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Southern All Stars Will Once Again Officiate 2014 Ice Bowl At TST

IceBowl2014comingFirelarge FAYETTEVILLE, TN—The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series has been once again selected to officiate the 2014 Ice Bowl Jan 2-5 at the Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series the longest running touring Super Late Model series in the country will handle all technical and race procedures for the Super Late Models as well at the Sportsman/Limited Late Models. The Super will compete in a $6,000 to win $500 to start 50 lap event that will utilize the following rules: Open Motors will weight 2300 lbs while all other motors will weight 2250 lbs. Tires will be ANY 11×92 max. 1 lb per lap burn off, Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series body rules apply and all cars will utilize an 8 inch spoiler. Entry fee is $100.

Thursday & Friday will be open practice for the Super Late Models as well as tech and registration will open on Friday. Then on Saturday the Super Late Models will qualify and run heat. Sunday there will be Last Chance races along with the 50 lap main event. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-19T20:17:17-05:00December 19th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Southern All Stars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Florida State Championships To Bring The Best In The Business Out Once More

12-20-21-2013-4 Ocala, FL- Bubba Raceway Park will open it’s gates less than 96 hours from Christmas and will send eight drivers home with wins and a combined $6850 to spend on last minute gifts or maybe race car parts. Better yet, those eight will be forever remembered as Champions of the race AND get that beautiful Super Bowl-style ring.

The Late Models will race with $2000 on the line and with names such as Mark Whitener, Ivedent Lloyd, Jr., Tyler Ivey, Rich Pratt, and Jason Fitzgerald leading the fight you know it’ll be a good one. Others such as Tyler Clem and Jeff Mathews will have work to do to join Whitener as a champion of this prestigious event.

The Scorpion UMP Modifieds have a four-way championship battle between Charlie O’Neill, Pratt, Mathews, and Scott Kurtzner but defending champion Kyle Bronson, PJ Wiggins Memorial champion Paul Snyder, and rookie Bryan Bernhardt will all try to play spoiler and grab a ring and $1250. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-18T14:31:23-05:00December 18th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Southern Super Series To Visit GMP Twice In 2014

JEFFERSON, GA – The Southern Super Series today announced that Gresham Motorsports Park would host a pair of high-profile Super Late Model Stock Car events in 2014.

GMP will host one event – a 125-lap battle – on Saturday, July 12. The second Southern Super Series race at GMP will be the 31st-Annual World Crown 300 on Saturday, August 9, 2014.

There will be 15 Southern Super Series races at five different tracks throughout the Southeast in 2014.

Here’s the schedule –

April 5- Nashville (TN) Fairgrounds Speedway

April 25- 5 Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL

April 26- Mobile (AL) International Speedway

May 10- Montgomery (AL) Motor Speedway

May 23- 5 Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-17T17:18:05-05:00December 17th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Gresham Motorsports Park, Racing News, Southern Super Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Announce Huge 2014 Schedule

At least 52 tracks in 24 states and three Canadian provinces will offer a ‘Salute to the King’ as Steve Kinser makes one more run at a 21st series championship

Steve Final Year

INDIANAPOLIS – Dec. 12, 2013 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series announced a huge 2014 schedule on Thursday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show at the Indiana Convention Center, highlighting the “Salute to the King” as the legendary Steve Kinser makes his final run at winning a 21st championship beginning in February at the DIRTcar Nationals.

The 2014 tour will feature 92 race nights at 52 different tracks across 24 states and three Canadian provinces.

It all gets underway Feb. 14-15-16, 2014, during the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park, where Kasey Kahne Racing’s Daryn Pittman won on opening night last season and held off Tony Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz in November at the World Finals to win the championship by the narrowest margin in series history. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-12T20:44:29-05:00December 12th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Sprint Cars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Record Number Of Events On 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Schedule

Grueling Dirt Late Model Series Will Test Teams With 33 Races Over 39 Days

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 12, 2013 – A record number of events appear on the 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ schedule, which was released Thursday by DIRTcar officials during the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis.

Stretching nearly six weeks for the second consecutive year, dirt Late Model racing’s biggest test of man and machine will feature 33 races at 32 tracks in nine states over a period of 39 days.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin and end with traditional dates, kicking off on Wed., June 11, at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and concluding on Sat., July 19, at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. In between competitors will travel nearly 6,000 miles and compete for $215,000 in first-place prize money.

“The expansion of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals to six weekends in 2013 proved to be a big success so we’re sticking with the same time frame for the 2014 ‘Hell Tour’ schedule,” said DIRTcar UMP director Sam Driggers. “Extending the Summer Nationals not only allows us to slot in more off days for the race teams but also gives us the opportunity to accommodate more racetracks that desire events – and that, of course, brings the Summer Nationals to more fans across the Midwest.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-12T20:39:34-05:00December 12th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Super DirtCar Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Schedule Change

EagleJetTopGunlogoBlackSmall In consideration of the time of year and how busy everyone is during the Holiday season we have revamped the race schedule for next weekend. The program will now be a one day event on Saturday, December 14^th. The purse has been increased to the previously posted Sunday purse with a few more added incentives.

Race starting time will be moved forward to 4:30 drivers meeting, with hot laps to follow and racing to begin at 6 pm.

The top 5 in heat races will be paid as follows: 1^st – $50.00, 2^nd – $40.00, 3^rd – $30.00, 4^th – $20.00 and 5^th – $10.00.

There will be a $100.00 payout for the leader at the halfway point.

There will be a $100.00 payout for a ‘hard charger’ award.

The feature will now pay $300.00 to start.

The Jeff Barfield Memorial Clean Sweep will be increased to $400.00 with a total purse payout for the night of over $10,000.00 for 24 cars.

The food concessions at the track will remain open for you to purchase food/drinks, and there will be a band for your enjoyment after the races.

Rooms are still available for those that would like to stay over at the Clewiston Inn.

By Scott|2013-12-12T16:49:47-05:00December 12th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Top Gun Sprints, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

46th Annual Snowball Derby Just Days Away

261 The end of the year is on the horizon, and the 2013 Racing Season is in the rear view. But wait!! The best has yet to come. The 46th Annual Snowball Derby presented by Jegs is just days away and the anticipation is at an all time high. The regular season has been stellar here at 5 Flags Speedway, with plenty of action, some first time Winners, some first time Champions, new track records, and of course, a few crash and burns along the way. Quite a year indeed. So why should we expect anything different at the Snowball? This year’s Derby is boasting the strongest entry list in recent memory. Seven Divisions of racing, over 700 laps of action. At last Saturday’s Snowball Derby Preview presented by Sit-N-Charge, 98 cars took practice laps. Race days are expected to triple that number. A complete entry list is located at www.snowballderby.com , as well as ticketing information and the like. (more…)

By Scott|2013-12-02T14:51:30-05:00December 2nd, 2013|5 Flags Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Buddy’s Home Furnishings presents the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints

Martin-Winner-10-19-13 Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints will return for their final appearance at East Bay Raceway Park in 2013 on Saturday, December 7^th. Buddy’s Home Furnishings will be the presenting sponsor for the $1,000.00 to win feature event.

Danny Martin Jr. is leading the point race with three events left in the 2013 season. Shane Kreidler is second followed by AJ Maddox in third. Fourth is Johnny Alexander and rounding out the top five is Tim George. Other drivers trying to move up in the point standings are Tony Agin, Gene Lasker, Rebecca George, Kyle Pitts, Mike Schroeder, Tyler Godwin, Rich Alexander, Brandon Grubaugh, Mark Ruel Jr., Kerry Gilbert, Darren Orth, Ken Laureno, Billy Boyd, Sean Clark, Clint Reynolds, DJ Peeples, Lorenzo Capitano, Joe Metcalf, Sport Allen and Frank Beck. Also expected to compete with the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints for the first time this season will be Keith Butler and David Steele.

An action packed night of racing with the Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinder Bombers and V8 Warriors will be joining the Sprint cars. Racing starts at 6:30pm.

By Scott|2013-11-28T08:33:57-05:00November 28th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Top Gun Sprints, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Leftovers Classic To Be An Early Christmas For Fans And Drivers Alike

Ocala, FL- “What offseason?” is the question that has been running around the paddocks and pits of all forms of motorsports and that does not skip over the local short tracks. Bubba Raceway Park will keep the gates open and run a Sunday show right after Thanksgiving with five of the grittiest divisions in Florida running for some cash just three-and-a-half weeks before Christmas!

The Hobby Stocks come off of a huge $2000 to win show that Tim Powers grabbed while the likes of Brian Morgan, Devin Walker, Rodney Wright, and Mike Stalnaker all ran up front but had something just not go their way. A $750 prize will go to this Sunday’s winner and man of the names from last week-end will be back in action.

The Mini Sprints will run for $600 with no sanction on their event, though the FMSA will wrap their season up the night before, meaning the series’ champion will race for the first time with their crown less than 24 hours later. No points, no sanctioning, just $600 to the driver that tops the Mini Sprints that are anything but predictable. (more…)

By Scott|2013-11-27T00:21:20-05:00November 27th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

THE CRASH-A-RAMA SERIES RETURNS TO ORLANDO!

Black Friday has become a day full of shopping carts crashing and wallet-deflating craziness, but Orlando SpeedWorld has just the cure for folks who have been out in the shopping madness all day…. A night of motorized mayhem called Crash-A-Rama.

Yes, Crash-A-Rama returns in its traditional day after Thanksgiving time slot and this is expected to be one of the biggest and best shows yet. For the second time this year, School Bus Figure 8 racing returns or Orlando SpeedWorld, but the buses are just a small part of the action. Orlando Speedworld is, and always will be, the original home of Crash-A-Rama.
This is a traditional night full of crazy and unique-style races that time and time again give fans the entertainment they know and love. Started several years ago as a one-time School Bus Demolition Derby (that packed the house), track owner Clyde Hart figured out that he could have the buses race rather than destroy each other which would allow for them to be used multiple times rather than just in one Demo Derby. Eventually, more smash & crash events were added and Crash-A-Rama was born! As usual, this Friday’s event will focus on giving race fans something new and different will be sure to be one for the ages. (more…)

By Scott|2013-11-26T23:58:11-05:00November 26th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Orlando Speedworld, Upcoming Events|Comments Off