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Wayne Anderson Makes It Two in a Row for FAST at Orlando SpeedWorld

Orlando Speedworld; Orlando, Florida: Race scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2010. For the second consecutive event, the weather was perfect for racing as the Sunoco Florida All Stars Tour traveled to Orlando Speedworld for the running of the Discount Propane 100. A great field of 31 Super Late Model, Limited Late Model, and Crate Late Model entries took qualifying laps, with Series Rookie Randy Anderson of Wildwood setting fast time of 13.800 (97.826 mph) in the No. 86 Airframe International Chevrolet. Lakeland’s Steve Doror qualified second in the No. 110 RaceCar Engineering entry, with Tyler Laing in the No. 39, Dalton Zehr in the No. 119, AJ Corelli in the No. 2, and Wayne Anderson in the No. 84 rounding the top 6 spots. Laing was later disqualified at Tech Inspection, moving Austin Kirkpatrick into the sixth qualifying spot.

B-Main Results

Sunoco FAST rules call for cars qualifying lower than the top 24 to compete in a B-Main feature. With Laing moving to the B-Main, the field for the 25-lap B-Main was set at seven cars. David Weaver, starting on the pole, was followed by Jeremy Gerstner, Daniel Maddox, Mike Cenzi, Perry Lovelady, Cody Lane, and Tyler Laing. Weaver held the point for the first 14 laps, with Laing moving taking the lead and holding it through the remaining laps for the win.

Discount Propane 100 Results

In the pill draw, 6^{th place qualifier Wayne Anderson drew the pole position, with Dalton Zehr, Randy Anderson, AJ Correlli, Steve Dorer, and Austin Kirkpatrick drawing in that order. Wayne Anderson led all 100 laps of the event, which was slowed seven times by cautions, with the most serious incident occurring on lap 25 when Todd Allen and Dalton Zehr got together coming off turn 2, with Dalton’s car riding the wall on the backstretch before landing on its side with a fire in the engine compartment. There were no injuries. Late in the race, Steve Dorer mounted a furious charge, including a last lap sprint to the outside that brought him to the finish line just three feet short of Anderson. Austin Kirkpatrick finished third, followed by CJ Calabrese and JR McMickle rounding out the top five. Kirkpatrick took Rookie of the Race honors. The unofficial full field finishing order is shown below.}

1. #84 Wayne Anderson

2. #10 Steve Dorer

3. #85 Austin Kirkpatrick

4. #87 Corey Calabrese

5. #119 J.R. McMickle

6. #127 Kyle Maynard

7. #4 Alan Bruns

8. #22 David King

9. #33 Casey Caudill

10. #86 Randy Anderson

11. #9 Rich Clouser

12. #70 Jermey Gerstner

13. #10 Talon Craft

14. #5 Joe Boyd

15. #2 Blake Koch

16. #27 Bobby Good

17. #38 Jared Allison

18. #2 A.J. Curelli

19. #34 Shaughn McCormick

20. #407 Jason Vail

21. #55 Todd Allen

22. #119 Dalton Zehr

23. #12 David Green

24. #32 Michael Williams

25. #39 Tyler Laing

26. #11 David Weaver

27. #82 Daniel Maddox

28. #62 John Gerstner

29. #71 Cody Lane

30. #92 Mike Cenzi

31. #09/50 Perry Lovelady

By Jane Smith|2010-03-07T01:50:08-05:00March 7th, 2010|Orlando Speedworld, Race Results|Comments Off

Surprises Abound At Ocala Speedway Opener

by BJ Cavin

Race fans and racers braved a frosty Florida night as they gathered to reopen the historic Ocala Speedway for another exciting season of racing, and Florida’s oldest speedway did not disappoint. The Sunoco United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series was also kicking off their season as a part of the festivities at Ocala, as were Ocala’s own Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, and the Mini Stocks. The fans and racers also collected over $260 to pass along to the founder and operator of Karnac.com and Real Racin’ USA, Jack Smith. Smith has recently been undergoing extensive surgery and was diagnosed with cancer.

Much of the attention on the night went to the Sunoco United Dirt Late Models as the new and improved version of the racing series debuted. The Ocala race officially was part of the new Southern division of the UDLMCS, but racers from the north also participated. Also garnering plenty of attention was the newly formed team included Ocala’s own Ivedent Lloyd and Darrell Padgett. That attention to this Roush-Yates powered team would last well into the early morning hours after Ivedent Lloyd wasted no time in setting the bar high, as he set fast time in qualifying with a blistering 16.275 on his second solo lap. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-03-08T15:59:47-05:00March 6th, 2010|Bubba Raceway Park, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

HOT ACTION ON A COLD, COLD NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

About the only thing hot at the races Saturday night other than the racing at Auburndale Speedway were the hot dogs, hot chocolate and hot coffee which was consumed in mass quantities by a surprisingly good-sized crowd on what could only be described as a bone-chilling Central Florida evening.

The Sportsman cars made their 2010 season debut and one thing was for certain in this race… give veteran Dave Dunkin the pole and more than likely he’ll win. That’s exactly what happened although Dunkin had to use all of his years of knowledge racing on the tight third-mile to hold on for the victory.

A short field of Sportsman were made even shorter when the rear end broke on Mark Medeiros’ car during hot laps and his mount was on the trailer before sunset.

Outside pole sitter Bart Weatherford got loose on cold tires during the initial start and spun but everyone was able to avoid him. Dunkin jumped to a quick lead with Weatherford trailing once the green was displayed. But the car that was really hooked up was that of Aaron Williamson.

Williamson dusted off Weatherford and began pressuring Dunkin using everything but the figure eight track to try and get by while the “old man” in his familiar “Blue Goose” Chevy thwarted every move.

Brett Jenkins was running well but had something break on his car and he slapped the turn one wall to bring out the caution on lap 20. He was able to drive his machine to the pits but retired it for the rest of the race.

Weatherford again got loose on the restart, nearly tagged the wall and was just clipped by Austin Carr while Kyle Aflord spun to avoid getting involved. All cars restarted.

Dunkin held off a furious charge by Williamson to take the checker and add to his already huge win total at Auburndale. Weatherford came home third trailed by Carr and Alford. Dunkin also won the heat race.

Chris Spring had it all together in the Mini Stocks as he dominated both the heat and feature in what is a usually tightly-contested class.

Spring jumped out front at the outset and just drove away from the field as the race went green to checker without a yellow flag. The best race was for second as Chris Narramore, Sr., the opening night winner, held off Donnie Guy and Fred Harrison, Jr. at the stripe. Danny Pearson took the fifth spot.

Brandon Duscherer looked to have the car to beat in the Street Stocks as he took the heat race win and had the pole for the feature. However, Duscherer’s car wasn’t up to the task come feature time. He barely made it out for the start, then passsed Matt McCrary (who led the first lap) and easily stayed out front for a few laps before his machine began to falter. Jeff Waterman zipped by on lap 16 while Duscherer took his now-smoking car to the infield. Caution was displayed as a small fire was put out under the hood of Duscherer’s racer.

Waterman set the pace the remaining few laps to score a popular win. Austin Jenkins took the checker second but was set down in tech for an infraction moving McCrary up to second. Chuck Harrison, Jr. was also DQ’d after the race actually giving third spot to Duscherer.

Chris Narramore, Jr. was out with a beautiful new V-8 Bomber and led all the way to apparently win the race, but the heavy hand of the tech man took the win away. That gave Josh Borem his second win in a row after he though he finished a distant second. Heat winner James Wright, Sr. took the runner-up spot trailed by Paul Bookmiller and Buddy Phillips, Jr.

Scrambler action saw Chelsea LaJoie hit the turn one wall nearly head-on in the heat race. She was OK, but done for the night. After winning the heat, Matt Johns also raced to victory in the feature. Brian Tyre led the early going but Johns kept up the pressure and snared the top spot on lap eight never to be headed. Tyre came home second ahead of Kimberly Gullett and Brandon Henault.

Craig Jackson actually crossed the line in fourth but became yet another driver to succumb to the pressures of post-race tech.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS – AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY – 2/27/10:

MINI STOCKS:

1-#42 Chris Spring

2-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr.

3-#33 Donnie Guy

4-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr.

5-#90 Danny Pearson

6-#8 Jordan Spring

7-#20 Kenny Uhl

8-#17 Mark Nagle

9-#46 Randy King

DNS#88 Kevin Steadman

STREET STOCKS:

1-#42 Jeff Waterman

2-#5 Matt McCrary

3-#26 Brandon Duchscherer

DQ#89 Austin Jenkins

DQ#22 Chuckie Harrison, Jr.

SCRAMBLERS:

1-#51 Matt Johns

2-#66 Brian Tyre

3-#28 Kimberly Gullett

4-#1 Brandon Henault

DQ#53 Craig Jackson

DNS#4 Scott Russ

DNS#3 chelsea Lajoie

V-8 BOMBERS:

1-#111 Josh Borem

2-#56 James Wright, Sr.

3-#0 Paul Bookmiller

4-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr.

DQ#21 Chris Narramore, Jr.

SPORTSMAN:

1-#71 Dave Dunkin

2-#113 Aaron Williamson

3-#1 Bart Weatherford

4-#8 Austin Carr

5-#51 Kyle Alford

6-#89 Brett Jenkins

DNS#13 Mark Medeiros

SCHOOL BUS FIGURE 8 RACE:

Top 3 of 12 buses

1-#701 Gary Swing

2-#19 Daniel Taylor

3-#1 Robert Aaron

Next Weeks racing schedule includes: Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Mini Stocks, Legends and Bandeleros. Racing starts at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com.

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By Jane Smith|2010-03-02T02:38:58-05:00March 2nd, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Dunkins tops Sportsman, Swing Wins School Bus Figure 8’s at Auburndale Speedway

By Carol Andrews

The rains came and left and Auburndale Speedway was able to put on a good show for the fans that came out and supported the track. The car count was down because of the weather. Thanks to the visiting drivers and their families that paid us a visit because their track was rained out. Hope they enjoyed our facility and will come back.

The winners in each division are as follows:

Mini Stocks

1-#42 Chris Spring

2-#3 Chris Narramore Sr.

3-#33 Donnie Guy

4-#21 Fred Harrison Jr

5-#90 Danny Pearson

6-#8 Jordan Spring

7-#20 Kenny Uhl

8-#17 Mark Nagle

9-#46 Randy King

DNS#88 Kevin Steadman

Street Stocks

1-#42 Jeff Waterman

2-#5 Matt McCrary

3-#26 Brandon Duchscherer

DQ#89 Austin Jenkins

DQ#22 Chuckie Harrison Jr

Scramblers

1-#51 Matt Johns

2-#66 Brian Tyre

3-#28 Kimberly Gullett

4-#1 Brandon Henault

DQ#53 Craig Jackson

DNS#4 Scott Russ

DNS#3 Chelsea Lajoie

V-8 Bombers

1-#111 Josh Borem

2-#56 James Wright Sr.

3-#0 Paul Bookmiller

4-#05 Buddy Phillips Jr

DQ#21 Chris Narramore Jr

Sportsman

1-#71 Dave Dunkin

2-#113 Aaron Williamson

3-#1 Bart Weatherford

4-#8 Austin Carr

5-#51 Kyle Alford

6-#89 Brett Jenkins

School Bus Figure 8’s

Top 3 of 12 busses

1-#701 Gary Swing

2-#19 Daniel Taylor

3-#1 Robert Aaron

Next Weeks racing schedule includes, Open Wheel Modified, Street Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Mini Stocks, Legends and Bandeleros. Racing start at 7 PM. For more information call 863-551-1131 or log on to www.auburndaleracing.com

By Jane Smith|2010-02-28T21:47:29-05:00February 28th, 2010|Auburndale Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Richie Smith tops Sportsman at Citrus County Speedway

Saturday, February 27, 2010 Citrus County Speedway, OFFICIAL RESULTS

	Mini Stocks	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
98	James Ellis	1
7	Clint Foley	2
34	Kevin Harrod	3
44	Michael Lawhorn	4
15	Jason Rendell	5
51	Christopher Harvey	6
32	Steven Smith	7
2	Don Faunce	8
129	Chris Zimmerman	9
4	Chuck Cain	10
3	Steven Griffin	11
24	Phil Edwards	12
43	Danny Schlenker	13
20	Travis Hoefler	14
1	George Neumann	15


	Sportsman	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
64	Richie Smith	1
17	Mike Bell	2
55	Ernie Reed	3
15	Joey Catterli	4
72	JoJo Viverito	5
01	Tom Posavec	6
07	Scott Garrity	7
83	Dennis Neighbor	8
3	Sandy Lee	9
116	Bill Hall	10
114	John Buzinec	11
34	Kevin Harrod	12


	Street Stocks	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
57	Frank Stromquist	1
42	Richie Smith	2
97	Tim Quick	3
11	Michael Ruff	4
33	Bill Ryan	5
27	John Makula	6
9	Artie Hewitt	7


	Four Cylinders Stock	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
21	Phil Edwards	1
32	Jeremy Sharrone	2
71	Sonya Heater	3
26	Nathan Florian	4
47	Richard Kuhn	5
79	Wayne Heater	6
29	Chris Snow	7
24	Tim Scalise	8
199	Robert Carter	9
65	Happy Florian	10
77	Kevin Knox	11
22	Bobby Richardson	12


	4CS Figure Eights	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
71	Wayne Heater	1
77	Travis Nichols	2
29	Chris Snow	3
21	Phil Edwards	4
199	Robert Carter	5
79	Fred Henick	6
48	Tim Scalise	7

	South East Champ Kart Series	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
#8	Doug Schmidt	1
#15	Chris Ellis	2
#70	Tim Moore	3
#30	Billy Smith	4
#96	Ron Letourneau	5
#7	Dustin Chisholm	6
#36	Tracy Wilson	7
#13	Romay Venta	8
#29	Ron Sanford	9
#09	Jacob Bellamy	10

	DWARFs	Feature
Car-#	Drivers Name	Finish
#14	Bo Bass	1
#23	Jerry Helfin	2
#04	Rick Londeen	3
#7	Ray Gonzales III	4
#25	John Bass	5
#02	Matt Londeen	6
#59	Donny Bass	7
#00	Teddy Bass	8

By Jane Smith|2010-02-28T17:48:26-05:00February 28th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Shaffer Makes it Two-for-Two in ASCS Rebel Action at East Bay

Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (February 26, 2010) – Tim Shaffer made it two wins in as many nights of “Kings” competition at East Bay Raceway Park’s 34^{th Annual Winter Nationals by charging to the winner’s circle in Friday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region preliminary main event.}The veteran Aliquippa, PA, hotshoe solidly established himself as a favorite for Saturday night’s $14,500 to win Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial with his second win in a row aboard the Kistler-powered C&H Motorsports No. 83 J&J.

