April 23rd the fans and kids were treated to great racing, an Easter egg hunt, a visit from the Easter Bunny, (more…)
From Linda Jericka
Punta Gorda Speedway will be hosting a night you do not want to miss on April 23rd with Racing to End Hunger Night brought to you by the C.C. Homeless Coalition
There will be Easter fun for the kids with face painting and a visit from the Easter Bunny.
Racing will be the Good Year Late Model 6 pack series for 100 laps,Pro Trucks, Rookies Trucks, Legends, Bandolero, Outlaw Modified, Pro 4 and Fab 4.
It is a night you do not want to miss.
Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:00 PM
Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors, children 12 and under are FREE
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161 off I-75.
For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223 or www.puntagordaspeedway.com .
You can also find us now on face book.
Punta Gorda Speedway
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Doug Moff in Victory Lane after winning Modified 50 lapper
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Sportsman
1. 35 Greg Krom Sarasota
2. 57 Timmy Lowe Pinellas Park
3. 67 James Dubose Arcadia
4. 68 Gary McFall Venice
5. 7 Danny Caylor Lehigh
6. 91 Ander Jackson Port Charlotte
7. 56 Brian Richardson Cape Coral
8. 84 Bill Vandevender N. Fort Myers
9. 6 Greg Gorniak Homestead
10. 74 Josh Calvert North Port
11. 98 Roger Walsch St. Pete
12. 16 Josh Gorniak Homestead
13. 5 Jeff Gustofson
Super Stock
1. 18 Shane Leonard Cape Coral
2. 2 Bobby Fischer Naples
3. 29 Mike Smith Auburndale
4. 88 Jimmy Meiser Cape Coral
5. 68 Mike Wilson Auburndale
6. 38 Derrick Horton N. Ft. Myers
7. 46 Terrell Cook
8. 0 Clete Trimmer D.N.S.
Mini Stock
1. 29 Chris Zimmerman Largo
2. 01 Tom Zimmerman Largo
3. 52 Gary Brown Lakeland
4. 21 Fred Harrison Polk City
5. 09 Jessica Robbins Plant City
6. 86 John Pummel Arcadia
7. 29x Mike Slavik
Pro 4
1. 28 Dylan Bigley Naples
2. 04 Ryan Collver Ft. Myers
3. 98 Cody Allen Lehigh
4. 61 Paul Richards Sr. Naples
5. 32 Corey Bigley Naples
6. 00 Dan Collver N. Ft. Myers
7. 55 Jeremy Perkins N. Ft. Myers
8. 21 Jason Perkins N. Ft. Myers
9. 22 David Doty N. Ft. Myers
10. 22M Kim Mabbitt
11. 29 Phillip Ellis Jr. North Port
12. 4 Charles Null N. Fort Myers
Fab 4
1. 98 Aaron Hardgrove Lehigh
2. 61 Paul Richards Jr. Naples
3. 3 Zac Campilonga Bradenton
4. 55c David Patterson Port Charlotte
5. 21 Skyler Null N. Fort Myers
6. 22 Duane Vandevender Cape Coral
7. 67 Mike Simmons Punta Gorda D.Q.
8. 22M Waylan Mabbitt
Dwarfs
1. 56 Larrry Hubbard Jr. Cape Coral
2. 4 Andy Pryor Bonita Springs
3. 69 Tom Pryor Bonita Springs
4. 17 John Bailey Sarasota
5. 77 Don Wilcox Punta Gorda
6. 82 Rob Koettler Punta Gorda
7. 12 Darrell Fischer Loxahatchie
8. 33 Roger Richmond Port Charlotte
9. 08 George Robella Venice
10. 2 Jimmy Welker Bonita Springs
From Linda Jericka
Punta Gorda Speedway is becoming the place to be on Saturday night for some of the best short track racing in the state.
April 9th racing will be the popular Sportsman, Dwarf Cars, Pro 4, Fab 4, Super Stock and the Mini Stock.
Door to Door racing action every Saturday night for only $10.00. It is a night you do not want to miss.
Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:00pm.
All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend and come hungry, great food and ice cold drinks.
Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161 off I-75.
For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223 or visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com.
You can also find us now on Facebook “Punta Gorda Speedway” .
You can order any of the track photos at the speedway or visit the PGS web site for more details.
If you would like to have your business mentioned in front of some of the largest crowds and join Team Punta Gorda Speedway. There are many sponsorship opportunities available, just call the speedway at 941-575-7223
It was a great night for racing as the sun went down and the weather was cool, the racing action was ready to heat up the night.
T.Q. Midgets were up first with the 30 car of Mike Belusar out of Punta Gorda taking the lead on lap 8 and finishing the race as the leader with hard charging Jamie Barnum second and Jack
Duffy third.
Rookie Trucks took to the field for their fifteen lap feature event which took some time to get in as most of the drivers are young kids racing for the first time. Kelli Burns of Port Charlotte led the first half of the race but the many cautions from the young drivers had the 39 of Michael
Atwell charge to the lead on a restart to take over the lead. Michael Atwell would go on to win the feature race and celebrate with his family and truck sponsor “Bubba The Love Sponge” in the winners circle with Joseph Mursuli second and Cody Martell third.
Pro 4 class once again drove a caution free race with battles going on all throughout the field. Phillip Ellis of North Port jumped out to the lead till Ryan Colver got past him on lap eight. Phillip tried for the next seventeen laps to take back the lead with no luck and no cautions he would have to settle for that second spot for the second week in a row while Dylan Bigley of Naples would come in third.
Bandoleros came out for their fifteen lap feature, which are another class of young drivers, some of them coming up from Go-Karts and Quarter Midgets. Trevor Taylor out of Zellwood would take an early lead and raced all fifteen laps trying to hold off hard charging Tyler Clem to the finish line while Johnny Holmes of Port Charlotte came in third. There was some celebration going on in the winners circle as Trevor and the son of Bubba The Love Sponge Tyler Clem pulled their cars up into the winners circle as pictures were taken and thank yous were made to their sponsor Bubba the Love Sponge.
Legend Cars put on a great show as the two number fourteens battled for the lead with the fourteen B of Jordan Black of Orlando winning and the fourteen of Brady Marshall of Sarasota second and Mitch Verhaagh of Bonita third.
Pro Trucks also ran a caution free race with Josh Williams of Port Charlotte took over the lead from Steve Darvalics on lap three and never looked back. Darvalics gave it everything he had but it just wasn’t enough to catch Williams and would have to settle for second while Michael Burns of Port Charlotte came in with a strong third place finish. Williams treated the fans to burn outs on the front stretch before his interviews and smoked them up again leaving the track as the fans cheered.
The Road Warriors are coming back stronger then ever with eighteen Bomber type cars that are called the thundering heard and they don’t leave anything on the track except maybe some oil from blown motors, that is how they Roll. It was a tough night for Blaine Baer of Port Charlotte that led the first five laps but after several restarts had the eighty car of Richard Nelson take over the lead and go onto win the feature. Baer would run second to Nelson until his motor blew with five laps to go which ended up being the longest five laps of the night with six different cautions coming out on lap twenty, but the fans stayed to the end. When the Checkers finally were waived it was Richard Nelson coming across the line first with Shane Leonard second and Randy Kile third who later did not pass the tech inspection which moved Chris Scott up to the third spot.
Fab 4 was the last class to finish off the night with most of the fans staying around to see every bit of racing the PGS drivers had to offer. It was another fast, caution free race that saw the eighty one of Brittany Barr out of St Pete take the checkers first and Zac Csmpilonga from Bradenton second and third would go to David Patterson of Port Charlotte.
Punta Gorda Speedway is becoming the place to be on Saturday night for some of the best short track racing in the state.
April 9 th racing will be the popular Sportsman, Dwarf Cars, Pro 4, Fab 4, Super Stock and the Mini Stock
Door to Door racing action every Saturday night for only $10.00
It is a night you do not want to miss.
Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:00 pm.
All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend and come hungry, great food and ice cold drinks.
Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE.
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161.
For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223 or visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com.
You can also find us now on face book “Punta Gorda Speedway”.
Punta Gorda Speedway Results 4/2/2011
Pro Trucks
1. 6 Josh Williams Port Charlotte Fl.
2. 41 Steve Darvalics Venice Fl.
3. 14 Machael Burns Port Charlotte
4. 36 Ross Chastain Alva Fl.
5. 60 Mark Haaven Orlando Fl.
6. 00 Whitney Poole
7. 14s Sam Scott Naples Fl.
8. 75 Robert St. John Arcadia
9. 99 Ricky Bullard Jr.
10. 19 Scott McDaniel Cape Coral Fl. D.N.S.
Road Warriors
1. 80 Richard Nelson
2. 8 Shane Leonard
3. 97 Chris Scott
4. 9 Nic Ortega
5. 89m Phil Morrison
6. 10 Jason Miller
7. 89w Mike Wilson
8. 2 Pete Bloodgood
9. 11 Willard Hadden
10. 90 Hunter Morrison
11. 5 Jeremy Daring
12. A1 Jessie Gargus
13. 63 Kris Bridges
14. 7 Blane Bear
15. 96 Joe Morales
16. 33 Chris Loney
17. 74 Johnny Allen
18. 14 Randy Kile D.Q.
