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Gene Lasker wins in East Bay Sprints Feature at the “Clay by the Bay”

By: Jason Loughren

04/03/2010

It was another wonderful night for racing in Tampa Bay as fans packed the grandstand at East Bay Raceway Park. Over 100 cars were on hand for a pre-Easter joy ride around the fastest dirt track in the South.

The Street Stocks were the first class to hit the track for their 15-lap feature event. Donnie Reed and Gary Sheffield had an awesome battle for the lead as the laps wound down. Reed was able to make a pass for the lead as Sheffield and Ed Hill were fighting for position. Reed held off James Hook for the win. The win was Reed’s 3^rd of the young season. Hook finished 2^nd. Thomas Pratt came home in the 3^rd position. Jarod Gay fought off early troubles and finished 4^th and Kevin Silvia hung on for a 5^th place finish. Reed and Hook won the heats.

The East Bay Sprints were up next and Gene Lasker was the man to beat. Lasker started 4^th and was in the lead by the end of the 1^st lap. Lasker drove away from the field and won the race in convincing fashion. Danny Martin, Jr started 5^th and finished 2^nd. Tony Agin finished 3^rd. Rocky Sullivan and Tim George rounded out the top-5. AJ Maddox and Tim George were victorious in the heats.

Matthew Haynes won his first feature event of the season in the Outlaw 4’s holding off the late charge of Michael Gulvin. Gulvin finished 2^nd. Cecil Martin started the main event in the 9^th position and battled his way to a 3^rd place finish. Billy Howard ran in the top-5 all night long and finished 4^th. Charlie Staats started on the pole and finished 5^th. Haynes and Gulvin won the heats.

Twenty Racecar Engineering Late Models took the green flag in their 25-lap feature event. Jack Nosbisch, Jr. won the race as he held off the challenge of Bryan Bernhardt to take his first win of the season. Bernhardt finished 2^nd. Wallace Peacock started on the pole and finished 3^rd. Travis Varnadore started 8^th and finished 4^th. Mavrick Varnadore started 14^th came home with a strong 5^th place finish. Dennis Williams, Roger Crouse, and Nosbisch won the heat races.

In the Motorstats.com 4 cylinder bombers thirty-two cars started the feature event. Roberto Morfin, Sr. started 5^th and swapped the lead with Elliot Morgan for many of the 15 laps. Morfin, Sr. was victorious as he took the checkered flag by a slim margin over Morgan. Morgan finished 2^nd. Raymond Vann battled early for the lead and finished 3^rd. Roberto Morfin, Jr. started 8^th and finished 4^th. Gary Killeen started on the pole and raced to a 5^th place finish. Red Vann appeared to have a 4^th place finish but was disqualified in post race inspection. Dalton Epps, Morgan and Killeen took the heat races.

ASA Sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, April 10, 2010 with the Limted Late Models, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, Outlaw 4’s, Motorstats.com 4 cylinder bombers and Dirt Daubers all in action. There will also be fan participation races.. For more information go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.

By Jane Smith|2010-04-04T05:33:54-04:00April 4th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Easter Weekend Brings Action At Volusia Speedway Park

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- A nearly perfect night for racing greeted a holiday weekend crowd at the fastest half mile in the southeast, as five racing divisions went for the checkers and throng of happy kids rifled through a mountain of hay for Easter eggs filled with prizes. Add an official visit from the Easter Bunny himself, plus a hard fought marshmallow Peeps eating contest on the front stretch, and it all added up to an exciting and fun Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park. Challenger racer Davey Wolf washed down 13 pink Peeps with soda in 45 seconds to take top honors, while most other contenders littered the front stretch with Peep debris.

The Budweiser Open Wheel Modified Division opened the feature racing schedule with Rob Underwood at the point, but almost as soon as the flag green waved Jeff Matthews leapt from his fourth place starting position to challenge for the lead. But on lap 3 the third place car of Trevor Boettcher lost control and smacked hard into the inside front stretch barrier, bringing out a caution. Boettcher walked away from the violent hit, but his race car was finished.

Jeff Matthews used the restart to overtake Rob Underwood for the lead and immediately began putting real estate between himself and the rest of the field, but developed issues as the caution waved for Matthew Perrimann when his engine expired and he contacted the outside wall in turn one. Matthews would sneak off of the track on the backstretch under caution leaving the lead to Rob Underwood once again.

Underwood would hold that lead until Jamie Carter took it away on lap 11, then later Underwood would spin out on lap 17 while running second, taking him out of contention for a win. Carter would hold his lead despite challenges from Chip Owen in the final laps and get the winner’s trophy, followed by Chip Owen for second place and James Smith for third. Rob Underwood recovered quickly enough to place fourth and Kyle Owen rounded out the top five.

After a weekend off the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks hit the clay for a 20 lap feature race with Cory Hupp on the pole. But Phillip Brown stepped up to lead the first lap, then was quickly passed by Trevor Gamble who began to immediately stretch his lead. Brown hung onto the second spot as Bubba Christian and others argued over the third position.

