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Auburndale Speedway:

DIRTY BACON MOTORSPORTS MOD MINIS

A Feature 1: 1. 10JR-Aaron Williamson[1]; 2. 157-Jason Rendell[4]; 3. 15-Curtis Harrington[5]; 4. 0-Kenny Uhl[3]; 5. 47-John Sofield[7]; 6. 710-Brandon Davis[2]; 7. 65-Tim Seeright[6]

19 entries

Q AUTO & INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PRO TRUCKS

A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 124-Jackson Denton[5]; 2. 92-Brennon Pletcher[11]; 3. 12-Granger Perra[4]; 4. 55-Palmer Haag[2]; 5. 11JR-Carter Brown[7]; 6. 13-Jr Garcia[9]; 7. 11K-Mike Kohut[14]; 8. 22-Kendall Wheeler[13]; 9. 59X-Becca Monopoli[1]; 10. 5-Richard Griffis[10]; 11. 29-Tim Walters[15]; 12. 36-JT Chastain[12]; 13. 51-Holden Myers[16]; 14. 44-Paul Grynewicz[17]; 15. 28-Richard Land[3]; 16. 28X-Mike Barse[18]; 17. 41-Jeffery White[8]; 18. (DQ) 17-Cody Brinson[6]

Qualifying 1: 1. 11JR-Carter Brown, 00:14.290[16]; 2. 17-Cody Brinson, 00:14.291[13]; 3. 124-Jackson Denton, 00:14.336[19]; 4. 12-Granger Perra, 00:14.375[17]; 5. 28-Richard Land, 00:14.381[18]; 6. 55-Palmer Haag, 00:14.438[11]; 7. 59X-Becca Monopoli, 00:14.454[12]; 8. 41-Jeffery White, 00:14.464[14]; 9. 13-Jr Garcia, 00:14.467[7]; 10. 5-Richard Griffis, 00:14.539[8]; 11. 92-Brennon Pletcher, 00:14.541[15]; 12. 22-Kendall Wheeler, 00:14.553[10]; 13. 36-JT Chastain, 00:14.648[6]; 14. 11K-Mike Kohut, 00:14.755[9]; 15. 29-Tim Walters, 00:14.775[3]; 16. 51-Holden Myers, 00:14.939[5]; 17. 44-Paul Grynewicz, 00:15.159[4]; 18. 28X-Mike Barse, 00:16.003[2]; 19. (DNS) 8-Dylan Reynolds

12 entries

LEGENDS

A Feature 1: 1. 33-Daniel Alvarez[3]; 2. 80-Jordan Sarr[12]; 3. 92-Quentin Weiss[7]; 4. 21-Shawn Bailey[1]; 5. 34-Shawn Jenkins[9]; 6. 14-Cole Wurster[10]; 7. 0I-George Ingram[5]; 8. 0W-Ryan Walters[4]; 9. 31-David Furtado[6]; 10. 81-Chase Lovelady[2]; 11. 29-Dakota Weiss[11]; 12. 18-Jared Furtado[8]

21 entries

COMPASSION ANIMAL HOSPITAL CROWN VICS

A Feature 1: 1. K29-Tyler Landis[1]; 2. 123-Mike Smith[10]; 3. 86-Michael Bower[18]; 4. 39-Jimmy McLeod[14]; 5. 81-Clay Crews[16]; 6. 9-Justin Ogilvie[4]; 7. X-Michael Fuller[6]; 8. 18-Cole Bristol[5]; 9. 9X-Brooke Ollie[17]; 10. 11-Nico Garrano[13]; 11. 17B-James Bristol[9]; 12. 2C-Chip Kelley[8]; 13. 7T-Todd Bower[19]; 14. 10G-Cody Durham[7]; 15. 09-Jayla Ollie[20]; 16. 25X-Dakota Dinkins[2]; 17. 98-Chris Larson[15]; 18. 01-Joe Clites[21]; 19. K9-Jody Gill[3]; 20. 22-Anthony Mahon[11]; 21. (DNS) 17H-Gary Holliman Jr

7 entries

PRO LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 61-Colton Bettis[1]; 2. 97D-Brian Dorer[3]; 3. 15-Daniel Webster[2]; 4. 22-Chuck Harrison[5]; 5. 44-Wayne Smith[6]; 6. 41-Jeffery White[4]; 7. (DNS) 98-Chase Lovelady

Qualifying 1: 1. 61-Colton Bettis, 00:13.639[6]; 2. 15-Daniel Webster, 00:13.686[3]; 3. 97D-Brian Dorer, 00:13.752[5]; 4. 41-Jeffery White, 00:13.772[2]; 5. 22-Chuck Harrison, 00:13.892[1]; 6. (DQ) 44-Wayne Smith, 00:13.617[4]

5 entries

BANDOLERO

A Feature 1: 1. 32-Blake Crooms[2]; 2. 3-Sadie Parsons[1]; 3. 34J-Joseph Weiss[5]; 4. 61-Keegan Chance[4]; 5. 51M-Jase Macklin[3]

Showtime Speedway:

SUPER LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 10-George Gorham Jr[2]; 2. 21-Bryton Horner[3]; 3. 21A-Brandon Anderson[1]

6 entries

MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 11-Steve Hise[1]; 2. 12-John Anderson[2]; 3. 55-Hayden Mowery[3]; 4. 0-Troy Robinson[6]; 5. 1-Scott Holly[5]; 6. (DNS) 15-Gator Hise

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Gator Hise[1]; 2. 55-Hayden Mowery[2]; 3. 12-John Anderson[4]; 4. 11-Steve Hise[6]; 5. 1-Scott Holly[5]; 6. 0-Troy Robinson[3]

4 entries

STREET STOCKS

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 1X-Aaron Anderson[2]; 2. 96-Mike Wedlick[1]; 3. A5-Thomas Meyer[3]; 4. 8-James Vozniak[4]

13 entries

MINI STOCKS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 44-Allex Bowman[6]; 2. 69G-Danny Fox[8]; 3. 20-Kendall Ludeker[5]; 4. 37-Jimmy Hennebohle[7]; 5. 95-Trevor Appling[13]; 6. 87X-Michael Nannfeldt[10]; 7. 9MM-Kenneth Larsh[1]; 8. 54-Dakota Cushing[2]; 9. 60-Greg Valdez[12]; 10. 11JR-Justin Maher[4]; 11. 07-Sean Hardenbrook[9]; 12. (DNS) 01-Jasper Drengler; 13. (DQ) 74-Travis Appling[3]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 20-Kendall Ludeker[4]; 2. 60-Greg Valdez[7]; 3. 11JR-Justin Maher[5]; 4. 95-Trevor Appling[6]; 5. 37-Jimmy Hennebohle[3]; 6. 07-Sean Hardenbrook[1]; 7. (DNS) 01-Jasper Drengler

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 44-Allex Bowman[2]; 2. 74-Travis Appling[5]; 3. 9MM-Kenneth Larsh[3]; 4. 54-Dakota Cushing[1]; 5. 69G-Danny Fox[6]; 6. 87X-Michael Nannfeldt[4]