And for the second night in a row, it as Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., that Shaffer chased down for the lead. But, after a late move on Thursday night, Shaffer needed just four laps to race from his fifth starting position into the lead on Friday night.

While traffic was a factor much of the way after the race’s lone caution appeared after seven laps, it did little to deter Shaffer’s winning pace. “The car was so good, I could move around where they weren’t.”

Shaffer was ultimately chased to the stripe by defending Ronald Laney Memorial winner Jesse Hockett, who took second away from Kennedy at the midway point.

Danny Smith claimed the show position, with Tony Bruce, Jr., and Mark Smith rounding out the top five.

Travis Rilat was sixth, with Kennedy, Gary Wright, Tommy Worley, Jr., and Wayne Johnson completing the top ten.

Shaffer, Kennedy, Tony Bruce, Jr., Rilat and Hockett topped Friday night’s heat race action, with Glenn Styres, Chris Williams and J.D. Johnson winning the “B” Mains.

With two nights of ASCS Rebel Region action in the books at East Bay Raceway Park, Shaffer stands undefeated with two heat race wins and two main events leading into Saturday night’s Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

The originally posted winner’s share of $10,000 has been boosted to $14,500. An extra $7,000 has been added to the purse by the Laney family, with an extra $4,000 to first, $2,000 to second and $1,000 to third. C&B Mushroom Farms has also added an extra $500 to the top spot, with an extra $500 bonus available for Shaffer as the winner of both prelims. Thus, if Shaffer takes Saturday’s top spot, he would collect $15,000.

American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region Friday Night Results from East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 8x-Chris Williams, 4. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr,. 5. 3b-Brad Greer, 6. 00-Michael Dupuy, 7. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 8. 82-A.J. Maddox, 9. 11-Carl Zaniboni.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 2. D12-Danny Smith, 3. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 4. 7m-Mark Smith, 5. 3g-Darren Long, 6. 12-Tim Kelly, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 47-Caleb Helms, 9. 83-Bob Auld.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 33-Stewart Friesen, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 6. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 8. 02-Gene Lasker.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 3. 98-Joe Ramaker, 4. 81-Sport Allen, 5. 0-Glenn Styres, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 8. 20-Frank Carlsson.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 75-Jesse Hockett, 2. 6-Mike Schroeder, 3. 92-Matt Kurtz, 4. 09-Timmy Thrash, 5. 88-Shane Kreidler, 6. 4m-Michael Miller, 7. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick.

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 0-Glenn Styres, 2. 3g-Darren Long, 3. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 20-Frank Carlsson, 8. 83-Bob Auld. DNS: 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 02-Gene Lasker.

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 8x-Chris Williams, 2. 3b-Brad Greer, 3. W20-Greg Wilson, 4. 12-Tim Kelly, 5. 48-David Brown, 6. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 7. 82-A.J. Maddox, 8. 47-Caleb Helms. DNS: 6-Mike Schroeder.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 2. 92-Matt Kurtz, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 35- Jared Zimbardi, 5. 00-Michael Dupuy, 6. 88-Shane Kreidler, 7. 11-Carl Zaniboni, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick. DNS: 4m-Michael Miller.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. D12-Danny Smith, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 7m-Mark Smith, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 8. 9x-Gary Wright, 9. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 10. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 11. 33-Stewart Friesen, 12. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 13. 8x-Chris Williams, 14. 98-Joe Ramaker, 15. 0-Glenn Styres, 16. 81-Sport Allen, 17. 3g-Darren Long, 18. 09-Timmy Thrash, 19. 92-Matt Kurtz, 20. 3b-Brad Greer.

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Tim Shaffer 100, 2. (tie) Lou Kennedy, Jr. and Mark Smith 91, 4. Danny Smith 90, 5. (tie) Travis Rilat and Tony Bruce, Jr. 88, 7. (tie) Gary Wright and Jesse Hockett 87, 9. J.D. Johnson 75, 10. (tie) Darren Long, Wayne Johnson and Sport Allen 74.

By Jane Smith|2010-02-27T14:24:27-05:00February 27th, 2010|East Bay Raceway Park, Race Results|Comments Off

Tim Russell Ices 30th annual Icebreaker 100

by Rick Anges

Bradenton, Fl. February in Florida means a lot of different things to a lot of different people but for most of us it just means racing! From the shores of New Smyrna Beach to the depths of the Everglades there was the roar of engines.

For thirty years this has also been the weekend of the Icebreaker at Desoto Super Speedway. Some of the top names in all of stock car racing have run this big late model race.

The drivers that were competing for this years trophy included two governors cup winners, several series champions, current and former NASCAR drivers and more then a few track champs.

Nineteen of Florida’s Top Late Model Aces lined up for their two lap qualifying runs. When it was all said and done the 2009 Governors Cup Champ Tim Russell took the fast time with a 14:698 run around 3/8 mile.

Anthony Campi was second fast followed by Joe Boyd, Jeff Choquette and Justin Larson for the top five.

Three cars were inverted from qualifying putting Joe Boyd on the pole for the 100-lap feature. Three fans from the stand gave the drivers the command to start your engines and field came to life.