A caution on lap 10 bunched the leaders up for the restart, but no one was able to outpace Trevor Gamble as the green waved again. And again after a multi car incident in turns three and four, Gamble handled the restart well and remained out front. Trevor Gamble collected the win, followed by Phillip Brown and Bubba Christian for second and third. Greg Vandergriff and Mike Eubanks claimed the fourth and fifth finishing positions.

Twenty-two racers took the green behind pole sitter Drew Smith in the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman feature race, and no sooner than things got underway then trouble erupted. Marc Kinley and Dan Lane ended up in a wad against the front stretch wall, ending their race night and causing the first of a string of cautions that kept the field tightly bunched through most of the race. Those cautions also spelled trouble for some top five runners like Aaron Barsness and David Clegg, who were either involved in the incidents or were sent to the rear of the field.

Through restarts and moves for position during racing, Shaun Daugharty maneuvered himself into position to challenge for the lead while Steve Shead and Matt McGillivray moved into top five spots. Daugharty grabbed the lead on lap 16 and never looked back, forcing a disappointed Drew Smith to settle for the second spot. Smith was followed by Steve Shead who grabbed the third spot, while Matt McGillivray and Shane Nichols passed under the checkers in the fourth and fifth positions.

So far in 2010 Shawn “Beavis” Kosier has taken home all of the first place hardware, so none of the other 20 racers were thrilled with seeing the yellow number 97 lead the field to the green as the 4 Cylinder Challengers began their 15 lap feature. And try as they did, none seemed to be able to outrun Kosier either, as he cruised to his third win in a row.

But Kosier never walked away from the field. A host of various contenders lined up behind him, but fell victim to either mistakes of mechanical issues, leaving Kosier in front. In the end RJ Glasier raced hard to come from 9th position to finish second, as Casey Feaster fought his way through traffic from a 15th starting position to the third place trophy. James Sullivan started in the 18th spot but managed to grab a fourth place finish, and Robert Graham came from 12th to wind up fifth on the night.

Luke Sadler had the pole position and looked strong in the early laps of the Amsoil Thunder Stock Division feature, but just short of halfway through the race his engine erupted on the front stretch, handing the lead over to Scott Mooers. Meanwhile Randy Strehle was focused on finding his way to the leaders, as a weight issue after the earlier heat races had placed his car at the rear of the 17 car field at the start. Strehle made his way forward and wound up side by side with Mooers on lap 12, eventually wrestling the lead away two laps later.

From that point Strehle managed to stay in front of a determined Scott Mooers and passed under the checkers first, but was challenged in post race tech after his celebration in Victory Lane. Randy Strehle refused the post race tear down of his engine as required by the challenge and therefore was disqualified, which made Scott Mooers the race winner. Jim Nichols moved up to the second place finish while Jumpin’ Jim Shaw claimed the third spot. John Thorpe ended a good night in fourth place and Jim Goempel came home fifth.

Racing returns to Volusia Speedway Park on April 10th for Monster Energy Drink Night, featuring action from the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers. For more information, be sure to visit the official home of the southeast’s fastest half mile online, at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com.

MODIFIED RESULTS

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Race Points
1	8	15	Jamie Carter	Jacksonville , Fl	65.00
2	13	1C	Chip Owen	Interlach , Fl	60.00
3	21	40	James Smith	St Augustine, Fl	55.00
4	1	09	Rob Underwood	Umatilla , Fl	50.00
5	11	2	Kyle Owen	Newberry , Fl	45.00
6	14	99	Charlie Macnichol	Deland , Fl	40.00
7	3	54	Larry Burkins	St. Augustine, Fl	38.00
8	16	41D	Darron Smith	Jacksonville , Fl	36.00
9	2	91	Traver Boettcher	Palm City, Fl	34.00
10	6	7	Kent Corbin	Bunnell , Fl	32.00
11	18	88	Don Rollison Jr	Pomona Park, Fl	30.00
12	15	11	Chuck Gustafson Jr	Howey In, Fl	29.00
13	12	75C	Steve Mooers	Belleview , Fl	28.00
15	4	33	Jeff Matthews	Dover , Fl	26.00
16	9	44P	Matthew Permann	Ft Pierce, Fl	25.00
17	5	96	Randy Hecker	Deland , Fl	24.00
18	10	ZO6	Larry Mott	Leesburg , Fl	23.00
19	17	67	Garret Stewart	Fruitland Park, Fl	0.00
20	19	0	Dakotah Stephens	–	0.00
21	20	66	Dale Murray	St Augustine, Fl	0.00