11 entries

FORD FIGURE 8-A

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 63-Mike Wedlick[1]; 2. 28-Shane Grigsby[10]; 3. 551-Jesse Veltman[2]; 4. 18-Sean Moore[8]; 5. 4-Robert Stofel[4]; 6. 42-Rick Hanley[6]; 7. 04-Mike Coleman Jr[11]; 8. 0C-Joey Foote[7]; 9. 37-Rob Ledwell[5]; 10. 1C-Lyman Miller[9]; 11. 02-Justin Meyer[3]

6 entries

SUPER MINI LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 93-Jason Lester[4]; 2. 161-Ronnie Larson[3]; 3. 32-Jeff Firestine[5]; 4. 05-Chris Thornton[2]; 5. 2-Logan Butrum[1]; 6. 10-Macky Mongold[6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Jeff Firestine[3]; 2. 93-Jason Lester[5]; 3. 161-Ronnie Larson[1]; 4. 05-Chris Thornton[2]; 5. 2-Logan Butrum[6]; 6. 10-Macky Mongold[4]

7 entries

RACECARS OF YESTERYEAR

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 4H-Dave Edwards[6]; 2. 22-Robert Taylor[2]; 3. 5-Tony Meehan[1]; 4. 8-Susan Taylor[3]; 5. 400-Tim Brush[4]; 6. 5P-Greg Valdez[5]; 7. 7D7-Percy Davis[7]

4 entries

ASPHALT SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 97-Brian Scalise[1]; 2. 53-Doug Miller[4]; 3. 123-Mike Meadows[3]; 4. 63-James Grigsby[2]

4 entries

SPRINT CARS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 7X-Tommy Nichols[1]; 2. 14-Davey Hamilton Jr[4]; 3. 25-Arie Luyendyk Jr[2]; 4. 33-Robert Yoho[3]

Freedom Factory:

ENDURO

A Feature 1: 1. 52-Kris Rummel[2]; 2. 88-JH Diesel[1]

2 entries

DEMOLITION DERBY

A Feature 1: 1. 17-Nick Malverty[1]; 2. 5Y-Aaron Yahnke[2]

12 entries

GENERIC 2

A Feature 1: 1. 48K-kleav lewis[1]; 2. 84-Nate Pitmon[2]; 3. (DNS) 177-James Dellea III; 4. (DNS) 57-Tyler Jewer; 5. (DNS) 3X-Cleetus McFarland; 6. (DNS) 787-Hector Cabrera; 7. (DNS) 52-Kris Rummel; 8. (DNS) 111-Joey Smith; 9. (DNS) 03-Patrick Tabb

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SUPER STOCKS

Super Stocks Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-George Spears[3]; 2. 66X-John Lozyniak[1]; 3. 99-Paul Koci[2]; 4. 56-Cody Whitley[4]; 5. 26-Brandon Johnson[5]; 6. 58-Gage Spears[6]; 7. (DNS) 12H-Shawn Held

Super Stocks Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Paul Koci[1]; 2. 66X-John Lozyniak[3]; 3. 23-George Spears[5]; 4. 56-Cody Whitley[7]; 5. 26-Brandon Johnson[4]; 6. 58-Gage Spears[2]; 7. (DNS) 12H-Shawn Held

6 entries

MOD MINIS

Mod Mini Feature (50 Laps): 1. 71-Jerry Symons[2]; 2. 22-John DeGeorge[1]; 3. 19-Shane Sutorus[3]; 4. 7-Clint Foley[5]; 5. 6-Mark Broat[6]; 6. (DNF) 17-Brad Blanton[4]

Mod Mini Qualifying: 1. 71-Jerry Symons, 00:21.281[5]; 2. 22-John DeGeorge, 00:21.501[2]; 3. 19-Shane Sutorus, 00:21.657[4]; 4. 17-Brad Blanton, 00:21.756[6]; 5. 7-Clint Foley, 00:21.859[3]; 6. (DNF) 6-Mark Broat[1]

11 entries

BLACK JACK SEAL COATING BOMBER A

Bomber A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 14-Dustin Higdon[2]; 2. 7-Aaron Foye[4]; 3. 12F-Caleb Jones[6]; 4. 88-Stephen Brown[11]; 5. 5-Michael Austin[5]; 6. 88D-Michael Derico[7]; 7. 69-Devin Dorton[8]; 8. 14K-Brandon Gaither[10]; 9. 77-Joe Sunday[3]; 10. 3-Melissa Maresca[9]; 11. (DQ) 72-Charles Friddle[1]

Bomber A Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Dustin Higdon[3]; 2. 77-Joe Sunday[1]; 3. 7-Aaron Foye[11]; 4. 5-Michael Austin[9]; 5. 12F-Caleb Jones[8]; 6. 88D-Michael Derico[2]; 7. 69-Devin Dorton[7]; 8. 3-Melissa Maresca[6]; 9. 14K-Brandon Gaither[4]; 10. (DNF) 88-Stephen Brown[10]; 11. (DQ) 72-Charles Friddle[5]

9 entries

BOMBER B

Bomber B Feature (20 Laps): 1. 49-Jason Skovran[3]; 2. 66-Chase Symons[1]; 3. 01-Tim Nichols[5]; 4. 50-Chuck Brewer[4]; 5. 04-Lindsey Samion[7]; 6. 26-Logan Johnson[8]; 7. (DNF) K9-Chuck Rush[2]; 8. (DNF) 51-Kenny Coleman Jr[6]; 9. (DNS) 77-Larry Masters

Bomber B Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. K9-Chuck Rush[3]; 2. 66-Chase Symons[1]; 3. 49-Jason Skovran[6]; 4. 50-Chuck Brewer[2]; 5. 01-Tim Nichols[7]; 6. 51-Kenny Coleman Jr[4]; 7. 04-Lindsey Samion[9]; 8. 26-Logan Johnson[8]; 9. (DNF) 77-Larry Masters[5]

11 entries

FLORIDA SOUTHERN GROUND POUNDERS

Ground Pounder Feature (20 Laps): 1. X9-Ron D’Alessandro[1]; 2. 44-Tobi Smith[3]; 3. 0-Scott Cutter[8]; 4. 61-Eddie Freeman[9]; 5. 4D-Frank Pelkey[4]; 6. 39-Greg Newman[6]; 7. 1111-Laurie Bonaparte[10]; 8. (DNF) 9-Art Kunzeman[2]; 9. (DNF) 111-Colin Smith[5]; 10. (DNF) 9S-Eric Sauer[7]; 11. (DNF) 78-Brandon Blevins[11]

Ground Pounder Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Art Kunzeman[7]; 2. X9-Ron D’Alessandro[6]; 3. 44-Tobi Smith[1]; 4. 4D-Frank Pelkey[11]; 5. 111-Colin Smith[3]; 6. 39-Greg Newman[5]; 7. (DNF) 9S-Eric Sauer[8]; 8. (DNF) 0-Scott Cutter[2]; 9. (DNF) 61-Eddie Freeman[10]; 10. (DNF) 1111-Laurie Bonaparte[9]; 11. (DNF) 78-Brandon Blevins[4]

FACTORY STOCK

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 5H-Tommy Hill[1]; 2. 23-Trent Wilson[3]; 3. 55T-Tim Johnson[2]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 5H-Tommy Hill[3]; 2. 55T-Tim Johnson[2]; 3. (DNS) 23-Trent Wilson

