Keith Nosbisch Picks Up Final Win Of Rockin Ronnie Luckcock’s Final Night At East Bay Raceway Park

K-Nosbisch-Winner-7-9-16-620x350GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Matt Wedgewood winning in the Micro Sprints, Greg Pae in the Outlaw Fours, Johnny Gilbertson in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints, Jeremy Simpson in the V8 Warriors and Keith Nosbisch won in the Late Models.

In the Micro Sprints 15-lap feature it was Matt Wedgewood picking up his first career win in the division with Mike Meyer finishing second with Paul Seburn finishing third.

In the Outlaw Fours 15-lap feature it was Greg Pae picking up his fifth win of the season with Cecil Martin finishing second and Brandon Yates third.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints 15-lap feature it was Johnny Gilbertson picking up his second win of the year with Dylan Colding finishing second and Garrett Green third.

IMG_8797-1-Ronnie-300x200@2xIn the V-8 Warriors 15-lap feature it was Jeremy Simpson picking up the win with Tommy Hill second and finishing in the third spot was Raymond Vann.

The final feature of the night it was the Late Model 30-lap feature. Keith Nosbish picked up the win with Doug Horton second and Jack Nosbisch, Jr. finishing third.

Action continues next Saturday night as the rescheduled Larry Miller Memorial 50-lap $2,000 to win for the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds. Also racing will be the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints, Florida Old Time Modifieds, Outlaw Fours, 4 Cylinder Bombers, Hobby Stocks, and the Wingless Mini Sprints. For information, visit eastbayracewaypark.com or call 813-677-7223. (more…)

By |2016-07-12T16:10:34-04:00July 12th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off on Keith Nosbisch Picks Up Final Win Of Rockin Ronnie Luckcock’s Final Night At East Bay Raceway Park

Campbell’s Earn Desoto Enduro Sweep

richard champbell 1SCOTT LOCKWOOD – Not even a two-month break could slow down Richard Campbell out of Sarasota for most of Saturday night’s action at Desoto Speedway.

 If not for a broken axle, Campbell may have swept all three events in Desoto Speedway’s Enduro-style classes. Duane Campbell made sure that things would remain in the family, capping off a night of mayhem and destruction in Desoto Speedway’s summer Kid’s Night Out.

 The Enduro cars kicked off the night with a 35-lap feature. Richard Campbell, driving a new car for the series, grabbed the lead at the standing start and took command of the race. He would dodge backmarkers – and crashed and broken down race cars – on his way to a flag-to-flag victory. Duane Campbell finished second, with Nick Draganov taking third. (more…)

By |2016-06-28T00:38:42-04:00June 28th, 2016|DeSoto Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off on Campbell’s Earn Desoto Enduro Sweep

Doug Horton Prevails In Late Models At East Bay Raceway Park

Horton-winner-6-25-16-620x350GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Billy Dukes taking home the win in the Outlaw Fours, Michael Hart in the V8 Warriors, Doug Horton in the Late Models and Wayne Kissam in the 4 Cylinder Bombers.

In the 15-lap Outlaw Fours feature it was Billy Dukes making it two in a row winning with Cecil Martin coming home second and Greg Pae third.

In the V8 Warriors 15-lap feature it was Michael Hart picking up the win with Jeremy Simpson second and Jason Burnside bringing home third.

In the Late Model 30-lap feature it was Doug Horton picking up his second win of the year over second place Kyle Bronson and third place Kenny Monahan.

And in the final feature of the night it was the 4 Cylinder Bombers 15-lap feature as Wayne Kissam picked up the win with his brother Robert finishing in the second spot with Dave Wilber third.

