Season Finale for FUPS Series this Weekend at Auburndale Speedway

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN will be looking to put the icing on the cake of his championship season with a victory in the $10,000-to-win 100-lap 9th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race on November 23 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL.
The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee didn’t begin the season with the championship in mind, but a fateful decision after Memorial Day weekend led him to the $20,000 title.
“I haven’t raced for points since the mid-90s when I was with Barry Wright on the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Late Model Series, as a teammate to Scott Bloomquist,” Johnson said. “The plan for this year was to run with the NeSmith Series through Memorial Day Weekend in May, and then do what we usually have done in the past, pick and choose races closer to home.”
The first five races of the season were at Bubba Raceway Park in late January, early February, with a driver earning points in their best three races. This worked in Johnson’s favor, as he missed the show on night two. He finished sixth in Round 1, and then turned in a pair of third-place finishes in Rounds 3 and 4.
Johnson picked up his first win of the season on February 2 at Bubba Raceway Park on February 2 and left Florida second in the point standings, 12 points behind Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL who won three of the first five races.
After three rainouts in March and April, the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division did not get their next three races in until Memorial Day Weekend with a trip of events at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS, Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS. (more…)
Full Throttle Speedway 2 Day Event 11-15 & 16
11-15 Friday Night – EBM Practice/ BBQ Pit Party & Live Band. Practice from 4:00 to 9:00. BBQ/Pit Party to follow with Live Band 9:00 – ?
Only the pit side will be open Friday night. Spend the weekend to celebrate, camp out, practice, pit party and great racing action on Saturday.
11-16 – Saturday night the soon to be Desoto Speedway will host the fifth annual Eddie Brann Memorial, which is a 75-lap Open Wheel Modified event that could draw as many as 40 of the state’s best open-wheel drivers. The night will also feature heat races and features for the Road Warriors for 35 laps, Dwarf Cars, TQ Midgets, Junkyard Dogs, and Outlaw Modifieds.
Pit and Grandstand food Concessions, 2 great bars- one with TV screen for viewing special events and seating. Come hungry, we have a full concession with great food and even better prices. Bring a friend, it is only $13.00 for adults. Front gates open at 4:30. (more…)
Ocala, FL- The Late Models return to the 3/8 mile as November opens and they’ll be joined by the Scorpion Racing Products UMP Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and Florida Mini Sprints.
Rich Pratt has a commanding 80 point lead over 11-year old Tyler Clem in the Late Models, but he has yet to return to Coors Light Winner’s Circle. Pratt has had a solid year but wants that win; Clem has been impressive and wouldn’t mind grabbing a victory either. Bryan Bernhardt sits third but has Mark Whitener, three race winner, and Kyle Bronson, the top candidate in the Nesmith Touring Series Rookie of the Year chase, are barreling down on him. It’s going to be a great finish to one of the best seasons in Late Model history at Bubba Raceway Park.
The Scorpion Racing Products UMP Modifieds have had a wild season as well and it’s Charlie O’Neill a top the board. Sitting just three- yes, after all of that racing, THREE- points back is Rich Pratt and a further five back is Jeff Mathews. As those three try to break away, Scott Kurtzner will try to stay with them and close the 22 point gap he has to O’Neill. Bryan Bernhardt seeks his first career Modified win and a top five championship position with it. (more…)