5 entries

STREET STOCKS

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 1H-Tommy Hill[3]; 2. 90J-Ryan Jones[1]; 3. 756-Billy Barstow[5]; 4. 70-Chris Livernois[2]; 5. (DNF) 71-Richard Livernois[4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 90J-Ryan Jones[1]; 2. 70-Chris Livernois[3]; 3. 1H-Tommy Hill[5]; 4. 71-Richard Livernois[2]; 5. 756-Billy Barstow[4]

10 entries

CRUSA DIRT LATE MODELS

Clyde Johnson Contracting A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 35-Christian Augspurger[3]; 2. 53-Brandon Yates[1]; 3. 18I-Jason Intoppa[4]; 4. 17SR-Brody Smith[2]; 5. 55E-Eli Johnson[5]; 6. 91-Tim Barron[8]; 7. 11-Ron Dubeau[9]; 8. 56-Larry Hubbard Jr[6]; 9. (DNF) 33-Jimmy Loubert[10]; 10. (DNF) 1J-Jason Papp[7]

Clyde Johnson Contracting Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 53-Brandon Yates[2]; 2. 35-Christian Augspurger[3]; 3. 55E-Eli Johnson[5]; 4. 1J-Jason Papp[1]; 5. 11-Ron Dubeau[4]

Allens Plumbing Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 17SR-Brody Smith[1]; 2. 18I-Jason Intoppa[3]; 3. 56-Larry Hubbard Jr[2]; 4. 91-Tim Barron[4]; 5. 33-Jimmy Loubert[5]

13 entries

V-8 WARRIORS

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 1X-Rhett Wilson[2]; 2. 2X-Coty Gray[10]; 3. 4D-Derin Lynch[8]; 4. 99-Steven Pettet[1]; 5. 33-Robert Pettit[6]; 6. 5DJR-Dennis Lynch Jr[9]; 7. 7-Dustin Davis[5]; 8. 55-John Bentley[4]; 9. 77-Ken Housh[12]; 10. (DNF) 3D-Devin Lynch[3]; 11. (DNS) 5D-Dennis Lynch Sr; 12. (DNS) 3L-Eli Johnson; 13. (DNS) 55T-Tim Johnson

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 99-Steven Pettet[3]; 2. 3D-Devin Lynch[1]; 3. 7-Dustin Davis[6]; 4. 5D-Dennis Lynch Sr[2]; 5. 5DJR-Dennis Lynch Jr[4]; 6. (DNS) 3L-Eli Johnson; 7. (DNS) 77-Ken Housh

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 1X-Rhett Wilson[3]; 2. 55-John Bentley[4]; 3. 33-Robert Pettit[5]; 4. 4D-Derin Lynch[6]; 5. 2X-Coty Gray[2]; 6. 77-Ken Housh[7]; 7. 55T-Tim Johnson[1]

3 entries

BOMBERS

A Feature (12 Laps): 1. 22FU-Lonnie Byassee[2]; 2. 15-Justin Frisbie[1]; 3. 22-Albert Stout[3]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 15-Justin Frisbie[2]; 2. 22FU-Lonnie Byassee[1]; 3. 22-Albert Stout[3]

5 entries

OUTLAW 4’S

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 82-Billy Dukes[2]; 2. 53-Kenny Novak[1]; 3. 11-Gary Roberts[3]; 4. 08J-Larry Thacker Jr[4]; 5. 64-Mike Budka Jr[5]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 53-Kenny Novak[1]; 2. 82-Billy Dukes[3]; 3. 11-Gary Roberts[5]; 4. 64-Mike Budka Jr[4]; 5. (DNS) 08J-Larry Thacker Jr

7 entries

THUNDER TRUCKS

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 11X-Chris Loney[3]; 2. 7-Shawn Van Wie[1]; 3. 85-Lewis Golden[4]; 4. 17-Danny Scowden[2]; 5. 44-David Knight[5]; 6. 22-John Handley[6]; 7. (DNS) 63-James Wright

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 7-Shawn Van Wie[1]; 2. 17-Danny Scowden[2]; 3. 11X-Chris Loney[6]; 4. 85-Lewis Golden[5]; 5. 44-David Knight[3]; 6. 22-John Handley[4]; 7. 63-James Wright[7]

9 entries

GLADIATORS

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 32-Billy Evans[2]; 2. 0-Lonnie Byassee[1]; 3. 91-Tyler Booth[3]; 4. 33S-David Strickland[5]; 5. 20K-Michael Kurpiewski[4]; 6. 4-Cage Womack[7]; 7. 7T-Thomas Kinslow iii[8]; 8. (DNF) 17-Aiden Frisbie[6]; 9. (DNS) 14-Lucciano Giattino

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 0-Lonnie Byassee[1]; 2. 32-Billy Evans[8]; 3. 91-Tyler Booth[2]; 4. 20K-Michael Kurpiewski[3]; 5. 33S-David Strickland[4]; 6. 17-Aiden Frisbie[5]; 7. 4-Cage Womack[7]; 8. (DNS) 7T-Thomas Kinslow iii

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State of Florida Racing Results for 3/2/24 Brought to you by Southern Racing Fuels Go Sunoco Racing

Freedom Factory:

RANGERS

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 88-JH Diesel[5]; 2. 78-Kevin Smith[6]; 3. 07-Chad Lower[4]; 4. 99-Eddy Elder[3]; 5. 96-Tyler Hewett[2]; 6. 3-Adam Rich[1]

Qualifying 1: 1. 88-JH Diesel[1]; 2. 07-Chad Lower[4]; 3. 99-Eddy Elder[2]; 4. 96-Tyler Hewett[3]; 5. 3-Adam Rich[5]; 6. 78-Kevin Smith[6]

29 entries

FIGURE 8

A Feature 1 (75 Laps): 1. 23-Eddie VanMeter[4]; 2. 3T-Mark Tunny[12]; 3. 57-Jesse Tunny[3]; 4. 7-Austin Tunny[7]; 5. 22-Troy Hughes[2]; 6. 2-Mike Hadley Jr[8]; 7. 5-Ben Tunny[5]; 8. 3D-Steve Durham[10]; 9. 91-Chad Sizemore[6]; 10. 41-Buddy Vertrees[13]; 11. 33-Doug Greig[15]; 12. 08-Bill Early[19]; 13. 27-Chris Gray[27]; 14. 83-Manny Aguilar[26]; 15. 12-Mike Riddle[16]; 16. 21-Doug Riddle[25]; 17. 15-Shawn Senokossoff[17]; 18. 17-Cory Harmon[22]; 19. 87-Matt Smith[14]; 20. 48-Doodle Farris[11]; 21. C4-Calvin Crain[1]; 22. 99-Ricky Puckett[18]; 23. 34-John Fox[21]; 24. 97-Eric Hodgkins[23]; 25. 1-Jeffrey Shackelford[9]; 26. 64-Ronnie Abney[24]; 27. 04-Jimmy McLeod[20]

Qualifying 1: 1. 1-Jeffrey Shackelford, 00:19.970[20]; 2. 2-Mike Hadley Jr, 00:20.205[10]; 3. 7-Austin Tunny, 00:20.224[23]; 4. 91-Chad Sizemore, 00:20.281[21]; 5. 5-Ben Tunny, 00:20.292[24]; 6. 23-Eddie VanMeter, 00:20.298[27]; 7. 57-Jesse Tunny, 00:20.572[25]; 8. 22-Troy Hughes, 00:20.595[13]; 9. C4-Calvin Crain, 00:20.674[3]; 10. 3D-Steve Durham, 00:20.677[4]; 11. 48-Doodle Farris, 00:20.690[6]; 12. 3T-Mark Tunny, 00:20.695[26]; 13. 41-Buddy Vertrees, 00:20.759[28]; 14. 87-Matt Smith, 00:20.842[22]; 15. 33-Doug Greig, 00:20.932[9]; 16. 12-Mike Riddle, 00:21.001[18]; 17. 15-Shawn Senokossoff, 00:21.280[19]; 18. 99-Ricky Puckett, 00:21.291[16]; 19. 08-Bill Early, 00:21.383[5]; 20. 04-Jimmy McLeod, 00:21.813[14]; 21. 34-John Fox, 00:21.967[7]; 22. 17-Cory Harmon, 00:21.977[11]; 23. 97-Eric Hodgkins, 00:22.025[12]; 24. 64-Ronnie Abney, 00:22.114[1]; 25. 21-Doug Riddle, 00:22.206[17]; 26. 83-Manny Aguilar, 00:23.096[2]; 27. 27-Chris Gray, 00:26.376[8]; 28. (DNS) 69-RJ Norton III

17 entries

CROWN VIC

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 1-Roger Blevins[15]; 2. 04-Mike Coleman Jr[3]; 3. 37-Cody Williams[1]; 4. 17B-James Bristol[6]; 5. 53-Daniel Wilson[2]; 6. K29-Tyler Landis[14]; 7. 0-Tyler Acres[9]; 8. 17-Mason Cassidy[16]; 9. 10S-Devin McKinsley[11]; 10. 02-Austin Ramsey[7]; 11. X-Mike Pitts[5]; 12. 20-Joshua Ryan[8]; 13. 10-Jammie Dunnahoe Jr[10]; 14. (DQ) 42SR-Dennis Wilson[4]; 15. (DQ) 42-Dustin Wilson[12]; 16. (DQ) 7-Dalton Degroff[13]

Qualifying 1: 1. 1-Roger Blevins[2]; 2. K29-Tyler Landis[7]; 3. 7-Dalton Degroff[5]; 4. 42-Dustin Wilson[14]; 5. 10S-Devin McKinsley[8]; 6. 10-Jammie Dunnahoe Jr[6]; 7. 0-Tyler Acres[1]; 8. 20-Joshua Ryan[10]; 9. 02-Austin Ramsey[9]; 10. 17B-James Bristol[3]; 11. 10X-Mike Ditts[16]; 12. 42SR-Dennis Wilson[13]; 13. 04-Mike Coleman Jr[4]; 14. 53-Daniel Wilson[12]; 15. 37-Cody Williams[11]; 16. 17-Mason Cassidy[15]

Auburndale Speedway:

SUNOCO RACE FUELS SUPER LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (50 Laps): 1. 67-Colin Allman[2]; 2. 33-Daniel Webster[1]; 3. 46-Cody Stickler[6]; 4. 8-Chase Lovelady[8]; 5. 64-Patrick Staropoli[4]; 6. 22-Robert Jonas[5]; 7. 49-Ron Lofquist[7]; 8. 25-Cody McDuffie[14]; 9. 21-Derrick Kelley[21]; 10. 57-Brey Holmes[13]; 11. 09-Scott Grossenbacher[15]; 12. 16-Ray Derry[18]; 13. 97-Brian Dorer[10]; 14. 15-Sean Lemaster[16]; 15. 8W-AJ Waller[12]; 16. 5-Chad Rutherford[9]; 17. 22K-David King[20]; 18. 27-Abigail Jonas[11]; 19. 62-John Gerstner[17]; 20. 146-Jonathan Guy[3]; 21. (DNS) 24-Chase King; 22. (DNS) 7-Jim Brinkley Jr; 23. (DNS) 29-Kendall Anderson

A Feature 2 (50 Laps): 1. 46-Cody Stickler[7]; 2. 67-Colin Allman[9]; 3. 146-Jonathan Guy[20]; 4. 64-Patrick Staropoli[5]; 5. 8-Chase Lovelady[6]; 6. 49-Ron Lofquist[3]; 7. 25-Cody McDuffie[2]; 8. 33-Daniel Webster[8]; 9. 21-Derrick Kelley[1]; 10. 57-Brey Holmes[10]; 11. 15-Sean Lemaster[14]; 12. 09-Scott Grossenbacher[11]; 13. 16-Ray Derry[12]; 14. 97-Brian Dorer[13]; 15. 27-Abigail Jonas[18]; 16. 62-John Gerstner[19]; 17. 22-Robert Jonas[4]; 18. 22K-David King[17]; 19. (DNS) 5-Chad Rutherford; 20. (DNS) 24-Chase King; 21. (DNS) 7-Jim Brinkley Jr; 22. (DNS) 29-Kendall Anderson; 23. (DNS) 8W-AJ Waller

Qualifying 1: 1. 33-Daniel Webster[23]; 2. 67-Colin Allman[19]; 3. 146-Jonathan Guy[22]; 4. 64-Patrick Staropoli[20]; 5. 22-Robert Jonas[17]; 6. 46-Cody Stickler[21]; 7. 49-Ron Lofquist[16]; 8. 8-Chase Lovelady[14]; 9. 5-Chad Rutherford[12]; 10. 97-Brian Dorer[18]; 11. 27-Abigail Jonas[11]; 12. 8W-AJ Waller[10]; 13. 57-Brey Holmes[15]; 14. 25-Cody McDuffie[8]; 15. 09-Scott Grossenbacher[6]; 16. 15-Sean Lemaster[7]; 17. 62-John Gerstner[2]; 18. 16-Ray Derry[3]; 19. 7-Jim Brinkley Jr[1]; 20. (DNS) 22K-David King; 21. (DNS) 24-Chase King; 22. (DNS) 21-Derrick Kelley; 23. (DNS) 29-Kendall Anderson

18 entries

TREASURE MARTS BARTOW PURE STOCKS

A Feature 1: 1. 56-James Wright III[9]; 2. 19-Cody Struble[4]; 3. 00-Zach Briggs[2]; 4. 324-Cody Durham[3]; 5. 112-Clayton Coe[11]; 6. 78-Brandon Duchscherer[6]; 7. 49-Jake Fichtner[5]; 8. 229-Bobby Mobley[1]; 9. 80-Ronny Roop[15]; 10. 74-Paul Fletcher[13]; 11. 129-Adam Briggs[8]; 12. 86-Michael Bower[16]; 13. 1-Jeffrey Dufrensne[14]; 14. 46-Danny Esposito Jr[18]; 15. 78S-Timmothy Simmons[17]; 16. 15-Rebecca Catarelli[10]; 17. 29-Austin Taylor[12]; 18. 70-Steven Osteen[7]

