The points season is over. The Banquet is Over. Now the final race for 2012 is over, and below are the results.  This was the 1st part of the Winter Spectacular events held each year. The Second part will be Jan. 12th 2013. There will be a Friday night practice (1/11/13). The Saturday race will include:

SLM (100 laps), MMS (50 laps), SS (50 laps), PS (50 laps), and the Pro Trucks (50 laps).

If you didn’t make it to this weeks events (or you did), be sure to come to the January 12, 2013 race. It’ll be exciting.

Also, be sure to check out the 2013 Schedule on our web site.  Clink here to vist Schedule on the web. (more…)

Doug Miller entered Saturday nights final Open Wheel Modified event with a 42 point lead in the championship standings. Miller would need to take the green for his heat and feature to claim his second division title in as many years. Miller would do just that, and then turn his attention to winning the 40 lap feature event.

Jarret Snowden (4) and Troy Robinson (0) would lead the 15 car field to the green flag, Snowden would get the early lead on lap 1. Robinson would quickly go to work on the leader, and move to the top spot just a few laps later. Snowden would continue to battle on the outside as the pack was bearing down on him. Lap 12 would see Snowden involved in some three wide racing down the backstretch, as the drivers entered turn 3 everyone ran out of racing room pretty quickly. Snowden would get the worst end of the chaos, ending up spun into the backstretch wall. Robinson would lead on the restart, but now had a hungry Doug Miller (53) and Richie Smith (289) in his mirror. Miller would take to the low side after the restart, on move by Robinson for the lead, bringing Smith with him. Lap 18 would see the next caution for contact between Herb Neumann Jr (01) and Tommy Schnader (19). Both drivers were trading paint in the laps leading up to the caution, which ended with Schnader spinning, and both drivers being sent to the rear. Miller would lead on the restart, but Smith soon turned up the pressure after the green. Smith looked high and low, finally finding a way by on the inside to take the lead at lap 27. (more…)

The Florida Untied Promoters Series made it’s final trip of 2012 to the friendliest track in the south this past Saturday night. 23 of the states top late model pilots turned out for the A-Able Septic Service 125, the largest field of the year for the series. The nights events got cranked up with time trial qualifying for the series late models. Once the drivers all took the best of 2 qualifying laps, it was Daniel Webster (33) coming out on top with a lap of 13.60 seconds. Following Webster were Kevin Macy (19) in 2^nd, and Jonathan Guy (42) in 3^rd. After the top 8 qualifiers randomly drew for their staring positions, Guy would have lady luck on his side, drawing the pole position. David Green (12) would start alongside Guy, with point leader Steve Dorer staring 6^th, and championship challenger Jesse Dutilly (30) starting 9^th.

Guy would get the jump at the drop of the green flag and lead till the 1^st caution at lap 4 for a spin by Eric Stokes (8). Guy would lead the field to green on the restart, but soon had pressure in the form of fast qualifier Webster for the lead. Webster would take the high side and move by to take the lead. Guy soon felt pressure from Joe Winchell for the 2^nd position, as Winchell also moved around the outside of Guy to take away the runner up spot. Caution flew again at lap 19 for a spin involving the 4^th running Green, and 5^th running Daniel Keene Jr (5k). Keene would rejoin the end of the field, while Green headed to the pits with damage. Webster would lead on the restart, with Winchell just behind in 2^nd, and Guy 3^rd. Series point leader Dorer found himself in 5^th, and Dutilly in 7^th for the restart. After the restart, the race would go green for 65 laps, which shuffled the field considerably. (more…)

His 13th World of Outlaws feature victory secures the winningest driver title this season

CONCORD, N.C. – Nov. 2, 2012 – Sammy Swindell rated his feature performance slightly higher than his postrace celebration at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

However, both his late-race pass and postrace donuts in turn four provoked the spectators in the packed grandstands to their feet on a brisk Friday evening at the Sixth annual PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

Swindell earned his 13^th feature victory to wrap up the title as the winningest driver this season on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series when he dove under Brian Brown in turns three and four coming to the white flag. The move allowed Swindell to pull away after the duo battled side by side for the previous two laps.

“I just tried to stay calm and stay patient, just make sure I didn’t overdrive the car, the tires, and that’s what paid off,” Swindell said. “It was all about conserving. There at the end I knew that we were in better shape, so it was just go for it. It took me a little bit to get it accomplished, but all I needed was room to get by.”

