Glaser tops 4 Cylinder Challengers at Volusia Speedway Park
VSP MEDIA
Barberville, FL (January 23, 2010) It was packed pits for Volusia Speedway Park for the January Jump-Start. Very little room was left for racecars to park in the pit area by the time hot laps came around. All but the Mini Stock divison had full fields of cars which made the fans happy and a great show.
Running heats and features were the Mini Stocks and 4 Cylinder Challengers. Mini Stocks saw Stanton Mills top the four car field for the heat race as Tony Laporta topped heat one for the 4 Cylinder Challengers and Davey Wolf topped heat number two.
Only five Mini Stocks were in the field for the feature but it ended up being a four car field as the #09 of Tommy Saunders died coming into turn 2 on the warm-up lap. Blake Spencer had the pole for the 12 lap feature and as they say, “never looked back”. Spencer lead from green to checkered followed by Jason Intoppo, Dan Kerr, and Stanton Mills.
Gilbert Epsey had the pole for the 15 lap 4 Cylinder Challenger feature and lead the first couple of laps until Vinnie Richards took over. Richards, who had the only 4 cylinder truck in the field, looked to have a clear path to the checkered but obviously it was not his night as Davey Wolf took the point away from Richards.
However on lap 12, the only red flag of the night came out for Richards who had a fire in the engine compartment. By the time Richards had stopped his ride, the fire was out but the safety crew got to him quickly to make sure he was not hurt or burned and luckily he was not.
On the restart, R.J. Glaser got the drop on the field. Although he had a very hard charging and determined Tony Laporta right on his rear bumper, Glaser was able to hold off Laporta and take his first win of 2010 and the $500 purse home.
Following Glaser to the checkered was Tony Laporta, Johnathan Green, Davey Wolf, and Shawn Kosier.
The DIRTcar Sportsman, DIRTcar Modifieds and DIRTcar Street Stocks saw plenty of action as they ran heat races for tomorrow’s features. The top five in each heat was guaranteed a spot in the feature with the rest of the field running a consi race on Sunday for the feature.
Not making the modified field and will run the consi race for the DIRTcar Modifieds was Dan Arnold, Mike Spatola, P.J. Wiggins, Ronnie Chance, David Ponton, and Darron Smith. Smith was the winner of heat 3 but was light at the scales and was dq’d.
In the DIRTcar Sportsman, nine cars did not make the field and will run a consi race. They were Steve Branton, William Northrup, Liza O’Connor, Shane Williams, Karl Haas, Drew Smith, Scott Lagassee, Jr., Richard Wells, and Trevor Gamble.
Running the DIRTcar Street Stock consi are Rick Davis, Jeff Miller, D.J. Nobles, Mick Kulak, David McCormack, Mike Eubanks, Dell Powell, Martin Butcher, and Jody Wells.
The January Jump-Start will continue tomorrow at 2 pm at Volusia Speedway park with heats and feature for the Thunder Stock and consi races and features for the DIRTcar Sportsman, DIRTcar Modifieds, and DIRTcar Street Stocks.
General Admission on Sunday, January 24, is $12.00. Students 11 – 15 is $6.00 with children 10 and under FREE. Drive-in parking is $10.00. Pit gate and grandstands open at 12 noon.
Volusia Speedway Park is located 15 miles west of Ormond Beach, FL on State Road 40. Additional information and updates will be available on the website – www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com, or call 386-985-4402.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK
JANUARY JUMP-START, JANUARY 23, 2010
VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK
JANUARY JUMP-START, JANUARY 23, 2010
MINI STOCKS
1. #82x Blake Spencer, St. Augustine
2. #18 Jason Intoppo, West Palm Beach
3. #73 Dan Kerr, Umatilla
4. #36 Stanton Mills, St. Augustine
5. #09 Tommy Saunders DNS
6. #75 Nick Kerr, Umitilla DNS
4 CYLINDER CHALLENGERS
1. #004 R. J. Glaser, Lake Helen
2. #3T Tony Laporta, South Daytona
3. #31.5 Johnathan Green
4. #01 Davey Wolf, Ormond Beach
5. #97 Shawn Kosier
6. #98 Sean Strama
7. #1.5 Herbert Teft
8. #37 Steve Danese
9. #20 Casey Feaster, Port Orange
10. #96 Vinnie Richards, Deland
11. #66 Leonard Underwood, DeLeon Springs
12. #1 David Antis
13. #18PAC Michael Stein
14. #XX Jordan Myers
15. #6E Gilbert Epsy, Port Orange
16. #21 Ephrai8m Souther, Satsuma
TOP 5 IN EACH HEAT ARE GUARANTEED TO START SUNDAY’S FEATURE, THE REST OF THE FIELD WILL RUN CONSI RACES AND THEN FEATURE
MODIFIED – HEAT #1
1. #40H Kyle Bronson
2. #2K Kyle Owen
3. #54B Larry Burkins
4. #40 James Smith
5. #1H Hollywood G. Owen II
6. #5W Dan Arnold
7. #89 Mike Spatola
8. #410W P.J. Wiggins
2. #2K Kyle Owen
3. #54B Larry Burkins
4. #40 James Smith
5. #1H Hollywood G. Owen II
6. #5W Dan Arnold
7. #89 Mike Spatola
8. #410W P.J. Wiggins
HEAT #2
1. #13 Jr Hotovy
2. #09 Rob Underwood
3. #67 Garrett Stewart
4. #OK Kent A. Corbin
5. #77A Wayne D. Allen, Jr.