Heat 1: 1. 00-Zach Briggs[1]; 2. 19-Cody Struble[3]; 3. 78-Brandon Duchscherer[5]; 4. 129-Adam Briggs[7]; 5. 15-Rebecca Catarelli[4]; 6. 29-Austin Taylor[6]; 7. 1-Jeffrey Dufrensne[8]; 8. 86-Michael Bower[2]

Heat 2: 1. 229-Bobby Mobley[1]; 2. 324-Cody Durham[4]; 3. 49-Jake Fichtner[6]; 4. 70-Steven Osteen[8]; 5. 56-James Wright III[7]; 6. 112-Clayton Coe[5]; 7. 74-Paul Fletcher[3]; 8. 80-Ronny Roop[2]; 9. 78S-Timmothy Simmons[9]

13 entries

HUBBARD FAMILY TRUCKING A-MODS

A Feature 1: 1. 1-Brandon Duchscherer[1]; 2. 8-Dan Scott[3]; 3. 29-Adam Briggs[13]; 4. 04-Matt McCrary[7]; 5. 16-Wally Smith[10]; 6. 20-Carl Jones[11]; 7. 61-Jacob Wallace III[8]; 8. 78-Norman Dismuke[4]; 9. 199-Brett Jenkins[6]; 10. 32-James Jones[2]; 11. 42-Bray Gainey[5]; 12. 81-Bobby Mobley[9]; 13. 88-Jamie Castleberry[12]

Heat 1: 1. 1-Brandon Duchscherer[2]; 2. 8-Dan Scott[1]; 3. 42-Bray Gainey[4]; 4. 04-Matt McCrary[6]; 5. 81-Bobby Mobley[5]; 6. 20-Carl Jones[3]; 7. (DNS) 29-Adam Briggs

Heat 2: 1. 32-James Jones[1]; 2. 78-Norman Dismuke[3]; 3. 199-Brett Jenkins[4]; 4. 61-Jacob Wallace III[5]; 5. 16-Wally Smith[2]; 6. 88-Jamie Castleberry[6]

19 entries

JD & DK OF FLORIDA MINI STOCKS

A Feature 1: 1. 9-Fred Martin[4]; 2. 47-Jay Roberts[2]; 3. 77M-Matt Miller[14]; 4. 54-Dakota Cushing[8]; 5. 7-Aaron Foye[5]; 6. 14-TJ Crews[7]; 7. 46-Bill Witherington[3]; 8. 78-Greg Britt[16]; 9. 25-Roy Healey[10]; 10. 77-Joe Sunday[17]; 11. 58-Virgil Andrews[18]; 12. 95-Bobby Kelley Jr[15]; 13. 16-Jessica Coulter[6]; 14. 88-Eddie Davis[1]; 15. 15-Zachary Deas[12]; 16. (DNS) 0K-Kirby Graham; 17. (DNS) 27-James Hair; 18. (DNS) 69-Williams Kerns; 19. (DNS) 02-Jeff Lacey

Heat 1: 1. 88-Eddie Davis[1]; 2. 46-Bill Witherington[3]; 3. 7-Aaron Foye[5]; 4. 14-TJ Crews[2]; 5. 02-Jeff Lacey[8]; 6. 69-Williams Kerns[7]; 7. 0K-Kirby Graham[4]; 8. 95-Bobby Kelley Jr[6]

Heat 2: 1. 47-Jay Roberts[1]; 2. 9-Fred Martin[6]; 3. 16-Jessica Coulter[7]; 4. 54-Dakota Cushing[4]; 5. 25-Roy Healey[9]; 6. 15-Zachary Deas[10]; 7. 77M-Matt Miller[8]; 8. 78-Greg Britt[5]; 9. 77-Joe Sunday[3]; 10. 58-Virgil Andrews[11]; 11. (DNS) 27-James Hair

13 entries

SRQ TAXES STREET STOCKS

A Feature 1: 1. 51H-Jase Henley[1]; 2. 05-Mike Wilson[3]; 3. 78-Rob Kuhn[4]; 4. 19X-Rex Struble[8]; 5. 73-Jason Bartram[5]; 6. 89-David Barwick[13]; 7. 39-Dennis Cisek[11]; 8. 68-Steve Darling[12]; 9. 6-Dustin Aaron[10]; 10. 91-Tim Rushing[6]; 11. 51-Joe Gerard[2]; 12. 72-Anthony Bibbins[7]; 13. 68M-Gary McFall[9]

Heat 1: 1. 51H-Jase Henley[5]; 2. 05-Mike Wilson[4]; 3. 73-Jason Bartram[6]; 4. 72-Anthony Bibbins[3]; 5. 68M-Gary McFall[2]; 6. 39-Dennis Cisek[7]; 7. 89-David Barwick[1]

Heat 2: 1. 51-Joe Gerard[3]; 2. 78-Rob Kuhn[2]; 3. 91-Tim Rushing[6]; 4. 19X-Rex Struble[4]; 5. 6-Dustin Aaron[1]; 6. 68-Steve Darling[5]

Hendry County Motorsports Par:

IMCA MOD LITE B CLASS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 127-Tom Hann[2]; 2. 55-Robbie Throop[1]; 3. 7X-Jon Kohutich[3]; 4. 74-Justin Thibodeau[5]; 5. 25X-Gene St Louis[4]; 6. 17X-Austin Hughes[8]; 7. (DNF) 78-Timmy Papp[6]; 8. (DNS) 5B-Jeff Bonnema

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 55-Robbie Throop[1]; 2. 127-Tom Hann[6]; 3. 7X-Jon Kohutich[2]; 4. 25X-Gene St Louis[4]; 5. 74-Justin Thibodeau[3]; 6. 78-Timmy Papp[7]; 7. (DNF) 5B-Jeff Bonnema[5]; 8. (DNS) 17X-Austin Hughes

8 entries

UMP OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 47-Billy Howard[1]; 2. 333-Patrick Passanise[3]; 3. 99-Wade Olmsted[2]; 4. 56-Larry Hubbard Jr[4]; 5. 27-Don Gillette[7]; 6. 192-Tim McLeod[5]; 7. 50-Jim Lafreniere[8]; 8. (DNF) 23B-Scott Bane[6]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 47-Billy Howard[2]; 2. 99-Wade Olmsted[3]; 3. 333-Patrick Passanise[6]; 4. 56-Larry Hubbard Jr[1]; 5. 192-Tim McLeod[5]; 6. 23B-Scott Bane[7]; 7. 27-Don Gillette[4]; 8. 50-Jim Lafreniere[8]

12 entries

4.6 FORDS B

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 04-James Nipper[3]; 2. 96-Gene Connell[4]; 3. 316X-Donnie Smith[12]; 4. 54B-Payson Bruner[10]; 5. 143-Steven Leary[6]; 6. 316T-Tori Bruner[9]; 7. 7-Landon Kinney[1]; 8. 2X-August Gray[7]; 9. 68-Jason Pummell[8]; 10. (DNF) 99-Steven Pettet[5]; 11. (DNF) 1-Tiffany Pettet[2]; 12. (DNS) 86-John Pummell Jr

