Oct. 22, 2011 – Six divisions on hand tonight at East Bay Raceway Park. Pink shirts were in full effect in supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Night here at The Clay By The Bay.

The first feature of the evening was the Street Stocks. Jeff Rodgers and Donnie Reed made up the front row. Rodgers and Reed also won their heat events early on in the races. Rodgers was looking to make it two in a row. From the drop of the green flag, Rodgers had the field in check. Reed, Locke Brown and several other drivers were all chasing him for the fifteen laps. (more…)

Oct. 1, 2011 – Six divisions were on hand tonight along with the Big Jim Bargo Memorial for Fan Participation drivers. Plenty of action through out the night including one driver doubling up in Victory Lane.
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At Intermission before the feature events was the Big Jim Bargo Memorial for Fan Participation drivers with twelve drivers all trying to win the $175 purse for first and $75 for Runner-up. Special thanks to East Bay Raceway Park, JR Prather’s Racing Team, The Bargo Family and Tommy’s Towing for sponsoring the event. It came down to a familiar face in Victory Lane and a first time finalist going for the two laps around The Clay By The Bay. Todd Ford was victorious in his Ford Mustang over Brian Snyder picking up the Runner-Up spot.

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Sept. 24, 2011 – The night started off with the Street Stock division.  J.R. Welden and Donnie Reed picked up heat wins early in the night. Points leader Jarod Gay was supposed to start on the pole, but had transmission problems in his heat race. That put Curtis Book and Jim Baker on the front row. When the green flag dropped, Donnie Reed took over the lead on lap two and never looked back. On lap eleven, last weeks feature winner, Andy Lee had problems and slowed down with four laps to go bringing out a caution and brought Baker and Book right behind him. But, Reed was able to hold the challenges of the two giving him his third feature win of the season. Baker, Book, Mike Eaton and Welden rounded out the top five. (more…)

Sept. 17, 2011 – First time winners made it to Victory Lane tonight along with some familiar ones as well.
The night started off with the Street Stock division. Andy Lee picked up the heat win early on. Then for the 15-lap feature event, its was David Barwick, II who was tenth in points and Andy Lee eleventh in points. From the drop of the green flag, Andy Lee led the entire race with few challengers. It was Andy’s very first feature win. Andy was very emotional thanking his family and friends for their continued support. Mike Wilson finished second, followed by Mike Eaton, Jeff Rodgers and Curtis Book rounding out the top five. (more…)

Sept. 10, 2011 – The fall portion of the East Bay Raceway Park 2011 racing season got into full swing as Mother Nature took a night off from pestering outdoor activity. The result was a perfect night for exciting racing action and the competitors were glad to oblige.
The night opened with a pair of outlaw 4 heat races, won by Stephen Hohlbaugh and point leader Nick Hebrank. For the 15-lap main, Hebrank grabbed the early lead, but spun on the second lap. That mishap gave the lead to Kyle Kruse who kept it for a few laps before a strong run by Jesse Brown put the three-time feature win into the lead. Brown had company with Shirlene Hammond, who swept past on a restart. All was going well for Hammond until she spun in turn two on lap 11. Fortunately, a caution came out for Megan Rae, resetting the field to the last completed lap. Hammond was able to keep the point to the checkered to claim her second East Bay win of the season. “This car has been in seven features and led all seven,” she said about the ride that is nicknamed White Lightnin’. “It has won five of those races.” Brown was able to stay second with Billy Howard, Eric Knight and Kyle Worden trailing. (more…)