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Hendry County Motorsports Park to reopen 8/27/11 with special admission prices

After some well needed time off for mother nature, its now time to get back to racing and back to school. The rain put a big dampener on the racing this year so the track decided to take a break and re-group. The Hendry county Motorsports park is ready to Re-open it’s gates for the 2nd half of the 2011 race season Saturday August. 27th.

We would like to thank all the fans, race teams, and drivers for there support and patience in the time we took off. Saturday’s re-opening will have a special gate price for the night and a special cause. It will only be $5.oo to enter the grandstands and Kids 12 and under will be free. Kids don’t forget to bring your bicycles for the kids bike race (all kids competing will receive a prize).

As we get ready to go back to racing we also need to remember that our children are heading back to school and Hendry county is one of hardest hit counties in the state of Florida for unemployment. We know that many families in our community cannot afford school supplies for their children, and with the tuff economy it is hard for our school system to provide the much needed supplies for the children.

We need your help. Saturday Aug 27th stop by you local dollar store and pick up a few school supplies before you head to the race track. They need: #2 Pencils, Crayons, Glue Sticks, Box of Tissues, Pink Erasers, Broad Tip Markers, Fiskar Scissors, Pencil Case, Wide-Ruled Spiral Bound Notebooks, Pocket Folders, and Pencil Crayons. Please help us help the children, and come out and have a good time at the races for only $5.oo. Saturday August 27th Gates open at 4:00 racing Starts at 7:00 for more information go to our web site www.hendryracing.com

By Scott|2011-08-12T12:36:56-04:00August 12th, 2011|Hendry County Park, Tracks|Comments Off

This Saturday Night at the Punta Gorda Speedway

From Linda Jericka

This Saturday night its sure to be an action packed night with the return of the Pro Truck and Rookie Truck divisions also the Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warriors, Dwarf Cars, Legends and Bandoleros will also be in action.

Tickets are still a low priced $10 for adults, $8 for seniors with 12 and under FREE. It’s the best deal around for a Saturday night full of exciting racing for the entire family. Gates open at 5PM with racing around 6PM.

Don’t forget to make a pit stop at the concession stand with the awesome “Big Daddy” Pork Tenderloin sandwich that will take you to the finish line. There’s lots of other great food and ice cold drinks too.

For more info visit Puntagordaspeedway.com or visit us on Facebook under Punta Gorda Speedway. Make your plans now and we will see you at the races!!!!

By Scott|2011-08-11T21:06:39-04:00August 11th, 2011|Punta Gorda Speedway, Tracks|Comments Off

Buddys Home Furnishings Blizzard #4 Rubber Specialties 100 at 5 Flags

By Tim Bryant

Always a favorite, 2 time Derby Winner Augie Grill comes to town as the current points leader, already having logged 2 wins along with a 3rd place finish this season. But lurking just 2 points back, is none other than (more…)

By Scott|2011-08-10T18:03:42-04:00August 10th, 2011|Five Flags Speedway, Front Page News, Tracks|Comments Off

Bubba Raceway Park Preview: The Calm Before The Storm

By Jimmy Rouse- Bubba Raceway Park Media

With 5 of the 6 divisions on tap the fans will get to see most of their favorite drivers 1 last time before the 2-week August break. RaceCar Engineering Late Models, Hobby Stocks, Amsoil V-8 Thunderstocks, Mini Stocks for Double Points and a $500 payday, and the Gladiators will race for points and bragging rights through the break.

Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. has held the points lead for quite some time, but hasn’t pulled away from the field. Dillon Wood is just 22 points behind Lloyd and is still searching for that 1st win. Wood held the lead early in the season and has continued to run in the top 5. With consistency at the front comes wins and Wood isn’t far away. Mark Whitener has Augie Burttram’s 58 in 3rd, but Whitener and Burttram are banned until mid-September after the argument 2 weeks ago. The new points system can keep the 58 battling for points but a new driver will have a tough hill to climb. “The Locomotive” has steamed his way to 4th but is more than 100 points back. Collins has a runner-up finish earlier but will need some wins and bad luck for the top dogs to catch back up. Still without a driver’s license because of his age, Christian Augspurger has driven the 35 to 5th. Augspurger won in the Mike Peters Era early in the season and after some bad luck has come back to 5th. Bo Allen and the 71 team were the others in the argument 2 weeks ago which means Allen would need a replacement driver to gain more points. The 71 can drive to the front, but does need a driver in the seat. Tyler Ivey was also a points leader, but some bad luck and missing the double feature night has dropped him to 7th. Ivey won the Mike Peters Open and can get his 47 in Victory Lane and needs some wins to get back in the hunt. “IceMan” Austin Kirkpatrick comes off of a trip to Victory Lane and would love to repeat. Kirkpatrick is top rookie and shows improvement every week-end. Shan Smith has driven his 99W17SS (99W for short) to 9th and has run up front and could take that win at any time. JO Nobles, the 2009 champion, has taken his 18JO to the top, both in the results and on the track, and the 18JO has taken a liking to the banking. Darrell Padgett hasn’t shown his 46P since the Powell Memorial, but did take a win early in the season.

Chad Scranton was the 1st points leader and is the only 2-time winner in the 2011 Hobby Stocks. Of course, he hasn’t started a race since and that left the points lead to Tim Powers. Powers has 1 win and 3 runner-up finishes, but even with that consistency, he’d love another win. Kevin Durden comes off of his 1st win of 2011 and wouldn’t mind becoming the 2nd 2-time winner. Buck Woodhouse hasn’t battled for the win but has put his 55W near, or in, the top 5 every week. Woodhouse, much like 4th place Howard Osteen, is still searching for the win, but it isn’t far away now. Joe Belkey took a win already, but still wants another. Belkey has a fast car and takes it to the front and has put himself in 5th because of it. Joe Boyd, Billy Carlbert, Jr., and Tommy Ausburn have kept their cars clean, for the most part, and are 6th, 7th, and 8th, respectively. They can all get to the front and take a win and move up even higher in the standings. Mark Maresca and Donnie Reed round out the top 10 and have both taken their cars to the front. Mike Tovet and Matt Shea have wins, but they didn’t count for points, but both could take another.

Jason Gamble has put all 3 of Eddie Tillander’s cars near the front, but has only put the 27 in Victory Lane in the first 3 races. Gamble has held off the fight from Vaughn Woodall and Chad Scranton, both 18 points back, but with 2 different stories. Woodall has run every race and used his strengths to power to 2nd. Scranton is listed as 3rd, with 4 more wins than Woodall, but 3 starts less. In 4th is Brian Shea, 23 points behind Gamble. Shea is still searching for his 1st win, but has taken his 19 to the front and win #1 is right around the corner. “Mr. Consistency” led the standings for a week, but hasn’t put his 64 in Victory Lane before. Gillette, along with Woodall and Shea, is in his 2nd full season and has made gains alng with them. He’s just 25 back now. Gordon Cade is 51 points behind the leaders and stil searches for win #1 on dirt. Cade holds just 8 over Chris Watson. Watson still searches for his 1st win, and could take it this week-end. Tim Mathieu, John Thorpe, and Jonathan Appleby are more than 90 points back, but are all front-runners and this division has seen 30 point swings on a night before so you can’t count anyone out.

A Double Points Night will give 5 drivers a shot at the points lead, but Ray Folwell and Brittany Yates have separted themselves from the field. Folwell holds a 12 point lead over Yates, but she has gained on him the last few races. In 3rd, 52 back, is the rookie Ryan Babcock. Babcock continues to hold strong at the front and a reward could be coming soon for the young driver. Ray Ethridge took a few wins last season but hasn’t had much luck in 2011. Ethridge is 107 points behind Folwell and is battling for wins now. Buddy Pope has an early season win, but after missing a few week-ends of action has dropped and is now mounting a comeback. Chris Zimmermann and Roberto Morfin, Jr. have misse the past 2 races and have dropped to 6th and 7th, respectively. They could take wins as they both improved much from the 1st week-end, and both are hungry. Kody Kinsey is 8th and hopes to gain points on Babcock for rookie of the year in the Mini Stocks. Kinsey has his hands full as “Hammerdown” Shirlene Hammond is 9th, just 6 behind him. “Hammerdown” will try to gain those lost points to the leaders back, but it’s easier said than done. In 10th is Charlie Staats, but he’s missed some races and has lost valuable points because of it. With $500 on the line and Bubba not not exactly thrilled about the car count, we should see a full field of Mini Stocks battling for points and glory.