6. #Z06 Larry Mott
7. #7S Ronnie Chance
2. #09 Rob Underwood
3. #67 Garrett Stewart
4. #OK Kent A. Corbin
5. #77A Wayne D. Allen, Jr.
6. #Z06 Larry Mott
7. #7S Ronnie Chance
HEAT #3
1. #48 Wayne Hammond
2. #33 Jeff Matthews
3. #21J Josh Sanford
4. #9S Ronnie Schron
5. #18 Jared Allison
6. #10X David Ponton
7. #41D Darron Smith DQ’D (Light)
2. #33 Jeff Matthews
3. #21J Josh Sanford
4. #9S Ronnie Schron
5. #18 Jared Allison
6. #10X David Ponton
7. #41D Darron Smith DQ’D (Light)
STREET STOCK HEAT #1
1. #119 Joe Belkey II
2. #64 Trevor Gamble
3. #K3 David Kinsey
4. #5H Chris Heaney
5. #04 Charles “Bubba” Christian
6. #17 D. J. Nobles
7. #71 Rick W. Davis
8. #28 Jeff Miller
2. #64 Trevor Gamble
3. #K3 David Kinsey
4. #5H Chris Heaney
5. #04 Charles “Bubba” Christian
6. #17 D. J. Nobles
7. #71 Rick W. Davis
8. #28 Jeff Miller
HEAT #2
1. #56 Kevin Durden
2. #17M William Madders
3. #1 Alan McCafferty
4. #0 George Richards
5. #2S Mick Kulak
6. #26 David McCormack
7. #12 Charlie Macnichol DQ’D
2. #17M William Madders
3. #1 Alan McCafferty
4. #0 George Richards
5. #2S Mick Kulak
6. #26 David McCormack
7. #12 Charlie Macnichol DQ’D
HEAT #3
1. #66V Greg Vandergriff
2. #36 Grady Christian
3. #17S Chad Scranton
4. #2H Cory A. Hupp
5. #32 Bud Chancey
6. #14P Dell Powell
7. #18E Mike Eubanks
2. #36 Grady Christian
3. #17S Chad Scranton
4. #2H Cory A. Hupp
5. #32 Bud Chancey
6. #14P Dell Powell
7. #18E Mike Eubanks
HEAT #4
1. #34 Pat Buckley
2. #56W Patrick Williams
3. #57S Wally Schneider
4. #54 Tim Hughes
5. #94 Robert Simons
6. #11W Jody Wells
7. #24B Martin Butcher
2. #56W Patrick Williams
3. #57S Wally Schneider
4. #54 Tim Hughes
5. #94 Robert Simons
6. #11W Jody Wells
7. #24B Martin Butcher
SPORTSMAN HEAT #1
1. #5 Alan Peacock
2. #58 Dave “Augie” Burttram, Jr.
3. #57P Ronnie Ponce
4. #05 Dan Lane, Sr.
5. #2 Chris Vogel
6. #61 Lisa O’Connor
7. #60 William Northrup
8. #40 Steve J. Branton
2. #58 Dave “Augie” Burttram, Jr.
3. #57P Ronnie Ponce
4. #05 Dan Lane, Sr.
5. #2 Chris Vogel
6. #61 Lisa O’Connor
7. #60 William Northrup
8. #40 Steve J. Branton
HEAT #2
1. #21S Stanton Mills
2. #80 Paul Shead
3. #11 Aaron Barsness
4. #45 Bobby Richardson
5. #00 Shaun Daugharty
6. #57 Karl Kaas
7. #18M Shane Williams
8. #29S Drew Smith
2. #80 Paul Shead
3. #11 Aaron Barsness
4. #45 Bobby Richardson
5. #00 Shaun Daugharty
6. #57 Karl Kaas
7. #18M Shane Williams
8. #29S Drew Smith
HEAT #3
1. #P4 David Clegg
2. #17H Blaise Hetznecker
3. #66C Kyle Chappell
4. #88 Sammy Dale
5. #95 Matt McGillivray
6. #46 Richard Wells, Jr.
7. #21L Scott Lagasse, Jr.
2. #17H Blaise Hetznecker
3. #66C Kyle Chappell
4. #88 Sammy Dale
5. #95 Matt McGillivray
6. #46 Richard Wells, Jr.
7. #21L Scott Lagasse, Jr.
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