Sportsman – Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Race Points
1	2	00	Shaun Daugharty	Deleon Springs, Fl	65.00
2	1	29S	Drew Smith	St. Augustine, Fl	60.00
3	4	10	Steve Shead	Orange City, Fl	55.00
4	11	95	Matt Mcgillivray	Sorrento , Fl	50.00
5	9	65	Shane Nichols	Ocala , Fl	45.00
6	6	11	Aaron Barsness	Springfield , Mo	40.00
7	13	8	Chris Day	Bunnell , Fl	38.00
8	5	80	Paul Shead	Deland , Fl	36.00
9	3	P4	David Clegg	Bunnell , Fl	34.00
10	21	83	Martin Johnson	Hastings , Fl	32.00
11	12	31	Donnie Birdwell Jr	Deleon Springs, Fl	30.00
12	15	26	George Lane	–	29.00
13	14	38	Collin Wright	Ormond Beavh, Fl	28.00
14	16	17H	Blaise Hetznecker	Holly Hill, Fl	27.00
15	18	2	Jimmy Norman	–	26.00
16	7	11C	Corey Holley	, Fl	25.00
17	17	57	Karl Heinz Haas	Pierson , Fl	24.00
18	8	17K	Marc Kinley	Osteen , Fl	23.00
19	10	05	Dan Lane Sr	Astor , Fl	22.00
20	20	61	Lisa O’conner	St. Augustine, Fl	21.00
21	19	18M	Justin Merry	–	0.00
22	22	77	Wayne Allen Jr	Deleon Springs, Fl	0.00

Street Stock – Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Race Points
1	5	64	Trevor Gamble	Deleon Springs, Fl	65.00
2	4	13	Phillip Brown	Palm Coast, Fl	60.00
3	3	04	Charles Christian	Altoona , Fl	55.00
4	2	66V	Greg Vandergriff	Deltona , Fl	50.00
5	7	18E	Mike Eubanks	Ocala , Fl	45.00
6	11	54	Tim Hughes	Ormond Beach, Fl	40.00
7	9	17M	Billy Medders	Jacksonville , Fl	38.00
8	13	12	Travis Gamble	–	36.00
9	8	77M	Mark Maresca	Altoona , Fl	34.00
10	10	21	Chris Manucy	–	32.00
11	12	2S	Mick Kulak	Deleon Springs, Fl	30.00
12	6	11S	James Smith	Geneva , Fl	29.00
13	14	20	Scott Stewart	–	28.00
14	1	2H	Cory Hupp	Apopka , Fl	27.00

Thunder Stock – Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Race Points
1	16	10	Scott Mooers	Osteen , Fl	65.00
2	3	23	Jim Nichols	Bunnell , Fl	60.00
3	5	32	James Shaw	–	55.00
4	9	114	John Thorpe	–	50.00
5	2	9	Jim Goempel	–	45.00
6	8	03	Robert Schrunk	Ormond Beach, Fl	40.00
7	22	9R	Robert Donaly	–	38.00
8	15	22	Kelly Snyder	Astor , Fl	36.00
9	12	07	Richard Calmes, Jr.	Sanford , Fl	34.00
10	11	42	Dalton Strehle	Deland , Fl	32.00
11	4	0	Rickie Lara	–	30.00
12	7	V1	Delbert Moyer	–	29.00
13	14	19	Aj Mckay	–	28.00
14	10	Z51	Jason Shreve	Deland , Fl	27.00
15	1	15	Luke Sadler	Interlochen , Fl	26.00
16	6	6	Wally Douglass	–	25.00
17	17	81	Courtney Eubanks	Ocala , Fl	24.00
18	13	17	Donnie Nobles	Bunnell , Fl	0.00
19	18	13	Phillip Brown	Palm Coast, Fl	0.00
20	20	28	Glenn Vincent	–	0.00
21	21	000	Jason Tovet	Altoona , Fl	0.00
22	19	24	Randy Strehle	Deland , Fl	0.00

UMP 4-Cyl – Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Race Points
1	1	97	Shawn Kosier	Hastings , Fl	65.00
2	9	004	Rj Glaser	Lake Helen, Fl	60.00
3	15	20	Casey Feaster	Port Orange, Fl	55.00
4	18	48S	James Sullivan	–	50.00
5	12	126	Robert Graham	Palatka , Fl	45.00
6	13	01	Davey Wolf	Ormond Beach, Fl	40.00
7	11	16	Denica Hetznecker	Holly Hill, Fl	38.00
8	17	67	Pete Handstein	–	36.00
9	14	11	David Ladrie	Osteen , Fl	34.00
10	4	31	Scott Sullivan	–	32.00
11	6	60	James Smith Sr	–	30.00
12	16	12PAK	Nathan Rhoades	Pierson , Fl	29.00
13	19	10	Miguel Hernandez	–	28.00
14	2	6E	Gilbert Espy	Port Orange, Fl	27.00
15	8	XX	Jordan Myers	Deland , Fl	26.00
16	7	49	Larry Langston	–	25.00
17	3	911	Michael Lane	–	24.00
18	10	20G	Shane Torman	–	23.00
19	20	73	Gilford Williams	Paisley , Fl	22.00
20	5	31.5	Jonathan Green	–	0.00
21	21	3T	Tony Laporta	South Daytona, Fl	0.00
22	22	C3	Charles King	–	0.00

By Jane Smith|2010-04-04T15:30:22-04:00April 4th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Ross Chastain takes Late Model Win at New Smyrna Speedway

NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
OFFICIAL RESULTS – 04.03.10

LATE MODELS

1. #46 Ross Chastain
2. #9z Zack Donatti
3. #98 Bobby Joe Woodley
4. #20 Anthony Sergi
5. #55 Todd Allen
6. #23 Rusty Ebersole
7. #4 Cynthia Strahley
8. #6 Norbert Gostl
9.#4B Alan Bruns
10. #99 Brett Woodley
11. #73 Greg Skyta
12. #7 Doug Elliott
DNS #47 Davey Gibbs
DNS #7x Dillon Jackson

PRO-TRUCKS

1. #21 Scott Reeves
2. #15 Cody Blair
3. #28 TJ Duke
4. #24 Bruce Bennett
5. #82 Bobby Owens
6. #11 Robert Strader
7. #9z Zack Donatti
8. #63 Zach Curtis
9. #20 Anthony Sergi
10. #7 Thomas Warnick
11. #99 Brent Tyler

E-MODIFIEDS

1. #15 Cody Blair
2. #40 Mike Williams
3. #12 John Zidek
4. #36 David Le Beau
5. #05 Mike Murphy
6. #5 John Compagnone
DNS #97 Matthew Wheeler

SPORTSMAN

1. #111 Donny Williams
2. #23 Mike Pletka
3. #211 Jack Lenzen
4. #39 Russ Moore
5. #51 Ed Kennedy

MINI-STOCK

1. #7 Clint Foley
2. #09 Todd Haught
3. #8 Jamie Dixson
4. #11 Pug Puglisi
5. #90 Cody Johnson
6. #55 Michael Seay
7. #19 Rick Maguire
8. #23 Wayne Wells
9. #53 Glen Ervin
10. #24 Andy Giammalvo
DQ #81 Cody Blair

SUPER STOCK

1. #56 Bobby Holley
2. #60 Ernie Tuminello
3. #42 Mark Tracey
4. #2x Mike Amato
5. #86 Richard Goodrich
6. #21 Mike Dahm
7. #35 Chuck Hill
8. #211 Jarrett Korpi
9. #22 Bruce McGonigal

STRICTLY STOCKS

1. #9 David Brannon
2. #60 Gino Tuminello
3. #21 Maureen Dahm
4. #54 Daryl Thiel
5. #57 Fred Holly
6. #13 Joe Candalino
7. #51 Robert Railing
8. #58 unknown
9. #420 Kevin Ross
DQ #35 Chris Brannon

By Jane Smith|2010-04-04T04:01:54-04:00April 4th, 2010|New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Dick Anderson Wins Super Lates at Orlando SpeedWorld

SUPER LATE MODELS

1. #92 Dick Anderson
2. #407 Jason Vail
3. #88 Justin Larson
4. #57 Chad Pierce
5. #96 Ben Kennedy
6. #75 Don Keithley
7. #27 Bobby Good
8. #28 Mark Adams
9. #12 Scott McKinley
10. #13 Bob Greene
11. #02 Scott Bramlett
DNS #55 Shain Held

SPORTSMAN

1. #57 Chad Pierce
2. #66 Andy Nicholls
3. #45A Adam Soukup
4. #3 James Frisbie
5. #20 Justin Reynolds

LEGENDS

1. #12 Critter Saille
2. #8 Donovan Ponder
3. #51x Roger Englund
4. #6 Jim Rix

MINI-STOCKS

1. #3 Steve Griffin
2. #31 David Russell
3. #92 Pedie Allison
4. #85 Rex Hollinger
5. #15 Casey Loeffler

SUPER STOCK

1. #23 Shannon Kelly
2. #721 John Bennett
3. #316 Joe Bandur
4. #388 Walt Kahrs
5. #18 Billy Rouse
6. #7i Scott Edwards
7. #16 David Gould
DQ #211 Jarrett Korpi

STRICTLY STOCK

1. #8 Neil Kirby
2. #00 Steve Daniels
3. #5 Steve Smith
4. #27 Dan Binda
5. #30 Shane Sutorus
6. #8x Luis Guillen Jr
7. #51 Wes Railing
8. #19 Ricky Solomon Jr

BANDOLERO BANDITS

1. #55 Michael Held
2. #5 Derek Sobel
3. #30 Noah Cornman
4. #14 Matthew Green

BANDOLERO YOUNG GUNS

1. #13 Ryan Shattack
2. #17 Mark Hooven
3. #27 Shawn Hooven

By Jane Smith|2010-04-03T15:18:02-04:00April 3rd, 2010|Orlando Speedworld, Race Results|Comments Off

Great Weather and Great Racing at Ocala

by Ocala Speedway Media

All Photos Courtesy of REWINGPHOTOS.COM

Ocala, Fl- An almost perfect night greeted racers and fans at the historic Ocala Speedway on Friday as four racing divisions kicked off their championship points seasons. Meanwhile back in the pit area the Mini Stock racers in attendance all met privately with Ocala Speedway owner, Mike Peters, to discuss rule changes that could possibly help that division grow stronger. Several options were voted on, and everyone came away from the meeting feeling confident with the results.