The maneuver pumped up Swindell, who concluded the entertainment after a cool-down lap with approximately a half-dozen donuts only a few feet from where he made the race-winning pass. While the fans were thrilled, Swindell said he needed to work on his finish after the engine stalled when he tried to end the celebration. (more…)

Citrus County Speedway fans were treated to a great night of racing action with over 90 cars filling the pit area. Saturday night was the annual kids trick or treat event at the speedway also. All of the young race fans flood the speedway in their costumes to collect treats from their favorite race car drivers and their cars. Afterwards the track holds a costume contest where the fans vote, by applause, for their favorite costume. The winner in the 3-6 year old division was Kayden Koehl in his Buzz Lightyear costume, and the winner in the 7-12 year old division was Abby Dyer in her Danica Patrick costume.

Once the races got down to business, the action heated up. Headlining the nights race card was the 2^nd annual Robert Aaron Memorial 50 lap figure 8 event. This years field was 20 cars strong for 100 trips through the intersection.  Luck of the draw would put Benny Harris (99) on the pole with David Ross (33) along side. Harris would take early control of the race, but an early race incident would send him to the rear under the caution. This would give 2012 Pro Figure 8 champion Joey Catarelli (6) the break he needed, sending him to the top position. The race was exciting from start to finish with 3 separate intersection collisions. Two of those incidents involved the 1^st and 2^nd place cars of Catarelli and Eric Sharrone (32) while trying to navigate lapped traffic. Catarelli would continue, while Sharrone would have to pit late for a flat tire. Catarelli would prove why he was the champion, cruising home to the victory. The victory was made even more special by the fact the Catarelli pilots the Aaron families racer, formally driven by the late Robert Aaron, for whom the race is named. The familiar yellow number 6 seemed to have a copilot all night while weaving through the intersection and lapped traffic. Coming home 2^nd was Michael Cherry (17) and Harris in 3^rd after rebounding from his trip to the rear early on. (more…)

Citrus County Speedway fans were treated to an excellent race program, and a pit area with 114 cars this past Saturday night. The night got started off with time trial qualifying for the Open Wheel Modified division, to help set the field for their 75 lap feature event. After all 25 drivers took their best of 2 laps, Richie Smith (289) was the man to beat with a fast lap of 14.28 sec, following him in 2^nd was the 61 of Wayne “Rocket man” Jefferson, and L J Grimm (25) in 3^rd. After the fan determined 3 row invert for the feature, the front row would be occupied by Kyle Maynard (127) and Curtis Neumann (01). Maynard would see his night end early with steering damaged suffered in the warm up laps for the feature took the green. This would move the inside row up, and now put Grimm on the pole position. At the drop of the green the top two drivers would race door to door before Neumann would find the traction he needed to power to the lead in the outside lane. Smith had settled into the third position on the start, and soon put the pressure on Grimm for 2^nd. Smith would move make an inside move on Grimm for 2nd,  and sneak by to take the runner up spot. Smith then set his sights on the leader Neumann, and challenge for the lead by lap 12. Smith would again take to the inside lane, forcing Neumann to the high side, where he was slowed by lapped traffic. Smith would use the lapped cars to his advantage, and take the lead away at lap 13. Neumann would fall all the way to the 4^th position before he could get back in line behind the leaders. (more…)

18 Modified Mini Stocks started off the night of hot racing action with time trial qualifying. Once all the drivers had taken their best shot at the time clock, Robbie Storer (19) came out on top with a lap of 14.86 seconds. Following him were Steve Griffin (5x) in 2^nd, and James Ellis (98) in 3^rd. After the fan determined 5 row invert, Kevin Harrod (06) would find himself on the pole position alongside LeRoy Moore (99). Harrod would jump out to the early lead with Moore settling into 2^nd. Harrod would survive 3 early race cautions and hold onto the lead over Moore. 6^th place starter Clint Foley (7) would find his way to 3^rd just before a lap 5 restart, Foley would quickly move by Moore and Harrod  to the lead just after the green flag flew. Foley was now you leader with Harrod, Jeremy Gerstner (2), Moore, and Ellis following behind. The nights 1^st serious incident would come at lap 21 as contact between Griffin and Moore would send cars sliding to avoid the incident. When the dust settle the cars of Moore and Chris Allen (33) received the worst end of the incident, ending their nights on the hook. Griffin would be sent to the rear for the 2^nd time of the night for the restart. Foley would again lead on the restart, and pull out to nearly a half a lap lead over the rest of the field in short order. Behind him Ellis and Storer would get by Gerstner for 3^rd and 4^th respectively. (more…)