Action and Drama Highlight Monster Energy Night at VSP
by VSP Media
BARBERVILLE,FL- Race fans had to know up front that they would get plenty of excitement and entertainment when they saw the Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late Models and Budweiser Modifieds were running on the same Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park. But they quickly discovered that the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers, all create their own special brand of excitement as well, as Monster Energy Drink Night cranked up the action at the south’s fastest half mile.
The Budweiser Modifieds saw “Big Mac” Charlie MacNichol fall by the wayside early during heat racing, while Jeff Mathews firmly planted himself in the front row for the feature event, just outside of pole sitter Traver Boettcher. And as soon as the green waved the “Repo Man” shot the 33 car into the lead and remained there despite a valiant effort by Jimmie and Jamie Carter to get past him. Jamie Carter had started in the 7th position and worked his way to second when some late race cautions bunched up the field and gave him a few good shots at Mathews. Carter could get his car alongside of the 33, but Mathews proved a tad too tough to tame. Jeff Mathews scored the win while Jamie Carter was a close second and Jimmie Carter rounded out the top three. Rob Underwood managed to finish in the fourth spot while James Smith got a top 5 finish as well.
Miss VSP 2010 Emily Chaney did the honors of waving the green for the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks and the second feature race of the night. Billy Medders led the field to the green flag but Mike Tovet seized early control of the race and fought to hold off a three wide challenge on the backstretch. That challenge failed to sort itself out in turns 3 and 4, and the resulting contact brought a caution and sent Pat Buckley to the pits on a hook. Tovet would later develop problems and eventually leave the race as well a few laps later. As Tovet faltered, Trevor Gamble took advantage and grabbed the lead, refusing to relinquish it until he saw the checkers waving. Phillip Brown gave chase, then late in the race had to fend off a hard charging Bubba Christian who suddenly barreled into the top three.
While Trevor Gamble finished first and Bubba Christian crossed the line in third place, drama in the pit area after the race scrambled the top five standings as disqualifications were ordered for conduct issues. Phillip Brown, who had begun the race in the 10th position, was declared the winner, which amounted to a 9 position gain on the night. Tim Hughes moved up two positions to second place as Gamble and Christian were ousted. Billy Medders claimed the third spot followed by David Higgs and Mike Tovet.
Race fans know that when the 21 car of Ivedent Lloyd drives onto the race track that “The Professor” will likely entertain them while he educates everyone else, and as one might expect, the rest of the Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late Model field was in no mood to sit through class. Lloyd rocketed his car into the lead and began a lesson in domination that lasted for 25 laps, while his teammate, Darrell Padgett schooled the field in passing by gaining 15 positions to finish second behind Ivedent Lloyd.
Shawn “Beavis” Kosier had won three 4 Cylinder Challenger races in a row coming into Saturday night, and once again he would find his way to some hardware and an interview with Joe Dirt, but not for winning the race. Steven Cox managed to get around Kosier on lap 4 and remain there, breaking the win streak for the 97 car at three. And while Cox celebrated in Victory Lane, Kosier was happy as well, satisfied with second place if the win was out of reach. Cox’s 88 machine looked untouchable after it passed Kosier cleanly, then held off every challenge with ease.
The Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks have created their own brand of drama the last few outings both on and off of the race track, and Saturday night was no different. The result of it all was a highly competitive race where the top positions were almost always in dispute, plus enough beating and banging action that the competition clock expired before the scheduled 20 laps were completed.
Jumpin’ Jim Shaw battled for the early lead with Jim Goempel and Chad Scranton until a tangle in turn 3 sent Goempel to the pits. Meanwhile Matt Schell and David Whitt were on the move, muscling their way through traffic to enter the fray up front and contend with Shaw for the win. Whitt assumed the lead and held it despite the best efforts of Matt Schell, and Jim Shaw overcame a lap 6 tangle to return to the top three. Other racers were making moves further back in the pack as well, as AJ McKay climbed from the last starting position to 13th, and John Thorpe gained 7 spots to 9th.