And it was with that in mind that the Mini Stocks opened the night of racing with defending 2009 points champion Paul Combast leading the way. Combast was looking for a measure of success on the night as his 2010 performance had not yet been up to championship standards, so a heat race win and the pole position for the feature race was a good start. The only problem was Combast had Keith Briggs, plus Nick and Dan Kerr, all right on his tail, and none of those three like to follow anyone. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-04-03T15:09:22-04:00April 3rd, 2010|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Gary Laplant Leaving Charlotte County Motorsports Park

KARNAC MEDIA

After serving two years as an investor and partner with owner Bobby Diehl at Charlotte County Motorsports Park, Gary Laplant of Tampa is moving on.

Charlotte County has been having financial issues of late that have resulted in rumors of management change and possible ownership change. At least one of those rumors is now turned to a fact.

The following statement was issued by Gary Laplant this morning:
Over the last week I have given this great thought.

My last weekend at CCMP as operation director will be 04/24/10.

I always told myself when it got to the point that racing was not fun anymore it would be time to give it up. That time has come where its not fun any more at CCMP. (more…)

By Editor|2010-04-01T18:02:26-04:00April 1st, 2010|Featured, Front Page News, Punta Gorda Speedway, Tracks|Comments Off

Daugherty Wins Sun State Collision Center 35 Lap Feature

by Scott McAllister

March 29, 2010 Lake City, Fl – Columbia Motorsports Park fans were treated to a great night of racing which included the newly formed Queen Bees, the V-8 Bombers, the Pure Stocks, the Sportsman, and featured the Hornet Division for the Sun State Collision Center 35 Lap A-Main Event.

In the V-8 Bomber Division, AC Morrow was strong throughout the event, but Shawn DeSotle took advantage of a miscue off turn 2 to take over the lead and take home the win. Morrow finished 2^nd, Andy Nichols 3^rd, Derek Davis 4^th and Nathan Huffingham 5^th. Mike Parsell won Heat Race 1 and Shawn DeSotle also won Heat Race 2.

The Sun State Collision Center 35 Lap Feature Event was next for the Hornet Division and the early points leader Bert Daugherty left nothing to chance as he battled his way through the field and finished far in advance of 2^nd Place Todd Brown. Mark Copeland, Donald Davis and mark Sloan rounded out the top 5. Daugherty and Brown also won their respective heat races.

Tough side-by-side racing was featured in the Pure Stock A-Main. Randy O’Neal came out on top for his 1^st win of the 2010 racing season while Jason Garver crossed the stripe 2^nd. Championship Points Leader Tim Alldredge finished 3^rd, Todd Brown 4^th and Jason Kite rounded out the top 5. O’Neal also won Heat Race 1 and Alldredge won Heat Race 2.

The Sportsman Division drivers left nothing on the track after their A-Main event. #21 Sean Monaghan battled Wesley Keller in the #8 machine while Shelton Bowers and Oral Tanner went side-by side for several laps, bringing the crowd to their feet. Marty Wood crossed the stripe 1^st in front of Wesley Keller, last year’s Track Champion Jeff Prescott, Sean Monaghan and Shelton Bowers. Wood was later DQ’d during post-race inspection and Keller was awarded the victory. Prescott, Monaghan and Bowers all moved up 1 spot in the finishing order and allowed Brian Hull to pick up a 5^th place finish.

Kimberly Alldredge won the inaugural Queen Bee Division Feature Event, finishing in front of the 1H of Beverly Henault and the 69 of Alice Copeland. Alldredge was also the winner of the Queen Bee Heat Race.

Cody Glenn from Lake Butler was the winner of our Fan participation race in his 1994 Honda Del Sol.

Racing resumes at Columbia Motorsports Park Saturday, April 3^rd, 2010 at 7:30pm. The racing program will include a 50 Lap Sportsman Division Feature Event along with the Pure Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Hornets and the always popular “Fan Participation races.” For more information call the track office at 386-752-8811, or visit us on the web at www.columbiamotorsportspark.org.

SPORTSMAN

1. #8 Wesley Keller
2. #07 Jeff Prescott
3. #21 Sean Monaghan
4. #32 Shelton Bowers
5. #16 Brian Hull
6. #14 Oral Tanner
7. #76 Jim Higginbotham
8. #06 Josh Wise
9. #33 Eric Law
DQ #13 Marty Wood
DNS #11 John Mitchell

PURE STOCK

1. #22 Randy O’Neal
2. #12 Jason Garver
3. #39 Tim Alldredge
4. #98 Todd Brown
5. #7k Jason Kight
DNS #96 Don Cruce

V8 BOMBERS

1. #7Shawn DeSotle
2. #3 A.C. Morrow
3. #76 Andy Nichols
4. #15 Derek Davis
5. #27 Nathan Huffingham
6. #8 John DeSotle
7. #16 Mike Parsell

8. #23 Beverly Harry

9. #02 Mark Chinell

HORNETS

1. #2 Bert Daugherty
2. #98 Todd Brown

3. #69 Mark Copeland

4. #1 Donald Davis

5. #7 Mark Sloan

6. #09 Ed Petrow

7. #1 Brandon Henault

DNS #7 Tyler Prescott
DNS #44 Carl Taylor
DNS #15 D.J. Ellison

QUEEN BEE HORNETS

1. #46 Kimberly Alldredge
2. #1 Melody Henault
3. #69 Alice Copeland

By Jane Smith|2010-03-30T20:50:47-04:00March 30th, 2010|Columbia Motorsports Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Larry Brazil tops TBARA at Desoto

March 29, 2010

by Marty Little and Tom Blakeley

BRADENTON, Fla. – Larry Brazil, Jr. held off the late race challenges of Dude Teate to win Saturday night’s 30 lap TBARA feature event at DeSoto Super Speedway.

Pole sitter David Retzlaff hustled into an early lead over Johnny Gilbertson and Brazil but the first yellow of the night waved on lap six for D.J. Hoelzle’s flat tire. On the restart it was Retzlaff still in commad but Brazil had taken up the challenge with Teate a close third. Less than a lap was complete before Tommy Nichols jumped a wheel of Shane Butler’s No. 18 and ricocheted hard into the outside wall to bring out the red flag. Nichols was unhurt but finished for the evening.

The green waved to begin lap seven with Retzlaff, Brazil and Teate in line at the front but Sonny Hartley’s mount shredded a right rear tire and the yellow waved once again. On the restart Brazil got a jump on Retzlaff and made the pass for the lead into turn one with Teate gaining the runner up spot.

Brazil continued to pace the event but Teate shadowed his every move looking for a way past. Finally, on lap 23 Teate used a lap car as a pick and took the top spot only to have the yellow wave for the spinning car of Joey Aguilar. The lineup revered back to the last green flag lap and Brazil went back in front over Teate, Butler and Bo Hartley.

The last seven laps were without incident and Brazil scored his first victory of the season. Teate claimed runner up money over Butler, Bo Hartley and Ben Fritz. Aguilar recovered to checker sixth ahead of Retzlaff, Steve Heisler, Jimmy Alivs and Gilbertson.

Heat races were won by Brazil, Butler and Retzlaff.

The 2010 tour’s next event is back at DeSoto on Saturday, April 17.

First heat (8 laps) – 1. Brazil, 2. DeCaire, 3. Aguilar, 4. Fritz, 5. Heisler, 6. Alvis.

Second heat (8 laps) – 1. Butler, 2. Nichols, 3. Teate, 4. Gilbertson, 5. Darvalies, 6. Faulconer, 7.Stephens.

Third heat (8 laps) – 1. Retzlaff, 2. Hoelzle, 3. S. Hartley, 4. B. Hartley, 5. Hurst, 6. L. J. Brazil

Feature (30 laps) – 1. Larry Brazil, Jr., 2. Dude Teate, 3. Shane Butler, 4. Bo Hartley, 5. Ben Fritz, 6. Joey Aguilar, 7. David Retzlaff, 8. Steve Heisler, 9. Jimmy Alvis, 10. Johnny Gilbertson, 11. Troy DeCaire, 12. Steve Darvalies, 13. Sonny Hartley, 14. Tommy Nichols, 15. D.J. Hoelzle, 16. Frankie Hurst, 17. Larry J. Brazil, 18. Skeeter Faulconer. DNS – Dakotah Stephens.

The TBARA as always put on the best show in Florida and there was a lot of great racing in the other classes tonight. The Rockem-Sockem Bombers ran an intense 25 lap feature race with Randy Spicer and Allen Bragg running side by side practically the entire race. The wide grooves of ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway allows for this kind of action and the two never even touched each other. It had the fans on their feet and the camera on at the finish. Going to Victory Circle with the win was Randy Spicer in the 83 car. Allen Bragg was second in the great looking 89 car while Michael Crooks took third in the 33 car. Crooks had quite an evening of racing, he first ran at another track, packed up his car and made it to Desoto Super Speedway in time to run the feature event and take a hard earned 3^rd place. However, Randy Spicer was DQed in tech after the race with a spring issue so Allen Bragg is the official winner and John Stewart got the third place finish while Crooks moved up to 2^nd. Stay tuned for next weeks saga.

Flyin 4’s

Randy Johnson 73
Michael Gamache 85
Jessica Ostrovskis 91

Magic 4’s

Dallas Troyer 01
Kyle Best 3
Amy Gamache 85

Desoto Trucks The Desoto Trucks ran a 35 lap feature that showcased the incredible talent in this class. Stephen Darvalics came from being put to the back to win by 6 inches and he did it in the last 12 laps. Todd Bontrager in the 8 truck broke on the lap 21 and had to pit. Nick Hernandez in the 37 truck hit the wall in turn1 and 2 and was not hurt. The results are:

Stephen Darvalics 41
Danny Anderson 50
Brent Huber 64

Street Stocks

Jonathan Heidenthal 27X
Derek Lucas 88
James Brenner 57

Mini Stocks

Jesse Dutilly 35
Robert Carter 30
Joshua Carbone 33X

Trophy Dash

Larry Saffold 88
Joseph Welden 40
Anthony Easton 89

The entire staff of ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway is committed to making sure your racing experience is fun and safe. We are locared 9 short miles East from I-75 on SR 64 in Bradenton Fl. We race every Saturday night and our gates open at 5 pm with racing starting at 7 pm. Check us out at www.desotosuperspeedway.com or give us a call with any questions at 941-748-3171.

By Jane Smith|2010-03-29T18:07:09-04:00March 29th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

KEVIN MACY THIRD WINNER IN THREE MODIFIED RACES AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

It was another great night of racing action at Auburndale Speedway as Kevin Macy topped the Open Wheel Modified field to become the third different winner in three races run so far this year.

Fifteen Modifieds were at the track, but Richie Smith pounded the wall in hot laps after losing a wheel. Smith was OK but his car was on the trailer early. Mechanical ills also kept James Wilkins from competing.

Macy and Keith Lilley won the heat races and lined up on the front row for the feature. Lilley tried hard to make the outside groove work, but Macy held firm and grabbed the lead while James Wright III slipped under Lilley and into second spot. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-03-29T18:02:17-04:00March 29th, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Emily Chaney wins Ms VSP, Lloyd tops Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models at Volusia Speedway Park

VSP MEDIA

Barberville, FL (March 27, 2010) Another perfect spring night greeted fans and drivers at Volusia Speedway Park. Not too cold nor too hot, just right.

Emily Chaney won the Ms Volusia Speedway Park contest and quickly began her duties Saturday night as she handed out the winning trophys and feature winner hats to the winners and posed with the winning driver. April Gray won first runner up.

Winning the heat races on Saturday night were Jason Davis and Ivedent Lloyd in the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Model Division. The Taylor Racing Products Sportsman class saw Sammy Ashley and Steve Shead win their two heat races. The Amsoil Thunder Stocks had three heat races with David Whitt, Chad Scranton and Scott Mooers taking the wins. The 4 Cylinder Challenger class also had three heats with Shawn Kosier, RJ Glaser and Thomas Parker taking their heat wins.

Twenty three Amsoil Thunder Stocks signed in the pit gate to race but after the heat races, only eighteen ran the feature. Randy Strehle had the pole for the 20 lap feature with Luke Sadler on the outside pole. Strehle took the early lead but it was Scott Mooers who took over on lap 3 and never looked back. With only a few cautions to stop the action, Mooers sailed to the checkered followed by Randy Strehle, David Whitt, Ryan Lisak, and D.J. Nobles.

In 2009, the Thunder Stock class was new to Volusia Speedway Park and has grown weekly every since then which was shown Saturday night in the very nice car count brought in by the Thunder Stocks. Watch this class as it continues to grow and grow.

The Florida Mini Sprints made their first appearance of 2010 at Volusia Saturday night with 20 sprints. Jesse Teed took the early lead but it was Brett O’Donnell, the 2009 Rookie of the Year, that showed he had the right stuff Saturday night. O’Donnell took over the point and there was no catching him although Teed tried very hard. O’Donnell took the checkered followed by Jesse Teed, Chris Pacetti, Steve Crabtree, and Eddie Moss, Jr.

Thirteen Late Models took the green with Joe Kump on the pole and last week’s winner David Clegg on the outside pole. Clegg took the lead and kept it until lap 17 when Ivedent Lloyd took over. Lap 15 saw the caution come out for debris on the track which turned out to be the front wheel cover off of Clegg’s car.
On the restart, Clegg was able to take the point but Lloyd was hot on his heels as Clegg’s car began having handling problems. Lloyd took advantage and took over the point and began sailing away from the field. Lloyd took the win for his first feature win of the year at Volusia Speedway followed by David Clegg, Joe Kump, Donnie Chappell, and Bo Allen.

Nineteen Sportsman took the green for the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman feature. Dan Lane, Sr. had the pole with last week’s winner Aaron Barsness on the outside pole. Barsness quickly jumped to the point followed by Lane, Shaun Daugharty, Drew Smith and Steve Shead. As Barsness begins to build up the distance between him and second place, the caution comes out on lap 7 for Blaise Hetznecker and Bruce Birkitt. Two more cautions before the race sees halfway involving Karl Haas and Collin Wright and Alan Peacock and Paul Shead. This was Peacock’s first night back at Volusia after being wrecked at North Florida Speedway before opening night.

On the restart, Barsness and Shead go side-by-side for the point as Shead takes the lead this time. A few more lead changes follow but Shead holds on and takes his first win of the season followed by Aaron Barsness, Drew Smith, Shaun Daugharty and Corey Holley.

