Fritz capitalizes on Teate’s misfortunes to win at New Smyrna
SAMSULA, FL – For nearly three quarters of Saturday night’s TBARA Sprint Car Series presented by Safety-Kleen’s 30-lap feature event at New Smyrna Speedway, Dude Teate looked as if he was well on his way to his first win of the season.
Unfortunately for Teate, a mechanical failure less than a lap from the finish of the race brought his car to a slow halt and allowed Ben Fritz to sneak by and grab his first win of the season.
Rod End Supply Heat Race 2 winner Johnny Gilbertson started on the pole and led the first seven laps of the race with Teate right on his tail. Teate pulled to Gilbertson’s outside at the end of lap eight and quickly pulled away from the rest of the field until a caution for debris bunched the field back together with 11 laps to go in the race. (more…)
On Sunday Brooksville’s Daniel Webster battled a ignition box failure, a jumped restart, and numerous cautions to capture the 2013 FUP Championship over race winner Jessie Dutilly. The pair of series regulars took it down to the final laps with a green white checkered for the battle, Dutilly was able to get the lead and hang on for his 1st win of the season, while Webster a 3 time winner this year took the championship by forty points over Dutilly. Rounding out the top ten in the points battle in third was Billy Bigley Jr., Randy Anderson who also captured the 2013 Sunoco Rookie of the Year award, Wayne Anderson, Dylan Bigley, Anthony Cataldi, Todd Brown, Jonathan Guy, and Troy McNabb. The series will hold the 2013 banquet on Saturday January 4th, 2014 at the Abacoa Golf Club located in Jupiter, FL
November 23, 2013 – Tampa, FL – It was the tune up race for the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds before the Reutimann Foundation 50 for the Modifieds next Saturday night. Also racing were the Limited Late Models, Outlaw Fours, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Florida Old Time Modifieds.
OCALA, FL – Driving a car he named “Johnny Cash,” Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC started 19th and won the 9th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series in front of a packed house on Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park.
It’s watered down at Bubba Raceway Park so the Florida State Championship Races have been postponed. The Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds, Limited Late Models, and 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks will move their events to December 21st in a “Super Show” of eight divisions as they will join the Late Models, Hobby Stocks, Mini Sprints, TQ Late Models, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators. Start time to be announced at a later time.
Tampa, FL – It looked as though Mother Nature would spoil tonight’s races here at East Bay Raceway Park, but the rain held off as Late Models, Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, V8 Warriors, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Ladies’ Powder Puff races went off without a hitch.
Full Throttle Speedway 2 Day Event 11-15 & 16
Jim Rouse – With just each division’s respective Championship race left on the table (at least for points) there will be four champions crowned this Saturday and a further four on December 21st in the second half of the Florida State Championship races. This week’s task, however, is the Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds, Bubba Army Limited Sprints, Limited Late Models, and 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks.
Carol Andrews – Knights of Destruction held at Auburndale Speedway on Saturday night was a sold out event. There was standing room only to watch this outstanding show that was put on by the Knights of Destruction crew. A special thanks to everybody that came out to enjoy this event and for everybody envolved in putting on this great show. The winners in each race are as follows: