A Chance For $1000 At Bubba Raceway Park

09212013-2 500pxJim Rouse, Ocala, FL – The Limited Sprints, Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks, E-Mods, and 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks will all take to the track and will race for $1000 if the car count reaches 21 cars.
The Limited Sprints hit that number (21) last time and drivers learned which lines to cross and which to not cross. Matt Kurtz took the win after tech disqualified Mark Ruel, Jr., but Kurtz has a new ride for the rest of the season. With Brandon Grubaugh, driver of the #G6, really pressing hard to get that number again, the racing should be great with quality and quantity the name in the Limited Sprints.
Tyler Clem took his second career win last time out in the Limited Late Models and it built up his led over Chuck Jackson to 34 points. Everyone else sits over 100 back, but Tim Powers and Nevin Gainey will be gunning for Clem to try to steal a win way from the eleven year-old’s playground.
The Hobby Stocks have 17 year-old Devin Walker atop the standings by an impressive number as Sean Monoghan tries to stay alive in the title fight. Brian Shea is now over 400 points out in third. Mike Stalnaker is up to fourth and could overtake Shea in the next event, as could Hunter Gustafson who is just two points behind Stalnaker. Who would’ve thought that the teenagers- Gustafson and Walker- would lead the division in wins? (more…)
By |2013-09-20T04:44:16-04:00September 20th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on A Chance For $1000 At Bubba Raceway Park

Danny Martin, Jr. Wins Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

MartinJr-winner-9-14-13Tampa, FL – It was the return of the Eagle Jet Top Sprints as they were back in action for their make-up race on June 22nd as Mother Nature rained the entire night of events out. Also racing tonight were the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Outlaw Fours and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

First feature of the night was the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks. Winning their heats were Mike Wilson and David Barwick, II. For the feature it would be William Burnside and David Barwick, II making up the front row. When the green waved it was Burnside taking the early lead until Ronnie Whitley crashed hard on the front stretch nearly taking the rear end out of his car. Whitley was ok as he walked to the pits in disappointment. On the restart Burnside led the field to the green with Mike Wilson and Roberto Morfin, Sr. trailing right behind him. Wilson would take over the lead on the very next lap. Caution would come out on lap eight as Justan Rodgers spun in turn two after running in the third position. Rodgers would find himself spun on the front stretch heading in the wrong direction on the next lap and would have to go to the rear of the field once again. (more…)
By |2013-09-16T15:50:41-04:00September 16th, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Top Gun Sprints|Comments Off on Danny Martin, Jr. Wins Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Feature At East Bay Raceway Park

Auburndale Speedway Results from Sept. 14, 2013

Auburndale LogoCarol Andrews – Saturday night Sept. 14, at Auburndale Speedway started out to be a beautiful night for racing, then the dark clouds rolled in and dropped some of that wet stuff called rained that all the tracks have been fighting the last few weeks. Good news is the rain stopped and the drivers were able to dry the track and continue to race. The winners in each division are as follows:
Open Wheel Modified
1-#0 Josh Todd
2-#1 Roger Blevins
3-#56 James Wright III
4-#18 Mike Henderson
5-#72 Norman Dusmuke (more…)
By |2013-09-16T15:36:37-04:00September 16th, 2013|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Auburndale Speedway Results from Sept. 14, 2013

Full Throttle Speedway News

IMG_1147BRADENTON – A hard rain brought an abrupt end to the racing action at the Full Throttle Speedway Saturdaynight. Still, the sudden showers failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the fans and drivers. All of the preliminary races and two of the nine scheduled feature races were completed before the change in the weather forced the cancellation of the remaining race action.

Prior to the prelims, Michael Atwell of Naples turned in the fastest qualifying time for the feature events. Atwell circled the 3/8ths of a mile track in an impressive 16.151 seconds in the Sportsman category. Atwell also had the second fastest time when he completed his second lap in 16.221 seconds.

Before the rains came, four 6-lap preliminary races were completed. A fast paced Dwarf Car race had John Bailey of Sarasota taking the checkered flag ahead of Larry Hubbard III of Sarasota and Roger Richmond of Port Charlotte. (more…)

By |2013-09-16T15:16:26-04:00September 16th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Full Throttle Speedway, Race Results|Comments Off on Full Throttle Speedway News

Citrus County Speedway Race Results for September 14th, 2013

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FUPS Late Models Feature
Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
84 Wayne Anderson Wildwood 1
33 Daniel Webster        (Fast Qualifier) Brooksville 2
4 Randy Anderson Wildwood 3
30 Jesse Dutilly Brandenton 4
28 Billy Bigley Jr. Naples 5
12 David Green Ft. Pierce 6
00 Anthony Cataldi Umatilla 7
128 Dylan Bigley Naples 8
98 Herb Neumann Jr. Inverness 9
85 Ricky Anderson Wildwood 10 (more…)
By |2013-09-16T15:07:21-04:00September 16th, 2013|Citrus County Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Race Results|Comments Off on Citrus County Speedway Race Results for September 14th, 2013

Young Guns Shine At Bubba Raceway Park

imageOcala, FL- The NeSmith Crate Late Models, Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, TQ Late Models, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators all put on a show for the ages at Bubba Raceway Park.

The TQ Late Models opened up the program with John Hopke jumping to the early lead. Terry Wright would steal it away on lap three as Hopke would have a right rear tire go flat. A few cautions early kept the field tight, but Terry Wright would never look back as he took home a big win over David Rader. Dalton Hopke slipped out of four at the end which allowed John Hopke to jump into third over Dalton. Jerry Heflin rounded out the top five.

Scorpion Racing Products Modifieds kicked it off with Roger Crouse shooting to the lead from fourth starting position. Rich Pratt would slow from fourth on lap fourteen and the resulting caution put Jeff Mathews in the pits as well; Crouse, Bryan Bernhardt, and Shane Nichols would restart as the top three with eleven to go. Mathews and Bernhardt would put on a mega fight, but Crouse won by a straightaway over Mathews and Bernhardt, respectively. Nichols and Scott Kurtzner completed the top five. (more…)

By |2013-09-16T14:57:51-04:00September 16th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Young Guns Shine At Bubba Raceway Park

More Action From Bubba Raceway Park

09142013-2Jim Rouse, Ocala, FL- The Nesmith Weekly Crate Late Models, Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, TQ Late Models, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators will all put their skills to the test this week-end and see who can grab a trophy.

Bryan Bernhardt currently leads our track Crate Late Model points with Jeff Mathews and 11-year old Tyler Clem barreling down on him. Those two sit within 30 points, while fourth placed Carter Stokes and fifth placed Billy Holmes are still alive in a tight championship fight. Bernhardt and Mathews have stolen the wins, but Clem is closing in on history.

Charlie O’Neill continues to lead the Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, but three-time race winner on the season and four-time division champion Jeff Mathews is closing in. Scott Kurtzner and Bryan Bernhardt sit within 35 points and are both capable of a win, while Rich Pratt and 72-year old Buzzie Reutimann both have wins and also sit within one race of the championship lead. (more…)

By |2013-09-13T16:30:58-04:00September 13th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on More Action From Bubba Raceway Park

Mark Whitner Wins Back To Back Scott Thompson Memorials Picking Up A Big Payday of $4,000 At East Bay Raceway Park

Whitner-winner-9-7-13September 7, 2013 – Tampa, FL – Tonight was the 7th Annual Scott Thompson Memorial 50 Lap Feature Paying $3,800 to the winner sponsored by Airgas. Also racing were the Limited Late Models, V8 Warriors, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Florida Old Time Modifieds.

First feature of the night was the V8 Warriors. Winning their heats were Don Foligno and Jeff Weaver.  When the green flag waved for the feature it was pole sitter Derek Gray taking the early lead. The first caution came out as Jeff Firestein spun in turn two. After the restart Gray was followed by Jeff Weaver into turn one with Foligno right on his back bumper. On lap six it was Gray and Weaver side by side at the line until the next lap when Weaver took over the top spot. The final caution came out as Tim Stoffel spun in turn two. With the final restart on lap eleven Weaver had Reyes right on his back bumper hoping Weaver would make the mistake and pick up the win. When the checkered waved it was Weaver picking up the win the Marco Reyes, Kevin Cassaday, Jessica Robbins and Bill Whitney rounding out the top five.
Next up was the Late Model Consolation race as the top four would advance to the A-Main. Wallace Peacock and Tommy Prince made up the front row. Steve Miller took the early lead until lap six when Adam Boyd spun in turn one with Jeff Mathews avoiding him in the sixth position trying to advance. Only one other caution came out as Steve Miller picked up the win with Mavrick Varnadore, Mark Haase and Jeff Mathews all advancing to the A-Main. Top five out of the four heats automatically advanced to the A-Main. (more…)
By |2013-09-10T01:57:47-04:00September 10th, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on Mark Whitner Wins Back To Back Scott Thompson Memorials Picking Up A Big Payday of $4,000 At East Bay Raceway Park

Jason Meyers Returns to Form, Earns Second Gold Cup Win

Retired two-time World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion conquers 60th running of historic event at Silver Dollar Speedway

090713_SP_ChicoGoldCup_650x400CHICO, Calif. – Sept. 7, 2013 – Two-time World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion Jason Meyers hadn’t been in a racecar since June 15, but no one would’ve guessed it on Saturday night after he made a mid-race pass for the lead and drove to victory in the 60th Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway.

Meyers captured two championships before announcing his retirement from the series in 2012 and has been on limited duty in sprint car racing in his native California since then, but on Saturday night he was in prime shape, capturing the lead and the victory after passing current championship leader Daryn Pittman on a lap 21 restart to lead a California sweep of the podium.

Andy Forsberg, who finished third in Friday night’s feature, bettered that performance on Saturday night with a second-place run. Jonathan Allard finished third, one spot ahead of Kyle Larson. Pittman finished fifth to and was the highest finishing World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series driver. (more…)

By |2013-09-10T00:12:02-04:00September 10th, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off on Jason Meyers Returns to Form, Earns Second Gold Cup Win

Citrus County Speedway Race Finishes for September 7, 2013

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FUPS – Pro Trucks Feature
Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
4 Dustin Dunn       (Fastest Time Trial) Jupiter 1
84 Mica Williams Lakeland 2
59 Becca Monpoli Lakeland 3
26 Jessica Murphy Groveland 4
16 Jessica Green Concord, NC 5
14 Sam Scott Naples 6
59 John Inman Dover 7
9 Cole Partelo Largo 8
09 Tommy Caveney Mulberry 9
41 Steve Darvalics Venice 10
7 Dylan Martin Lakeland 11
44b Matthew Green Orlando 12 (more…)
By |2013-09-10T00:01:39-04:00September 10th, 2013|Citrus County Speedway, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off on Citrus County Speedway Race Finishes for September 7, 2013