The 7-time winner, Steve Cox, leads by more than 70 points over Reid Christensen. “The Dominator” will have his 1st of 14 more scheduled shots at breakng the all-time wins in a season record set by Mini Stock driver Keith Briggs in 2008. He’ll need to win half of those scheduled races to break the record. Reid Christensen will look to stop Cox, at least for a week-end, and celebrate in Victory Lane with the #30 team. Brandon Haseleu will hope to take a win this week-end and celebrate with his father in victory lane. Richard Todd and Jerry Taylor round out the top 5, but both still search for their 1st victory in their short careers. “The British Bulldog” has the smallest car and Bubba Raceway Park career with only 6 starts. Frankland has taken the 7UK to the top 5 on numerous occasions and could break out and win at any time. Steve Johnson was a main threat for the championship last season, but decided to run a limited schedule in 2011. He’s run half of the season and has his 81 in 7th and will hope to catch team-mate Cox by season’s end. Matt Kramer and Kody Fisher have put themselves in the top 10 and always battle hard no matter where they’re at on the track. Casey Feaster is 10th and after the retirement speculations has decided to bring the 20 back to Bubba Raceway Park and battle for another win. Feaster took 3 wins early, but hasn’t won in the points season. Scott Sullivan, Jonathan Green, and Sammy Dale each have a win recently and could add another.

All 5 divisions will put a show on as everyone wants to enter the break as the points leader and race winner. Gates open at 4:30 with racing scheduled for 7. For more information you can check out www.bubbaracewaypark.com or call the Speedway hotline.

By Scott|2011-08-10T17:49:06-04:00August 10th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Tracks|Comments Off

Lake City Speedway Official Results for 8/6/11

Super Late Models

1.	#84	Wayne Anderson
2.	#57	Jason Garver
3.	#23	Todd Brown
4.	#19	Donnie
5.	#50	Doyle Boatwright

E-Modifieds

1.	#27	Jason Garver
2.	#86	Randy Anderson
3.	#01	J.F. McClellan
4.	#76	Jim Higginbotham
5.	#49	Chuck Lintz
6.	#40	Boaty Boatwright

Street Stocks

1.	#07	Jeff Prescott
2.	#13	Marty Wood
3.	#64	Mike Adams
4.	#33	Eric Law
5.	#86	Jimmy Castleberry
6.	#41	Adam Hitt
7.	#28	Tony Deas
8.	#88	Roy Crain Jr

Thunder Stocks

1.	#81	Morris Richardson
2.	#47	Daniel Keene
3.	#11	Todd Breer
4.	#76	Andy Nichols
5.	#96	Don Cruce

Hornets

1.	#46	Kim Alldredge
2.	#98	Chris Hobbs
3.	#07	Tyler Prescott
4.	#44	Carl Taylor
5.	#00	Chris Seaman

By Scott|2011-08-09T07:29:04-04:00August 9th, 2011|Columbia Motorsports Park, Race Results, Tracks|Comments Off

Auburndale Speedway Results from August 6, 2011

By Carol Andrews

We had sixteen Open Wheel Modified racing for the checkered flag Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway. The winners in each class are as follows:

Open Wheel Modified

1-#2 Ralph Bowman

2-#56 James Wright III

3-#1 Wayne Jefferson

4-#51x Josh Todd

5-#87 Keith Lilley

6-#6 Billy Bechtelheimer

7-#29 Bobby Mobley

8-#151 Roger Blevins

9-#55 Mike Sweet

10-#75 Bpbby Blake

11-#72 Rodney Graham

12-#65 Ken Lawrence

13-#51 Matt Johns

14-#92 Ted Head

15-#11 Charlie Brown

16-#98 Richard Brinson

V-8 Bombers

1-#29 Bobby Mobley

2-#96 Larry Chumney II

3-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr

4-#46 Reggie Ware II

5-#98 Ricky Norman

6-#18 Kevin Barton

7-#11 Josh Borem

8-#58 Matt Bozeman

Mini Stocks

1-#97 Jamie Kennedy

2-#5 Eugene Davidson

3-#40 Jason Swilley

4-#52 Richard Brown

5-#28 Kimberly Gullett

6-#99 Dakota Hunt

N/S#53 Sonny Miles

Street Stocks

1-#4 Craig Cuzzone

2-#29 Mike Smith

3-#42 Jeff Waterman

4-#97 Sam Cressman

5-#5 Matt McCrary

N/S#24 Justin Jenkins

Scramblers

1-#84 Ronnie Sorensen

2-#25 Shane Bennett

3-#66 Brian Tyre

4-#93 Bruce Cozad

5-#21 Eric Wallace

6-#20 Bill Bennett

7-#39 Beth Swanson

8-#77 Adam Brooks

DQ#67 T J Tanner

Southeast Champ Karts

1-#31 Rusty Chancy

2-#47 Wesly Gonzalez

3-#33 Mitch Stevens

4-#38 Trevor Wilson

5-#25 Pierce Aikens

6-#13 Romay Venta

7-#77 Phil Harp

8-#75 Jimmy Pope

9-#98 Scott Hailey

10-#66 David Harp

11-#88 Justin Kenkins

12-#2 Brad Bowman

13-#7 Dustin Chisholm

14-#0 Troy Robinson

Next week Aug. 13, Trucks return along with Modified Mini, Legends, Pro Challenge, Mini Cups, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Bandoleros and Powder Puff. For more information call 863-551-1131 or 863-287-4344 or log on to www.aburndaleracing.com. Racing starts at 7 PM.

By Scott|2011-08-08T21:51:53-04:00August 8th, 2011|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results, Tracks|Comments Off

Punta Gorda Speedway August 13th Schedule

From Linda Jericka

Punta Gorda Saturday night 8/13/11 racing schedule:

Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warrior, Dwarf Cars, Legends, Bandolero

Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:00pm.

Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE.

Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161 off I-75.

For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223 or visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com. Enter your email in the front page of our website to get on the mailing list. You can also find us on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Punta-Gorda-Speedway/111494442260449

See ya at the Races!!!!!!!!!!!

By Scott|2011-08-08T21:51:00-04:00August 8th, 2011|Punta Gorda Speedway, Tracks|Comments Off

Allen takes Modified Mini Stock 50 at Citrus County

From John Chance

Saturday nights program started out with 15 Modified Mini Stocks trying to lay down a fast lap in time trial qualifying. Each driver was trying to win the $100 fast qualifier money put up by Curry Roofing. When the dust settled, a familiar name was on top of the time sheet. (more…)

By Scott|2011-08-08T21:44:23-04:00August 8th, 2011|Citrus County Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results, Tracks|Comments Off

Bedenbaugh Out Duels Whitener For NFS Late Model Checkers

By Jeff Bean

Lake City FL – After getting some extra help from Mother Nature in watering the track six divisions took to the speedway with three of the divisions producing first time winners. Adam Bedenbaugh made his eighth trip to victory lane while Kevin Davis rolled to his third win of the 2011 season. Shane Taylor found himself in familiar territory with a win in Pure Stocks. Brian Granthem made his first visit to North Florida Speedway a memorable one with a win in Street Stock. Corey Crews and Duane Paul Jr. would also get their first wins

Sportsman would be the first division to get the feature racing underway and Kevin Davis wasted no time in putting his machine at the front of the field. At the drop of the green Davis would power past Jamie Dayhaw for the lead and after that the race would be for second. After that the only thing to slow Davis was a lap four caution that saw four cars tangle in turn one. From there it was clear sailing for the race winner. Wayne O’Neal finished second to tighten up the point battle between himself and defending champion Jody Turner. Jamie Dayhaw continued his strong runs of late with a third place finish.

Pure Stocks would be next in line to hit the speedway and Brent Zimmerman and Shawn Creech would lead the field to green. Zimmerman would get the early advantage but a back stretch incident would erase that effort before a lap could be scored. Point leader Jerry Fortner would end up being the biggest victim of the opening lap incident as damage to his ride would end his night early. Once the field got back to racing it would be Creech gaining the upper hand and pulling out to the early lead. After a lap three caution for Ed Polbos the field would then get to sort itself out for a green flag run that produced some intense action at the front of the field. Four drivers would now battle it out at the front of the field with Shane Taylor and Andy Olson joining Creech and Zimmerman in the fight for first. With the action going three wide for the lead at times it would be Taylor wrestling the lead from Creech on lap nine. Creech would keep the leader in his sight but Taylor would hold off Creech and Andy Olson for the win.

Adam Bedenbaugh has followed up his championship season of 2010 with some more championship caliber efforts this season as well. At the drop of the green Bedenbaugh would surge past pole sitter Bo Allen. Mark Whitener would move to second and apply the pressure to Bedenbaugh. The first of two scares would come on lap eight for the race leader as Lee Newsome would spin on the exit of turn two as the race leaders were bearing down on him. Everybody would be able to take evasive action and clear the spinning car. Lap fourteen would see a repeat of the close call as Newsome would again spin with Bedenbaugh closing in and once again the field would avoid the spinning car. After that Bedenbaugh would hold off Whitener and Clay Bedenbaugh for the win.

When Brian Granthem loaded up and left Douglas Ga. his plans didn’t include a trip to Lake City but with Mother Nature throwing a monkey wrench into those plans forcing a cancellation at Waycross he decided to keep on driving and make his first visit to NFS. Granthem would make it to the speedway in time for his heat race and then the redraw would see him starting on the front row. Quickly making his way to the lead Granthem would lead until the caution appeared on lap four. On the restart he would continue to pace the field when the caution would come out again on lap eight. Granthem still kept his car at the front of the field but David Tyrrell would pressure the race leader all around the track lap after lap. Tyrrell would get plenty of looks to the inside of Granthem but the race leader had his car hooked up on the high side of the track and would find his way to victory in his first appearance at NFS.

Limited Modifieds would roll out next and the start would see Adam Higginbotham get to the lead from row number two. On lap two the yellow would wave as Timmy Roach would climb the guard rail on the front stretch. Cliff Suber would also find himself involved. On the restart Higginbotham would lose the handle in turn two but the field would be able to avoid him. This would be the break Duane Paul Jr. was looking for as he would inherit the lead. Paul would then hold off division point leader Shane Taylor and collect his first win in Limited Mod action and deny Taylor a second trip to victory lane on the evening.

Rookie Corey Crews has been getting stronger with each start in the Box Stock division and tonight would be the night it all came together. Crews would move to the lead as the green flag waved over the field and his time at the front of field would not be interrupted. Billy Wilson and point leader Bryar Zimmerman would stalk the race leader but Crews would be up to the task and make his first career victory a wire to wire affair.

Next race night for the North Florida Speedway will be August 20th. The always popular back to school backpack night will be on tap. Also on the card for that evening will be Late Models, Pure Stocks, Open Wheel Modifieds, Box Stocks and the Florida Mini Sprint Association. Visit us on the web at northfloridaspeedway.com or call 386-754-8800. As always we appreciate your support!

Official Results August 6th 2011
Sportsman
1. Kevin Davis #86
2. Wayne O’Neal #0
3. Jamie Dayhaw #21
4. Sonny Thompson #75
5. Robby Stevens #12
6. Brandon Catto #59
7. Jody Turner #74
8. Kurt Thrift #42
9. Dave Ponton #10x
10. Nick Reid #16
11. Drake Dryden #33
12. Spud Lockwood #32jr
13. Amber Williams #25
14. Mark Yarbrough #55

Pure Stock
1. Shane Taylor #82
2. Shawn Creech #07
3. Andy Olson #13
4. Brent Zimmerman #OOZ
5. Doran Cheney #98c
6. Chip Owen #21o
7. William Martin #06
8. Chris Rowe #23
9. Rick Reed #91
10. John Andrews #z27
11. Swede Melgaard #15
12. Duane Paul Jr. #71
13. Ed Polbos #25
14. Jerry Fortner #F16

