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Jack Nosbisch, Jr. Wins Late Model Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

Jack Nosbisch, Jr. was able to hold off Bryan Bernhardt to pick up first win of the 2014 Season at East Bay Raceway Park. Photo Credit: Mike Horne

Tampa, FL – It was a night kids would come out to meet the Easter Bunny and get up close with their favorite drivers as they handed out candy during intermission. Ambassador Limo, Audio Expert Car Audio and Explicit Graphics donated bicycles to be given away to 2 girls and 2 boys. Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Outlaw Fours, Florida Old Time Modifieds and Double Features for the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers would be on hand to battle for the wins at The Clay By The Bay.

First feature would be the make-up feature for the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers. Richard Humfeld and Patrick Fiore, Sr. made up the front row for the feature. When the green waved Humfeld quickly grabbed the lead with Fiore, Sr. close behind him. On lap two it was Humfeld by a half car length over Fiore, Sr. with Fiore, Sr. taking over the lead on lap three and going onto to win as there were no cautions for the feature. Rounding out the top five were Richard Humfeld, Aaron Yahnke, Don R. Quinn and Gary Lucas.

Next up were the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds. Winning their heats were Dale Kelley and Jerry Bruce. For the feature it was Paul Snyder and Jerry Bruce. When the green waved Snyder quickly took the lead with Bruce and Bill Howard trailing. By lap seven Snyder had a full straight away lead over now second place Reutimann. It was on lap eleven when Nate Bregenzer slowed in turn two ending his night. The green waved and for the final four laps Snyder led the rest of the way and went onto win with Buzzie Reutimann, Jerry Bruce, Bill Howard and Roger Crouse rounding out the top five. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-21T14:42:46-04:00April 21st, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Jason Fitzgerald Passes Whitener To Win The Scott Thompson Memorial At East Bay Raceway Park

From Middleburg, FL Jason Fitzgerald wins the Scott Thompson Memorial picking up the $4,000 Payday at East Bay Raceway Park passing Mark Whitener with just two laps to go. Whitener was looking to make it three wins in a row for the Scott Thompson Memorial winning it in 2012 & 2013. Photo Credit: Mike Horne

Tampa, FL – It was the Scott Thompson Memorial in conjunction with the United Dirt Late Model Series and the Donnie Tanner Memorial Series as 38 Late Models signed in to compete for the coveted Sweet’s Designs Guitar designed trophy and also the big payday of $3,800 to win with a bonus of $200 courtesy of Select Environmental Services, Inc. They also included a BONUS PAY of an extra $400 to the third and seventh place finishers. Also racing were the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers, East Bay Sprints and the Daytona Area Antique Racing Association.

First feature of the night was the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks. Winning their heats were Thomas Burnside and Tim Gay. For the 15 Lap Feature Event it was William Burnside and Tim Gay making up the front row. When the green flag waved it was Gay leading the way with the Burnside brothers William and Thomas trailing. First caution came out on lap one as Jeff Rodgers spun in turn two. Several more cautions would come out until lap five when the red flag would come out as William Burnside found himself upside down in turn two. Burnside was okay and finished twelfth overall. With time limit running out with the cautions it would be determined a GREEN-WHTE-CHECKERED would come into play. Winning the feature in as many starts, Tim Gay found himself in Victory Lane for a third time. Rounding out the top five were Ronnie Whitley, Jeff Rodgers, Buck Woodhouse and Thomas Burnside. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-14T16:16:45-04:00April 14th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, United Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Forrest Gough And John Moore Make It Two Wins In A Row At East Bay Raceway Park

Gough-Winner-4-5-14 Tampa, FL – Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers were all on hand to find out who will be in Victory Lane at The Clay By The Bay tonight.

First feature of the night went to the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats early on were Derek Gray and Mike Wilson. It would be Bill Bill Smith and Brett Phillips making up the front row for the 15 Lap Feature Event. When the green waved it was Bill Bill Smith taking charge for the first few laps until Jimmy Baker and Smith crossed the line on lap three with Smith over Baker by just a half a car length. But it was on the very next lap as Smith was trying to hold off Baker and found himself spinning out in turn four putting him to the tail end of the field. On the restart it was Baker leading with Brett Phillips and Mike Wilson the top three. Baker did everything he could to hold off the field but it was on lap fourteen as Mike Wilson would take over the lead coming out of turn four and going on to win the feature. Rounding out the top five were Raymond Van, Jimmy Baker, Bill Whitney and Derek Gray.

Next up were the Limited Late Models. A good field of cars was on hand as 19 cars registered for the nights action. Winning their heats early on were Forrest Gough, Roger Crouse and Richard Livernois, Jr. On the front row for the feature it would be Jason Pope and Henry Burnside. Burnside quickly took the lead and would remain there until the first caution would come out for Jeremy Simpson stopping on the backstretch ending his night with seventeenth place for the feature. (more…)

By Scott|2014-04-07T17:54:11-04:00April 7th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Forrest Gough And John Moore Make It Two Wins In A Row At East Bay Raceway Park

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April 5, 2014, – Tampa, FL – Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers were all on hand to find out who will be in Victory Lane at The Clay By The Bay tonight.

First feature of the night went to the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats early on were Derek Gray and Mike Wilson. It would be Bill Bill Smith and Brett Phillips making up the front row for the 15 Lap Feature Event. When the green waved it was Bill Bill Smith taking charge for the first few laps until Jimmy Baker and Smith crossed the line on lap three with Smith over Baker by just a half a car length. But it was on the very next lap as Smith was trying to hold off Baker and found himself spinning out in turn four putting him to the tail end of the field. On the restart it was Baker leading with Brett Phillips and Mike Wilson the top three. Baker did everything he could to hold off the field but it was on lap fourteen as Mike Wilson would take over the lead coming out of turn four and going on to win the feature. Rounding out the top five were Raymond Van, Jimmy Baker, Bill Whitney and Derek Gray. (more…)

By rick|2014-04-07T16:25:16-04:00April 7th, 2014|Archives, East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Racing News|Comments Off

Doug Horton Wins Late Model Feature And She Said Yes At East Bay Raceway Park

Horton-Winner-3-22-14 Tampa, FL – It was once again another weather perfect night for the Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Florida Old Time Modifieds.

First feature of the night belonged to the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks with Thomas Burnside and Billy Barstow winning their heats early on. For the Feature it was Barstow and David Barwick,II making up the front row. The green waved and Barstow would lead the first six laps until coming from the twelfth starting spot was Tim Gay. Gay took over on lap seven until the first caution would come out for Chris Graebner who slowed down on the track with mechanical issues ending his night. Gay would lead again until the final caution came out with just two laps remaining as Kenny Eberly spun in turn two. Gay would then go on to lead the final laps and pick up his second feature win of the year. Tim Gay had problems in his heat race earlier on in the evening burning up the rear end gear he said in Victory Lane. His crew thrashed to get it fixed and all the hard work paid off with a win tonight Gay also stated. Rounding out the top five were Billy Barstow, Thomas Burnside, David Barwick, II and Buck Woodhouse. (more…)

By Scott|2014-03-25T14:16:27-04:00March 25th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

AJ Maddox Wins East Bay Sprints At East Bay Raceway Park

Maddox-3-15-14-Winner Tampa, FL – It was another beautiful evening as the East Bay Sprints made their first appearance of the 2014 Season. Also racing were the V8 Warriors, Limited Late Models and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

First feature of the night went to the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats early on were Ryan Lisak and Kevin Cassaday. For the feature it would be Henry Wiley and Cassaday making up the front row. When the green waved it was Cassaday quickly jumping out front and taking the lead for the first three laps until Raymond Vann took over on lap four. On lap seven Vann had Jimmy Baker battling as the two were side by side at the line. On lap eight it was Wiley spinning in turn four bringing out the first caution of the race. Then on lap thirteen Mike Wilson would try to take over the second spot away from Baker only to find himself as the second caution would come out as Wilson spun in turn four. When the checkered waved Vann would pick up the win with Baker, Cassaday, Lisak and Tim Stoffel rounding out the top five. (more…)

By Scott|2014-03-16T16:30:54-04:00March 16th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Kyle Bronson Wins Late Model Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

Bronson-winner-3-8-14 Tampa, FL – It was week number two for the start of the 2014 Season at East Bay Raceway Park as the Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Outlaw Fours and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers were all on hand to find out who would end up in Victory Lane.

