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Weather and Gremlins Fail to Stop VSP’s Racers

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- The racers and fans at Volusia Speedway Park showed their dedication and loyalty on Saturday night as showers and nearby lightning, followed by an electrical glitch, caused a great deal of “hurry up and wait” and caused track officials to scrap heat racing and opt for a “features only” format. And those who waited saw a moving tribute on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, then were treated to quite a spectacle as the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers, all took to the famous Barberville clay. All first place finishers in Volusia’s regular divisions got a bonus $100 certificate to spend as they please from Gary Yeoman’s Performance Parts, plus their regular winnings. And in addition to regular racing, fans saw four divisions from the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association challenge the south’s fastest half mile and wind out their vintage machines. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-09-12T15:37:27-04:00September 12th, 2010|Front Page News, Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Kellum’s Magic Beats The Magic Man At Volusia

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- Volusia Speedway Park was back in action on Saturday night after a summer break as the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Labor Day Late Model Shootout headlined an exceptional night of high speed thrills, with $2500 going to the winner of the event. In addition to a strong field of top late models, fans also got a heavy dose of excitement for the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks.

The 30 lap Labor Day Late Model Shootout had the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models chasing a $2500 check and Mark Whitener, for practically the entire race as “The Magic Man” rocketed to the front and drove away from the rest of the field. Try as he might, “The Locomotive” Johnny Collins could only watch Whitener pull away as the laps ticked off, and Lawton Minchew saw his time in the front runners expire with a spin in turn 4.

There were also some contenders who began the race mired in traffic due to less than appealing starting positions, and as those racers made their way forward the complexion of things at the front began to change. Whitener remained in a world to himself as he blew past the stragglers at the back of the pack, and Ivedent Lloyd slipped from the top three to the top five as the track slicked off, and John Kellum quietly worked his way forward, almost camouflaged by the host of lapped cars that were complicating matters for the leaders. Kellum sneaked into the top five virtually unnoticed, and then into the top three as Whitener’s lead eroded thanks to Labor Day weekend race traffic.

Once Kellum cleared Johnny Collins and set his sights on Whitener, it was a race against the leader and the clock for the new second place runner as the laps quickly approached 30. Kellum caught Whitener with two to go, then made the winning pass in turn one of the last lap to seal a thrilling victory as Mark Whitener drove to the scale house in second place. Johnny Collins hung on to take the third spot and Ivedent Lloyd claimed fourth, as Jackie Nosbisch charged to the checkers in the fifth spot.

As the Budweiser Modifieds lined up for their feature race, many of them were still licking their wounds from Friday night’s brutal affair at the opposite end of the Ocala National Forest, and many were out to right the wrongs of the previous night. Both Garret Stewart and Jeff Mathews failed to complete all of the laps at Ocala, but at least their cars were in relatively one piece while others were not so fortunate. Kyle Bronson was coming off of a victory at Ocala, and was looking for another at Volusia’s fast half mile.

Garret Stewart led from the pole but Mathews snatched the lead away on the first lap. Meanwhile quite a tussle developed between Johnny Collins, Kyle Bronson, Wayne Hammond, and Jamie Carter, as all of them battled for position throughout the race. The one constant was Mathews and Stewart running first and second until a late race caution changed everything with only one lap remaining, bunching up the field and leaving a one lap dash to the checkers.

Stewart had been caught napping on an earlier restart that allowed Mathews to maintain the lead, but this time Stewart was all over “The Repo Man” as the green flew. But so were Johnny Collins and Kyle Bronson, and as that wad of cars rocketed into turns one and two, Mathews was able to hold off Stewart despite the 67 machine having inside position on the 33. So Jeff Mathews collected another victory as Garret Stewart shook his head over being so close and yet so far away. Johnny Collins held on for third place while Kyle Bronson and Wayne Hammond rounded out the top five.

It took days to determine winner of the last Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division feature race at Volusia Speedway Park thanks to a technical issue that had to be answered via communication with a manufacturer, but in the end Shaun Daugharty picked up a much needed and appreciated win. Aaron Barness still has a firm grip on the points lead, but Daugharty intends to make a race out of it, so as the green flag waved and Chris Day led the field into turn one, Daugharty was right behind him and on a mission.

Stanton Mills began the race in the third row of the starting grid, but had himself in position to overtake Chris Day on a restart on lap 4. That left Daugharty running in the third spot until he was able to also overtake Day, but by that time Danny Vogel had joined the fray at the front and kept Daugharty in third place with a pass for second. Stanton Mills would lead to the checkers with Vogel behind him and Shaun Daugharty following, but once again that is not the end of the story.

A protest was launched, sending both the 57 of Stanton Mills and the 00 of Shaun Daugharty to quarantine and on to the tech shed for a long night of dismantling, measuring, and inspecting. As of Sunday morning no official determination has been forthcoming, as tech officials again will have to research information in order to reach a fair and correct decision. that leaves Stanton mills as the unofficial winner, with Danny Vogel in second place followed by Shaun Daugharty in third. Chris Day is fourth for the moment and Aaron Barsness will wait for news from fifth place.