Late Model
1. Adam Bedenbaugh #26
2. Mark Whitener #58
3. Clay Bedenbaugh #6
4. Bo Allen #71
5. Brandon Cameron #55
6. Shan Smith #99
7. Austin Kirkpatrick #11
8. Travis Saunders #93
9. Steven Skipper #25
10. Kyle Livingood #22k
11. Allen Cribbs #14
12. Win Ingersoll #10
13. Seth Caudill #c1
14. Corey Howard #4h
15. Lee Newsome #8
16. Richard Ferry #17
17. Craig Hogan #37

Street Stock
1. Brian Granthem #8
2. David Tyrrell #69
3. Randy Barnhardt #4
4. Ronnie Newsome #8r
5. Marty Smith #18
6. Dennis Peterson #00
7. Heath Walker #nine
8. Derek Jacobs #7
9. Bobby Rivers #15
10. Devin Walker #55jr.
11. Dave Dowling Jr. #55
12. Trish Taylor #31
13. Chris Barnhardt #22
14. Kenny Hicks #15
15.Danny Gifford #4x

Limited Modifieds
1. Duane Paul Jr. #51
2. Shane Taylor #82
3. Kyle Arvin #96
4. Adam Higginbotham #20a
5. Randy Smith #69
6. Marvin Hassell #29
7. Cliff Suber #24
8. Timmy Roach #44
9. Dale Trask #51t

Box Stock
1. Corey Crews #21
2. Billy Wilson #32w
3. Bryar Zimmerman #lil ooz
4. Daryl Larson #15d
5. Bobby Denard #7L
6. Trey Spradley #1s
7. Amber Willis #12
8. Dylan Hurston #26
9. Steven Wethrington #311
10. Randy Clark #1c
11. Debbie Shepard #88

By Scott|2011-08-07T21:37:37-04:00August 7th, 2011|North Florida Speedway, Race Results, Tracks|Comments Off

Bubba Raceway Park News: Only The Last One Pays

By Jimmy Rouse- Bubba Raceway Park Media

The UMP Open-Wheel Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, Gladiators, and Florida Mini Sprints Association put on a fantastic show and some points definitely got shuffled all throughout the field.

The Hobby Stocks had 20 laps and 20 cars and put on a great show. Howard Osteen took the lead from Brett Barrett from the start and Barrett spun a little while later as Cody Albright did the same on the opposite end of the track. On the first restart, Billy Carlbert, Jr. brought the yellow right back out after his tire went down. The field was able to make another lap before Ron Adams spun his 118 out of turn 4. The restart was not kind to Joe Belkey and when the yellow came out for debris he learned that he was restarting in the back. Donnie Reed brought the yellow out on lap 4 after some contact sent him spinning in turn 1. With 5 to go Billy Carlbert, Jr. brought the yellow out for a turn 4 spin. Osteen continued to lead but Kevin Durden and Tim Powers were on him waiting for a mistake. Howard Osteen took the white flag but as they exited 2 it was Kevin Durden. Durden led less then a lap but took the win as Tim Powers got around for 2nd, the dominant Osteen 3rd, Joe Belkey came from the back to finish 4th, and Joe Boyd kept his nose clean for 5th. Buck Woodhouse was just 1 spot away from 3 consecutive top 5s while James Erickson was Biggest Mover with 13 spots gained from his 20th place starting position. Mark Maresca, William Edwards, and Ron Adams stayed out of trouble and finished inside the top 10.

Mini Stock action at Bubba Raceway Park is so close that it has resulted in 8 winners in 10 races. Lap 2 saw Ray Ethridge spinning down the enbankment of the backstretch. After the restart Shirlene Hammond went by Buddy Pope and she handled it after that pass. After a yellow for the 11 car on the frontstretch it gave Pope and 3rd place Folwell a shot at “Hammerdown” Hammond. “Hammerdown” became the 2nd multiple feature winner of the season as Buddy Pope held Ray Folwell, the Biggest Mover, off for 2nd. Brittany Yates took 4th which was enough to earn her some points in the championship battle as Jamie Burrows made it a 3-4-5 for John Yates’ cars. Ray Ethridge beat Ryan Babcock out for 6th. The 11 tok 8th after his wreck while Kody Kinsey and Jeremy James would DNF and take 9th and 10th, respectively.

The UMP Open-Wheel Modifieds had Double Points and $1500 on the line and they made it interesting. From the start it was an uphill battle for Buzzie Reutimann and the 00 group as the right rear went down and Paul Sizemore chose the lesser of 2 evils and destroyed the right side of his car as he hit the rear of Buzzie’s 00. Both continued for a few laps or more. Steve Whitener pulled off from 3rd at this point and left a hole for 5th to take a shot at the lead. The restart resulted in Dave Barber spinning down the enbankment, Devin Dixon breaking the right front suspension, and Larry Mott spinning. After a lap was scored Kent Corbin spun and Sizemore, Reutimann, Michael Flick, and Rich Maguire all made evasive action and missed the OK car. Meanwhile Robert Dixon was charging from 27th position. Jeff Mathews brought the 33 out, but ran the entire race 1 lap down. Lap 2 saw Jamie Carter and Larry Mott ending Carter’s night on the frontstretch after contact. The restart gave Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. the lead from Rich Pratt and he started to pull away until the lap 8 caution came out after Larry Mott blew a left rear tire and knocked Pratt into the wall. No hard feelings between the drivers as they mutually agreed on what caused contact and Pratt retook 3rd. On the restart Maguire spun and tried to reverse the flow of traffic, but brought out the yellow instead. Laps 15-17 were unkind to Hammond Motorsports as Bronson hit the wall on 15 then after the restart Wayne Hammond got loose and the 40H went into the wall, bounced and hit the top of the fence. Hammond didn’t roll the car and was okay after the accident, as was innocent bystander Brian Morgan who was having an incredible run in the top 5. The stands were evacuated and racing got under way soon after. The race was cut by 5 as the timer ran out on lap 17, but it was too late for Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. as he pulled off as the field took the 2 to go sign. Started pole, clobbered the wall, and took home the trophy it was Rich Pratt in Victory Lane for his first dirt Modified win. Garret Stewart again smelled victory, but waits for the taste. Jim Passino and Dale Murray were 3rd and 4th, respectively, as they kept their noses clean all night. Reutimann drove back to 5th as Ronnice Chance took 6th, Scott Mooers was 7th in his first season in a Modified, Robert Dixon gained 19 spots for 8th, Michael Flick was 9th, and Donnie “Henry” Hall rounded out the top 10.

The first 2 attempts at a start saw Brian Penrose and Allen Craig flip their Florida Mini Sprints, but 3rd time was the charm and they went 2 lap before the 30 of John Crowder stopped for the night. On lap 6 Justin Kolves took the lead from Luke Fidler and began to pull away, but points leader and winner of the FMSA’s last event, Chris Pacetti, was driving through the field. Luke Fidler lost the right rear and brought the yellow out for a 1 lap dash with team-mates Kolves and Pacetti 1-2. They almost didn’t get the 1-2, but Kolves held it on all 4 and Pacetti drove on top of Kolves front end and won by a wheel and some sheet metal. One team-mate was happy and the other was wondering what he has to do to win again. David Pleaugh was 3rd, Steve Crabtree 4th, Dirk Miller 5th, Pete Smith 6th, Eddie Moss, Jr. in 7th, David Hall was 8th, Dylan Colding, the young driver of the 23D was 9th, and Luke Fidler was able to take home points for 10th.

Gladiators battled and it was a big stage out on the clay. Brandon Haseleu, 3rd in points lost his IronMan streak as the car wouldn’t fire as a system in the engine thought Haseleu was trying to steal the car. Frank Pelusio, Stephen Frankland, Robert Graham, Reid Christensen, and JT Holly were involved in the lap 1 turn 1 incident, but only Holly and Graham were done for the night. Matt Kramer and Wade Lear also pulled off at this point. On the restart, “British Bulldog” found himself facing the wrong way, but rejoined the field after he fired it up and the yellow came out. The final 14 were green, and with 11 to go “The Dominator” Steve Cox took the lead, but didn’t pull away as usual. The yellow flags didn’t fly and the S&S Boys, Steve Cox, the Biggest Mover, and Steve Johnson, took the 1-2 as Frank Pelusio was 3rd. Tommy Ausburn, Jr. avoided the wrecks and took a well deserved 4th as “British Bulldog” came back for 5th. Reid Christensen and Ken McCloud were laps down, but still finished 6th and 7th, respectively. Art Souther was 8th, Robert Graham in 9th, and JT Holly in 10th.

RaceCar Engineering Late Models return, as do the Amsoil V-8 Thunderstocks. Also, the Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks for Double Points and a $500 payday, and the Gladiators race. For more information you can check out www.bubbaracewaypark.com or call the Speedway hotline.

BRP Results (8/6/11)

UMP Open-Wheel Modifieds

1- 78 Rich Pratt

2- 67 Garret Stewart

3- 34 Jim Passino

4- 66 Dale Murray

5- 00 Buzzie Reutimann

6- 7S Ronnie Chance

7- 10 Scott Mooers

8- 205 Robert Dixon

9- 33F Michael Flick

10- 31 Donnie “Henry” Hall

11- 33 Jeff Mathews

12- 333 Ivedent Lloyd, Jr.

13- 9 Brian Morgan

14- 56 Dave Barber

15- 54 Kevin Bryant

16- 40H Wayne Hammond

17- 40B Kyle Bronson

18- 19W Rich Maguire

19- OK Kent Corbin

20- Z06 Larry Mott

21- 3 Josh Sanford

22- 75 Jamie Carter

23- 8W Steve Whitener

24- 1S Paul Sizemore

25- 2 Devin Dixon

26- 41 Barry Sheffield

DNS- 145 Jason Davis

Hobby Stocks

1- 56 Kevin Durden

2- 44 Tim Powers

3- 88H Howard Osteen

4- 12 Joe Belkey

5- 83 Joe Boyd

6- 55W Buck Woodhouse

7- 7E James Erickson

8- 77M Mark Maresca

9- 08 William Edwards

10- 118 Ron Adams

11- 27 Cody Albright

12- 11 Billy Carlbert, Jr.

13- 69 Tommy Ausburn

14- 07 Donnie Reed

15- 88C Charles Cantley

16- 80J John Clark

17- 109 Brett Barrett

18- 81 Donald Wossley

19- 56S Jeffrey Sargent

DNS- 36 Grady Christian

Mini Stocks

1- 22H Shirlene Hammond

2- 81 Buddy Pope

3- 21X Ray Folwell

4- 53 Brittany Yates

5- 81X Jamie Burrows

6- 21 Ray Ethridge

7- 9 Ryan Babcock

8- 11B unlisted driver

9- 11K Kody Kinsey

10- 30 Jeremy James

Gladiators

1- P38 Steve Cox

2- 81 Steve Johnson

3- 72 Frank Pelusio

4- 69JR Tommy Ausburn, Jr.

5- 7UK Stephen Frankland

6- 30 Reid Christensen

7- 10 Ken McCloud

8- 3 Art Souther

9- 126 Robert Graham

10- 83X JT Holly

11- 11 Wade Lear

12- 77K Matt Kramer

DNS- 12P Nathan Rhoades

DQ (rough driving)- 43 Richard Todd

Florida Mini Sprints Association (From BRP Scorers)

1- 16 Chris Pacetti

2- 83 Justin Kolves

3- 711 David Pleaugh

4- 5 Steve Crabtree

5- 68 Dirk Miller

6- 34 Pete Smith

7- 8 Eddie Moss, Jr.

8- 67 David Hall

9- 23D Dylan Colding

10- 0 Luke Fidler

11- 44 John Moss

12- 116 Harold Matthews

13- 2 Scott Barberis

14- 10 Sean Clark

15- 1M Eddie Moss, Sr.

16- 30 John Crowder

17- 23 Rae Lynn Moss

18- 55 Allen Craig

19- 14 Brian Penrose

20- 88 Gavin Thomas

By Scott|2011-08-08T21:54:39-04:00August 7th, 2011|Bubba Raceway Park, Race Results, Tracks|Comments Off