Joe Boyd jumped out to the early lead with Russell following in his tire tracks. Meanwhile Choquette and Campi were hard at it for the second spot.

The first of only three cautions was brought out Larry Bryant who backed his car into the turn one wall. On the restart Boyd once again took the top spot but as the race wore on Russell would get around Boyd for the lead.

Boyd would lose the handle on his ride and fade to a disappointing sixteenth place finish on the night. Also having his problems was Jeff Choquette. Choquette who won his first asphalt race at Desoto began to push up in turn four. Campi, the 2009 Hoosier Elite Series champion would soon get by and set his sites on the leader Russell. Choquette would finish the eighth.

The long green flag run was just thing that Russell needed as his car just got better and better as he would add the 30^th annual Icebreaker to his already impressive resume and collect over $5,000 for the win. Anthony Campi would come home with an impressive second place run, Justin Larson would run third in this start studded race, fourth would be none other then Darryl Shelnut and fifth went to Chris Fontaine.

Sarasota Ford Hoosier Elite Series Late Models

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 6 36 Tim Russell *Fast Time Apopka , Fl

2 5 81 Anthony Campi Sarasota , Fl

3 2 88X Justin Larson Safety Harbor, Fl

4 8 7 Darryl Shelnut Lake City, Fl

5 1 47 Chris Fontaine Auburndale , Fl

6 7 51N Stephen Nasse Pinellas Park, Fl

7 13 55 Scot Walters Naples , Fl

8 3 70 Jeff Choquette Loxahatchee , Fl

9 17 9 Rob Partelo Largo , Fl

10 14 70X James Glover Pinellas Park, Fl

11 10 31 Jeff Sloan Beverly Hills, Fl

12 11 30 Jesse Dutilly Bradenton , Fl

13 16 5X Steve Gill Sarasota , Fl

14 9 1X John Jackson Ellenton , Fl

15 15 00 Robert Yoho Pinellas Park, Fl

16 4 5 Joe Boyd Riverview , Fl

17 12 28 Billy Bigley, Jr Naples , Fl

18 18 28B Dylan Bigley Naples , Fl

19 19 99 Larry Bryant

Open Wheel Modifieds

The “Rocketman” Wayne Jefferson took the in a caution filled thirty-five lap feature. Pat Nanney would blaze from the back of the pack on old tires to finish second, Teddy Nelson also came from near the back to finish third, fourth was early race leader Ralph Bowman and fifth was Scott Kleiber.

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 4 1 Wayne Jefferson Pinellas Park, Fl

2 5 60 Pat Nanney Bradenton , Fl

3 2 94 Teddy Nelson Pinellas Park, Fl

4 6 2 Ralph Bowman Largo , Fl

5 1 5X Scott Kleiber Naples , Fl

6 8 53 Doug Miller Largo , Fl

7 9 12 Eric Rudd Naples , Fl

8 11 2R John Rogers Naples , Fl

9 13 5 James Glover Pinellas Park, Fl

10 3 46 Doug Moff Ft Myers, Fl

11 12 89 Joshua Todd Polk City, Fl

12 7 99 Sean Mclaughlin Port Charlotte, Fl

13 10 63 Phil Morrison Punta Gorda, Fl

Sturdy Built Trailers Flyin 4’s

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 11 73 Randy Johnson Bradenton , Fl

3 3 81 Brittany Barr St Petersburg, Fl

4 7 3 Duane Best Myakka City, Fl

5 1 36 Todd Morey Wachula , Fl

6 9 74 Paul Huffstutler Bradenton , Fl

7 6 11 William Carlbert Jr Bradenton , Fl

8 2 20X Austin Cavey Parrish , Fl

9 10 11B Joshua Piller Wesley Chapel, Fl

10 8 17 Brad Steger Clearwater , Fl

11 4 38 Arthur Danielson Pinellas , Fl

Magic 4’s

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 6 3 Kyle Best Myakka City, Fl

2 4 30 Zac Campilonga Bradenton , Fl

3 2 38 Joann Danielson Pinellas , Fl

4 3 11 Justine Carlbert Palmetto , Fl

5 5 01 Dallas Troyer Bradenton , Fl

6 1 44 Shanna Clark St. Petersburg, Fl

Mini-Stocks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 3 88 Anthony La Point Zephyrhills , Fl

2 2 33X Joshua Carbone Bradenton , Fl

3 1 32 Jesse Dutilly Bradenton , Fl

Q Auto and Injury Pure Stocks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 2 30 Robert Crisp Largo , Fl

2 4 47 William Carlbert Jr Bradenton , Fl

3 6 71 Darrin Ellis Myakka City, Fl

4 11 89X Joshua Todd Polk City, Fl

5 1 00 Troy Meredith Largo , Fl

6 8 13 Chelsea Lau Bradenton , Fl

7 9 88 Jamie Wilson Sarasota , Fl

8 5 67 Jimmie Best Sarasota , Fl

9 7 70 Leonard Mccue St Petersburg, Fl

10 3 21X George Bartimac St Petersburg, Fl

11 10 3 Duane Best Myakka City, Fl

Jr.’s Trim Shop Bombers

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 3 02 John Stewart Pinellas Park, Fl

