at East Bay Raceway Park, but the rain held off as Late Models, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, V8 Warriors, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Ladies’ Powder Puff races went off without a hitch.
Carol Andrews – Knights of Destruction held at Auburndale Speedway on Saturday night was a sold out event. There was standing room only to watch this outstanding show that was put on by the Knights of Destruction crew. A special thanks to everybody that came out to enjoy this event and for everybody envolved in putting on this great show. The winners in each race are as follows:
Tampa, FL It was the final points night of the East Bay Sprints with Billy Boyd, Jr. holding a narrow points lead over defending Champion Kerry Gilbert. Also racing were the Late Models, Outlaw Fours, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.
Scott Lockwood, Bradenton, FL -Sarasota’s David Wilson recovered from two different spins and went on to take his second consecutive Turner Tree and Landscaping Super Late Model win in Saturday night’s 75-lap main event Saturday night at the re-named Desoto Speedway. Wilson started eighth in the 19-car feature and found himself right in the middle of a seven-car crash that was triggered when early leader Daryl Shelnut got loose going into turn three and forced several cars to check up in a chain Reaction melee that saw the car of polesitter James Glover end up on top of Chris Fontaine’s car. Bradenton’s Jessie Dutilly also received front end damage in the crash, while Glover’s and Brian Richardson’s night came to an end. Wilson and Brad Bowman both spun but were able to continue without damage. Dutilly and Fontaine used the long red flag to their advantage and were able to rejoin the field after repairs without losing any laps. On the restart, Billy Bigley Jr. got by Shelnut for the lead. A couple of laps later he was joined at the front by Wilson, who restarted fourth. Wilson took the lead with an outside pass at the end of lap 14 and was poised to set sail from the rest of the field before a caution six laps later when Troy McNabb spun right in front of Wilson and the rest of the leaders. Several more cautions allowed Dutilly and Fontaine to keep pace with the leaders. 
CONCORD, N.C. – Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 – Ontario’s Stewart Friesen, of Niagara-on-the-Lake, wrapped up his racing season in style, charging to victory in Saturday’s Super DIRTcar Series 40-lap feature at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.