Chad Scranton has become a dominant force in the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks since mid season, and so far the only driver who has been able to dispute that has been Philip Brown, and with Brown not behind the wheel of the 13 and Scranton starting on the outside of the first row, most everyone expected to see Scranton get another first place trophy. But Scranton’s partner on the first row was Mike Tovet,and Tovet apparently never got the memo stating that Scranton was virtually unbeatable.

There race quickly became a battle between Tovet and Scranton, with Scott Mooers and Matt Schell having an equally tough struggle over the second spot. And on lap 14 the fight between Schell and Mooers got a bit physical, as there was contact between the two on the front stretch resulting in Schell’s 57 bouncing off of the wall and back into Mooers’ 10 car. That sent Mooers flying into the barrier in turn one, trashing the second of his race cars in two nights after a violent encounter with the wall at Ocala the night before.

Matt Schell would continue on to challenge the leaders as Scranton had gotten the better of Tovet, but with the restart leaving a one lap sprint to the finish, Tovet had one last shot at Scranton’s dominance. As the three cars rocketed down the frontstretch on the restart, there was contact that punctured a tire on Scranton’s machine. Tovet assumed the lead with Schell right on his bumper, but managed to hold Matt Schell at bay to win the race. Scranton would limp to the scales in third place, while Robert Donaly claimed fourth and Raymond Wheeler finished fifth.

Volusia Speedway Park will return to action on September 11th as we pause to remember the events on that date in 2001. All emergency first responders including police, fire, and rescue, and all members of the military, will be admitted free of charge with proper I.D. and will see racing action from the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks as they battle for a $500 check. In addition, The Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models and the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, will return and be joined by the hard charging 4 Cylinder Challengers, plus the popular DAARA vintage cars. For more information on upcoming events at the south’s fastest half mile, please visit us at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for the latest schedule updates.

Volusia Speedway Park Results for 9/4/10

Labor Day Late Model Shootout (30 laps/$2500 to win)

1- 41K John Kellum

2- 58 Mark Whitener
3- 5 Johnny Collins
4- 21 Ivedent Lloyd
5- 12 Jack Nosbisch

6- 145 Jason Davis
7- 46P Darrell Padgett
8- 25 Donnie Chappell
9- 11 Matt Hartley
10- 18 J.O. Nobles
11- 17 Richard Ferry
12- J17 Joe Kump
13- 32C Phillip Cobb
14- 16W Patrick Williams
15- 42 Adam Bennett
16- 36D Dillon Buhr
17- 07 Doug Watson
18- 22 Brent Carlton
19- 88 Andy Schell
20- 10 Win Ingersol
21- 46 Hamp Conley
22- 23 Lawton Minchew
23- 10M Mike Warren

Budweiser Modified

1- 33 Jeff Mathews
2- 67 Garrett Stewart
3- 54 Johnny Collins
4- 40B Kyle Bronson
5- 66H Wayne Hammond
6- 15 Jamie Carter
7- 0K Kent Corbin
8- 18A Jared Allison
9- 40 James Smith
10- 11 Chuck Gustafson Jr.
11- 41D Darron Smith
12- 8 Rick Scott
13- F90 Alan Thomas
14- 1 Rob Underwood
15- 41B Barry Sheffield
16- 75 Jimmy Carter

Taylor Racing Products Sportsman

(unofficial results pending further review from tech)

1- 57S Stanton Mills
2- 99 Danny Vogel
3- 00 Shaun Daugharty

4- 8 Chris Day
5- 11 Aaron Barsness
6- 22L Scott Lagasse Jr.
7- 95 Matt McGillivray

8- 17H Blaise Hetznecker
9- 10 Steve Shead
10- 46 Richard Wells Jr.
11- 05 Dan Lane Sr.
12- 38 Colin Wright
13- 77 Wayne Allen Jr.
14- 18M Justin Merry
15- 57 Heinz Haas
DQ- 80 Paul Shead

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks

1- 30 Mike Tovet
2- 57 Matt Schell
3- 27 Chad Scranton
4- 9R Robert Donaly
5- 27W Raymond Wheeler
6- 03 Robert Shrunk
7- 13 Donnie Nobles
8- 6 Wally Douglas
9- 114 John Thorpe
10- 118 Ron Adams
11- 97 David LeBeau
12- V1 Delbert Moyer
13- 22 Randy Strehle
14- 4 Richard Calmes Jr.
15- 10 Scott Mooers
16- B81 John Blackwelder
17- 00 Eddie Tovet
18- 16 Brian Shrunk
19- 32 Luke Sadler
DNS- 15 Jim Shaw
DNS- 29 Tom Hughes
DNS- 36 Austin Stamper

By Jane Smith|2010-09-05T18:39:46-04:00September 5th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Problems Plague Points Leaders at Volusia

by VSP Media

All photos courtesy Jim Jones

BARBERVILLE, FL- Scattered showers peppered many areas around Volusia Speedway Park throughout the afternoon on Saturday, but after a rainout the previous weekend the speedway managed to escape with a few near misses, but no actual rainfall until after dark.

That opened the door for the Budweiser Modifieds to chase a $1000 cash carrot, and for fans to see action from the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

Unfortunately for the Volusia County kids who will find themselves back in classrooms on Monday morning, their chance to fulfill a need for speed was washed out by a pop up shower that hit the track right at intermission, and which sent the track staff scrambling to get the program moving as more showers loomed off to the west on radar. Those other showers fell apart before arriving at the track, thus allowing the feature races to run as scheduled, and as things played out many points leaders might have preferred that it continue to rain. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-08-18T06:42:31-04:00August 15th, 2010|Front Page News, Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Volusia Speedway Park Rained out August 7th

Wieners Are No Match For Nature At Volusia
by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- Although everyone connected with Volusia Speedway Park was wishing hard for good weather for Saturday night, nature failed to pay attention and peppered the area with multiple showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. And after the speedway was hit with the second round of rain at about 3PM in the afternoon, race officials decided that to attempt to race was only asking for trouble. There were too many storms on radar with high potential of hitting the track, and the surface was already on the verge of being too wet to salvage anyway.

So with the postponement of racing announced, VSP management immediately began working on schedule changes in order to make up at least some of the rained out events. No decision has been announced for making up the 3rd Annual Wiener Nationals dog races, but the $1000 to win Taylor Racing Products Sportsman race will be made up on September 18th. That night will feature the $1000 to win race, plus the Top Gun Sprint Car Series, and Volusia’s own Budweiser Modifieds and Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks.

According to VSP management, more adaptations to the previously posted racing schedule will be made as circumstances warrant, so racers and fans should be sure to double check the schedule posted at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for changes as those become finalized. VSP Media will also announce changes to the racing schedule on an “as needed” basis.

Volusia Speedway Park will be back in action on Saturday, August 14th with “Back To School Night” and five divisions of exciting racing competition. Fans will see the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, plus the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

By Jane Smith|2010-08-08T03:02:42-04:00August 7th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Volusia Speedway Takes A Break This Weekend

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- As the summer heats up in central Florida Volusia Speedway Park is taking a well deserved time out this Saturday, July 31st, so there will be no racing at the south’s fastest half mile this weekend. The time out will allow our racers to get some rest and refurbish their machines, plus it gives our hard working staff a break as we plunge into the hottest of the summer months.

And after our week away from the track it will be back to racing as usual on Saturday, August 7th, with the 3rd Annual Wiener Nationals, featuring the best in “Wiener Dog” racing as the local favorite, Willy, takes on a host of primed and ready contenders. In addition to Dachshund Racing, fans will see the return of the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers. Fans will find the racers re energized by the time off and ready to amp up the competition after the summer break.

To get more information on Volusia Speedway Park, or to track which divisions will be racing each Saturday night through the rest of the 2010 season, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net, the official home of the south’s fastest half mile.

By Jane Smith|2010-07-28T13:57:01-04:00July 26th, 2010|Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Street Stocks Create A Sensation at VSP

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- Were it not for the excellent work of the Volusia Speedway Park track crew, a Saturday afternoon downpour could have washed away five divisions of racing scheduled for Saturday Night. But thanks to their efforts, fans enjoyed a night of fast paced action from the Daytona Sportswear Street Stock Sensation, plus the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, plus the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

The Street Stock Sensation awards $1000 to the winner of the Daytona Sportswear Street Stock Division in a 25 lap dash for the cash, and a full field of determined racers took aim at the track and each other in order to get it. Grady Christian and Mike Tovet exchanged the early lead as they tussled over the top spot and Kevin Durden followed, but just short of the halfway point Tovet developed problems and slowed, and Durden happily stepped up and applied the heat to “Shady” Grady in his place.

Billy Medders had moved into the third spot and was giving Durden as much grief as Durden could dish out to Christian, when on lap 17 things got a bit dicey at the front of the pack as they entered turn one. A move to clear lapped traffic, coupled Durden’s determined move to get around Christian, resulted in contact, and Grady Christian ended up with the short end of the deal against the inside wall with steam pouring from the 36 machine. But “Shady” Grady was not finished as he managed to refire the car, drove to the pits, then rejoined the field at the back of the pack.

Durden wasted zero time in declaring his superiority on the restart, immediately expanding his lead until yet another multi car fracas in turn 3 all but claimed Grady Christian yet again. And try as he might, Billy Medders had nothing for Kevin Durden, as Durden collected the winner’s check, plus a $100 bill courtesy of Astor Recycling. Billy Medders claimed the second spot, while Philip Brown was a very respectable third place finisher. Cory Hupp hung tough for the fourth place spot, and Trevor Gamble returned to Volusia Speedway Park after a lengthy absence to finish fifth.

Joe Kump held the front position as the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models began their feature race, but Donnie Chappell made quick work of him on lap 1 and took early control of the race by setting a blistering pace. But by the mid point of the race Ivedent Lloyd had given himself the green light and was all over Chappell as Darrell Padgett followed in the third spot, as both quickly erased any gap that Chappell had created between himself and the rest of the front runners. Also on the hunt for the front pack was Lawton Minchew, and “Chewy” began to gnaw at the rear spoiler of Joe Kump’s machine as Kump had slipped to third place.

