By Carol Andrews – Auburndale Speedway was the place to be Saturday night, we had some rain come through in the afternoon, but by race time the skies had cleared and the track was dry and ready for some action packed racing.
The winners in each feature race are as follows:
V-8 Bombers
1-#68 Mike Wilson
2-#99 Tim Rushing
3-#56 James Wright III (more…)
March 31, 2012 – Tampa, Fl – Once again it looked like Mother Nature was going to be a spoiler for Saturday nights event as five classes were in action here at East Bay Raceway Park.
The first feature of the night went to the Limited Late Models. Ricky Land won the heat race and putting him on the outside pole for the feature along with Shane Koperda. On the start it was Koperda and Land side by side thru turns one and two with Land taking the early lead. On the next lap, Land slipped up high and that allowed Koperda to take the lead and never look back as he went on to win the feature. Rounding out the top five was Land, Forrest Gough, Terry Jones and Jason Russell. (more…)
Punta Gorda Speedway would like to thank Amanda Furguson for bringing two race cars to the track, one to have on display at the front entrance for RAD (Race against Drugs) night. Amanda was on hand at the front of the speedway to sign autographs and hand out posters, race cars toys and sticker to all the kids entering the speedway. It looked as if the rain was staying well north of us all day and with practice all done with it was time to go racing. After qualifying which Darryl Shelnut from Lake City set fast time the heat races got underway and the first feature of the night was the Mini Stock. Kyle Rice of Labelle brought home the win in his number seven machine, with Mike Karrivan second and John Pummell Jr. third. (more…)
By- Jim Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media
3-31-12 – Limited Late Models returned alongside the RaceCar Engineering Late Models, Mini Stocks, and the 1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks as these 4 divisions raced other drivers and the water which appeared after Limited Late Model Heats.
The Limited Late Models battled hard throughout while the backstretch gave a few drivers trouble. The final caution came out on lap 14 setting up a Green/White-Checkered. JO Nobles and Eddie Gainey stayed 1-2 all night while David Showers took 3rd after a strong run. Kevin Mills and Curt Thift completed the top 5. (more…)
Healthy field of 21 trucks were on hand for the first Florida United Promoters Truck Series race @ DeSoto in an action packed race Tim Sozio came out on top to take the win.
All Compressor & Equipment Inc. 50 Desoto Super Speedway
1. 16X Tim Sozio
2. 2X Gerald Campbell
3. 8 Joseph Mursuli (more…)
March 24, 2012 – Tampa, Fl – Mother Nature looked like she was going to be the big winner tonight before the races got underway as clouds were in full force around the speedway.
The first feature of the night went to the Outlaw Fours. Nick Hebrank and Shirlene Hammond won their heat races. On the front row for the feature was Billy Howard and Stephen Hohlbaugh. When the green flag waved, it was Howard and Hohlbaugh side by side into turn one. (more…)
By Carol Andrews
Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway, The DARA (Daytona Antique Racing Association) presented a good show of 34 Antique race cars in 4 different categories, (Midgets. 6 cyl. V-8’s and Sprints).
We also had 5 of our regular classes racing. The winners in each class are as follows:
Sportsman
1-#21 Devin McLeod
2-#10 George Gorham Jr
3-#17 Mark Medeiros (more…)
By Carol Andrews
Auburndale Speedway was the place to be Saturday Night on St. Patricks Day. The Florida Promoter Super Late Models presented their second race of their 12 race series. The action started on Friday with practice for the Late Models. During practice Saturday afternoon, Keith Lilleys Late Model #87 had mechanical problems and ended up in the wall with his car bursting into flames. Good news Keith was not injured, but that was the end of his racing for the weekend.
The winners in the Late Models along with the other classes are as follow:
FUP Late Models
1-#97 – Patrick Staropoli
2-#59 – Jake Perkins
3-#81 – Anthony Campi (more…)
March 17, 2012 – Tampa, Fl – The color green was all over the stands in celebration of St.Patrick’s Day. Six divisions were on hand to compete tonight along with the Fan Participation race.
First up were the Street Stocks. It was father and son, Jeff and Justan Rodgers winning the heat races. When it came time for the feature, it was past feature winners Donnie Reed and Eric Moon on the front row. When the green flag dropped, it was Reed out in front with Moon right behind him. (more…)
By- Jim Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media
Top Gun Sprints, Scorpion Performance Products Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Thunderstocks, and Gladiators battled hard with 5 winners all happy to take home the $1000 prize on Night Of A Thousands!
The Hobby Stock feature saw minor incidents cause caution flags including the lap 10 caution when Don Woosley stopped at pit entrance. Trevor Gamble, Rodney Wright, and Mike Stalnaker dominated the first half but Stalnaker’s car began to go away and he fell back a little. (more…)