Joining the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman for the first time and his first race in a dirt car was Jimmy Norman who previously ran Legend cars at Orlando SpeedWorld and other tracks. Norman said he will be racing the rest of the year at Volusia in his #2 Sportsman.

The final race of the night saw 25 4 Cylinder Challengers take the green with Steven Cox on the pole and Steven Johnson on the outside pole. Debuting his brand new Challenger was Casey Feaster who finished fourth in the feature. Johnson takes the point on the green followed by Kosier, Epsy, Feaster, and Glaser. Lap 4 saw the caution come out for Tom Parker who went hard into the turn 4 wall. Parker was okay but the same cannot be said about his car.

On the restart, Johnson and Kosier go side-by-side for the point with Kosier taking the lead this time. With no more cautions, it was a fight to the finish but Kosier held on to take the checkered followed by Larry Langston, Tony Laporta, Casey Feaster, and RJ Glaser.

Next Saturday night, April 3rd, it is Easter Fun with a visit from the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt for the kids. On the program will be the Budweiser (Quality Brands) Open Wheel Modifieds, Taylor Racing Products Sportsman, Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, Amsoil Thunder Stocks and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

Racing starts at 7:30 pm.

OFFICIAL RESULTS, VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK, MARCH 27, 2010

DAYTONA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP LATE MODELS
1. #21 Ivednet Lloyd
2. #07 David Clegg
3. #J17 Joe Kump
4. #25 Donnie Chappell
5. #71A Bo Allen
6. #145 Jason Davis
7. #46P Darell Padgett
8. #16 Shane Williams
9. #32P Jeff Phipps
10. #88 Andy Schell
11. #45 Bobby Richardson
12. #79 Jason Kimball
13. #98C Kent Corbin

TAYLOR RACING PRODUCTS SPORTSMAN
1. #10 Steve Shead
2. #11 Aaron Barsness
3. #29S Drew Smith
4. #00 Shaun Daugharty
5. #11C Corey Holley
6. #88 Sammy Ashley
7. #95 Matt McGillivrary
8. #05 Dan Lane, Sr.
9. #9 Bruce Birkitt
10. #38 Collin Wright
11. #57 Karl Haas
12. #17H Blaise Hetznecker
13. #20 Mitchell Wise
14. #5 Alan Peacock
15. #80 Paul Shead
16. #18 Justin Merry
17. #17K Marc Kinley
18. #2 Jimmy Norman
19. #77 Wayne Allen, Jr.

AMSOIL THUNDER STOCKS
1. #10 Scott Mooers
2. #24 Randy Strehle
3. #13 David Whitt
4. #17L Ryan Lisak
5. #17 D.J. Nobles
6. #07 Richard Calmes, Jr.
7. #9R Robert Donaly
8. #9 Joe Goempel
9. #22 Kelly Snyder
10. #114 John Thorpe
11. #6 Wally Douglass
12. #32 James Shaw
13. #14 Bryan Cox
14. #81 Courteney Eubanks
15. #03 Robert Schrunk
16. #33 Tim Hughes
17. #15 Luke Sadler
18. #27 Chad Scranton
19. #V1 Delbert Moyer DNS
20. #0 Rickie Lara DNS
21. #23 Jim Nichols DNS
22. #000 Jason Tovet DNS
23. #57 Matthew Schell DNS

FLORIDA MINI SPRINTS
1. #11 Brett O’Donnell
2. #7 Jesse Teed
3. #116 Chris Pacetti
4. #5 Steve Crabtree
5. #8 Eddie Moss, Jr.
6. #711 David Pleaugh
7. #23 Rae Lynn Moss
8. #18 Jody McKenzie
9. #13 Eddie Moss
10. #83 Justin Kolves
11. #88 Dick Miller
12. #6 Andrew Kurjack
13. #2 Tim O’Donnell
14. #21 Larry Dallmen
15. #14 Brian Penrose
16. #2 Mark Kider
17. #2M Sheldon Kinse, Sr.
18. #459 Austin Jackson
19. #15 Paul Lanag
20. #31 Tommy Boisden

4 CYLINDER CHALLENGERS
1. #97 Shawn Kosier
2. #49 Larry Langston
3. #3T Tony Laporta
4. #20 Casey Feaster
5. #004 RJ Glaser
6. #31 Scott Sullivan
7. #XX Jordan Myers
8. #20G Shane Torman
9. #1.4 Anthony Morris
10. #60 James Smith, Sr.
11. #1.5 Hubert Jett
12. #11 David Ladrie
13. #126 Robert Graham
14. #76 Ken MacLeod
15. #6E Gilbert Epsy
16. #81 Steven Johnson
17. #1X James Clay
18. #01 Davey Wolf
19. #X Justin Dean
20. #16 Denica Hetznecker
21. #5S Thomas Parker
22. #27S Alan Scott
23. #101 Wade Lear
24. #88 Steven Cox
25. #911 Michael Lane
26. #21S James Sullivan DNS
27. #18PAK Nathan Rhodes DNS

By Jane Smith|2010-03-29T17:39:25-04:00March 29th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off