Action continues this Thursday night as the 54-lap $5,400 to win for the Late Models in the Dalton Myers 54. Also racing will be the Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks and the 4 Cylinder Bombers. It will be a Special Event and the Grandstands open at 6:00 pm with the hot laps to begin around 7:00 and the action to begin after that. For information, visit eastbayracewaypark.com or call 813-677-7223.  (more…)

By |2016-06-28T00:20:18-04:00June 28th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off on Doug Horton Prevails In Late Models At East Bay Raceway Park

Demolition Derbys and School bus racing at Desoto June 25th

Demo DerbyDemolition Derby returns this week to Desoto Speedway June 25th and not just one derby but two different derbys. Big car derby will be one you do not want to miss along with a smaller car derby. We also will have the kids Power Wheels derby for ages 4 to 9, it is free to enter you just bring your own Power Wheels.

When you think of school buses, you think of those bright yellow buses hauling your children to school. These buses are a little bit faster and a whole lotta crazy. Come on out this week and check out the always exciting SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8. You’re sure to be impressed and that’s not all. There will be a Enduro, Road Course and Flagpole race. . All this excitement in one night and it’s only $15 for Adults, $13 for Seniors, Children (6-10) $5 and 5 and under always FREE!

Grab the kids, Grandma and the whole family and come on to Desoto Speedway for Kid’s Night Out. Nothing but Excitement!

Grandstands open @ 4:30 and racing gets underway at 7pm.

For more Information check us out at www.desotospeedway.net or call 941-748-3171

By |2016-06-23T06:36:56-04:00June 23rd, 2016|DeSoto Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off on Demolition Derbys and School bus racing at Desoto June 25th

McDuffie Beats Field, Rain in Truck Invitation

cody mcduffieAs a field of two dozen of the state’s best pro truck drivers took the green flag for the inaugural Florida Pro Truck Invitational Saturday night at Desoto Speedway, they knew they had to top two things: a stout truck driven by Cody McDuffie and Mother Nature.

The drivers may have bested Nature’s fury by a matter of moments, but they couldn’t stop McDuffie from driving into the winner’s circle in Desoto’s biggest Pro Truck race of the 2016 season that capped off a rare Father’s Day weekend doubleheader.

Brent Huber started on the pole of the scheduled 75-lap main event and would hold off a fierce series of challenges from J.R. Garcia, McDuffie and Nick Hernandez over the first 20 laps.  (more…)

By |2016-06-21T05:14:13-04:00June 21st, 2016|DeSoto Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off on McDuffie Beats Field, Rain in Truck Invitation

Keith Butler Wins Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints After Long Dry Spell At East Bay Raceway Park

Butler-Winner-6-11-16-620x350GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Dustin Cates winning in the Micro Sprints, Billy Dukes, Jr. in the Outlaw Fours, Zack Amundsen in the Street Stocks, Jeremy Simpson in the V8 Warriors, Travis Varnadore in the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Keith Butler in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints, Robert Kissam in the 4 Cylinder Bombers and Austin Sanders in the Limited Late Models.

In the Micro Sprints 15-lap feature Dustin Cates picked up his third feature win of the year with Jimmy Baker second and Dorsey Strickland third.

In the Outlaw Fours 15-lap feature it was Billy Dukes, Jr. picking up his first win of the year with Brandon Yates second and Greg Pae third.

In the Street Stocks 15-lap feature Zack Amundsen took home his second feature win of the year with Matt Bozeman finishing second and Buck Woodhouse third. (more…)

By |2016-06-13T17:09:27-04:00June 13th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off on Keith Butler Wins Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Sprints After Long Dry Spell At East Bay Raceway Park

The “Magic Man” Mark Whitener Wins Race #2 Of The Donnie Tanner Memorial Late Model 50-Lap Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

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Photo Courtesy Rick’s Darkroom

GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Austin Sanders picking up the win in the Limited Late Models. Also winning tonight was Jeremy Simpson in the V8 Warriors, Mark Whitener in the Donnie Tanner Memorial Series 50-lap Late Model feature and Robert Kissam in the 4 Cylinder Bombers.

In the 15-lap Limited Late Models it was Austin Sanders picking up his first win of the year in the division with Shan Smith finishing second and John Bradley third.

In the V8 Warriors 15-lap feature it was Jeremy Simpson picking up his second win in a row over Raymond Vann second and Jason Burnside third.