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 7-Landon Kinney[1]; 2. 04-James Nipper[2]; 3. 99-Steven Pettet[4]; 4. 2X-August Gray[6]; 5. (DNS) 316T-Tori Bruner; 6. (DNS) 86-John Pummell Jr

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 1-Tiffany Pettet[2]; 2. 96-Gene Connell[5]; 3. 143-Steven Leary[6]; 4. 68-Jason Pummell[4]; 5. 54B-Payson Bruner[1]; 6. (DNS) 316X-Donnie Smith

14 entries

TOP GUN WINGED 360 SPRINTS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 6S-Tyler Clem[6]; 2. 97-Ryan Harrison[4]; 3. 116-Nick Snyder[5]; 4. 41-Luke Hill[2]; 5. 97M-Austin Martin[12]; 6. 11-Trey Meredith[7]; 7. 14-Danny Jones[9]; 8. 92-Matt Kurtz[3]; 9. X48-Dylan Hull[11]; 10. 29-Steve Muller[13]; 11. (DNF) G6-Brandon Grubaugh[1]; 12. (DNF) 20C-Tyler Porter[8]; 13. (DNF) 51C-Tim Holston[10]; 14. (DNF) 26-Jeff Bye[14]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 97-Ryan Harrison[1]; 2. 41-Luke Hill[2]; 3. 92-Matt Kurtz[5]; 4. 20C-Tyler Porter[3]; 5. 51C-Tim Holston[4]; 6. X48-Dylan Hull[7]; 7. 29-Steve Muller[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 116-Nick Snyder[2]; 2. 6S-Tyler Clem[5]; 3. G6-Brandon Grubaugh[4]; 4. 14-Danny Jones[1]; 5. 11-Trey Meredith[7]; 6. 97M-Austin Martin[6]; 7. 26-Jeff Bye[3]

7 entries

OUTLAW 4’S

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 08-Larry Thacker Jr[1]; 2. 11-Gary Roberts[3]; 3. 53-Kenny Novak[5]; 4. 64-Mike Budka Jr[6]; 5. (DNF) 4-matthew barlow[4]; 6. (DNF) 12-Greg Morrison[7]; 7. (DNF) 82-Billy Dukes[2]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 08-Larry Thacker Jr[4]; 2. 82-Billy Dukes[3]; 3. 11-Gary Roberts[5]; 4. 4-matthew barlow[2]; 5. 53-Kenny Novak[7]; 6. 64-Mike Budka Jr[6]; 7. 12-Greg Morrison[1]

13 entries

IMCA MOD LITE A CLASS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 11-Ben Blalock[3]; 2. 98-Cody Allen[7]; 3. 42-Chase Nornberg[10]; 4. 007-CJ Permann[5]; 5. 26-Tyler Garey[9]; 6. 264-Reed Garey[8]; 7. X8-Brent Lavy[13]; 8. 56-Larry Hubbard Jr[6]; 9. 24-Cory Moore[4]; 10. 25-Pierce Aiken[1]; 11. (DNF) 777-Dylan Permann[2]; 12. (DNF) 7B-Wayne Smith[11]; 13. (DNF) 55-Steve Throop[12]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 42-Chase Nornberg[2]; 2. 56-Larry Hubbard Jr[3]; 3. 26-Tyler Garey[5]; 4. 24-Cory Moore[1]; 5. 007-CJ Permann[6]; 6. 7B-Wayne Smith[4]; 7. X8-Brent Lavy[7]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 264-Reed Garey[2]; 2. 98-Cody Allen[3]; 3. 11-Ben Blalock[6]; 4. 25-Pierce Aiken[1]; 5. 777-Dylan Permann[5]; 6. (DNF) 55-Steve Throop[4]

7 entries

GLADIATORS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 32-Billy Evans[2]; 2. 0-Lonnie Byassee[1]; 3. 91-Tyler Booth[4]; 4. 22-Albert Stout[3]; 5. 17-Aiden Frisbie[7]; 6. (DNF) 23-Lucciano Giattino[5]; 7. (DNS) 69-Albert Stout Jr

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 0-Lonnie Byassee[2]; 2. 32-Billy Evans[7]; 3. 22-Albert Stout[1]; 4. 91-Tyler Booth[5]; 5. 23-Lucciano Giattino[6]; 6. 69-Albert Stout Jr[4]; 7. 17-Aiden Frisbie[3]

13 entries

4.6 FORDS A

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 98-Johnny Allen[2]; 2. 2X-Coty Gray[3]; 3. 68L-Logan Allen[5]; 4. 32-Billy Evans[10]; 5. 316-Stephen Bruner[8]; 6. 316X-David Bruner[13]; 7. 86-Joe Rice[11]; 8. 52-William Cavanaugh[4]; 9. 51C-Jarrett Cornell[6]; 10. A1-Denny Bodden[9]; 11. 18-Blake Ridgdill[7]; 12. 44B-Jessie Bodden[12]; 13. (DNF) 1-Alan Smith[1]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 1-Alan Smith[6]; 2. 2X-Coty Gray[5]; 3. 68L-Logan Allen[3]; 4. 18-Blake Ridgdill[1]; 5. A1-Denny Bodden[4]; 6. (DNS) 86-Joe Rice

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 98-Johnny Allen[1]; 2. 52-William Cavanaugh[3]; 3. 51C-Jarrett Cornell[5]; 4. 316-Stephen Bruner[6]; 5. 32-Billy Evans[7]; 6. 44B-Jessie Bodden[2]; 7. 316X-David Bruner[4]

Showtime Speedway:

SUPER LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 6-John Anderson[2]; 2. 21-Bryton Horner[3]; 3. 27-Kipp McVey[1]

7 entries

MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 11-Steve Hise[1]; 2. 12-John Anderson[6]; 3. 15H-Gator Hise[7]; 4. 94-Dalton Nelson[2]; 5. 03-Kyle Bookmiller[5]; 6. 7C-Cush Revette[3]; 7. 61-Chet Senokossoff[4]

4 entries

STREET STOCKS

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 51-Mark Nelson[1]; 2. A5-Thomas Meyer[2]; 3. 96-Mike Wedlick[3]; 4. 1X-Richard Anderson[4]

11 entries

MINI STOCKS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 69G-Danny Fox[1]; 2. 11C-Art Calkins[8]; 3. 9MM-Kenneth Larsh[6]; 4. 11JR-Justin Maher[2]; 5. 07-Sean Hardenbrook[10]; 6. 20K-Michael Kurpiewski[7]; 7. 11-Kyle Calkins[3]; 8. 74-Travis Appling[9]; 9. 6-Chad Cushing[11]; 10. (DQ) 95-Trevor Appling[5]; 11. (DQ) 60-Greg Valdez[4]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Trevor Appling[1]; 2. 11-Kyle Calkins[5]; 3. 69G-Danny Fox[6]; 4. 20K-Michael Kurpiewski[4]; 5. 74-Travis Appling[3]; 6. 6-Chad Cushing[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9MM-Kenneth Larsh[1]; 2. 60-Greg Valdez[3]; 3. 11JR-Justin Maher[4]; 4. 11C-Art Calkins[5]; 5. 07-Sean Hardenbrook[2]