First up were the Outlaw Fours as Raymond Rogers, Jr. and Zach Amundsen won their heat races early on. For the feature it was Thomas Braswell and Nick Hebrank on the front row for the 15 lap feature event. When the green waved it was Hebrank quickly taking the lead until the first caution would come out on lap ten as Don T. Quinn spun in turn four. Leading the way was Hebrank with Brandon Yates and Amundsen to follow. When the green waved once again it was Hebrank leading the way until lap thirteen as he and Yates were side by side at the line. On the very next lap it was Quinn spinning once again in four and came to rest. Raymond Rogers, Jr. with nowhere to go collided into Quinn ending both of their nights. When the final green waved it was Hebrank picking up the first win for the Outlaw Fours. Rounding out the top five were Amundsen, Yates, Braswell and Don R. Quinn. (more…)

By Scott|2014-03-09T15:16:26-04:00March 9th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Doug Horton Wins Late Model Season Opener At East Bay Raceway Park

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March 1, 2014, – Tampa, FL – It was the Season Opener for East Bay Raceway Park with five divisions on hand to compete. Late Models, Limited Late Models, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, V8 Warriors and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers were all on hand to see who will find themselves in Victory Lane.

The first feature of the night belonged to the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks. Winning their heats were David Barwick, II and Tim Gay which would also make up the front row for the 15 Lap Feature Event. When the green flag waved it was Tim Gay leading the way until the first caution came out as Roberto Morfin, Sr. found himself spinning and winding up almost on the go-kart track. Morfin, Sr. was able to pull away and continue on. Several more cautions would come out but no one was able to catch Tim Gay as he went on to win the feature. Finishing in the top five were Billy Barstow, Buck Woodhouse, David Barwick, II and William Burnside. (more…)

By rick|2014-03-03T16:23:50-05:00March 3rd, 2014|Archives, East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Luke Thomas Wins The Final Night Taking Home The Winternationals Championship For The Mini Sprints At East Bay Raceway Park

Luke Thomas wins on final night of the Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park for the 38th Annual Winternationals.
Photo Credit: Mike Horne

TAMPA, FL – It was the final night of the 38^th Annual Winternationals featuring the 360 Sprints and the Florida Mini Sprint Association. Over 30 cars were on hand for the Mini Sprints and over 50 cars for the 360 Sprints.

The night kicked off with four heats for the Mini Sprints with Sammy LaMothe of Yardville, NJ, Tyler Devault of Delron, NJ, Austin Rice of Venice, FL and Alex Bright of Collegeville, PA all winning their preliminary heats.

Next were the six heat races for the 360 Sprints with Jason Sides, Danny Smith, Terry McCarl, Lou Kennedy, Greg Hodnett and Thomas Kennedy all winning their preliminary heats and advancing to the $10,000 A-Main 40 Lap 13^th Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

Next up was the B-Main for the Mini Sprints with Tyler Walton of Mifflintown, Pa with Chad Sandt, David Hall, John Crowder and Brett Micholski rounding out the top five.

After the top eight in points had their hot lap sessions, the Mini Sprints would line up for the 25 Lap A-Main with Thursday’s winner Luke Thomas and Tyler Devault making up the front row. The green waved and it was Thomas taking off and leading the first three laps until the first caution came out as Danny Sams, Jr. spun in turn one. Thomas was leading with Devault, Sammy LaMothe, Kameron Morral and Trevor Baker your top five. (more…)

By Scott|2014-02-23T19:35:33-05:00February 23rd, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

WAYNE JOHNSON HOLDS OFF ABREU TO CLAIM $10,000 IN THE 13TH ANNUAL RONALD LANEY MEMORIAL AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK

Wayne Johnson with close friend of Ronald Laney Michelle Larson together in Victory Lane celebrating his win over Rico Abreau.
Photo Credit: Mike Horne

TAMPA, FL – Wayne Johnson had his Charlie Fisher powered- XXX chassis dialed in to perfection and his driving skills were never sharper than Saturday night when he started on pole and left his competition, mainly young Rico Abreu, searching for 40 laps for a way around the Knoxville, Iowa resident.

The occasion was the l3th Annual Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park where Johnson put an exclamation point to the 38^th Winternationals standing in victory lane with his $10,000 check and wearing the crown for being “King of the 360’s” for the second time in four years. His repeat win in the race was an emotional time for Johnson, because he counted Ronald as a good friend for many years and misses him a lot.

“Even though the track was different tonight from last night when I won, we made very few changes to the car and the only trouble I had was on the last restart when my tire was going down and I had to keep the heat in it to build up the pressure. My crew Daryl Turfurd and Conner Nelson had the car really nice and Scott Billish is back on board as a sponsor after being away for four years. Brad Benic builds Momentum Shocks while Russell Swartz proved the ‘Outlaw Wings’ that we run are not junk!” He also acknowledged his other sponsors Miles Hill, Todd Carlisle, Ray Williams and Vern Rengen. (more…)

By Scott|2014-02-23T19:31:33-05:00February 23rd, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off