2 1 44 Todd Jacobs Palmetto , Fl

3 2 70 Jeff Taylor Seminole , Fl

4 4 96 Tom Blakeley Bradenton , Fl

Desoto Pro Trucks

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 3 8 Todd Bontrager Sarasota , Fl

2 1 64 Andrew Gipson Bradenton , Fl

3 5 64 Brent Huber Venice , Fl

4 7 12 Charlie Montgomery Venice , Fl

5 4 41 Stephen Darvalics Venice , Fl

6 2 37 Nick Hernandez Palmetto , Fl

7 8 50 Danny Anderson Bradenton , Fl

8 6 48 Bill Manfull Bradenton , Fl

By Jane Smith|2010-02-25T04:40:12-05:00February 25th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

The “Rocketman” Tops Modifieds at Desoto Super Speedway

BOMBERS – BOMB 20L
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   JOHN STEWART   02
2   TODD JACOBS   44
3   JEFF TAYLOR   70
4   TOM BLAKELEY   96

BOMBERS – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TOM BLAKELEY   96
2   JOHN STEWART   02
3   JEFF TAYLOR   70
4   TODD JACOBS   44

DS TRUCKS – DS TRUCKS 50L
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TODD BONTRAGER   8
2   ANDREW GIPSON   64
3   BRENT HUBER   64
4   CHARLIE MONTGOMERY   12
5   STEPHEN DARVALICS   41
6   NICK HERNANDEZ   37
7   DANNY ANDERSON   50
8   BILL MANFULL   48

DS TRUCKS – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   BILL MANFULL   48
2   BRENT HUBER   64
3   STEPHEN DARVALICS   41
4   TODD BONTRAGER   8
5   NICK HERNANDEZ   37
6   ANDREW GIPSON   64
7   CHARLIE MONTGOMERY   12
8   DANNY ANDERSON   50

FLYIN 4s – FEATURE
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   RANDY JOHNSON   73
2   ALEX PATTEN   13
3   BRITTANY BARR   81
4   DUANE BEST   3
5   TODD MOREY   36
6   PAUL HUFFSTUTLER   74
7   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   11
8   AUSTIN CAVEY   20X
9   JOSHUA PILLER   11B
10   BRAD STEGER   17
11   ARTHUR DANIELSON   38

FLYIN 4s – HEAT   1
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   RANDY JOHNSON   73
2   ARTHUR DANIELSON   38
3   AUSTIN CAVEY   20X
4   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   11
5   BRAD STEGER   17

FLYIN 4s – HEAT   2
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ALEX PATTEN   13
2   BRITTANY BARR   81
3   TODD MOREY   36
4   DUANE BEST   3
5   PAUL HUFFSTUTLER   74
6   JOSHUA PILLER   11B

HOOSIER ELITE – HOOSIER ELITE
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TIM RUSSELL   36
2   ANTHONY CAMPI   81
3   JUSTIN LARSON   88X
4   DARRYL SHELNUT   7
5   CHRIS FONTAINE   47
6   STEPHEN NASSE   51N
7   SCOT WALTERS   55
8   JEFF CHOQUETTE   70
9   ROB PARTELO   9
10   JAMES GLOVER   70X
11   JEFF SLOAN   31
12   JESSE DUTILLY   30
13   STEVE GILL   5X
14   JOHN JACKSON   1X
15   ROBERT YOHO   00
16   JOE BOYD   5
17   BILLY BIGLEY, JR   28
18   DYLAN BIGLEY   28B
19   LARRY BRYANT LANDSCAPING   99

HOOSIER ELITE – QUALIFYING
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   TIM RUSSELL   36
2   ANTHONY CAMPI   81
3   JOE BOYD   5
4   JEFF CHOQUETTE   70
5   JUSTIN LARSON   88X
6   CHRIS FONTAINE   47
7   STEPHEN NASSE   51N
8   DARRYL SHELNUT   7
9   JOHN JACKSON   1X
10   JEFF SLOAN   31
11   JESSE DUTILLY   30
12   BILLY BIGLEY, JR   28
13   SCOT WALTERS   55
14   JAMES GLOVER   70X
15   ROBERT YOHO   00
16   STEVE GILL   5X
17   ROB PARTELO   9
18   DYLAN BIGLEY   28B
19   LARRY BRYANT LANDSCAPING   99

MAGIC 4S – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   DALLAS TROYER   01
2   ZAC CAMPILONGA   30
3   KYLE BEST   3
4   JUSTINE CARLBERT   11
5   JOANN DANIELSON   38
6   SHANNA CLARK   44

MAGIC 4S – MAGIC FOURS
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   KYLE BEST   3
2   ZAC CAMPILONGA   30
3   JOANN DANIELSON   38
4   JUSTINE CARLBERT   11
5   DALLAS TROYER   01
6   SHANNA CLARK   44

MINI STOCKS – FEATURE
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ANTHONY LA POINT   88
2   JOSHUA CARBONE   33X
3   JESSE DUTILLY   32

MINI STOCKS – HEAT
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ANTHONY LA POINT   88
2   JOSHUA CARBONE   33X
3   JESSE DUTILLY   32

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT   1
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   RALPH BOWMAN   2
2   WAYNE JEFFERSON   1
3   TEDDY NELSON   94
4   SEAN MCLAUGHLIN   99
5   ERIC RUDD   12
6   JOHN ROGERS   2R
7   JAMES GLOVER   5

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT   2
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   PAT NANNEY   60
2   DOUG MOFF   46
3   SCOTT KLEIBER   5X
4   DOUG MILLER   53
5   PHIL MORRISON   63
6   JOSHUA TODD   89

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – OWM 35L 11 OR LESS
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   WAYNE JEFFERSON   1
2   PAT NANNEY   60
3   TEDDY NELSON   94
4   RALPH BOWMAN   2
5   SCOTT KLEIBER   5X
6   DOUG MILLER   53
7   ERIC RUDD   12
8   JOHN ROGERS   2R
9   JAMES GLOVER   5
10   DOUG MOFF   46
11   JOSHUA TODD   89
12   SEAN MCLAUGHLIN   99
13   PHIL MORRISON   63

PURE STOCKS – HEAT   1
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   DARRIN ELLIS   71
2   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   47
3   ROBERT CRISP   30
4   LEONARD McCUE   70
5   JAMIE WILSON   88
6   JOSHUA TODD   89X

PURE STOCKS – HEAT   2
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   JIMMIE BEST   67
2   GEORGE BARTIMAC   21X
3   TROY MEREDITH   00
4   CHELSEA LAU   13
5   DUANE BEST   3

PURE STOCKS – PS 20L 19 OR LESS
Pos   Driver    Car #
1   ROBERT CRISP   30
2   WILLIAM CARLBERT JR   47
3   DARRIN ELLIS   71
4   JOSHUA TODD   89X
5   TROY MEREDITH   00
6   CHELSEA LAU   13
7   JAMIE WILSON   88
8   JIMMIE BEST   67
9   LEONARD McCUE   70
10   GEORGE BARTIMAC   21X
11   DUANE BEST   3

By Jane Smith|2010-02-25T03:30:40-05:00February 25th, 2010|DeSoto Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off

Wayne Anderson Charges from Last to First to Win F.A.S.T. Late Model 100 Lapper at Citrus

photo Courtesy of R. E. Wing Photos (www.rewingphotos.com)

2/23/10 by: Phil Schryver Citrus County Speedway, Inverness, FL

The brand new Sunoco Florida All Star Touring series (FAST) had their first race of the year this past Saturday at Citrus County Speedway. The weekend started off with most of the late model teams showing up at the track on Friday for a full day of practice followed by a Barbeque dinner sponsored by Sonny’s Barbeque.

27 Late Models from all over the state of Florida, including 1 driver from New York, were on hand Saturday for the Inaugural event. When all of the cars had qualified, Wayne Anderson, in the #84, had the fast time of 13.551. Second fastest was the #85 of Austin Kirkpatrick with a 13.585, and 3^rd was the #09 of Scott Grossenbacher with a time of 13.692. The top 6 cars drew pills to determine that actual starting position. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-03-01T13:49:35-05:00February 25th, 2010|Citrus County Speedway, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Mark Gimmler wins Checkered Flag Sprints feature at Charlotte County Motorsports Park

By: Melanie Beckner

Punta Gorda, FL…The 2010 points season started this past Saturday night at the Charlotte County Motorsports Park. There were some new faces running around in the pits and some drivers moving up to other divisions, but all were eager to get the new season going.

The Bandoleros were the first feature race of the night with young, Reese Chase sitting on the pole for the twelve, lap feature. Taylor McFadden immediately took his car to the front with the Ryan Shattuck and Mark Hooven hot on his heels. McFadden would lead the first, four laps before being bypassed for the lead from Mark Hooven, along with Ryan Shattuck. The entire feature ran caution free, but Mark Hooven and Ryan Shattuck battled for the lead up until the checkered flag waved. Mark Hooven took home the win with Ryan Shattuck settling for second and Taylor Mcfadden finished in third.

Stuart Vandevender, was the pole sitter for the twenty five, lap Pro 4 race. Vandevender took the lead at the drop of the green flag and lead until lap four, when Derrick Horton took over the position. The first caution came out on lap eight, after David Doty spun around Shane Moore in turn one. Derrick Horton still held the lead on the restart of lap eight, with Ken Badali not to far behind. Meanwhile, Paul Richards was making his way through the field and by lap fifteen, he had caught up to first and second place.

With two laps remaining Chelsea Lajoie brought out the final caution when she spun her car around in turn one,setting up a green,white and checkered finish. On the restart Derrick Horton was still able to hold off Ken Badali and Paul Richards, leaving the battle for the second position. Derrick Horton was the winnerwith Paul Richards in second and Ken Badali was third.

