Preston Davis Wins V-8 Bombers at Aurndale Speedway
By Carol Andrews
By Carol Andrews
by Dave Westerman
It was yet another great evening for racing at Auburndale Speedway Saturday and the kids had a great time too with a big trick or treat session on the front straight at intermission that saw most of them carrying bags of candy back up into the grandstands that were nearly busting at the seams.
Another nice field of Legend Cars saw point leaders Jake Perkins and Gerald White, Jr. taking heat race wins earning front row starting spots for the 25 lap feature. White jumped to the early feature lead as Perkins began to fall back in the outside groove all the way to fifth spot. White’s advantage lasted all of one lap as Kory Abbott zipped by on lap two and began to set a blistering pace. Problems for Leroy Moore slowed the field on lap six. (more…)
by Dave Westerman
Fans were treated to seven classes of racing action under perfect weather conditions Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway.
Twenty-one Legend Cars filled their section of the pit area with a pair of heat races going to point leader Jake Perkins and Tyler Smith, who was back in action taking a break from his college studies down in Fort Myers.
Smith broke out on top at the drop of the green for what would be a caution flag-filled 25 laps. The race got off to a clean first few laps although outside pole sitter Perkins began dropping back like he was tied to a pole unable to get out of the high groove. Meanwhile, Legend Car veteran Brandon Thomson, subbing for Bryan Silas, quickly moved from his mid-pack starting spot to second by passing Justin Brown on lap seven. (more…)
by Dave Westerman
The big money was on the line Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway as the Late Models and a huge crowd were on hand and enjoyed not only some spectacular weather, but an awesome Late Model race that saw Jeff Scofield play a waiting game, then come away with the victory and the 2010 Auburndale Speedway Late Model point championship.
A field of 25 top Late Model teams ran a very close qualifying session with Tim Russell setting quick time at 13.433 seconds closely followed by Anthony Campi at 13.529 and Scofield at 13.533. Joe Boyd and Daniel Webster rounded out the top five in time trials. (more…)
by Carol Andrews
by Dave Westerman
After having problems early in practice his last time out, J.R. Garcia put it all together Saturday night as he scored his first Auburndale Truck Series win of 2010 in front of a nice crowd.
Nick Hernandez easily won the Truck heat race and had the pole for the 25 lap feature. Hernandez got his truck sideways at the drop of the green allowing David Hartin to snare the early advantage just before Louis Potter spun off turn four to bring out the caution just after lap one was completed. (more…)
by Dave Westerman
There was a touch of Fall in the air Saturday evening at Auburndale Speedway but it was Wayne “Rocketman” Jefferson who was on fire as he took the victory in the Open Wheel Modified feature in his first start of the year on the quarter-mile.
Bobby Blake scored the win in heat race number one for the Modifieds while James Wright III drove away with heat two. Jefferson, who had to start in the rear of his heat, made a daring three-wide pass between Josh Todd and Jimmy Wilkins to finish second behind Wright and earn the third starting position for the 40-lap feature. (more…)