13 entries

FORD OVAL A DIVISION

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 18-Jesse Ashley[4]; 2. 4-Robert Stofel[3]; 3. 28-Mike Wedlick[13]; 4. 13-Collin Carpenter[5]; 5. 42-Rick Hanley[8]; 6. 98-Jaymz Mullins[7]; 7. 27-Jayson Ashley[2]; 8. 57-Patrick Foran[12]; 9. 1C-Lyman Miller[10]; 10. 54-Ryan Thompson Jr[11]; 11. 0C-Joey Foote[1]; 12. 63-Thomas Meyer[9]; 13. 60-Talon Craft[6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Collin Carpenter[1]; 2. 4-Robert Stofel[5]; 3. 0C-Joey Foote[7]; 4. 98-Jaymz Mullins[6]; 5. 63-Thomas Meyer[2]; 6. 54-Ryan Thompson Jr[4]; 7. 28-Mike Wedlick[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 60-Talon Craft[2]; 2. 18-Jesse Ashley[3]; 3. 27-Jayson Ashley[5]; 4. 42-Rick Hanley[6]; 5. 1C-Lyman Miller[4]; 6. 57-Patrick Foran[1]

11 entries

SUPER MINI LATE MODELS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 161-Ronnie Larson[4]; 2. 55-Rylan Mowery[2]; 3. 20-Larry Goolsby[1]; 4. 27-Fallon Goolsby[5]; 5. 157-Jason Rendell[6]; 6. 1-Macky Mongold[8]; 7. 05-Chris Thornton[9]; 8. 93-Jason Lester[3]; 9. (DNS) 72-Randy Lister; 10. (DNS) 10-Neil O’Connor; 11. (DNS) 33-Wayne Stenstrom

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Jason Lester[1]; 2. 20-Larry Goolsby[2]; 3. 27-Fallon Goolsby[4]; 4. 33-Wayne Stenstrom[6]; 5. 05-Chris Thornton[3]; 6. (DNS) 10-Neil O’Connor

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 161-Ronnie Larson[4]; 2. 55-Rylan Mowery[3]; 3. 157-Jason Rendell[5]; 4. 1-Macky Mongold[1]; 5. (DNS) 72-Randy Lister

5 entries

ASPHALT SMALL BLOCK MODIFIEDS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 51-Mark Nelson[1]; 2. 97-Brian Scalise[3]; 3. 53-Doug Miller[4]; 4. 123-Mike Meadows[2]; 5. 55-Tom Zimmerman[5]

By Robert Howell|2024-03-04T19:15:28-05:00March 4th, 2024|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Hello World it’s me, Colton Bettis

Sunshine State Racing Story

23/2/2024

Saturday was the inaugural The Childrens Dream Fund 50 race at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness Florida. Promoter JJ Dutton did an amazing job of putting this race on. He was able to get it co-sanctioned with the BG Southern Sprint Car Series and Must-See Racing. He drew some of the biggest names in sprint car racing to come and compete. We had eventual winner Joe Ligori, Bobby Santos, Aaron Willison all the way from British Columbia, Davey Hamilton Jr, and Troy DeCaire just to name a few. Leading up to the weekend there was quite a buzz as we do not get that kind of field here very often.

For Colton Bettis, this would be the first time he would be able to measure himself up against the best in the business. For me, there were questions leading up to the race. How would the 14-year-old handle the pressure of driving against them? We all know the speed is there, but racing side by side with them is a whole different animal. These men have been racing sprint cars since before he was born.

Friday practice saw Colton near the top of the board on speed, and the weekend was off to a good start. As we merged into Saturdays one hour practice session, it was hot and greasy, so everyone’s times were a little off. Car chief Tra Pissot did a little experimenting with the set up. Results were not shared, but whatever they did, or didn’t do, Tra had the car in top form as usual. Colton Bettis Racing maintained pace with the front runners and looked to be in good shape headed to qualifying.

The BG series uses heat races and previous finishing positions to set the field for the feature, so qualifying was a pleasant change of pace for the Florida based teams and fans. American Racer was the tire for the weekend. They brought a great tire as usual. However, qualifying can be challenging for some on the tire as they do take a few extra laps to get to optimal temp, but then create great racing for the end of the feature due to lack of fall off. I personally liked that aspect of the session as I enjoyed watching the drivers alone on the track and seeing the different ways each driver approached the laps while attempting to put down a quick one. At the end of the session, Aaron Willison was on pole, and only 1/10 off the track record held by Keith Butler. Second was Davey Hamilton Jr, third Bobby Santos, fourth Brian Gerster and fifth Colton Bettis.

Willison rolled a dice for the invert and it landed on eight. After a beautiful 3 wide salute to the fans, we lost three cars to a warmup lap incident. With cleanup finished, we got the fellas refired and went green. Steven Hollinger started on pole after the invert and shot to the lead like a rocket, pulling to almost a straight away lead in clean air while the others battled for position. Unfortunately, on a lap 12 restart, he lost what he believes to be a shock and surrendered positions from there.

Joe Ligori and Colton Bettis found themselves at the front of the field and none of us knew what a battle we were about to see. One that many thought to be very unlikely headed into the race weekend. Not because of either driver, but due to their engines. Troy DeCaire told me prior to the weekend that a 410 would probably be needed to win this race, but someone may surprise us, and be stout because of the weight advantage of the smaller engine. Fast forward to the half way point of the feature, and we have two 360’s in the midst of a epic battle for $10,000. Over several restarts, the pair stayed glued to each other while creating separation from Santos and Willison.

With 20 laps to go we had two restarts. In between those, Ligori and Bettis battled like heavyweights in a championship fight. Ligori is a wise veteran that used all of his experience, and some tricks on restarts in an effort to hold the youngster off. While Bettis on the other hand, used every bit of knowledge and skill has has in his young career to try and get by for the top spot. With 10 laps to go, Bettis was able to get underneath Ligori entering three and the two made contact. Both settled back into their original positions. With a few laps to go Ligori felt the front bumper from Bettis letting him know he was still there. Joe later said that when he felt that, he had to really dig deep because he knows how good Colton is, and it was going to be tough to stay ahead of him. As the checkered flag flew, it was Joe Ligori who crossed the line first, by a scant margin of 0.155 seconds, the pair still glued together.

Speaking to Colton after the race, he wasn’t exactly thrilled with second place. I get that, he hates losing! He has that killer instinct. He wants to win every race he enters. It’s a fine quality in a driver with the skillset he possesses.

What I hope for Colton, is that over time he comes to realize what he actually did Saturday evening. Due to his age, there is a lot of negative chatter about him being in this car. People who have never seen him drive, or have never met him, say he shouldn’t be allowed to be in this car. Well, this weekend put a nail in that coffin. A coming out party if you will. On a nationally televised race, against the best winged sprint car drivers in the country, he finished ahead of all but one, and he did it with class, as he always does. Similar to his race in the midget at Anderson speedway, a track he had never driven, and a car he had never driven. He won that race while holding off the series points leader. I spoke to 4 drivers after the Dream race who said that without question, they would have moved the leader if they were in Colton’s position to win $10,000. But Colton didn’t do that. He threw everything he could at Ligori attempting to pass him cleanly. And Joe did not make it easy to do so! No hate on Joe, he “did what he had to do to win the race”.