Thunder Trucks saw James Wright on the pole for there twenty five, lap feature with Wright leading from the start until the checkered flag waved with the entire feature running caution free. Finishing in second was 2009 Thunder Trucks, points champion Lance Sober with rookie Dave Johnson in third.

The Fab 4’s had Aaron Hargrove leading the field to the start of the twenty five, lap feature. On the start Nick Callin got into the side of Linda Badali in turn four, which resulted in a complete restart. The restart was good with Kyle Rice taking the lead with the first race caution coming out on lap five, when Linda Badali spun in turn one. Rice held the lead with Robert Conant not to far behind Rice. On lap fourteen, Miranda Cole, who had just gotten lapped by leader Kyle Rice, spun out second place runner Robert Conant going into turn two.

Three laps later Kerrington McFadden spun his car around in turn two, bringing out the yellow flag. On the restart, coming out of turn two Kyle Rice and Paul Richards Jr., were battling for the lead. The two made contact on the backstretch which sent Rice spinning into turn three. Kyle Rice was given back the lead and Paul Richards Jr., was sent to the tail end of the field.

The second restart was good with Rice still holding the lead and Paul Richards Jr quickly making his way back through the field. By lap twenty one, Richards Jr. was on RIce’s back bumper. The two battled it out again for the lead, with Paul Richards Jr side by side with Kyle Rice for the lead on the backstretch, the following lap.

Going into turn three the two made contact again with both Rice and Richards Jr., both spinning. Paul Richards Jr. was handed the lead while Kyle Rice night ended after hitting the wall after he spun. In his first race ever, Paul Richards Jr., took home the win with Robert Conant in second and Aaron Hargrove rounded out the top three.

The Checkered FLag Sprint Series, made there first stop of the 2010 season at CCMP for there thirty, lap feature. It was a Gimmler front row with Mark Gimmler on the pole and his brother Gary Gimmler on the outside. Mark Gimmler took his car to the front at the wave of the green flag.

As the race went on Mark Gimmler started to pull away from second place Gary Gimmler and with Amanda Ferguson and Mickey Kempgens battling for the third position. The first caution to come out was on lap sixteen, after Keith Butler looped his Sprint car around in turn three.

Two laps later the caution came out again after the throttle stuck on Mike Tharpe, going into turn three. Thankfully, Tharpe, was able to keep his Sprint car off the wall. On the restart Mark Gimmler, continued where he left off with Gary Gimmler still sitting in second while Ferguson and Kempgens kept up the race for the third position. Mark Gimmler went on to claim the victory with Gary Gimmler in second and Mickey Kampgens was able to hold off Amanda Ferguson, to take the third place position.

Mitch Verhaagh, was the pole sitter for the twenty five, lap feature for the Legend cars. On the start Mark Hooven, got loose going into turn one and shot up the track and spun around. Josh Williams was collected and hit the tires up on the wall in turn two. The damage was extensive enough to end Josh Williams night, however Mark Hooven was able to continue.

Mitch Verhaagh grabbed the lead on the restart of the race and led for two laps before 2009 Legends, points champion Devin McLeod took over the lead. On lap two,
the caution came out for Mark Hooven when he spun out on the front stretch. Three laps later Brady Marshall, brought out the caution when he spun in turn four.

McLeod was holding a good lead when Brady Marshall, drew the caution again on lap sixteen after his spin in turn two. Devin McLeod took the victory with Mitch Verhaagh in second and Mike Fazio took third place.

The Juniors’ Trim Shop Road Warriors ended up being the last feature of the evening. The race was scheduled to be twenty five laps, but due to the 11:30 Pm curfew they only got in seventeen laps. Randy Kile sat on the pole for the race, which turned into a wreck fest!

On the start Codey Benoit, had gotten into the back of Willard Hadden on the front stretch, which sent Hadden spinning with the field trying to dodge Hadden, but did collected Jesse Gargus. On the restart Jason Miller got sideways coming out of turn four, Miller tried to save it, but ended up spinning on the front stretch, collecting Clete Trimmer.

On the second restart, Chris Scott got into CHris Loney in turn one and Loney came to a stop at the top of turn two, with a flat tire. The field was then lined up in a single file with one last attempt to get the race started. After three restarts, they finally got a lap in when the caution came out yet again. Chris Scott hit the backstretch wall hard and one of his tires went flying over the fence into the pits.

No one was injured in the pits and Chris Scott was fine, but the contact with the wall ended his night. On the restart, Logan Leonard ducked is car under Randy Kile going into turn one, battling for the lead. The two got locked with one another and spun. Logan Leonard ended up with a busted radiator, which ended his night and Randy Kile was given back the lead. The rest of the race ran relatively clean, however time ran out and the race was ended after only seventeen laps being completed.

Randy Kile was the winner with Codey Benoit in second and Mike Crooks in third. After the race in tech, second place finished Codey Benoit, was disqualified for being to light. This handed second place over to Mike Crooks and third place went to RIck Reed, who originally came on fourth place.

By Jane Smith|2010-02-23T03:08:44-05:00February 23rd, 2010|Punta Gorda Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off