In the Late Model 50-lap Donnie Tanner Memorial Series Race #2 it was the “Magic Man” Mark Whitener from Middleburg, FL picking up the win pm over second place Kyle Bronson and Jack Nosbisch, Jr. finishing third. (more…)

By |2016-06-05T06:47:22-04:00June 5th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off on The “Magic Man” Mark Whitener Wins Race #2 Of The Donnie Tanner Memorial Late Model 50-Lap Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

Allman Wins Wild Sunoco Challenge feature at Desoto

Collin Allman in Victory Lane

Collin Allman in Victory Lane

By Scott Lockwood, Desoto Speedway – When Colin Allman spun into the infield just a few laps into Saturday night’s 100-lap Sunoco Challenge Super Series Late Model feature event at Desoto Speedway, he figured his chances of a decent finish went up in smoke.  But when the smoke and carnage ended, it was Allman who was left holding the trophy in victory lane after beating several of the state’s top drivers in his first-ever win in a Super Late Model – part of a night that saw all sorts of madness under a full moon in eastern Manatee County.

Polesitter Joe Boyd and third place starter Michael Atwell got the jump on Tyler Scofield and Jesse Dutilly on the start. The pair needed just a handful of laps to build a sizable lead, which was erased with Allman’s spin on lap 9. Dylan Bigley went from fourth to second on the restart. Dutilly eventually got by Atwell for third, quickly ran down Bigley and was battling for the runner-up spot when he got loose and spun coming out of turn two on the 28th lap.

As Boyd controlled the race, all eyes were on Dutilly to see if he could drive his way through the field. After battling Nick Neri for several laps, he got to sixth at the halfway point, was fourth eight laps later and caught the Atwell/Bigley battle for second on lap 70.  Dutilly dispatched Atwell for third as the field completed the 73rd lap and would stage a side-by-side battle with Bigley for second. Bigley was just ahead of Dutilly when the yellow flag came out for John Coffman’s spin with 20 laps to go. (more…)

By |2016-05-23T16:49:47-04:00May 23rd, 2016|DeSoto Speedway, Front Page News|Comments Off on Allman Wins Wild Sunoco Challenge feature at Desoto

AJ Maddox Wins The Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

Maddox-Winner-5-21-16-620x350GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was AJ Maddox picking up the win in the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints. In the Micro Sprints Dorsey Strickland won the feature with Matt Bozeman winning the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Streets and Phillip Cobb winning the Limited Late Models and Jamie Frankland winning the Florida Old Time Modifieds.

In the 15-lap Micro Sprints feature it was Dorsey Strickland winning the feature over Dustin Cates and Hunter Strickland.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys 15-lap feature it Matt Bozeman picking up the win over second place Buck Woodhouse and Billy Barstow third. (more…)

By |2016-05-23T16:16:34-04:00May 23rd, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off on AJ Maddox Wins The Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

Devin Dixon Wins Late Model Feature On Almost Full House Night At East Bay Raceway Park

Dixon-Winner-5-14-16-620x350GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway it was Dustin Cates winning both the Mini Sprints and Micro Sprints features tonight. Ronnie Heard won the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Phillip Cobb won the Limited Late Models, Greg Pae won the Outlaw Fours, Jeremy Simpson won the V8 Warriors, Mavrick Varnadore in the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Robert Kissam in the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and Devin Dixon in the Late Models.

In the 15-lap Micro Sprints feature it was Dustin Cates picking up another win with Cliff Evans second and Matt Wedgewood third.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys 15-lap feature it was Ronnie Heard picking up his first win of the year over second place David Riner and third place Allen Bailey.

In the Limited Late Model 15-lap feature it was Phillip Cobb grabbing his third feature win of the season with Roger Crouse second and Jesse Brown third. (more…)

By |2016-05-16T23:18:19-04:00May 16th, 2016|East Bay Raceway Park, Front Page News|Comments Off on Devin Dixon Wins Late Model Feature On Almost Full House Night At East Bay Raceway Park