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DIRTcar Nationals ‘Six Pack Challenge’ Voting Closes

Six Super DIRTcar Series, six DIRTcar UMP Modified Drivers Entered into Special Races During the Two-Week Event Feb. 11-22 at Volusia Speedway Park

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 4, 2014 – Voting has closed in the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment “Six Pack Challenge” with six Super DIRTcar Series drivers and six DIRTcar UMP Modified drivers earning positions to compete in the special six-lap dashes during the Feb. 11-22 event at Volusia Speedway Park.

Drivers eligible to compete in the DIRTcar UMP Modified Six Pack Challenge on Tuesday, Feb. 18, are Jeff Babcock, Steven Brooks, Matt Westfall, Kody Weisner, Kenny Wallace and Nate Zimmer.

Drivers eligible to race in the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Six Pack Challenge on Friday, Feb. 21, include Peter Britten, Mario Clair, J.R. Heffner, Bruno LaPage, Dave Rauscher and Matt Sheppard.

The two Six Pack Challenge races are six-lap dashes worth $500-to-win and $100-to-start.

Voting was closed ahead of schedule when officials determined electronic “vote bots” were being employed to manipulate the contest. Without a way to create a fair and level process once the voting was compromised on behalf of several drivers, some unknowingly, officials decided to cut short the contest on Tuesday and revert to totals from before the manipulation was detected. (more…)

By Scott|2014-02-05T00:32:28-05:00February 5th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Southern Pro Am Truck Series (SPATS) Opens 2014 Season at Bronson Speedway

Driver Seat Racing, Inc. is pleased to announce their sponsorship and management of the 2014 Southern Pro Am Truck Series (SPATS), the southeast’s newest Pro Truck oval track racing series.

The Southern Pro Am Truck Series is made up of professional and amateur race car drivers, and due to the variety of racing experience, SPATS will facilitate a team atmosphere. SPATS members will be encouraged to help fellow members (teammates) improve each week. The Southern Pro Am Truck Series goals are to provide up-to-date communication to its members and attract new members by providing a fun, competitive and hassle-free racing experience. In addition, Driver Seat Racing and SPATS have recruited current Pro Truck drivers to help with rule improvements, tech inspections, and consulting on the overall function of the series.

Since pro trucks are the next step up for teens racing in the Legend, Mini Cup and Pro Cup Challenge Racing Series, SPATS will use its relationship with Lee Faulk Racing and Development to support their advancement to the next levels of limited late models, late model stock, K&N Series/ARCA…

With major companies backing the series (see website), another goal of SPATS is to increase the popularity of Pro Truck oval track racing throughout the Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, South and North Carolina racing communities. (more…)

By Scott|2014-02-10T18:34:40-05:00February 4th, 2014|Bronson Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Kyle Bronson Wins First Winternationals OWM Event In A Fog Shortened Race At East Bay Raceway Park

Kyle Bronson in a Fogged covered Victory Lane wins in his first East Bay Winternationals event paying $1,500 to win on Opening Night.
Photo Credit: Mike Horne

Jean Lynch, TAMPA, FL. Finally, the 38th Annual Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park got underway Monday with the 15th Annual Open Wheel Modified feature that fans had been waiting for since last Thursday. However, it wasn’t because of rain this time that caused the program to be cut short after 17 laps – it was dense fog!

Kyle Bronson from nearby Brandon, Florida, was declared the winner after 17 laps of the scheduled 25 lap event paying $1,500 to win over a stellar field of open- wheel modified cars. It marked the first Winternational win for him in the Wayne and Shirlene Hammond owned number 40B car that he started in third spot in a field of 27 cars that showed up here from 12 states to compete for the Open Wheel title.

Bronson explained the early going like this. “I knew the inside was the fastest way around the track, but everyone was running down there. With Kyle Strickler starting on pole and Dale Mathison taking the lead for the next six laps, I decided to try the outside and it worked for me.” Bronson took the lead coming out of turn four in heavy traffic on lap seven as fog began to appear above the track. The win marked the third win in as many tries for the new GRT chassis powered by a Mullins engine. (more…)

By Scott|2014-02-04T16:40:31-05:00February 4th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Boyd charges to win in Icebreaker 100

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By SCOTT LOCKWOOD

Desoto Speedway

BRADENTON – Usually, starting from 14th place in a 100-lap feature race on a 3/8-mile oval makes winning an extremely difficult task.

But for Riverview’s Joe Boyd, that didn’t slow him down as he picked his way through the field on his way to win Saturday night’s crash-filled Icebreaker 100 for the Bright House Challenge Series in front a capacity crowd at Desoto Speedway. (more…)

By rick|2014-02-02T16:38:03-05:00February 2nd, 2014|Archives, DeSoto Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Citrus County Speedway Race Results for February 1st, 2014

Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
22 Aaron Pierce Indianapolis 1
21 Jimmy Alvis Sr. Seffner 2
11 Joey Agvilar Tampa 3
5 Mickey Kempgens Tampa 4
0 Dude Teate Leesburg 5
19 Keith Butler Riverveiw 6
55 Tommy Nichols Tampa 7
41 Ty DeCaire Wesley Chapel 8
18 Shane Butler Bushnell 9
33 John Sanburn Eustis 10 (more…)

By Scott|2014-02-02T15:55:41-05:00February 2nd, 2014|Citrus County Speedway, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

East Bay Raceway Park Moves Racing To Sunday, Monday & Tuesday For Open Wheel Modifieds & FL Mini Sprints

Tampa, FL – 5:00 pm – Due to the uncontrollable amount of rain over these past few days, UMP Officials, East Bay Officials, Drivers and Teams got together and held a meeting and were all in favor of racing over the next three days. East Bay Officials will continue to work on the track throughout the night to make sure that the track is in racing conditions for the next three nights here at “The Clay By The Bay”.