As Ivedent Lloyd threw everything he had at Donnie Chappell in an effort to get around him, Chappell’s car began spewing fluid from the overflow as the engine over heated. Lloyd kept the heat on as Chappell pegged the throttle and prayed that the car would last to the finish, but by lap 12 the spewing had stopped, and on lap 13 so did the engine. Chappell ended up against the inside wall in turn 4 with no water left in the 25 machine to boil out after the impact. Ivedent Lloyd was in complete control from there, easily outpacing Darrell Padgett for the win as Joe Kump held off Lawton Minchew to take the third spot. Barry Sheffield followed Minchew to the checkers to round out the top five.

Jeff Mathews had been furiously chasing Jamie Carter for the Budweiser Modified points lead, and so Carter was nothing but pleased to see that Mathews was MIA for Saturday’s events at VSP. In fact, that was Carter’s signal to go for broke, as he claimed the pole, then outpaced everyone else to the checkers with ease. Behind him Larry Burkins had to work hard to get the better of Dale Murray, but Burkins was up to the task as he claimed second place and bumped Murray to third. Kent Corbin had to overcome some earlier woes to place fourth, and Josh Sanford kept it together for a fifth place night.

Saturday was a very bad night for some heavy hitters in the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and probably the most upset was Shaun Daugharty, whose new car wound up trashed in a heat race incident that also claimed David Clegg’s P4 entry, and removed all competitive edge from Steve Shead’s machine. And while Daugharty and Clegg never got to start the feature race, Danny Vogel shot himself in the foot by being tardy to staging, and joining the field after they were on the track. That mistake got Vogel relegated to the rear from what would have been a spot on the outside of the second row, and the back side of slower cars were all that Vogel saw once the green flag dropped.

Meanwhile Aaron Barsness had an excellent night to offset the woes of the others, jumping into the lead early, dominating the event to the finish, and leaving the rest for everyone else to fight over. Barsness’ only competition came from Matt McGillivray, who had an excellent night but had to settle for second place in the end. Collin Wright was also in line for a good showing, as he claimed the third spot while Dan Lane Sr.raced his way into the top five with a fourth place run at the checkers. And Chris Day held off David Showers and Danny Vogel to close out the top five.

Being the points leader at two of Florida’s top dirt tracks might lead fans to think that Casey Feaster is the dominant force in 4 Cylinder Challenger racing, but Feaster has taken quite a few lumps along the way, and Saturday was no exception. Feaster had mechanical issues and never got going from his second row starting position, as the Challenger Division saw Larry Langston rocket to the front after Denica Hetznecker failed to hold the top spot, and Tony Laporta and James Sullivan followed in later laps. Langston was over and above the rest on the night, outrunning Tony Laporta to the checkers while Sullivan finished behind them. But Sullivan’s car ran into problems in post race tech, leading to a disqualification and moving Casey Feaster up to the third place spot. Jordan Myers was fourth, while Nathan Rhoades wound up in the fifth spot.

Volusia Speedway Park’s racers and staff are taking a well deserved break on Saturday, July 31st, so there will be no racing this coming weekend at the south’s fastest half mile. Racing returns to VSP on August 7th as the long awaited 3rd Annual Wiener Nationals pits “hotdog” against “hotdog” in a high speed dogfight on the VSP front stretch. In addition to the Daschund races, fans will see action from the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers. For more schedule information, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net.

Volusia Speedway Park Results for 7/24/10

Daytona Sportswear Street Stock Sensation ($1000 to win)

1- 35 Kevin Durden
2- 17M Billy Medders
3- 13 Philip Brown
4- 2H Cory Hupp
5- 64 Trevor Gamble
6- 11W Jody Wells
7- 94 Robert Sirmons
8- 36 Grady Christian
9- 51 Steve Oldaker
10- 26 David McCormack
11- 56H Bobby Holley
12- 14 Harold Powell
13- 0 Dalton Lanich
14- 28 Jeff Miller
15- 2J Jody Raleigh Stratton
16- 17G Nevin Gainey
17- A2Z Chuck McHone
18- 54 Tim Hughes
19- 61 Mike Tripp
20- 66V Greg Vandergriff
21- 98T Mike Tovet
22- 11S James Smith
23- 82 Karl Willard
24- 77M Mark Maresca
25- 34 Pat Buckley
26- 04 Bubba Christian

DNS- 21 Chris Manucy

Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Model

1- 21 Ivedent Lloyd
2- 46P Darrell Padgett
3- J17 Joe Kump

4- 23 Lawton Minchew
5- 41 Barry Sheffield
6- 98C David Clegg
7- 7 David Miller Sr.
8- 45 Bobby Richardson

9- 25 Donnie Chappell
10- 99 Skeeter Redmon
11- 11 Matt Hartley
12- RP1 Bug Rose

Budweiser Modified

1- 15 Jamie Carter
2- 54 Larry Burkins
3- 66 Dale Murray
4- 7 Kent Corbin
5- 3 Josh Sanford
6- 98 Jerry Ferrell
7- Z06 Larry Mott
8- 54G Tiny Greene
9- 40 James Smith
10- 67 Garrett Stewart
11- 1G Gary Sexton
DNS- 12 David Moheng

Taylor Racing Products Sportsman

1- 11 Aaron Barsness
2- 95 Matt McGillivray
3- 38 Collin Wright
4- 05 Dan Lane Sr.
5- 8 Chris Day
6- 18S David Showers Jr.
7- 99 Danny Vogel Jr.
8- 80 Paul Shead
9- 22 Mike Haney

10- 83 Martin Johnson
11- 10 Steve Shead
12- 66C Kyle Chappell
13- 17K Marc Kinley
14- 57 Heinz Haas
DNS- 00 Shaun Daugharty
DNS- P4 David Clegg

4 Cylinder Challenger

1- 49 Larry Langston
2- 3T Tony Laporta
3- 20 Casey Feaster
4- XX Jordan Myers
5- 51 Nathan Rhoades
6- 004 R.J. Glaser
7- 60 James Smith Sr.
8- 16 Denica Hetznecker
9- 6E Gilbert Espy
10- 66 Leonard Underwood Jr.
11- 126 Robert Graham
12- 36 Gary Wheeler
13- 11 David Ladrie
14- 67 Pete Hanstine
DNS- 48W Davy Wolf
DNS- 18 Michael Stein
DQ- 48S James Sullivan

By Jane Smith|2010-07-25T15:54:35-04:00July 25th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Danny Martin Makes it Two in a Row at Volusia Speedway Park

The Top Gun Sprints made their second visit of 2010 to Volusia Speedway Park on Saturday July 17, 2010. There were 17 cars at the track to give fans two heat races and a 25 lap feature race.

Danny Martin took the checkered flag, followed by Harley Zimmerman in the Z1 car, Tim George in the 1 car, Shawn Murray in the 22 car, and Rocky Sullivan in the 15 car rounding out the top 5.

The staff and racers of the Top Gun Sprints would like to thank everyone for their support and hope to see you next race at Volusia Speedway on September 18^th.

Top Gun Sprints

Volusia Speedway Park, July 17, 2010

Heat #1

1) 24 Danny Martin (Sarasota, FL)

2) 1 Tim George (Veince, FL)

3) 38 Tony Agin (Fort Myers, FL)

4) 22 Shawn Murray (Jacksonville, FL)

5) 19 Dakotah Stephens (Brandon, FL)

6) 14 Ryan Partin (Orlando, FL)

7) 8 Rich Alexander (Tampa, FL)

8) 13H Howard Harris (West Palm Beach, FL) DNS

Heat #2

1) 2 Rich Pratt (Anthony, FL)

2) 15 Rocky Sullivan (Plant City, FL)

3) Z1 Harley Zimmerman (Jacksonville, FL)

4) 6 Mike Schroder (Southwest Ranches, FL)

5) 21M Darrin Miller (Tampa, FL)

6) 6X Brandon Grubaugh (Ocala, FL)

7) 27 Troy Knowles (Gibsonton, FL)

8) 30 John Crowder (Summerfield, FL)

9) 02 Gene Lasker (Tampa, FL)

Feature

1) 24 Danny Martin; 2) Z1 Harley Zimmerman; 3) 1 Tim George; 4) 22 Shawn Murray; 5) 15 Rocky Sullivan; 6) 14 Ryan Partin; 7) 2 Rich Pratt; 8) 8 Rich Alexander; 9) 6 Mike Schroder; 10) 21M Darrin Miller; 11) 19 Dakotah Stephens; 12) 30 John Crowder; 13) 6X Brandon Grubaugh; 14) 02 Gene Lasker; 15) 38 Tony Agin; 16) 27 Troy Knowles; 17) 13H Howard Harris DNS

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By Jane Smith|2010-07-18T22:54:13-04:00July 18th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

The Feud in the Forest Moves East to Volusia

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- The two night “Feud In The Forest” continued on Saturday night as the Top Gun Sprint Car Series and the Florida Mini Sprint Association, made the roughly 50 mile trek through the Ocala National Forest to Volusia Speedway Park, after a competitive and exciting Friday night at Ocala Speedway. Also on the card for Saturday were the Budweiser Modifieds, as they made up the $1200 to win Mod Mania that was postponed by weather, and the always exciting Amsoil Thunder Stocks.

As is the case in duel night events, things that happen on the first night may have an effect on what transpires on the second, and Friday’s visit to Ocala’s tough 3/8ths mile layout claimed a few victims from the ranks of the Top Gun Sprint Car Series. But despite those setbacks, Volusia Speedway Park awoke to the sounds of repairs being made on Saturday as teams hammered out the dents and replaced broken equipment in preparation for Saturday’s race, and a solid field of top sprinters took the green flag on a quest to flatfoot their way around the south’s fastest half mile.

Friday’s victory by Danny Martin could have been a runaway affair had it not been for some late race cautions, but on Saturday night the caution flag was not to be found as the Top Gun Sprints battled from green to checkers with no interruptions. And with nothing but traffic to hinder his progress, Danny Martin was out to prove that he could make his success on a so called “driver’s track” translate into a second win on a wide open speedway, and as Ocala’s Rich Pratt led the field to the green flag Martin launched his rocket ship and began his mission to win the double.

Harley Zimmerman controlled the early laps of the Top Gun feature before Tony Agin was able to grab the lead, but mechanical woes would park Agin later as Martin picked his way forward into the top three. That put Zimmernan back in the lead just in time for Martin to take it away again, and from there no one had anything that could touch the 24 machine. Danny Martin lapped the field up to the fourth spot in securing his second win in two nights, while Harley Zimmerman held on for a respectable second place finish. Tim George took advantage of a night where points leader Ryan Partin was struggling to snatch away the Top Gun Sprints Series points lead with a third place finish, while Shawn Murray was fourth. And Rocky Sullivan recovered from a rollover on Friday to round out the top five at VSP on Saturday night.

The Florida Mini Sprints brought 27 cars through the forest to Barberville on Saturday, and Friday’s winner, Gavin Thomas, looked to be ready to repeat the feat on Saturday. But after problems on Friday resulted in a 25th place failure to launch at Ocala, Chris Pacetti had something to prove to Thomas and the rest of the FMSA, while Thomas would be battling an engine distraction as well as the competition.

Brett O’Donnell led from the pole as he defended his FMSA points lead, but on lap 10 Pacetti slipped by as the field clicked off 15 consecutive laps without a caution. A two car tangle in turn 2 slowed things down and regrouped the field on lap 16, allowing the racers to catch their breath and giving the leaders a clear track to race to the checkers. That caution also put Gavin Thomas on Brett O’Donnell’s rear bumper, but a slight miss in the 7 car held him back just enough that the pass could not be made. Chris Pacetti scored the win as Brett O’Donnell claimed second and Gavin Thomas placed third. 2009 FMSA Champion, Tim O’Donnell, climbed to a fourth place finish, while Steve Wheeler was fifth.

The Budweiser Modifieds were happy to have the opportunity to race for the $1200 that nature took way from them last month, and Jeff Mathews was pleased to have the chance to make a statement as to who he thinks should be on top of the 2010 Budweiser Modified points heap at Volusia Speedway Park. But if Mathews was going to prove anything, he first had to figure out how to hold off a hard charging Kyle Bronson, who found that his fastest line around the circuit was high on one end and low on the other.

Mathews had the early lead while points Jamie Carter attacked him from second place, but Bronson began three wheeling the high side of turns 3 and 4 to gain momentum, propelling him past Carter and Mathews by lap 9. Jeff Mathews never flinched, then stuck to his line and made it beat Bronson down low to retake the lead and hold on for the win. Kyle Bronson took the second spot as Jamie Carter followed in third place, with Wayne Hammond and James Smith rounding out the top five.

Chad Scranton has been dominating the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks lately, and most observers thought that with a little controversy as a motivator last week that Scranton would be unbeatable this Saturday night. Sure enough, Scranton jumped out in front and began putting real estate between himself and the others, but the 13 car was not going to let anyone start signing a check to Scranton just yet.

Philip Brown had climbed into David Whitt’s ride and took it, “For Sale” sign and all, past Scranton and to the front of the pack, while Scott Mooers looked on in disbelief from third place. As Scranton loves to tell anyone who will listen, the Cheater Racing team does not come to lose, and he kept the heat on Brown the entire race, sometimes swapping positions or racing side-by-side until a caution for debris on lap 9 forced a momentary truce.

The battle for the lead was intense, but the racing was clean as both racers wanted to achieve a victory in the correct way instead of beating each other up. Scranton and Brown continued their tussle as Luke Sadler battled with Matt Schell for third place and Scott Mooers held onto second. Philip Brown would have to dodge a lapped car coming to the finish, but he managed to force Chad Scanton to settle for second place and get the win. Scott Mooers continues to be one of the top Thunder Stock racers nationally in the UMPDIRTcar rankings as he claimed the third spot, and Luke Sadler overcame Matt Schell for fourth as Schell wound up fifth.

Volusia Speedway Park will give the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks a moment in the spotlight next week as the Street Stock Sensation has the racers going for a $1000 check. The Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models will be back in action, plus fans will see more racing from the Budweiser Modifieds and the 4 Cylinder Challenger Division, and the kids will get a chance to go racing as Box Car Racing highlights the intermission activities. For more information, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwyPark.net.

Volusia Speedway Park Results for 7/17/10

Top Gun Sprint Car Series

1- 24 Danny Martin
2- 21 Harley Zimmerman
3- 1 Tim George
4- 22 Shawn Murray
5- 15 Rocky Sullivan
6- 14 Ryan Partin

7- 2 Rich Pratt
8- 8 Rich Alexander
9- 6 Mike Schroeder
10- 21M Darrin Miller
11- 19 Dakota Stevens

12- 30 John Crowder
13- 6X Brandon Grubaugh
14- 02 Gene Lasker
15- 38 Tony Agin
16- 27 Troy Knowles
DNS- 13H Howard Harris

Florida Mini Sprint Association

1- 16 Chris Pacetti
2- 11 Brett O’Donnell
3- 7 Gavin Thomas
4- 28 Tim O’Donnell
5- 26 Steve Wheeler
6- 8 Eddie Moss Jr.
7- 5 Steve Crabtree
8- 2 Mark Ryder
9- 83 Justin Kolves
10- 711 David Pleaugh
11- 6 Andrew Kurjack

12- 34 Pete Smith
13- 1M Eddie Moss Sr.

14- 61 Walter Arnold
15- 92 Darrin Davis
16- 23 Rae Lynn Moss

17- 81 Chris Partin
18- X59 Austin Jackson
19- 99 Lenny Dallman
20- 14D Brian Penrose
21- 31 Tommy Bowden
22- 68 Dirk Miller
DNS- 30 John Crowder
DNS- 24 Ken Penta
DNS- 15 Paul Lanza
DNS- 82 Dominic Lanza
DNS- 71 John Craddock

Budweiser Modified (25 laps/$1200 to win)

1- 33 Jeff Mathews
2- 40B Kyle Bronson
3- 15 Jamie Carter
4- 66H Wayne Hammond
5- 40 James Smith
6- 7 Kent Corbin
7- 54 Larry Burkins
8- 00 Buzzie Reutimann

9- 66 Dale Murray
10- 41D Scott Steed
11- Z06 Larry Mott
12- 11P Michael Phillips
13- 7P Matthew Permann
14- 7S Ronnie Chance
DNS- 67 Garrett Stewart

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock

1- 13 Philip Brown
2- 27 Chad Scranton
3- 10 Scott Mooers
4- 15 Luke Sadler
5- 57 Matt Schell
6- 114 John Thorpe
7- 17 D.J. Nobles
8- 6 Wally Douglass

9- 4 Richard Calmes Jr.
10- 9R Robert Donaly
11- 03 Robert Shrunk
12- 22 Kelly Snyder
13- V1 Delbert Moyer
14- 36 Austin Stamper
15- 29 Tom Hughes

By Jane Smith|2010-07-18T16:07:21-04:00July 18th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

The Challenger Challenge Highlights Action at VSP

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL- Volusia Speedway Park returned to action on Saturday night after some time off over the 4th of July holiday weekend, and the extra week of preparation, or healing as it may be for some, paid off for the racers and fans. The night’s events were highlighted by the 4 Cylinder Challenger Challenge, plus fans were thrills by exciting racing from the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Budweiser Modifieds, the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks. and as an added bonus, fans were treated to racing from the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association (DAARA) plus an autograph session with the vintage cars and their drivers at intermission.

The Challenger Challenge gives the 4 Cylinder racers a moment in the spotlight, plus offers them extra incentive as the race pays $500 to win. Throw in another $100 from Astor Recycling and the Challengers were more than ready to go at the track and each other, getting off to a rather rocky start but settling down for 20 laps of green flag racing.

Once everyone decided to race instead of wreck, Tony Laporta wasted no time in getting to the point and leading the field. Steve Cox gave chase and managed to keep close to Laporta, but eventually succumbed to James Sullivan who grabbed the second spot on lap 12. Casey Feaster had come into the night as the current points leader, and was busy making his way from a ninth place starting position into the top five, while Davey Wolf had a good run going, challenging for as high as third place at times.

But no one had anything that could threaten Tony Laporta as he raced to the checkers and the winner’s check. James Sullivan followed in the second spot, while Steven cox placed third. And after a back and forth battle over several laps, Casey Feaster wrestled fourth place from Davey Wolf, who finished fifth.

Donnie Chappell has been clawing his way up the points ladder with the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models at VSP, and Saturday’s feature race certainly did not hurt that effort. But as good as Chappell was, Matt Hartley was better as he continues to rehab after knee surgery, and what better way to heal than to grab another solid win over a stout field of late model racers? Hartley’s win came in a race that went green from start to finish, with Donnie Chappell claiming second place over Lawton Minchew. Current points leader Joe Kump was in the top five as he placed fourth, and Darrell Padgett raced his way into the fifth spot.

The Budweiser Modifieds saw Jeff Mathews come through the pit gate with something to prove, but first he had to overcome James Smith who had the pole and was not in any mood to relinquish the lead. Mathews started in the 6th spot, but quickly rocketed past everyone to attack Smith by lap five, then grabbed the lead for himself on lap 6 and never looked back. The final 13 laps ran caution free as Jeff Mathews extended his lead for the win, with James Smith following for a distant second place run. Kent Corbin held on to place third, and Jamie Carter battled his way up to fourth place. And Kyle Bronson climbed into the 66 car on Saturday night, then drove it to a fifth place finish.

There was quite a bit of back and forth going on at the front of the Daytona Sportswear Street Stock field as Tim Hughes, Mike Tovet, and Philip Brown, all tussled over the lead from time to time. But after a few cautions for this and that, plus some hard racing, Hughes developed a loose condition and began slipping backwards, leaving Brown and Tovet to fight over the top position. Mike Tovet then snatched the lead for good on lap 6 and went on to score a win, while Philip Brown settled for the second spot. Billy Medders placed third, while James Smith and Bubba Christian rounded out the top five finishers.

Scott Mooers may have a firm grip on the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock points lead, but Chad Scranton and Luke Sadler have given him plenty of stress over the past few races. And after being caught up in someone else’s calamity and leaving his last Thunder Stock outing at Volusia Speedway Park on a hook, Mooers was in no mood to take prisoners on Saturday night. So when Scranton blew past him with ease and Sadler got past him later in the race, Mooers found himself the third car to cross the finish line as the checkers waved.

Chad Scranton may have been able to enjoy a celebration in Victory Lane, but was summoned to tech immediately after leaving the track, and further inspection by officials resulted in his disqualification. That made Luke Sadler the race winner and moved Scott Mooers up to second place, while David Whitt earned a third place finish. John Thorpe was fourth, while D.J. Nobles moved up to the fifth place spot.

Some fans may have suspected that the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association drivers do not actually race their vintage machines when they come to Volusia Speedway Park, but do not try to tell that to Ronnie Rohn of Jacksonville, who backed his 1955 Chevy stock car into the turn 3 inside wall causing significant damage to the rear of that original bodied machine. T. J. Roberts of Adel, Georgia, also had misfortune in turn 3, as his 1935 modified Chevy had to leave the track on a hook. Some may be faster than others, but the DAARA cars are racing when they get the green flag. Four divisions of DAARA cars competed on Saturday night, with Steve Parrish winning with the Flathead Stocks, Dave Cash beating the rest of the Caged Sprint Cars, Bill Wendt topping the Flathead Midgets, and Lonnie Roberts dominating the Modified Stock Cars.

Volusia Speedway Park is back in action next Saturday, July 17th, as the Top Gun 360 Sprint Car Series and the Florida Mini Sprint Association highlight the night’s racing. In addition top the winged sprint action, fans will see Volusia’s own Budweiser Modifieds and Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks return for another week of high speed thrills. For more information, please be sure to visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net.

Volusia Speedway Park results for 7/10/10

Challenger Challenge (20laps/$500 to win)

1- 3T Tony Laporta
2- 48S James Sullivan
3- 88 Steven Cox
4- 20 Casey Feaster

5- 48W Davey Wolf
6- 17D Rick Sullivan
7- X Justin Dean
8- 16 Denica Hetznecker
9- 51X Michael Stein
10- 11 David Ladrie
11- 6E Gilbert Espy
12- 31 Scott Sullivan

13- 49 Larry Langston
14- 51 Nathan Rhoades

15- 5S Thomas Parker
16- 101 Wade Lear
17- 33 Jason Higgins
18- 60 James Smith Sr.

19- 48X Harold Lewis
20- XX Jordan Myers
DNS- 004 R.J. Glaser
DNS- 67 Pete Hanstine
DNS- 12 Robert Graham

Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Model

1- 11 Matt Hartley
2- 25 Donnie Chappell
3- 23 Lawton Minchew
4- J17 Joe Kump
5- 46P Darrell Padgett
6- 145 Jason Davis
7- 16 Shane Williams
8- 98C David Clegg
9- 56B Dave Barber Jr.
10- 41 Barry Sheffield
11- 36D Dillon Buhr
12- 45 Bobby Richardson
13- 30 Larry Anderson
14- 46 Hamp Conley
15- RP1 Bug Rose
16- 7 David Miller Sr.
17- 26P David Ponder
DNS- 31T Stephen Thompson

Budweiser Modified

1- 33 Jeff Mathews

2- 40 James Smith
3- 7 Kent Corbin

4- 15 Jamie Carter
5- 66H Kyle Bronson
6- 75 Jimmy Carter
7- 11P Charlie Phillips
8- 12 David Moheng
9- 145 Jason Davis
10- 54 Larry Burkins
DNS- 67 Garrett Stewart

Daytona Sportswear Street Stock

1- 98T Mike Tovet
2- 13 Philip Brown
3- 17M Billy Medders

4- 11S James Smith

5- 04 Bubba Christian
6- 11W Jody Wells
7- 77M Mark Maresca
8- 2S Mick Kulak
9- B1 Homer Hatcher
10- 54 Tim Hughes
11- 51 Steve Oldaker
12- 61 Mike Tripp
13- 28 Jeff Miller
14- 66V Greg Vandergriff

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock

1- 15 Luke Sadler
2- 10 Scott Mooers
3- 13 David Whitt
4- 114 John Thorpe
5- 17 D. J. Nobles

6- 6 Wally Douglas
7- 9R Robert Donaly
8- 03 Robert Shrunk

9- 000 Jason Tovet
10- V1 Delbert Moyer
11- 22 Kelly Snyder
12- 19 A.J. McKay
13- 14 Brian Cox
DNS- 32 Jim Shaw
DNS- 29 Tom Hughes
DNS- 24 Randy Strehle

DQ- 27 Chad Scranton

By Jane Smith|2010-07-11T19:24:05-04:00July 11th, 2010|Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Ivedent Lloyd Takes the Scott Thompson Memorial

by VSP Media

Photos Courtesy of ricksdarkroom.comBARBERVILLE, FL- Racers and fans gathered at Volusia Speedway Park on Saturday night for the running of the 2010 Scott Thompson Memorial, featuring the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series. The night also featured action from three of Volusia Speedway Park’s top divisions, including the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman, Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, plus fun events like the intermission rib eating contest featuring succulent ribs from Brians BBQ, and a tailgate contest that awarded race fans for their delicious and creative spreads in the public parking areas surrounding the speedway. (more…)

By Jane Smith|2010-06-28T01:28:35-04:00June 27th, 2010|Front Page News, Race Results, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

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