O’NEAL AND HINES CELEBRATE AFTER ULTIMATE BOB SERIES SUCCESS AT BROWNSTOWN
BROWNSTOWN, IN – A pair of Hoosier State drivers enjoyed success on Saturday night at their home track, Brownstown Speedway after the 30-lap 2016 season finale for the Ultimate Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series. Second-generation driver “The New Deal” Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, IN won the race and Jeremy Hines of Seymour, IN took the series title.
O’Neal survived a pair of off-track excursions, and an incident on a lap 21 restart with early race leader Cody Mahoney of Hanover, IN to lead the last ten laps of the race unchallenged to earn the $3,000 top prize. On the lap 21 restart, O’Neal drove to the bottom to throw a slider on Mahoney in turn one. The move came up short, and the top two cars locked together in turn two.
After they separated, Mahoney went into turn three and spun to bring out the caution flag. That gave the lead to O’Neal, who was quick to explain that was not the way he wanted to take the lead.
“I take all of the blame for what happened in turn two, and I apologize to Cody Mahoney for it,” O’Neal said. “This is not the way I want to win a race, but even at that, I’m still happy to hold this $3,000 check and take the win at my home track, and my Dad’s home track. I hope this is the first of many more to come.” (more…)
FASTRAK PR – (Lavonia, Georgia) – LATE MODEL MANIA takes place this weekend of March 14th 15th and 16th. The track preparations and landscaping is already underway to prepare. Wythe Raceway’s Peery Brown came down from the “Commonwealth State” mid last week to get the facility ready for this event. It all kicks off the 2014 season with the much anticipated return of Late Model Mania at Lavonia Speedway & Entertainment Complex. The Triple Header Late Model portion will feature 3 premier touring series in the Southeast United States.
The race proved the same May 11th as 34 FASTRAK Late Models teams “rang the bell” in drastic weather conditions. Where many tracks pulled the plug because of rain early, Lynn Chapman and company at WVMS we’re committed in doing any and everything to get the “Wild and Wonderful 50” for $5,000 to win successful, what a race it was!! 
Elkin, North Carolina – The Friendship Motor Speedway is a 4/10th mile clay oval nestled off I-77 in the “Tarheel State” of Elkin, North Carolina. It’s seen its great share of racing throughout the decades whether it was an asphalt track or now currently the famous dirt clay oval everyone has come to enjoy. This previous weekend the FASTRAK Racing Series better known in the Southeast/Mideast Region as the FASTRAK City Chevrolet Touring Division competed for Round #3 in the Southeast/Mideast 2013 Points Championship hunt. The $2,000 to win event was a reunion for Les Wooten with Friendship Motor Speedway and FASTRAK Companies International. The last time FASTRAK was there was in October of 2010 in a race event in the Grand Nationals series.
Ripley, West Virginia – I-77 Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile dirt oval track that has been putting race fans on the edge of their seats since the mid-1970s. Dirt track racing the way it should be on a red clay track in Ripley, West Virginia. During the start of the 2013 race season there were talks about having the steel-head late models program associate with the crate late models of FASTRAK at I-77 Raceway Park. However, there has been such a tremendous response the past few races it’s becoming successful as one division.
Ekin, North Carolina – The FASTRAK City Chevrolet Touring Division made their 1st visit back in 3 years Saturday night to the 4/10th mile Friendship Motor Speedway. Over 30+ “warlords” made the trip to the facility bringing the “sell-out” crowd to their feet for Round #6 of the year and Points Race #3 in the FASTRAK City Chevrolet Touring Division. What a great reunion it was as for the 2nd consecutive weekend in a row it was #93 Burlington, North Carolina’s #93 Rocket of Donald Bradsher would prevail on top as a FASTRAK first time winner.
Lavonia, Georgia – The announcement was made on October 22nd 2012. Buzz was about Lavoina Speedway back in business after almost 3 years in slumber. The response from everyone around it or even far away has been remarkable. Everyone now has been in countdown mode, but the wait is coming to an end. Lavoina Speedway & Entertainment Complex is back and better than ever before. OH yeah did I forget to mention, LATE MODEL MANIA is this weekend!!