The new revised schedule is as follows: Sunday Grandstands will open at 11:00 am with hot laps to begin around Noon and the ACTION to begin around 1:00 pm. Tomorrow’s event will be paying $1,500 to win for 25 Laps. Monday and Tuesday will be for $1,000 to win also for 25 laps with Grandstands opening at 5:00 pm with hot laps to begin around 6:00 pm and the ACTION to begin around 7:00 pm.

By Scott|2014-02-01T23:16:59-05:00February 1st, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

COMPLETE RAINOUT OF FIVE NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS RACES FORCES POSTPONEMENT

OCALA, FL – Rain and wet track conditions all week has forced postponement of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Bubba’s Army Winternationals Presented By Rock Auto.com until March 6, 7, and 8. In an unprecedented situation, four straight days of rain left the track conditions too wet for safe competition and all five nights of competition were rained out.

The rescheduled events for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Bubba’s Army Winternationals Presented By Rock Auto.com will feature a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on March 6, a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race on March 7, and a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race on March 8.

The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division season opener will now be at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA for the Super Bowl of Racing Presented By Rock Auto.com on February 6, 7, and 8. All three races will pay $2,500-to-win. The February 6 and 7 shows will be 30 laps, and the February 8 event will be 50-laps.

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By Scott|2014-02-01T23:18:54-05:00February 1st, 2014|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Excitement Builds for East Bay Winternationals

WAYCROSS, GA (January 29, 2014) – Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are excited to head to the sunshine state of Florida again this year for its second stop of the 2014 season. The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will travel to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida for the 38th Annual Winternationals at the famed “Clay by the Bay” for a week of action-packed events in early February.

Officials of East Bay Raceway park have been steady working on the facilities and the track itself in preparations for this years events. New clay has been added to the racing surface combined with a racer friendly tire rule put in place by the LOLMDS, fans are sure to see some thrilling racing all week long. The Winternationals, held at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL will consist of an open practice on Sunday, February 9th, from 6PM to 9PM and six full nights of racing, from February 10th through 15th. Each day, the Drivers Meeting will be at 5:15PM (ET), Hot Laps will begin at 6:00PM, and racing will begin at 7:00PM.

The Winternationals will offer racers over $200,000 in purse money over the six nights of events. Two additional starting positions will also be added to each night’s feature event, giving 26 drivers a chance to earn a coveted Winternationals feature win. The 25th starting position will go to the driver that fails to transfer into the feature event through the heat races or B-mains and who was the fastest in qualifying among those drivers. The 26th starting position will go to the winner of the DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash each night. (more…)

By Scott|2014-01-30T18:58:06-05:00January 30th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

INCLEMENT WEATHER POSTPONES FIRST TWO NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS RACES

NeSmith_Logo 1 OCALA, FL – Inclement weather has forced postponement of the first two nights of racing for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division Bubba’s Army Winternationals Presented By Rock Auto.com at Bubba Raceway Park. The five-race series has been rescheduled to run on Thursday through Sunday.

Racing is scheduled to resume on Thursday night with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race, with another 40-lap $2,000-to-win race scheduled for Friday night. There will be two complete shows that will run on Saturday, with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on Saturday afternoon, followed by a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race on Saturday night. A 40-lap $2,000-to-win race will be run on Sunday afternoon.

On Thursday and Friday, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration will be open from 3 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:15 p.m., with Hot Laps scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the gates open at 9 a.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection for both races from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 11 a.m., and racing is scheduled for 12 noon. At the completion of the 40-lap main event, there will be a break to clear and readmit the grandstand area, and perform track prep before the start of the 50-lap racing program. (more…)

By Scott|2014-01-29T17:09:48-05:00January 29th, 2014|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Cope Makes It Two Straight At New Smyrna

Takes Second Leg Of Track’s Super Late Model Triple Crown

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Travis Cope is joined in Victory Lane by Bobby Orr – son of the late Pete Orr – and his family after winning Saturday night’s Pete Orr Memorial 100 at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway. Speed51.com

By Jason Christley, NASCAR – New Smyrna, Fla. — Travis Cope insists he doesn’t have New Smyrna Speedway figured out.

The results indicate otherwise.

Cope led the final 92 laps in a dominating performance Saturday night en route to winning the 12th Annual Pete Orr Memorial/Orange Blossom 100. It’s his third straight NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model win at the banked half-mile.

With the win, the 25-year from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., adds his name to recent winners — and rising stars in the sport — of the Pete Orr 100: Kyle Larson (2012) and Kyle Benjamin (2013).

“That means a lot,” Cope said. “Those two kids, I’ve raced both of them. They’re outstanding race car drivers. It means a lot – it’s pretty cool to have your name on the same trophy as them.”

Rich Clouser finished second, followed by Mike Garvey. Brad May and Mario Comparetto Jr. rounded out the top five. (more…)

By Scott|2014-01-20T21:24:48-05:00January 20th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, New Smyrna Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off