By- Jimmy Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media

The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions and the Hobby Stocks battled hard as SpeedWeeks came to a close.

No one could’ve written a better script for the finale. Lap 1 saw Howard O’Steen and Mark Maresca spin out of turn 4 to slow the Hobby Stock feature. Doran Cheney would do the same 5 laps later. The top 3 of Tim Gay, Devin Walker, and Brian Morgan were slowed on lap 17 a total of 3 times. First when John Clark stopped in turn 1. Second for Grady Christian’s spin out of turn 2. The final when Jeff Barrett and John Clark spun out of 4. The lead never changed hands with a feel-good story win for Devin Walker. Gay was 2nd with Morgan, Kevin Durden, and Rodney Wright behind him.

A 30 lap feature saw Kistler Engines Fast Qualifier Dave Gravel start 4th after his 12.894 second lap. On lap 5 the leader, Tim Shaffer, ran into lapped traffic, literally, and bounced off the turn 1 wall ending his night. (more…)

OCALA, FL (2-23-12) By Brian Liskai Though he hails from Dover, Missouri, Danny The Dude Lasoski found his winter home of Ocala, Florida to his liking Thursday. Lasoski, piloting his own #33 Triple X Chassis, Kistler Engines powered machine, scored his second University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions feature event of 2012 in the Sunshine State to open the three straight nights of racing at Bubba Raceway Park.

Lasoski, who set quick time in Kistler Engines Qualifying, ran from sixth to third in his heat and won the Outwears Performance Products Dash to earn the pole position to start the 30 lap feature. He would bolt into the lead at the drop of the green, but the action ground to a halt when Luke Hall flipped (he was okay). The race went back to green and Lasoski, in the Todd Creason, (more…)

By- Jimmy Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media

2-23-12 – The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions 410 sprints and the Hobby Stocks took to the clay for intense battles. 

The Hobby Stocks race was a battle between Grady Christian, Tim Gay, and Kevin Durden. By the time the checkers flew it was Gay the winner, Christian 2nd, and Durden 3rd. Rodney Wright and Heath Walker rounded out the top 5. 

12.505 won pole for Danny Lasoski. 12.505! Lap 1 saw Luke Hall flip his 33M but he was okay. The caution flew on lap 26 setting up a 4 lap battle for the win. 2 words: “The Dude.” Lasoski kept 1st to himself while Dale Blaney took 2nd adding to a good day for the Blaney family with Dave making the Big Race in Daytona. Tim Shaffer was 3rd, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 4th, and Aaron Ott 5th.

The same cars return tomorrow night for even more action on the clay at Bubba Raceway Park. Action begins at 7!

Marlar’s Last-Lap Bid For Victory Ends Against Turn-Three Wall

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

OCALA, FL – Feb. 18, 2012 – Rick Eckert figured out Bubba Raceway Park just in time to score a stirring victory in Saturday night’s 60-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals A-Main.

The defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion from York, Pa., found his rhythm in the finale of the national tour’s inaugural three-race meet at the central Florida oval. He surged into the lead on lap 44 and held on for the remainder of the distance, reaching the checkered flag first after Mike Marlar’s last-lap bid ended with the Winfield, Tenn., driver smacking the turn-three wall. (more…)

West Virginian Becomes Alltime Winningest Driver On World of Outlaws Late Model Series

Kevin Kovac, OCALA, FL – Feb. 17, 2012 – Josh Richards got the best of Darrell Lanigan on Friday night, ending his friendly rival’s domination of World of Outlaws Late Model Series action at Bubba Raceway Park with a hard-fought victory in the 50-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals A-Main.

Richards, 23, of Shinnston, W.Va., made WoO LMS history in the process, becoming the national tour’s alltime winningest driver. He won for the 38 ^th time in his career, moving him out of tie for first with Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., on the checkered flag list that includes races run in the modern era (2004-present) and the original 1988-89 seasons contested under late WoO Sprint Car Series founder Ted Johnson. (more…)

By Jimmy Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media

2-16-12 – The World of Outlaws Late Models and the Florida Mini Sprints battled on the clay for 60 combined laps in a night with just 4 stops.

 The FMSA hit the clay for 20 laps with just 1 stop for Richard Burchettn when he slowed on lap 4. Jim Young ran the field ragged to take the win he had been so close to last week. Gavin Thomas put the Todd’s Tomatoes Team 2nd with his 68T with David Pleaugh 3rd in his Stallard. Tyler Ross and Luke Thomas completed the top 5.

World of Outlaws Late Model action was incredible with a front row of Josh Richards and Darrell Lanigan. Lanigan took the early advantage with Richards and Shane Clanton battling for the leftovers. With 15 laps down the lapped cars became trouble for Lanigan and bunched the field up. Richards couldn’t take advantage but stayed with the #29 until lap 27 when Jared Hawkins blew a left rear tire. After a lap Tim Fuller flipped the 19 in a horrific way but climbed from the wreckage unharmed. (more…)