I am a huge fan and supporter of Colton Bettis the race car driver. He does things in the car that makes my jaw drop, makes me look at the people around me and ask if they saw that. I am though, an even bigger fan of Colton Bettis the person. He is a great young man. He carries himself with class, grace, humility and dignity. I would rather see him lose races the way he did Saturday and finish second, than move someone and win. It made me proud of him, to have that much maturity, for some of his age. If you know him, you know he is a grown man trapped in a young mans body.

This race will from now on be my retort if I hear someone say he shouldn’t be in this car. If the stars align, the right opportunities preset themselves, he will become a generational talent. If you hear his name on the bill, go see him drive. But don’t stop there, get a pit pass, go meet him and talk to him. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee it. If you didn’t know, you do now. He is here to stay. He is coming for your trophy’s and your money!!

Fozzy

By Robert Howell|2024-03-03T19:18:43-05:00March 3rd, 2024|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Winter Storm Warnings Issued for Florida for the next 7 days !!!! Figure 8 Style

That’s Right Start Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway Florida will be under a Winter Storm Warning, figure 8 Style. As the Winter Storm Series of World Champion Figure 8 drivers invade Florida along with local Florida drivers for three huge races in 7 days at three different tracks.

They Will Race Auburndale Speedway, Citrus County Speedway and Freedom Factory in a 7 day period and race for World Championship figure 8 points.

Who’s ready for all the excitement and the fearless drivers as the cross the X in some breath taking action. See you all at the Race tracks.

By Robert Howell|2024-02-22T14:46:01-05:00February 22nd, 2024|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Colton Bettis Kicks off the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series 2024 Season with a huge win

BG SSSS SEASON OPENER

Story and Photos by Chris Fozillo:

The BG Southern Sprint Car Super Series (SSSS) held their season opener this past Saturday at Auburndale Speedway in Lakeland FL. They simultaneously ushered in a new era with the introduction of American Racer tires. The switch will lower costs for the teams and provides a tire with additional durability.

2023 series champion was absent from on opening weekend, but for a good cause. Saturday was his wedding day. Congratulations Daniel and Sarah.

There were 13 cars at the facility with one being a 602. The 602 class is in a growth period and regulars were not in attendance. We look forward to having all of them back for the next round, January 27^th at Citrus County Speedway.

Heat races were won by Steven Hollinger and Joe Ligori. Ironically the pair would make contact in the feature.

For the feature, series director Rick Day opted for a new approach to starting line ups, and did a pill draw to set the field. Fourteen-year-old phenom Colton Bettis drew the 1 pill and started on pole. With race monitor down for the evening, we relied on old school manual timing, and depending on who you talked to, Bettis and Hollinger were the fastest cars in practice. Either way you got the sense that Bettis would run away with this one starting p1.

After a beautiful three wide salute to the fans, the men lined up to get after it. Lap one was clean until Ligori appeared to come down and making contact with Hollinger, resulting in Ligori’s Rudolph owned machine facing the wrong direction. From my vantage point it looked like good ole hard racing and incidental contact. Both would restart from the rear of the field. The restart would be the last flag shown until the checkers.

Bettis had a good restart with Dude Teate in tow and Dylan Reynolds behind Dude. In two laps Bettis had begun to pull away and kept on going. Colton’s driving style, very smooth, easy on the tires, and maintaining race pace at the same time, resulted in him checking out! In the end he finished only a few seconds behind second and third place. Colton Bettis Racing didn’t just win Saturday, they made a statement. Their goal going into the season was to win the season championship, and the 2023 rookie of the year started just the way they wanted to.

After the race, Colton was quick to praise his car chief, Tra Pissot. Tra always gives Colton the car to have an opportunity to fight for wins. He also thanked his family and grandpa Tony Carreno for making his career possible. I also asked him about the American Racers as I was curios how the behaved compared to how the super late model drivers speak of them. Colton’s answer was basically the same. He stated that the fall of was similar the Hoosier, however, once the tire plateaued, they stayed consistent and fast. John Lepine commented that the tire wore very well, noting the great shape they were in after a heat and feature, that they still would be a great set for practice. The only question now is how they will be after the heat cycles. My guess is they’ll be like the tires for the supers and practice well.

There will of course be ups and downs through the course of the season, but with this team, it would be smart money to bet on this team to be there, fighting for the title at the end of the year.

By Robert Howell|2024-01-15T16:46:22-05:00January 15th, 2024|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Bigley Memorial Registration with SRL National at the Freedom Factory now open

The registration for the Bill Bigley Sr Memorial 128 at Freedom Factory is posted on the link. Click on this link to register. https://thefoat.com/987282

To date there is currently 38 entries and over 45 are expected. Make your plans for Thanksgiving weekend 2023 at the Freedom Factory. Come have fun with SRL National, the Freedom Factory and Sunshine State Racing.

4k on the lone for fast time by Langford Lawn Service

By Robert Howell|2023-09-28T18:52:50-04:00September 28th, 2023|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Driver merchandise store now open on Karnac.com

We now have our drivers merchandise Store up and active on Karnac. Be sure and Support our drivers

Driver Stores

By Robert Howell|2023-09-04T19:34:42-04:00September 4th, 2023|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Josh Williams and DGM Racing take a bad situation and turn it into a chance to give back

After what was a cool and eventful weekend Josh Williams and DGM Racing take the chance to take a bad situation and give back. All Proceeds of the new short go to a good cause.

You asked. We delivered. The official ‘Park It’ shirts are available now!

ALL proceeds will go towards the supporting organizations of the Josh Williams Hospital Tour, such as the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, OhmniLabs robotics, and more.

https://bit.ly/3lsm6iC

My statement following the announcement from NASCAR.

DGM Racing General Formulations Alloy Call 811 Coolray Star Tron Star brite Sleep Well, Inc. Peg Leg Porker

By Robert Howell|2023-03-22T17:59:14-04:00March 22nd, 2023|Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Swamp Cabbage 101 Set for this weekend at Hendry County Motorsports Park

Thursday February 23rd the pit gate will open at 9 A M for parking which has 100% been assigned. You will not be let in earlier, but can camp or park in the fan parking lot on the East side of the speedway or on the side of the road leading to the pits. You will individually Parked as you arrive.

On Friday February 24th get to the speedway as early as possible. Drivers please do not wait til the last minute. The drivers meetings will begin at 4 o clock by class and will be approximately 15 minutes each in this order. Late models at 4 o clock, factory stocks at 4 20, streetstocks at 4 40 and 4.6 ford’s at 5. Practice will start at 5 45 and qualifying at 7 o clock. All classes will qualify and the order will be late models, factory stocks, streetstocks and 4.6 ford’s. This is how the show will go on and it’s your responsibility to be on time. We will not wait for anyone nor will we change our format or order. We will open the pit gate at 10 a.m. and all will be asked to leave the pits for re entry beginning at 9 30.

On Saturday february 25th there will be no practice. The drivers meeting will be at 5 o clock and the B mains will start at 6 p.m. as needed per class. Hendry county motorsports park is beyond excited to put on this awesome event. Please get to the track early as we will start all racing on time.

Can all be seen on Doneright TV: