Sprint Car Crew Member Perez Passes Away After Explosion

by Richard Manfredi

Tyson Perez, a crew member for former ASCS National Champion Travis Rilat, died today at the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, three days after being admitted with severe burns following an apparent methanol explosion at a Washington shop. Susan Gregg-Hanson, director of media and public relations for UW Medical, said that Perez died in the morning as a result of burns suffered in the explosion.

Rilat had competed in the Fred Brownfield Memorial on Friday and Saturday nights at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington. Rilat was 21st in the preliminary feature on Friday night and failed to qualify out of the B-main on Saturday night. (more…)

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New Smyrna Presents Driver Appreciation Night at the Barn in Sanford

The Barn in Sanford presents New Smyrna Speedway Driver Appreciation Night on Friday July 23rd! Featuring Race Car display, 2 for 1 drinks and More.

If you are interested in displaying your car, please contact Kim Brown at 386-547-2879.

For more information, please visit www.thebarninsanford.com

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OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS AND LEGEND CARS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

by Dave Westerman

 Auburndale Speedway will see plenty of great racing action this week as the Open Wheel Modifieds return for a 40 lap feature along with six other classes including the Legend Cars, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, V-8 Bombers and Bandoleros.

The track has adopted a new policy allowing the Modifieds to time trial and set their feature race line-up just as the Late Models do. Thus the Modifieds will run qualifying at 6:30PM to set the starting grid for their 40-lap headliner later in the evening. Big Wayne Morris continues to head the OWM point standings by just 12 over James Wright III. Bobby Blake, a two-time winner this year, now sits third in points trailed by Kevin Macy and defending champion Von Pope. A stellar field of cars is expected to be on hand this week.

Several of Auburndale Speedway’s Legend Car drivers made the trek to Charlotte Motor Speedway last week for the “Legends Million” but are back “home” ready to begin the second half of their racing season. Drivers not only compete for Auburndale Speedway points but also nationally through INEX against drivers from all over the U.S.

Gerald White, Jr. leads the point chase at Auburndale by just eight markers over Jake Perkins. Justin Brown and Mason Ketterman are now tied for third while Masters Division (over 40) driver Dave Gleason is fifth.

Dave Dunkin and Mark Medeiros continue to pull away from the competition in the Sportsman class. Dunkin has an 18 point edge on Medeiros with Austin Carr and Bart Weatherford quite a ways back in third and fourth. Brandon “I’ll drive anything with wheels” Duchscherer has moved to fifth in the standings on the strength of his win two weeks ago.

The Street Stock point battle continues to be a two man show as Matt McCrary holds a miniscule two point advantage on Jeff Waterman. Dave Colpritt is third, 60 tallies back of Waterman while James Wright III and Kyle Hall sit fourth and fifth in Street Stock points.

Although Chris Spring had his win streak stopped by young Gary Brown, Jr. last week, he still put more distance between himself and second place Fred Harrison, Jr. and now has a 34 point lead. Chris Narramore, Sr. is still third in points but is no longer active in the class as is fourth place Donnie Guy. Fifth place Jason Swilley should move past Guy into fourth spot this week.

Josh Borem has sat out two weeks repairing his race car but still holds a 112 point lead over Buddy Phillips, Jr. in the V-8 Bombers. In the Bandoleros, Cameron White has already wrapped up the Bandit title but things remain close in the Outlaw Division with Teddy Lively holding a 36 point edge over Andy Metz.

This Saturday pit gates open at 2PM, grandstands open at 5PM, Open Wheel Modified time trials take place at 6:30PM and racing begins at 7PM. Adult admission is just $12, seniors get in for $10, kids 5-12 are $5 and children 4 and under are free. Family packs (two adults – two kids 5 and over) are just $25.

NOTES:

Four Auburndale Speedway “regulars” made the journey to Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina last week to take part in the “Legends Million” events. The big race was the Legends Million 100-lap race that paid an incredible $250,000 to win. Point leader Gerald White, Jr. and second place Jake Perkins both made the trip. White attempted to make the big race but did not make it after finishing 15th in the 4th B-Main. Perkins was running in the Semi-Pro/Young Lions portion of the program but did not make the A-Main after a 10th place finish in the 2nd B-Main. Brandon Thomson, who is at the track most every week but mainly to help out other drivers, just missed qualifying for the big race by one position! The only Florida-based driver to qualify for the headliner was Apopka’s Kory Abbott, a former competitor here at Auburndale. Abbott won his B-Main but had problems in the big show finishing 29th. Still, just making the race meant a huge payday.

The “over 40 set” had their own special race at Charlotte as a huge group of Masters Division drivers attempted to make the field for a $30,000 paycheck. Dave Gleason squeaked into the A-Main with a fifth place finish in his B-Main, then drove steadily to a 13th place finish finishing ahead of such Masters Division “stars” as Clay Hair, Buddy Goudy and Hoyt Demis. Plant City’s Lynn Wiles had to battle back from a Thursday weight infraction incident and finished 18th in his B-Main on Saturday, missing the big race. Veteran Will Cagle of Tampa, who lives in North Carolina during the summer, finished third in the Masters A-Main. Not bad for the 72-year-old who made his mark running the Modifieds throughout the Northeast in the 60s and 70s.

Next week will be quite a night of action at Auburndale Speedway. “Family Fun Night” will have a little something for everyone including a Demolition Derby, Figure 8’s and Enduro racing. Both the regular Pro Figure 8’s will be in action along with a Four-Cylinder Fugure 8 race. The Enduro will go for 100 laps and is open to all STOCK V-8, V-6 and four cylinder cars. No V-8 Bomber or Scrambler-type cars will be allowed. All cars must be completely stock. The Demo Derby rules are pretty much “run whatcha brung” but no plating will be allowed. All cars will be checked for plating. Also on the card will be the Legend Cars, Street Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Scramblers, Bandoleros and Kids Club.

Once again “Lindsey’s Little Racers” will be giving away a pair of bicycles this week. All kids age 10 and under will get an extra ticket when they enter the grandstands and will be eligible to win the bikes. Thanks to “super-fan” Roger for purchasing one of the bikes this week.

Current Points as of July 17, 2010:

LATE MODELS:

1-#07 Jeff Scofield 483

2-#21 Kevin Ingram 382

3-#50 Perry Lovelady 369

4-#17 Ryan Lisak 348

5-#407 Jason Vail 339

6-#49 Ron Lofquist 332

7-#36 Tim Russell 303

8-#33 Daniel Webster 301

9-#47 Chris Fontaine 284

10-#22 David King 277

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OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS:

1-#98 Wayne Morris 715

2-#56 James Wright III 703

3-#75 Bobby Blake 640

4-#19 Kevin Macy 598

5-#01 Von Pope 548

6-#87 Keith Lilley 542

7-#00 Shawn Harper 526

8-#03 Kyle Bookmiller 499

9-#35 Ron Abney, Jr. 406

10-#10 Travis Roland 397

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SPORTSMAN:

1-#71 Dave Dunkin 404

2-#13 Mark Medeiros 386

3-#22 Austin Carr 276

4-#1 Bart Weatherford 236

5-#8 Brandon Duchscherer 224

6-#89X Brett Jenkins 170

7-#19 Chris Lewellen 166

8-#92 Ted Head 152

9-#51 Kyle Alford 146

10-#60 Richard Fiore, Jr. 114

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MODIFIED MINI STOCKS:

1-#89 Scott Sharpe 334

2-#15 Jason Rendell 322

3-#44 Mike Sweet 320

4-#45 Dennis Jones 232

5-#07 Bruce Anderson 190

#37 Brandon McSwain 190

7-#26 Jimmy Pugh 186

8-#38 Burt Morse 170

9-#77 Lee Davis 118

10-#85 Drew Carter 90

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TRUCKS:

1-#16 Tim Sozio 150

2-#1 Tommy King 148

3-#2 Jim Cowhey, Jr. 134

4-#15 Roger Blevins 130

5-#37 Nick Hernandez 118

6-#99 Brent Tyler 110

7-#72 Keith Lilley 100

8-#54 Zach Harris 98

9-#18 Cheyne Hammond 80

10-#13 J.R. Garcia 60

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LEGEND CARS:

1-#38 Gerald White, Jr. 612

2-#59 Jake Perkins 604

3-#8 Justin Brown 512

#71 Mason Ketterman 512

5-#07 Dave Gleason 504

6-#31 Lynn Wiles 402

7-#4R Zach Napoleon 356

8-#7 Dakota Baggette 314

9-#21 Devin McLeod 264

10-#4 Tyler Smith 236

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STREET STOCKS:

1-#5 Matt McCrary 582

2-#42 Jeff Waterman 580

3-#4 Dave Colpritt 520

4-#56 James Wright III 436

5-#17 Kyle Hall 362

6-#29 Bobby Mobley 318

7-#53 Kyle Peters 276

8-#48 Eddie Hartin 234

9-#65 Ken Lawrence 226

10-#52 Mike Rowland 224

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MINI STOCKS:

1-#42 Chris Spring 818

2-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr. 784

3-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr. 532

4-#33 Donnie Guy 470

5-#40 Jason Swilley 466

6-#4 Marilyn McCrary 346

7-#88 Kevin Steadman 326

8-#46 Randy King 302

9-#551 Mark Wells 276

10-#2 Dwight Ryals, Jr. 210

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V-8 BOMBERS:

1-#111 Josh Borem 670

2-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr. 558

3-#56 James Wright, Jr. 428

4-#0 Paul Bookmiller 352

5-#89 Preston Davis 344

6-#88 Gene Harrison 288

7-#96 Larry Chumney II 248

8-#105 Jeff Lacey 210

9-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr. 204

10-#42 Brandon Duchscherer 178

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SCRAMBLERS:

1-#28 Kimberly Gullett 462

2-#66 Brian Tyre 426

3-#00 Chad Cutting 402

4-#62 Richard Brown 358

5-#71 Dave Canfield 270

6-#4 Scott Russ 220

7-#51 Matt Johns 216

8-#8 Richie Acres 200

9-#42 Mike Bauer 198

10-#9 Ashton Hunt 194

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MINI CUPS:

1-#21 Rick Ragan 186

2-#74 John Beach 156

#7 Harold Crooms 156

4-#07 Tyler Scofield 154

5-#14 Sam Scott 112

6-27X Dale Pulst 106

7-#22 Rick Cline, Sr. 102

8-#9 Cole Partelo 98

9-#2 Skip Baird 96

10-#47 Brandon Beach 94

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BANDOLEROS:

BANDITS:

1-#38 Cameron White 664

2-#5 Derek Sobel 148

3-#11 Coty Bibeau 94

4-#30 Noah Cornman 42

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OUTLAWS:

1-#96 Teddy Lively 376

2-#48 Andy Metz 340

3-#1 Mark Bibeau 174

4-#11 Daniel Conlin, Jr. 156

5-#13 Ryan Shattuck 146

6-#16 Nick Baluch 34

6-#65 Daniel Conlin, Sr. 32

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FIGURE EIGHTS:

1-#0 Jimmy Thompson 40

2-#14 Wayne Calkins 38

3-#89 Rodney Davis 36

4-#31 Wayne Whitehead 34

5-#34 James Crawford 32

6-#891 Ricky Todd 30

7-#35 James Newton 28

8-#A6 Justin Meyer 26

9-#89X Josh Hall 24

By |2010-07-21T18:16:11-04:00July 21st, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS AND LEGEND CARS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY

Open Practice July 22nd, Thursday, at New Smyrna Speedway

NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
OPEN PRACTICE – THURSDAY 7/22
 
There is an Open Practice scheduled for this Thursday (7/22) from 6-10pm. All divisions are welcome to participate. Cost is $20.00/car and includes 3 people -$5.00 each additional person.
 
Pit Gates will open at 5:00pm. Race Track will go green at 6:00pm.
 
All race night rules apply including and especially ALL SAFETY RULES.
 

For additional Open Practice Dates, please visit NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org and click on Schedule/Events. There is a link at the top of the Schedule Page.

By |2010-07-20T17:57:58-04:00July 20th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Open Practice July 22nd, Thursday, at New Smyrna Speedway

The Street Stock Sensation Highlights Saturday Night at VSP

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL-  Five divisions of racing action await the fans this Saturday, July 24th, as Volusia Speedway Park presents the Daytona Sportswear Street Stock Sensation, plus the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.  And the kids will also be hitting the track as Box Car Racing highlights the intermission activities.

The Daytona Sportswear Street Stock Sensation is an opportunity for the Street Stock racers to have a night in the spotlight and battle for a $1000 check, and Philip Brown will be ready to defend his status on top of the 2010 points heap.  Brown leads Tim Hughes by 29 points going into this week’s competition, and is coming off of a much heralded win over Chad Scranton in the Amsoil Thunder Stocks this past Saturday night.  That take of victory has Brown ready for more, and he will be primed and ready for all comers this Saturday.

Mike Tovet earned a win on July 10th while Brown settled for second place and Tim Hughes had a night that he would rather forget.  But with Bubba Christian now running races on a regular basis and Jody Wells picking up speed at this point in the season, the competition level has been amped up few notches.

Lake Helen’s Joe Kump remains the top man with the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models after bumping David Clegg down to second place, and now Clegg is under assault from a hard charging Donnie Chappell who is only two points shy of taking Clegg down yet another notch.  Clegg has been trying to tread water ever since his unfortunate meeting with the turn one wall at Ocala Speedway forced him into a backup car, but hard work and determination has the backup machine running far better than it was just a few weeks ago. 

Matt Hartley drove past Chappell on July 10th to win the last outing, while Clegg finished in the 8th spot.  That narrowed Clegg’s advantage over Chappell and set up this week’s showdown for second place in the points, while Joe Kump’s fourth place finish kept him in the top spot.

“The Repo Man” Jeff Mathews scratched out a win over a hard charging, and three wheeling, Kyle Bronson last Saturday night in the Budweiser Modified Mania, but he still remains 60 points short of overtaking Jamie Carter at the top of the list.  While Mathews was winning, Carter fought hard for the third place finish and thus kept a margin of error between himself and Mathews as the season progresses.  And behind them Kent Corbin continues to fight the good fight in his attempt to gain ground on the leaders.  If Mathews wants to get the season championship he will have to consistently beat Carter to the checkers week after week, and the closer Carter keeps running behind Mathews the longer that process will take.

The Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division has had plenty of time off since their last outing on June 26th, and are ready to get back to the business of fighting for a season championship this Saturday night.  Aaron Barsness maintains a 22 point advantage over Shaun Daugharty in the points race with Steve Shead 109 points out of first place in the third spot.  Barsness settled for a fourth place finish on the 26th while Stanton Mills grabbed a win over ” Double Down” Danny Vogel, and Matt McGillivray placed third.  Daugharty’s woes continued the last time out, but hopefully that bad luck streak was snapped by some time off to refocus and possibly make a return to the top of the points battle.

Tony Laporta’s victory in the Challenger Challenge race a couple of weeks ago showed that contrary to reports saying otherwise, he still is one of the dominant cars in the division and has what it takes to win.  But while he was winning the big race, James Sullivan was chasing him down as the 48 car has joined the elite group at the head of the pack.  No matter who is winning, Casey Feaster remains at the top of the points standings with a 74 point cushion over Shawn Kosier, and when you factor in that Kosier exited the division last week when he sold his race car and trailer, Feaster is actually up by 116 over Laporta as Kosier will be in free fall from here on out. 

And speaking of Casey Feaster, he will be the season points leader at both VSP and at Ocala Speedway when racing begins this weekend.  It was hard enough for Feaster to achieve his goal of topping the points at both tracks, but now he must maintain that distinction which is an even tougher hill to climb. Most certainly it will put a huge target on Feaster’s backside as he races at both speedways this weekend. 

Volusia Speedway Park will open the grandstand gate at 5:30PM this Saturday night with heat races slated to begin at 7:30.  For more information, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net.

By |2010-07-20T00:13:24-04:00July 20th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on The Street Stock Sensation Highlights Saturday Night at VSP

Late Models Return To Ocala this Friday

by BJ Cavin- Ocala Speedway Media

OCALA, FL-  Ocala Speedway will present another night of top notch dirt racing action this Friday, July 23rd, as the Late Model Division returns after a lengthy layoff.  In addition to the Late Models, fans will be treated to more fender banging action from the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, plus the only Mini Stock Division on dirt in Florida, and the highly competitive Gladiator Division will be back with a new 2010 points leader.

Fans have been anxiously awaiting the return of the Late Model Division as the last feature race was back on June 4th when Phillip Cobb became the latest winner of the Annual Powell Memorial.  And as the Late Models return to the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile, the 2010 points battle is still up for grabs.  Mark Whitener holds onto the top spot, but 10 other racers are all within 98 points of first place.  Phillip Cobb is just 22 points back,  J.O. Nobles is only 29 points shy of the top spot, and young Christian Augspurger is a mere 41 points short of first place. Needless to say, any mistakes or misfortunes in the top tier of the points chart could spell trouble and let gravity take over, so the leaders will be watching their backs while those who are chasing them are beginning to salivate for their own taste of the top.  That makes for exciting and tough racing this Friday night, and a strong group of top late model racers will be on hand to take part in the feeding frenzy at the top.

The Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks have the reputation of being the toughest division racing at Ocala Speedway, and with good reason.  On any given Friday night, it is likely that as many as half of the 20 or so cars that begin the feature will not finish it, and those that do make it to the finish rarely arrive unscathed.  And seven racers are within reach of unseating the top dogs in the season points battle going into Friday’s feature race, as Jerrid Bennett maintains a toe hold on first place.  Michael Stalnaker is lurking just 12 behind him, and EBD Racing’s Brian and Chris Shea are 40 and 42 points out of first place.  Meanwhile Scott Mooers continues to score solid finishes at Ocala in his quest to remain in the top three of the UMP DIRTcar national rankings.

The adventures of the Ocala Speedway Mini Stocks continued two weeks ago when yet another dramatic chapter was written in their up and down season.  Defending Mini Stock Champion Paul Combast collected a win when a protest caused a tear down in post race tech that led to a DQ, and everyone else bumped up the finisher’s bracket one notch as a result.  The DQ also helped Combast feel a bit more secure at the top of this season’s points heap as Dan Kerr now trails by 27, and Nick Kerr is 63 points shy of first place.  So as the Mini Stocks return this Friday, there might be a hint of resentment hanging around which could translate into more action on the track.
 
The Gladiator Division saw their points leader take a tumble last Friday as Steven Johnson failed to finish the race and Casey Feaster passed him on his way to the top of the points.  Feaster’s new position as Gladiator points leader gives him the unique distinction of leading the 2010 points totals at Ocala Speedway and at Volusia Speedway Park as well, but his grip on the top at Ocala is tenuous at best.  Feaster leads Steven Johnson by a mere 5 points, and Devin Walker is just one point behind Johnson.  And all of the above might do well to watch Matt Shea, as he is only 19 points out of first place and very capable of beating all of them on any given Friday.
The pit gate will open at 2PM this Friday at Ocala Speedway with the grandstand opening at 5PM.  Early arrivers will be treated to hot laps before the heat races begin at 8PM.  For more information, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com.
By |2010-07-20T00:10:52-04:00July 20th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Late Models Return To Ocala this Friday

More Air Times Added for “The Ladies of Demolition Derby”

Team Car Warz Media

Old Town, FL (July 19, 2010)  As Team Car Warz prepares to head North soon for a number of new shows, it was announced today that “The Ladies of Demolition Derby” have added more air times for the new tv show.
The show will debut on July 22nd at 10 pm on TLC but new dates have been added in case you miss all the action on the 22nd.  You can now catch the show on July 23rd @ 12am, July 25th @ 1pm, July 29th @ 7pm, and July30th @ 2am.
Remember to catch the show on TLC and enjoy “The Ladies of Demolition Derby”.
By |2010-07-19T22:44:22-04:00July 19th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on More Air Times Added for “The Ladies of Demolition Derby”

Team Car Warz Prepares to Head North

<strong>Team Car Warz Media</strong>

The “Team Car Warz” crew is gearing up for what will be a long summer tour.  The first show of the northern tour will be at the beautiful Lake Erie Speedway in North East PA. just east of Erie, PA. on August 7th at 7 pm.

The events for the night include a $5000 to win 4&6cyl enduro race, as well as a 16 bus field school bus figure 8 race, the wild & wacky boat & camper trailer race, skid car racing, a flagpole race, roller derby, and a fan burnout contest. The night will be capped off with a front wheel drive demo derby. 

The annual lake Erie Show is quickly becoming a much anticipated  yearly tradition with both fans and drivers alike.

The second stop on the summer tour will be on August 14th at 7pm at the Motordrome Speedway in Smithton, PA just outside Pittsburgh.

This will be only the second trip to the Motordrome for Team Car Warz . Last year Mother Nature proved that she is not always a Car Warz fan.  Nearly 4 inches of rain fell in 2 days in the area causing the Saturday night show to be postponed until Sunday afternoon. Despite the postponement there was enough interest in the show from both fans & drivers that promoters Don Nerone & Chuck Rush felt they had to give the Motordrome another shot this year.

The August 14th Show will consist of Monster Truck action with former Monster Freestyle champions “Black Stallion” & “Iron Warrior” a Monster truck ride truck will also be on hand so fans will have the chance to get the ride of there lives.
 
Competitors will compete in a 4&6 cyl. Enduro race, a Boat & trailer race, Skid car racing, a Flagpole race, a Chain race, a fan Burnout contest,  a Front wheel  drive 4& 6 cyl Demo derby, as well as racing action in Motordrome’s Charger division

On August 21st the crew will head  south to Atlanta, Ga. and Lanier Speedway.   This will be Team Car Warz second trip to Lanier Speedway this year.

Track owner Donnie Clack said “with the over whelming response we got from our fans after Team Car Warz’s was here in April bringing them was a no -brainier”.

Lanier Speedway fans will see an Awesome motorcycle stunt show with Travis Williston and Team FMX. Fans will also witness an auto stunt show with the mid air T-bone and the walls of steel .  Along with racing action in Lanier’s weekly division Legend cars and Bandoleros, there will be racing action with a  4&6 cyl enduro, a boat & trailer race, a flagpole race,  a chain race,  a skid car race, and a Front wheel drive demo derby .

The crew will then get a short two week break to catch their breath before heading back up north to Holland, New York.

September 11th will find the Car Warz team at Holland, New York’s  Holland Speedway at what we consider to be our second home.

Chuck Rush said “when we roll into town it’s just like coming home”. That’s a sentiment shared by the entire Team Car Warz family. “The entire town treats us like family and almost like heroes”, Rush said.

With an average crowd of nearly 7000 fans and an average car count of over 140 cars, Holland Speedway has become host to the largest show on the tour….. far surpassing any other show including the Orlando, Florida show where it all began 15 years ago.

The September 11th show will include School bus figure 8 racing, a $5000.00 to win compact enduro (which last year had a 98 car field), a flagpole race, a boat & trailer race, roller derby, a fan burnout out competition, a front wheel drive demo derby, and a lawn mower demo derby, as well as a special tribute to those who lost so much in the attacks of 911

When the team leaves Holland the tour is not over.  Team Car Warz will make a stop at Ocala Speedway in Ocala, Florida for a show that is scheduled for September 25th.  Events for that show will be announced soon.

By |2010-07-19T15:44:14-04:00July 19th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Team Car Warz Prepares to Head North

News from Citrus County Speedway

Well there was no practice this week, but next week it will be held on Thursday night.

Last week end was the Larry MacMillan Open Wheel Mods race. We hope you where there to enjoy it. The entire night was a very big success. We want to thank “everyone” for the great evening that was dedicated to a great announcer that we all miss.

We would like to thank this years lap sponsors for the Larry MacMillan memorial, please show them your appreciation by letting them know you heard their name:

And a special thanks to Advance Towing
for sponsoring the $100 fast qualifier award!

This week we have:

50 Lap Street Stocks
Pure Stocks
4-Cyl Stocks
4-Cyl Figure-8’s
Street Stock/Pure Stock Fig-8’s
DWARF’s
and the new showing of the
“Cars of Yesterday”

Also: Don’t forget the new start time of 6:00 PM because of the recent heat.
We look forward to seeing all of you.  Don’t be late.

 

Lap 1 – Axis Powersports

Lap 3 – E & B Hauling – Billy and Elisha Hooker

Lap 4 – Jim Fenton – The FOUR late model

Lap 5 – Troy Robinson – #0 modified

Lap 6 – Peckerhead Racing

Lap 7 – Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill – Mark Dominique

Lap 10 – Crystal Automotive Group

Lap 11 – Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill – Mark Dominique

Lap 14 – Alex Wilder – #14 Purestock

Lap 17 – C T A Audio – Inverness, Fl

Lap 18 – E & B Hauling – Billy and Elisha Hooker

Lap 19 – Southern Security Title Service – Nancy Sloan

Lap 20 – Lori and Chris Ickes

Lap 25 – Crystal Chevrolet

Lap 29 – Tony and Bobby Gordon

Lap 30 – Crystal Chevrolet

Lap 31 – Autosport Paint & Body – Jeff Sloan

Lap 36 – The Sanders Family

Lap 40 – L & B Racing – #20 Purestock

Lap 41 – J & J Auto Sales – Jeff Williams

Lap 50 – M.A.K. Racing – #411 Purestock, Matthew Harris

Lap 55 – Crystal Chevrolet

Lap 60 – Crystal Chrysler – Dodge – Jeep

Lap 61 – Tony Carreno – Fill Haulers Inc.

Lap 69 – Travis Carrol – Carrol Contracting

Lap 70 – Crystal Nissan

Lap 75 – Ken Chance and family

Lap 80 – Crystal Chevrolet

Lap 85 – Crystal Chrysler – Dodge – Jeep

Lap 88 – Vic and Valerie

Lap 90 Crystal Chrysler – Dodge – Jeep

Lap 95 – karnac.com – Florida Short Track Racing website

Lap 96 – John Chance and family

Lap 97 – Craig Cuzzone and Family

Lap 99 – Crystal Nissan

Lap 100 – Advanced Waste Solutions – Mike Bresnahan

By |2010-07-16T15:44:18-04:00July 16th, 2010|Upcoming Events|Comments Off on News from Citrus County Speedway

FLORIDA DRIVERS RIGHT IN THE THICK OF THINGS AT CHARLOTTE FOR THE LEGENDS MILLION FROM LEGENDSNATION.COM

Stevens Tops Speed Chart as Inaugural Legends Million Gets Underway

07-15-2010 | By Charlotte Motor Speedway (NC) PR The inaugural Legends Million Weekend got underway Thursday with more than 350 cars taking to the frontstretch quarter-mile oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Doug Stevens was the night’s fastest overall qualifier during time trials, which set Friday’s heat race lineups.

The special three-day event, running Thursday through Saturday, is bringing Legend Car and Bandolero drivers from more than 36 sates and two foreign countries to the Mecca of Motorsports for the largest grassroots race in history.

The Legend Cars, who will compete for an unprecedented $1 million purse in Saturday night’s A-Feature, took to the track for practice and Friday’s heat race qualifying. The Bandolero Cars participated in the first round of the Bandolero Triple Crown, a three night event with feature races in each of the three divisions: Bandolero Outlaws, Bandits and Beginner Bandits.

Stevens, of Griffin, Ga., topped the 144-car Legends Million division field during time trial sessions, with a posted lap of 17.246 seconds.

“I had a great car all weekend,” said Stevens. “I just knew with only three qualifying laps I had to put it all together for at least one. I had one corner I messed up on and one lap I knew I was really good. I was just glad I could hold on for the top spot.

“We are making history here and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I am very excited to be here and I really just can’t believe I am the fastest qualifier.” David Ragan was second fastest followed by Austin Hill, Dennis Lambert and Stephen Cantrell.

Clay Hair, of Mt. Pleasant, N.C., topped the 64-car Masters division field during time trial sessions, with a posted lap of 17.442 seconds. Tim Brockhouse was second fastest followed by John Sossoman, Jeff Haynie and Billy R. Gomez Jr.

Sean Rayhall, of Winston, Ga., topped the 87-car Semi-Pro/Young Lions division field during time trial sessions, with a posted lap of 17.363 seconds. Gregory Lang was second fastest followed by Chase Catania, Mason Massey and Kyle Hall.

Bandolero feature winners included Riley Halverson, of Concord, N.C., in the Bandolero Outlaws division; Clayton Weatherman, of Wentzville, Mo., in the Bandolero Bandits division; and Matt Craig, of Kannapolis, N.C., in the Bandolero Beginner Bandits division.

The Legends Million is a one-of-a-kind race featuring a total purse of $1 million with the A-Main winner guaranteed to take home $250,000. The final spot in the feature is assured $10,000.

Competitors participating in the Legends Million are registered in one of three divisions: Young Lions/Semi-Pro, Masters or The Legends Million, which is open to all drivers.

Each division will run heat races and an A-Main race, with the Legends Million A-Feature serving as the grand finale of the three-day event. The winners of the Masters and Semi-Pro/Young Lions division A-Main races will earn an unprecedented $30,000 and $25,000, respectively.

The Legends Million weekend will continue Friday with full slates of racing for both Legend Cars and Bandoleros. Spectator gates open and heat races begin at 1 p.m. Unofficial results (FLORIDA DRIVERS IN CAPS):

?Unofficial results (FLORIDA DRIVERS IN CAPS):

Legends Million Division Qualifying: 1. Doug Stevens; 2. David Ragan; 3.
Austin Hill; 4. Dennis Lambert; 5. Stephen Cantrell; 6. Tyler Green; 7. Justin
Swilling; 8. Chris Dilbeck; 9. Darrell Wallace Jr.; 10. Kyle Weatherman; 11.
Evan Swilling; 12. Sean Shalvoy; 13. Donald McIntosh; 14. Beau Slocumb; 15.
Casey Roderick; 16. Steven Ross; 17. Sean Rayhall; 18. Chad Finchum; 19. Kyle
Beaty; 20. Will Prance; 21. Jimmy Heavlow; 22. Adam Burton; 23. Sam McAulay;
24. Brady Boswell; 25. Daniel Hemrick; 26. Zachary Hausler; 27. Chase Pistone;
28. John Freeman; 29. Justin Lloyd; 30. David Moyes; 31. Casey Smith; 32. JOSH
WILLIAMS; 33. Christian Pahud; 34. Scott Hensley; 35. Cody Haskins; 36. Zack
Kittle; 37. Chad Hackenbracht; 38. Chanse Rick; 39. Mason Massey; 40. Ryan
Gandee; 41. Michael Dabney; 42. Travis Braden; 43. Jake Crum; 44. Kenzie
Ruston; 45. Bayley Currey; 46. Adam Gay; 47. Kyle Plott; 48. Divan Scites; 49.
Harrison Rhodes; 50. John Gottsacker; 51. Tyler Lester; 52. Corey Gordon; 53.
Derek Shumaker; 54. Brian Ouimette; 55. KORY ABBOTT; 56. John Hilliker; 57.
Andrew Smith; 58. Steven Abby; 59. Duncan Molesworth; 60. BRANDON THOMSON; 61.
Michael Kelley; 62. Josh Morris; 63. Kyle Resco; 64. Aaron Moyer; 65. Jimmy
Henderson; 66. Jordan Anderson; 67. R.S. Senter; 68. Josh Gilbert; 69. Cole
Miktuk; 70. Jason Palmer; 71. Nick Carey; 72. Ben Stancill; 73. Jake Morris;
74. Brian McArdle; 75. Eric Gunderson; 76. Gray Gaulding; 77. Nick Pistone;
78. Taylor Hull; 79. Jake Cole; 80. Timmy Hill; 81. J.C. Umscheid; 82. Sam
Beam; 83. Geoff Bodine; 84. Beau Hutchison; 85. Michael Vanwingerden; 86.
Donny St. Ours; 87. Jeremy Wood; 88. Thomas Hartsenveld Jr.; 89. Drew Brown;
90. Anthony Flannery; 91. Eric King; 92. Brandon McKenzie; 93. Mike Alcaro;
94. Clay Hair; 95. John Sossoman; 96. Kyle Lovejoy; 97. Jake Knight; 98. Matt
Stover; 99. Jimmy Hansen; 100. Dennis Harry; 101. Jason Richardson; 102. Kyle
Goodwin; 103. Cole Powell; 104. Adam Welch; 105. GERALD WHITE, Jr.; 106.
Chrissy Wallace; 107. Bryce Dulabhan; 108. Michael Gervais; 109. Tommy Pistone
III; 110. Brian Sockwell; 111. Christopher Davis; 112. Jerry Evans; 113. KEVIN
HENRY; 114. James Dent; 115. Zach Weaver; 116. Ronnie Freeland; 117. Eddie
Harwell; 118. Dace Johnson; 119. Trevor Alspach; 120. Scott Mosley; 121.
DONOVAN PONDER; 122. Christopher Freeland; 123. James Gilliand; 124. Shaun
Buffington; 125. Sean Glennon; 126. Brandon Kent; 127. Zach Knowles; 128. Cody
Logan; 129. William Elmore Jr.; 130. Ryan Paul; 131. Scott Griffith; 132. Dave
Riopell; 133. Stan Yee; 134. Michael Kipp; 135. Chris Reed; 136. John Turnbull
Jr.; 137. Steven Keesee; 138. Marshall Beck; 139. Loren Short; 140. Rick
Walls; 141. Warren Ropp; 142. Darrell Buckingham; 143. Billy Beachler; 144.
Thomas Barton.

Masters Division Qualifying: 1. 1. Clay Hair; 2. Tim Brockhouse; 3. John
Sossoman; 4. Jeff Haynie; 5. Billy R. Gomez, Jr.; 6. Hoyt Demis; 7. David
Denham; 8. Kevin Foisey; 9. Brian Weimer; 10. Jeff Jordan; 11. Brian Sockwell;
12. Thomas Pistone; 13. Eddie Harwell; 14. Scott Mosley; 15. Jan Ingram; 16.
Scott Anderson; 17. Dennis White; 18. John Barilka; 19. Spike Schultze; 20.
Skip Nichols; 21. WILL CAGLE; 22. Gray Thomas; 23. Buddy Goudy; 24. Ira
Laughy; 25. Gene Conley; 26. Jamie Lane; 27. Jackie Ryan; 28. Bruce Silver;
29. Greg Erhardt; 30. Randy Gunton; 31. Robert Merino; 32. Chris Freeland; 33.
Gene Traxler; 34. Jason Rochelle; 35. Brad Green; 36. RICK WETMORE; 37. George
Whitney; 38. Bert De Heus; 39. Cy Harvey; 40. Dave Riopell; 41. DAVE GLEASON;
42. Ronnie Poley; 43. Philip Young 44. Doug Dugger; 45. Robert Bass; 46.
Steven Pye; 47. Warren Ropp; 48. Darrell Holmes; 49. Ronald Mander; 50. Marty
Griffin; 51. Brian Tanker; 52. Grant McDonald; 53. Cees Visser; 54. Michael
Morris; 55. Joe Graf; 56. Tony Miller; 57. Jamie Smith; 58. Eric Hipkins; 59.
Ricky Vredenburg; 60. Don Hawk; 61. Terry Myers. Disqualified: Jimmy Gurley,
LYNN WILES.

Semi-Pro/Young Lions Division Qualifying: 1. Sean Rayhall; 2. Gregory Lang; 3.
Chase Catania; 4. Mason Massey; 5. Kyle Hall; 6. Sean Shalvoy; 7. R.S. Senter;
8. Gray Gaulding; 9. Jake Morris; 10. Jake Knight; 11. Timmy Hill; 12. T.J.
Michael; 13. Josh Morris; 14. Tyler Castle; 15. Kason Plott; 16. Corey Gordon;
17. Andrew Harrah; 18. Dusty Summers; 19. Benjamin Rhodes; 20. Frankilin
Futrelle; 21. Alex Pacheco; 22. C.J. Hulsey; 23. Chris Young; 24. Ryan Flores;
25. Zack Alspach; 26. JAKE PERKINS; 27. Mike Weed; 28. Justin Thomas; 29. Luke
Demis; 30. Codi Sunley; 31. Brian Kolb; 32. Zach Knowles; 33. Tyler Hill; 34.
Ryan Luza; 35. Dace Johnson; 36. Shon Jacobsen; 37. Robert Kuzmarski; 38.
Jesse Little; 39. Hunter Bledsoe; 40. William Cunningham; 41. Austin Duncan;
42. Matthew Cardenas; 43. Jordon Coker; 44. Corey Karsel; 45. David Garbo; 46.
Kevin Donahue; 47. Daniel Ivaska; 48. Kenny VanWinckle; 49. Sean Glennon; 50.
Sean Sheehan; 51. Dustin Sword; 52. Levan Chandler; 53. Raven Schrantz; 54.
Jeffrey Goodale; 55. Drew Sciranko; 56. Brandon Debrakeleer; 57. Brandon Kent;
58. Joe Pike; 59. Trent Miley; 60. Cody Logan; 61. Antonio Cardenas; 62.
Andrea Hans; 63. Jake Spillers; 64. Matt Evans; 65. Loren Short; 66. Derek
Marquardt; 67. Ralph Bergdahl; 68. Angela Donahue; 69. Trent Norris; 70. Brett
Semeniuk; 71. David Hudson; 72. Tyler Goodwin; 73. Anna Lisa Smith; 74. Chris
Lishamer; 75. Allen Fuesting; 76. James Bergdahl; 77. John Cain. Disqualified:
Austin Leitner; Spencer Boyd; Justin Carroll; Brady Boswell; Austin Langstin;
Chris Coker; Anderson Bowen; Hayden Woods; J Alston; Amanda Yarrow.

Bandolero Outlaws Feature (15 laps): 1. Riley Halverson; 2. Coty Hartson; 3.
Kendall Sellers; 4. Ryan MackIntosh; 5. John Holleman; 6. RYAN SHATTUCK; 7.
Reid Wilson; 8. Myatt Snyder; 9. Matt Linker; 10. Walker Yates; 11. Ben Klatt;
12. Jeffrey Stanton; 13. Craig Biryla; 14. Clayton Green; 15. Taylor Martin;
16. Parker Barnes; 17. Jordan Plummer; 18. Tyler Janocha; 19. Dillon Brown.

Bandolero Bandits Feature (15 laps): 1. Clayton Weatherman; 2. Garrett
Biggers; 3. DEREK SOBEL; 4. Trevor Collins; 5. Jeffrey Abbey; 6. Peyton Ryan;
7. Cody Connors; 8. Kyle Donahue; 9. Chase Hawkins; 10. Joe Wilder; 11. Reese
Chase; 12. Kaz Grala; 13. Carson Ferguson; 14. Max Evans.

Bandolero Beginner Bandits Feature (15 laps): 1. Matt Craig; 2. Reed Hatchett;
3. John Kuczmarski; 4. Jacob Heafner; 5. Scott Joy; 6. Banks Johnson; 7.
Dalton Brown; 8. Dawson Cram; 9. Trevor Hawkins; 10. Tate Fogleman; 11. Hunter
Richards.

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