David Whitt proved to be a little too much for Matt Schell, grabbing a victory while Schell settled for second place. Jumpin’ Jim Shaw was the third place finisher, while Scott Mooers claimed the fourth spot and Chad Scranton placed fifth.
Saturday, April 17th brings Fastline 5 racing to Volusia Speedway Park as the Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late models, Taylor Racing Products Sportsman, Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks, Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, and 4 Cylinder Challengers, battle on the south’s fastest half mile. Racing begins at 7:30PM and fans can access www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for additional information.
Volusia Speedway Park Results for 4/10/10
Budweiser Modified
1- 33 Jeff Mathews
2- 15 Jamie Carter
3- 75 Jimmy Carter
4- 09 Rob Underwood
5- 40 James Smith
7- 41D Darron Smith
8- 7 Kent Corbin
9- 91 Traver Boettcher
10- 88 Don Rollison Jr.
11- 90 Mark Buie
12- 96 Randy Hecker
13- 69 Brad Fender
14- 67 Garrett Stewart
DNS- 11 Charlie McNichol
Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late Model
1- 21 Ivedent Lloyd
2- 46P Darrell Padgett
3- 07 David Clegg
4- 7 Dillon Wood
5- 17 Richard Ferry
6- 25 Donnie Chappell
7- 45 Bobby Richardson
8- J17 Joe Kump
9- 71A Bo Allen
10- 145 Jason Davis
11- 41K John Kellum
12- 2D Brandon Dewitt
13- 59 Kevin Bayless
14- 88 Andy Schell
15- 46 Hamp Conlay
16- 311 Ken Monahan
17- 30 Larry Anderson
18- RP1 Bug Rose
19- 33 Jeff Mathews
1- 13 Phillip Brown
2- 54 Tim Hughes
3- 17M Billy Medders
4- 28 David Higgs
5- 98T Mike Tovet
6- 18E Mike Eubanks
7- 91 Chris Montgomery
8- 34 Pat Buckley
9- 2H Cory Hupp
10- 12 Travis Gamble
11- 11S James Smith
DNS- 17 DJ Nobles
DNS- 94 Robert Simons
DQ- 64 Trevor Gamble
DQ- 04 Bubba Christian
4 Cylinder Challenger
1- 88 Steven Cox
2- 97 Shawn Kosier
3- 004 RJ Glaser
4- 6E Gilbert Espy
5- 20 Casey Feaster
6- 20G Shane Torman
7- X Justin Dean
8- 12 Robert Graham
9- 67 Pete Hanstine
10- 11 David Ladrie
11- 37 Steve Danese
12- 101 Wade Lear
13- 48S Ephraim Souther
15- 1X James Clay
16- 01 Davey Wolf
17- 60 James Smith Sr.
18- 3T Tony LaPorta
DNS- 81 Steven Johnson
DNS- 51 Nathan Rhoades
DNS- 10 Miguel Hernandez
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock
1- 13 David Whitt
2- 57 Matt Schell
3- 32 Jim Shaw
4- 10 Scott Mooers
5- 27 Chad Scranton
6- 9R Robert Donaly
7- 17 Donnie Nobles
8- 23 Jim Nichols
9- 114 John Thorpe
10- 00 Eddie Tovet
11- 07 Richard Calmes Jr.
12- 22 Kelly Snyder
13- 19 AJ McKay
14- 81 Courtney Eubanks
15- 6 Wally Douglass
16- 15 Luke Sadler
17- 0 Rickie Lara
18- 14 Bryan Cox
19- 9 Jim Goempel
20- Z51 Jason Shreve
21- 28 Glenn Vincent
DNS- 03 Robert Schrunk
DNS- V1 Delbert Moyer
DNS- 33H Tom Hughes
DNS- 42 Randy Strehle