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Florida United Promoters Series at Citrus County Speedway for the A-Able Septic Sewer Service 125

This Saturday night Nov. 3rd the Florida United Promoters Series will visit Citrus Co. Speedway for the A-Able Septic Sewer Service 125. The tight points battle will continue between series leader Steve Dorer in his Racecar Engineering sponsored machine and Jessie Dutilly in the Carbone Motorsports entry who captured his 1st victory at Auburndale two weeks ago. With only 15 points separating the two this race will be pivotal to both with only two races remaining for the title chase.

The extra distance race will test the competitors patience’s as they battle on the tight quarter mile track for the winners purse of $4,000.00. Expected to join in the hunt for race #11 of the season are, Jonathan Guy who moved into 3rd place in the point standings with a 3rd place finish at the “Dale” and 5th place finisher Joe Winchell. Young Guns, Jake Perkins, Daniel Webster, Kevin Macy, Anthony Sergi. George Gorham Jr. will be joining track regulars, Herb Newmann Jr., Scott Grossenbacher, Drew Brannon, David King and Eddie King Sr. who had a 4th place showing at Auburndale.

There will be open practice on Friday night from 5-9:00pm. with a BBQ to follow. Pit Gates will open at 1:00pm on Sat. with qualifying at 5:30pm., Mod Mini’s, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Hornets and Dwarfs will also be on the schedule.

For more info go to www.floridaunitedpromoterslatemodelseries.com

By Scott|2012-10-29T21:00:08-04:00October 29th, 2012|Citrus County Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Southern All Stars return to Toccoa for James Garrison Memorial/GA State Championship Oct 27th

First SAS visit since April of 2010 to the oldest dirt track in Georgia

HUNTSVILLE, AL (October 17, 2012)—After a two year absence, the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will return to Toccoa (GA) Speedway for the James Garrison/Georgia State Championship race.

Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA enjoyed Southern All Stars Victory Lane in the most recent series visit to Toccoa Speedway in April of 2010. This time the SAS travelers will be the headliner of a busy night of racing for Toccoa Speedway running for the $3,500 top prize in the 40-lapper. ‘We are very excited in having the Southern All Stars back to Toccoa Speedway’ stated Race Director Brad York. “We should have huge crowd for this event as the people in town have been talking about it all week, this should be one of our biggest crowds of the year.”

A full show of Practice, VP Racing Fuels Qualifying, Hoosier Racing Tire Last Chance Showdowns and the 40-lap Feature event await the SAS on Saturday Night October 27.

The Speedway has announced earlier start times for the Georgia State Championships as the gates for grandstands and pits will both swing open at 1:00 pm and the Drivers Meeting will be at 4:00 pm with Hot Lap sessions beginning shortly after. On October 27^th the Grandstands admission will be $20.00 with $30.00 in the Pits and Trackside. The night before, Friday October 26^th the Speedway will host an open practice for all divisions from 5-9 pm with the cost of just $10 for Pits and Trackside. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T20:38:34-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Southern All Stars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Attention Shifts to PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA

Schatz is on tap to secure his fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship

CONCORD, N.C. – Oct. 24, 2012 – Following the first week off since Easter, focus on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series shifts to the popular PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

The sixth edition of the prestigious event, which also features the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Big-Block Modifieds from the Super DIRTcar Series, concludes the season Nov. 1-3 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“It’s really a fun event,” Steve Kinser said. “You get to watch a lot of good racing and a lot of different divisions, so it’s fun for the competitors along with the race fans.”

While Kinser – a 20-time champion and the winningest driver – is on pace to wrap up his unprecedented 31^st top-five finish in the standings, his Tony Stewart Racing teammate Donny Schatz is set to earn his fifth career championship and his first since claiming four straight from 2006-09.

Schatz is riding a hot streak of eight wins, 20 podiums and 24 top fives in the last 27 points events to hold a 176-point advantage entering the final weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, where he swept the PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA last season. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T05:18:32-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Super DIRTcar Series Takes Pilgrimage Charlotte

Competitors prepare for November’s season finale, PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals presented by NAPA Auto Parts

CONCORD, N. C. – Oct. 24, 2012 – With only two feature events left in the Super DIRTcar Series, Big-Block Modified competitors are prepping for one of the biggest dirt racing events of the year, PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Thursday, Nov. 1, through Saturday, Nov. 3.

Not only is PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals presented by NAPA Auto Parts one of only three events that hosts the three premier dirt track series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, and the Super DIRTcar Series, but it is the last event of the season for all three.

“It’s almost like the Mecca of dirt track racing,” said Jimmy Phelps, of Baldwinsville, N. Y., currently second in points in the Super DIRTcar Series. “You’ve got the three major traveling series all on the same property in front of a huge crowd. It’s an unbelievable facility.”

Performing well at the two Super DIRTcar Series features at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, set for Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3, is especially vital for Phelps, who trails the series point leader and two-time defending champion Matt Sheppard by just 92 points. Points are awarded for each 40-lap race according to a 150-point schedule.

“It’s the end of the year and everything’s on the line,” Phelps said. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T05:16:24-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Pollard Looks to Get Second CRA Southern Tour Title at Watermelon this Weekend

Salem, IN October 22, 2012) – Senioa, Georgia native Bubba Pollard, arguably the winningest late model driver in the country over the past two seasons, will be looking to get his second straight ARCA/CRA Super Series Southern Tour Championship in this Weekend’s Watermelon Twin 100’s, which will take place at Watermelon Capital Speedway, in Cordele, GA on Saturday. The event will feature both the ARCA/CRA Super Series Southern Tour in a 100 lap Season Championship feature and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance in a special non-points 100 lap feature.

Pollard won the 2011 ARCA/CRA Super Series Southern Tour Drivers Championship, while the WearCrete Racing Team with owner Curtis Veneable and drivers Jeff Fultz and Daniel Hemric, got the 2011 ARCA/CRA Super Series Southern Tour Owners Championship. Pollard looks to take the combined Championship in 2012 driving for himself in his #26 JEGS.com sponsored machine.

Pollard will have a battle on his hands as he comes into Saturday’s event with only a one point lead over 14 year old South Carolina Hot Shoe Kyle Benjamin. Benjamin has two CRA victories in 2012, one with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour at Winchester Speedway and one in a Northern ARCA/CRA Super Series event at Lucas Oil Raceway, while Pollard’s best finishes have been second twice, once to Kyle Busch at SpeedFest 2012 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in January and second to T.J. Reaid at the Northern ARCA/CRA Super Series season opener at Anderson Speedway in April. Pollard got a CRA victory in 2011 at Gresham Motorsports Park. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T05:14:03-04:00October 25th, 2012|CRA Racing Series, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

“BOW TIE BRIGADE” POWERED BY CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE CT 525 HEADS FOR THE COTTON PICKIN’ 100 AT THE MAG

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The five-driver “Bow Tie Brigade” will be headed to Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS this weekend with Super Late Model race cars powered by the $7,000 Chevrolet Performance CT 525 Engine. They will give race fans and competitors a preview of the economical future of dirt late model racing.

Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN, Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL and David Jackson of Winchester, TN will compete in the $15,000-to-win 9^th Annual Southern Belle Cotton Pickin’ 100 on the 3/8-mile black ice clay oval at Magnolia Motor Speedway this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.

They will be competing with the $7,000 all-aluminum Chevrolet Performance CT 525 Engine that is built and sealed at the Chevrolet factory to prevent any expensive modifications. The engine is based off the stock production LS Corvette Engine and has been modified by Chevrolet Performance for dirt late model competition. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T05:02:41-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Swainsboro Turkey 100 Southern Dream $20,000 to Win Press Release

SWAINSBORO, GA —The 12th edition of the Turkey 100 is vastly approaching. This year Mud Bogging Dixie Style will be added to the weekend’s program.

The $20,000 to win Crate Late Model event presented by Aaron’s Rentals, Daniels Chevrolet and Coca-Cola will headline this year’s Turkey 100 at the Paul and Debra Purvis Owned Swainsboro Raceway/Mud Bog in Swainsboro, Georgia on Thanksgiving weekend. Over $51,000 in Crate Late Model prize money will be up for grabs over the course of the three day event.

This event will be the largest event weekend of the season for Swainsboro Raceway as the GM Performance Aaron’s sponsored Crate Late Models will take to the track on November 22, 23 and 24, vying for the top spot and this years Turkey 100 Championship honors. In addition to the Aaron’s Crate Late Models ($20,000 to win), the Extreme Concrete 440’s ($200 to win), the Adams Construction Road Warriors ($300 to win), Daniels Chevrolet Pure Stock ($700 to win), Sunoco Super Street ($1,000 to win) and the Love’s Seafood Mini Stocks ($500 to win) will also be on the racing card for the weekend.

On Thursday Evening (Thanksgiving Day) November 22nd, the Turkey 100 Weekend kicks off with an open practice session for all divisions from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Adult General Admission will be $5.00 with Children 11 and under admitted FREE. All pit Passes will be $10.00. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T04:39:20-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Thunder On The Hill Special this Weekend at Mayetta

MAYETTA, Kan. (Oct. 22) – Feature events for five IMCA divisions are on the schedule for both nights of Thunder Hill Speedway’s Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27 Thunder On The Hill Special.

IMCA Modified features pay $2,000 to win, a minimum of $150 to start, and are qualifying events for the 2013 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods have a top prize of $750 and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $600 to win each night. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $400 to win, Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150.

Purses are based on minimum 20-car fields. Lap money is also to be paid.

An open practice will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Pit passes are $10.

Gates at Mayetta open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Drivers’ meetings are at 6:30 p.m. both nights with hot laps and racing to follow.

Grandstand admission each night is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for five and under. Pit passes are $30 a night or $55 for both Friday and Saturday.

More information is available by calling 785 313-5140 or by emailing thillspeedway@gmail.com.

By Scott|2012-10-23T17:23:01-04:00October 23rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, IMCA, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

By Scott|2012-10-22T14:26:33-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Citrus County Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Top Gun Sprints return to Bubba Raceway for the Florida State Sprint Car Championship

The Top Gun Sprints return to Bubba Raceway Park on October 12 & 13, for what looks to be a very action packed weekend. The Florida State Sprint Car Championship will be on the line.

Both nights will be complete shows for the sprint cars. Joining the Sprints on Friday will be the Limited Late Models, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks and Gladiators. It is also Fan Appreciation Night with Raceway Brews (Coors Banquet & Pabst), fountain sodas, hot dogs and popcorn for just ONE DOLLAR. Saturday the Open Wheel Modified, Hobby Stocks and V8 Thunderstocks will join the sprint cars.

Matt Kurtz has won the last two races at BRP, can he do it again or will Mark Ruel Jr., AJ Maddox, Tony Agin, Robbie Smith, Collin Cabre, Ryan Partin, Shawn Murray, Danny Martin Jr., Tim Grubaugh, Rich Alexander, Brandon Lineberger, Brandon Grubaugh, Stephen Darvalics, Kerry Gilbert, Tyler Godwin or Shane Kreidler be able the win the Florida State Championship?

By Scott|2012-10-11T15:06:04-04:00October 11th, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Top Gun Sprints, Upcoming Events|Comments Off