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Pro 4
1. 04 Ryan Collver
2. 29 Phillip Ellis Jr.
3. 28 Dylan Bigley
4. 55 Jeremy Perkins
5. 00 Dan Collver
6. 32 Corey Bigley
7. 05x Ronald Robinson
8. 21 Jason Perkins
9. 63 Matt Fewox
10. 87 Charles Null
11. 98 Cody Allen
Fab 4
1. 81 Brittany Barr
2. 3 Zac Campilonga
3. 4 David Patterson
4. 30 Linda Badali
5. 98 Zac Fewox
6. 67 Mike Simmons
7. 32 John Lucrezi
8. 21 Janene Elwell
9. 87 Skyler Null
10. 55c Carolyn Milinowski
11 63 Aaron Hardgrove D.N.S.
Legends
1. 14B Jorden Black Orlando Fl.
2. 14 Brady Marshall Sarasota Fl.
3. 9 Mitch Vahaagh Bonita Fl.
4. 7 Mike Vahaagh Fort Myers Fl.
5. 48 Carl Haag Port St. Lucie Fl.
6. 17 Shawn Hooven Orlando Fl.
7. 55 Conrad Molter Naples Fl.
8. 26 Joey Langis Coral Springs Fl
9. 54 Tony Steinbuck Tamarac Fl.
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T.Q. Midgets
1. 30 Mike Belusar
2. 7 Jamie Barnum
3. 1 Jack Duffy
4. 51 Chris Gimmler
5. 23 Steve Mair
6. 2 Geoff Styner
7. 14 John Ciolino
8. 6 Jay Stutz
9. 58 Stu Chamberlain
10. 15 Terry Taylor
Rookie Trucks
1. 39 Michael Atwell Naples Fl.
2. 1x Joseph Muisuli Holiday Fl.
3. 99 Cody Martell Arcadia Fl.
4. 4 Kelli Burns Port Charlotte Fl.
5. 25 Darrin McCurdy
6. 36 Chad Chastain Alva Fl.
7. 10 James Bullard Arcadia Fl.
Bandolero
1. 7 Trevor Taylor Zellwood Fl.
2. 14 Tyler Clem
3. X Johnny Holmes Port Charlotte Fl.
4. 1 Kerstin King Bartow Fl.
5. 74 Shawn Hooven
From Linda Jericka
Another great week of racing is planned for PGS.
Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, T.Q. Midgets, Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warriors, Legends and Bandoleros.
Rumor has it that Bubba the Love Sponge will give it another try in the Pro Truck class after his first night out in the class he was caught up in the 6 truck pile up on the front stretch and his son Tyler Clem will be running in the bandolero class.
Last time the Road Warriors had a night off, they came back with a strong 19 cars in the class and put on a heck of of show.
The PGS drivers have been racing in front of some of the largest crowds the track has had in years, and the large crowds have been watching some of the best racing in the state.
It is a night you do not want to miss.
Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:00 pm.
All that racing for only $10.00, so bring a friend.
Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE.
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161 off I-75.
For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223 or visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com.
You can find us also on facebook at Punta Gorda Speedway.
See ya at the Races!
From Linda Jericka
The weather and ten dollars admission made for a perfect combination to bring fans out to the Punta Gorda Speedway for a great night of racing action. 
The hill in turns three and four is becoming a very popular place for race fans as they packed the place with lawn chairs to settle in for some of the best short track racing in the state. A full night of racing was on tap which included two 50 lap features by the Q Auto Injury Attorney sponsored Open Wheels and PGS Late Models which both had to qualify for position.
The Cowboy Cadillacs were first to take to the track with eight trucks taking the green and it looked like Chuck Sweet was the truck to beat when at the halfway point the 77 of James Dellea over heated and blew water on the track going into turn one. As Dellea brought out the caution and sat sideways in the middle of the turn the hard charging trucks behind him tried to avoid him but the slick track from the water sent Andy Vanscyoc in the 4 truck slamming in too Dellea’s drivers door so hard it knocked the windshield right out of Dellea’s truck. All drivers were OK and James Wright ended up the winner with Les Couch second and Chuck Sweet settled for third after having mechanical problems.
Super Stock class had the lineup posted and ready for their 25 lap feature, when pole sitter Shane Leonard took the challenge to start in the rear of the field and try to win for a $50.00 bonus. Bobby Fischer and Randy Sober took the first and second spot for the first half of the race while Leonard was making his way through the field. Leonard had made his way into the second spot on a restart bringing Jim Mieser with him and shuffling Sober back a few spots. Shane Leonard took over the lead from Fischer with five to go and went on to win the feature and the bonus.
The PGS late Model line up was set and fast Qualifier Tom Styer out of Mirimar would be starting in the fifth starting position with long time track favorite Randy Fox on the pole. 
Randy “Hondo” Fox out of Lehigh lead the first few laps when he had to pull the black number 4 to the infield as he watched the big wreck happen on the next lap sending 4 more cars to the pits. Steve Gill out of Sarasota would be the only one of the 4 to make it back out with 40 laps still to go. Styer took over the lead from David Weaver on lap 11 while Josh Williams of Port Charlotte was in third. Gill battled his way up to second putting Weaver in third who seemed to be spraying oil all over the windshield of Williams 99 car making it difficult for Williams to see but hung in there to finish the race. Styer went on to win the feature with Hard Charger Steve Gill second Dylan Bigley of Naples ended up third.
Q Auto Injury Attorney is the new sponsor for the Open Wheel Modifieds who would come out next for their 50 lap feature with fast qualifier Doug Moff outside and Shawn Harper on the pole.
Doug Moff took the lead on the first lap with Harper in second as the racing action was fierce behind them for almost the entire caution free race until the “big one” with seven laps to go. It took fifteen minuets to run 43 laps with some of the best racing action of the night till something went wrong on the back stretch which involved the 19 of Steve Arnold and the 71 of L.B. Skaggs which sent Skaggs into the back fence and then back onto the track into the 99 of Sean McLaughlin and cars scattered everywhere.
That caution would bring out a red flag till the safety team announced that all drivers were ok, then track officials realized Skaggs had taken some of the fence down when he bounced off it. Some thought the night would have to be shortened with part of 
the fence gone but track owner Kevin Williams didn’t want to disappoint the crowd or the Pro 4 class that was in staging waiting for their race. Williams and his track officials, safety crew and the help from the Pro 4 drivers worked on the fence and the fans stuck around till it was announced that the Open Wheels would finish their last seven laps which Doug Moff of Ft Myers would that home the win Robbie Cooper of Bronson FL. Second and Shawn Harper of Lake Wales third.
Upward Sports Ministry was on hand for the exciting racing action and put up $50.00 for a hard charger award which was given to Eric Rudd in the number 12 Open Wheel and the number 5 of Steve Gill in the PGS Late Models.
The pro4 class would finally make it onto the track for their 25 lap feature at 11:00 with still plenty of time before the 11:30 curfew. What a great race to top off a great night with the 14 (4 cylinder) cars running 25 laps with no cautions. Dylan Bigley of Naples made his second trip to the winner circle but this time it was for the winner of the night, after his third place finish in his late model, Phillip Ellis of North Port would be second and Paul Richards Sr. third.
April 2nd racing action will be: Pro Trucks and Rookie Trucks, T.Q. Midgets, Pro 4, Fab 4, Road Warriors, Legend cars and Bandoleros. Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start around 6:00. All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend . Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE.
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161. For more information you can visit the speedway web site at puntagordaspeedway.com or call the speedway at 941-575-7223
Late Model Feature
1. 2 Tommy Styer Miramar,Fl.
2. 5 Steve Gill Sarasota,Fl.
3. 28 Dylan Bigley NaplesFl.
4. 11 David Weaver Plantation,Fl.
5. 99 Josh Williams ,Port Charlotte,Fl.
6. 10 Jason Miller Lehigh Acres,Fl.
7. 8 Dan Scott Naples,Fl.
8. 54 Mark Childress Lakeland,Fl.
9. 93 Joe Gentry Punta Gorda,Fl.
10. 4 Randy Fox Lehigh Acres,Fl.
Open Wheel Modified Feature
1. 46 Doug Moff Ft Myers,Fl
2. 98 Robbie Cooper Bronson,Fl.
3. 00 Shawn Harper Lake Wales,Fl.
4. 12 Eric Ruud Naples,Fl.
5. 53 Doug Miller Largo,Fl.
6. 14 John Garrett Port Charlotte,Fl.
7. 71 L.B.Skaggs Fort Myers,Fl.
8. 19 Steve Arnold Cape Coral,Fl.
9. 99 Sean McLaughlin Port Charlotte,Fl.
10. 25 L.J. Grimm Bronson,Fl.
11. 11 Jimmy Wilkens III Fort Pierce,Fl
12. 76 James Wilkens Jr. Fort Pierce,Fl.
Pro 4 Feature
1. 28 Dylan Bigleyd
2. 29 Phillip Ellis jr.
3. 61 Paul Richards Sr.
4. 31 John Balzarano
5. 04 Ryan Collver
6. 98 Cody Allen
7. 00 Dan Collver
8. 32 Corey Bigley
9. 55 Jeremy Perkins
10. 30 Wally Smith
11. 97 Josh Flesher
12. 22 Thomas Willis
13. 87 Charles Null
14. 38 Gene Connell
Cowboy Cadillac Feature
1. 63 James Wright
2. 33 Les Couch
3. 15 Chuck Sweet
4. 18 Robert Willms
5. 30 Ken Badali
6. 24 Shane Moore
7. 77 James Dellea
8. 4 Andy Vanscyoc
Fab 4 Feature
1. 61 Paul Richards Jr.
2. 31 Karl Garrard
3. 4 David Patterson
4. 30 Linda Badali
5. 3 Zac Campilonga
6. 38 Duane Vandevender
7. 87 Skyler Null
8. 62 Mike McLallen
9. 67 Mike Simmons
10. 9 Allie Espinosa
11. 22 Tammy Phillips
12. 98 Aaron Hardgrove D.N.S.
Mini Stock Feature
1. 29 Chris Zimmerman
2. 21 Fred Harrison
3. 86 John Pummell Jr.
4. 09 Jessica Robbins
5. 29x Mike Slavik
6. 7 Kyle Rice
7 7r Joe Rice D.N.S.
Street Stock Feature
1. 18 Shane Leonard
2. 2 Bobby Fischer
3. 88 Jimmy Meiser
4. 68 Mike Wilson
5. 2s Randy Sober
6. 38 Jeff Gustafson
7. 1 Rick Reed
8. 9 Nic Ortega
From Linda Jericka
It was a full moon over the speedway Saturday night, the fans packed the place and were ready for the always exciting racing that has been going on Punta Gorda Speedway.
Eight classes thrilled the fans with some of the best racing so far. The Sportsman class is one of the classes to follow this year as fifteen cars took to the track for their 35 lap feature. The 84 of Bill Vandevender of N. Ft Myers started the race on the outside pole and jumped out to the lead on the first lap and ran as the leader for all 35 laps. James Dubose of Arcadia tried for all 35 laps to take over the lead but finished second. The real battle was third on were several cars gave it all they had trying to get to the front with some of the best side by side racing action of the night. Timmy Lowe would finally be the one after a hard fought battle to claim that third spot with Ander Jackson of Punta Gorda fourth and Greg Krom fifth.
When a class has a week off as the Road Warriors did they came back in full force with 19 cars showing up to take home the trophy. They are not Road Warriors for nothing and all 19 came to do battle on the 3/8th mile oval with a lot of beating and banging and shoving their way to the front. Blain Baer of Port Charlotte lead all the laps except for the one that counted and Shane Leonard of Cape Coral after 24 laps of pressure to the leader finally got that spot at the checked.
Bandoleros ran a 15 lap feature event with only 2 cars but ten year old of Trever Taylor and the son of radio host Bubba the Love Sponge Tyler Clem ran side by side to make the first appearance
in the class that they will be running in regularly at the speedway. Bubba the Love Sponge sponsors both race cars and was in the winner circle after the race for picture with the kids as they thanked all their sponsors.
March 26th racing will be the first night for the PGS Late Models
Open Wheel Modifieds for 50 laps, Super Stock, Strictly Stock V-6, Pro 4, Fab 4, Mini Stock and the always entertaining Cowboy Cadillac.
All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend
Admission is $10.00 for Adults $8.00 for seniors Children 12 and under are FREE
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161
For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223
or visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com
Last time out fans were treated to an exciting Pro Truck race until a six truck pile up on the front straight away brought out a red flag and ended the race.
The sportsman class is becoming one of the Fan favorite classes to watch this year.
Classes scheduled for the night will be:
Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, Sportsman, Road Warriors, T.Q. Midgets, Mini Stock, Legends and Bandolero. It is a night you do not want to miss.
Front gates open at 5:00pm with racing to start at 6:30.
All that racing for only $10.00 so bring a friend.
Admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for seniors. and children 12 and under are FREE.
Punta Gorda Speedway is located at 8655 Piper Road Punta Gorda Exit 161.
For more info you can call the speedway at 941-575-7223, visit our web site at www.puntagordaspeedway.com , or you can find us on FaceBook under Punta Gorda Speedway.