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Benefit for Jack Smith family at Citrus County Speedway on April 17^th.

CFSS will be making their first of two appearances at Citrus County Speedway on April 17^th. The CFSS will run 8 lap heat races and a 30 lap feature.  After winning his first Sprint Car Feature last week at Charlotte County Speedway, can Channing Conley repeat and win again at Citrus County Speedway. Mark Gimmler, Mickey Kempgens, Amanda Ferguson, Gary Gimmler, Keith Butler, Jimmy Alvis Jr., Bryan Riddle, Robby Hackett, Frankie Hurst, Skeeter Faulconer, David Slawiak, Rick Voisey and Ray Bragg Jr. will all be trying keep Channing from repeating. 

The Open Wheel Modifieds will be racing in a 50 lap feature.

The Open Wheel Modifieds race will be a BENEFIT for JACK SMITH.

Laps for the Modified race can be purchased and all moneys will go the Jack Smith Family.

Also racing will be the Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Four-Cyl. Stocks, Fast Trucks and Dwarf Cars.

Pits open at 2:00 pm – Grandstands open at 4:00pm

RACING will start at 5:30pm

Track Phone (352) 726-9339

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Lake City, FL. (April 15, 2010) The last night to apply for your FASCAR license at Columbia Motorsports Park will be Saturday, April 24th. After the 24th, only the new E-Mods will be allowed to get their license which gives you points for the season.

All drivers who have purchased their license will have their photos taken for their new licenses so be ready to have them done.

For more information on Columbia Motorsports Park, go to www.columbiamotorsportspark.org

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL-  Volusia Speedway Park returns with another exciting Saturday night of racing action on April 17th as Fastlane 5 Racing invades the south’s fastest half mile.  The Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late models will be leading the charge, along with the return of the Taylor Racing Products sportsman division after a week off.  More action from the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks will be on tap, plus the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks and the 4 Cylinder Challengers round out the program.

Ivedent Lloyd and Darrell Padgett dominated the Daytona Dodge-Chrysler Late Model race last Saturday, but David Clegg still holds the points lead going into this weeks race. Padgett is in second place after last week’s action, followed by Joe Kump who is 48 points in back of the leader.  Both Lloyd and Padgett have served notice that they plan on returning to Volusia Speedway Park this weekend, so the entire field will be looking to wick it up in order to keep them in check.

While the Colortyme Mods and Sportsman divisions have been battling the weather instead of each other at Ocala Speedway, there has been at least one Gladiator race which was won by Casey Feaster.  Feaster is in a new race car for 2010 and has been making waves wherever he races.  In addition to his win at Ocala, the 20 car has gained a total of 26 positions in two weeks of racing at Volusia Speedway Park, as Feaster started races in the rear of the pack and turned that adversity into top 5 finishes.

Ocala Speedway’s pit gate opens at 2PM with “hot laps” scheduled for 6:45PM.  The grandstand gates open at 5PM with heat races beginning at 8PM.  Admission prices and a complete schedule of events can be found at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the speedway at 352-622-9400.

Checkered Flag Sprint Series

Top 10 in Points as of April 10, 2010 after race #4

Driver Points:

1)      Mark Gimmler – 148 points

2)      Gary Gimmler – 133 points

3)      Keith Butler – 133 points

4)      Amanda Ferguson – 130 points

5)      Mickey Kempgens – 129 points

6)      Jimmy Alvis Jr. – 126 points

7)      Channing Conley – 115 points

8)      Bryan Riddle – 105 points

9)      Scotty Adema– 97 points

10)  Frankie Hurst – 95 points

Owner Points:

1)      51 Norm Gimmler – 148 points

2)      29 Gary Gimmler – 133 points

3)      19 KJ Motorsports – 133 points

4)      20 KJ Motorsports – 130 points

5)      19T Thomas Holloway – 129 points

6)      21 Jimmy Alvis Jr. – 126 points

7)      31 Darren Conley – 115 points

8)      11 William Riddle – 105 points

9)      67 Jerry Adema – 97 points

10)  6 Skeeter Faulocner – 95 points

Top Gun Sprint Car Series Top 10 Points as of April 9, 2010

          Car      Driver                                      Points

1.         1          Tim George                          292

2.         14        Ryan Partin                          282

3.         21A     Amanda Ferguson             278

4.         22        Shawn Murray                     274

5.         6          Mike Schroder                     274

6.         02        Gene Lasker                        270

7.         30        John Crowder                     258

8.         16        Shane Kredler                     254

9.         21Z     Harley Zimmerman            194

10.       24        Danny Martin                       144

by VSP Media

BARBERVILLE, FL-  As the national dirt racing scene awakens from winter hibernation, the UMP DIRTcar National rankings have a very familiar look to them from a Florida standpoint.  That is because several local racers from Volusia Speedway Park, and from across the state of Florida, have firmly placed themselves in prominent positions and are far ahead of the competition across the nation.

Of course the racing season begins quite early in Florida as the climate allows the racers here to “jump the start” on racers to the north.  Florida drivers are turning laps and racking up points while northern racers are busy prepping for their seasons and watching the snow melt off of the clay at their local tracks.  So with the advantage of a quick start the Florida contingent can set the pace and take control early and make the competition play catch up, which is exactly what many of them have done.

In the UMP DIRTcar Factory Stock National rankings (known as Thunder Stock at VSP) there are seven local racers currently dominating the top eight positions.  Scott Mooers tops the list with 282 points, followed in second place nationally by his VSP nemesis, Randy Strehle, with 225 points.  Donnie Nobles has 200 points to rank third, while Courtney Eubanks, Richard Calmes Jr, Wally Douglass, and Luke Sadler, all are ranked as well.

There are four late model racers from the area in the national top ten of the UMP DIRTcar Late Model rankings, with none other than David Clegg leading the locals in third place with 275 points.  That puts Clegg just in front of Shane Williams with 263, and Dillon Wood with 254.  Also in the top ten is Joe Kump, occupying the ninth spot nationally by sporting 238 points.

Shawn Kosier may be dominating the 4 Cylinder Challengers at Volusia Speedway Park, but the UMP DIRTcar national rankings show R.J. Glaser in front of Kosier in the fourth spot with 262 points.  Shawn Kosier is ranked sixth nationally with 234 points, followed closely in seventh place by Casey Feaster with 225.  Nick Kerr holds the ninth spot in the national rankings.

Volusia Speedway Park regulars hold most of the top ten positions in the UMP DIRTcar Sportsman National rankings, with the top four all racing at VSP.  Aaron Barsness shares the national lead with Shaun Daugherty as both have 336 points, and they are followed by Matt McGillvary with 284 and Drew Smith with 266.  The Sheads also have firm spots in the top ten nationally as Paul has the sixth spot and Steve occupies the eighth position.

by Dave Westerman

Wild and crazy School Bus Figure Eight racing returns to Auburndale Speedway this Saturday night along with the Modified Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, V-8 Bombers, Mini Stocks, Legend Cars, Scamblers and Bandoleros.

The School buses are always popular with the fans and expect yet another wacky run from the drivers as they negotiated the “X” in the infield. Gary Swing will be back to defend his win earlier this year.

The Modified Mini Stocks put on one of the best races of the year a couple of weeks ago and will be back in action again this week. Despite being nipped at the line for the win by Burt Morse, Scotty Sharpe has taken over the point lead by just two markers over Jason Rendell. Both are well ahead of third place Dennis Jones.

Jeff Waterman has re-taken the Street Stock point lead after a hard crash sent Matt McCrary to the sidelines in last weeks feature. Waterman is four points in front of McCrary going into this weeks action. Dave Colpritt took his second win of the year last week and has moved to third in points, some 50 tallies behind McCrary.

Josh Borem continues to turn in stout performances each week in the V-8 Bombers and that has him still comfortably ahead of second place Buddy Phillips, Jr. by 46 points right now.

For the first time this year, defending class champion Fred Harrison, Jr. is on top of the Mini Stock point battle, but just two ahead of Chris Spring. Harrison won his third race of the year last Saturday night. Chris Narramore, Sr. is third, 18 points behind Spring.

Despite seeing his win streak broken last week, “No Brake” Jake Perkins still has an eight point advantage over Gerald White, Jr. Justin Brown, who made a controversial pass on the last lap to win last week is third in points.

Kim Gullett still has a good advantage in the Scrambler class leading by 40 markers over second place Brian Tyre. Chad Cutting’s win on Saturday moved him to fourth in the current run-down but he’s 58 points behind Gullett.

Pit gates open at 2PM, grandstand gates open at 5PM and racing begins at 7PM.

NOTES:

Bandolero points are not shown in this weeks report due to some confusion over the ages of some of the drivers and the class they run in. All Bandolero race cars are the same. They are a spec series race car built by INEX in Charlotte, NC and powered by a sealed Briggs & Stratton engine. The classes are determined by the age of the driver. “Bandits” are age 8-11, “Young Guns” are age 12-15 and “Outlaws are drivers age 16 and above.

Cars are available, both new and used, from Legends Cars of Florida which is headed up by Russ Thomson of Orlando. Russ also has special classes and “test drives” available where kids (and their parents) interested in racing in a Bandolero can test one out at Auburndale Speedway to see if they like it. You can reach Thomson at (407) 873-0546. Test rides for drivers interested in Legend Car racing are also available. For more information, you can visit www.legendscarsofflorida.com.

Good to see Marilyn McCrary back racing after a bit of a hiatus. Her new Mini Stock is very sharp and should be running up front once the “bugs” are worked out. The McCrary’s have a bit more to worry about this week as Matt’s car took a real beating last Saturday.

Another new twist was added last week for the fans. A fish bowl is now located each Saturday night at the peanut stand. Fans can drop their business card from their place of business (or where they work) in the fish bowl each race night. At the end of intermission, one card is drawn and that lucky individual gets six passes to the races. It’s hoped that the winners will give those passes to their customer/clients/friends who have never been to Auburndale Speedway so they can “check us out.”

Thanks to the race fans, Lindsey’s Little Racers have collected enough cash to purchase four more bicycles to give away to the kids as part of their on-going program. Bike give-aways are now scheduled for April 17th and May 1st.

The upcoming Late Model race on April 17th is attracting a lot of attention as it appears there could be over 30 cars looking for the top prize of $3,000.

Former Sunbelt and Brighthouse Series champion Tim Russell says he’ll be there and others indicating they’ll be in action are 2009 Orlando SpeedWorld champion Jared Allison, NASCAR Truck Series racer Chris Fontaine, Tyler Laing, David Rogers, Jason Vail, Ron Lofquist, Joe Winchell, Tuffy Hester, Raymond & Perry Lovelady, Jonathan Guy, Daryl Shelnut, David Weaver and many others.

Of course, Jeff Scofield will be looking for another dominating performance like he had in the FAST Tour race last month following a disappointing trip to Hickory, NC last week. It’s not yet known if Wayne Anderson plans to show up for another round of racing against arch rival Kevin “The Bulldozer” Ingram.

Announcer Dave Westerman is looking for old photos from Winter Haven/Auburndale Speedway for his website www.floridaracinghistory.com. Pictures needed are primarily from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s and can also include photos from other Lakeland-area tracks like Silver Dollar Speedway and the Lakeland Interstate Speedway quarter mile track. Any photos that have already been scanned can be sent to announcerdave@usa.net. Please include the photographers name if it is known.

Speaking of old photos, copies of Eddie Roche’s book “Florida Motorsports Retrospective” are available while they last at Auburndale Speedway. The book, dedicated to the late Florida racing photographer Bobby 5X5 Day, contains over 1,500 photos from tracks all over Florida dating back as early as the 1930s along with Forewards written by racing legends Red Farmer and Don Garlits. Copies are $40.00 each and well worth the price. Just see announcer Dave Westerman or stop by the D&C Diecast souvenir booth.

POINTS – as of April 3, 2010:

SCRAMBLERS:

1-#28 Kimberly Gullett 190

2-#66 Brian Tyre 150

3-#51 Matt Johns 138

4-#00 Chad Cutting 132

5-#71 Dave Canfield 110

6-#9 Ashton Hunt 96

7-#52 Gary Brown 86

8-#77 Jeremy Watts 78

9-#62 Richard Brown 72

10-#4 Scott Russ 68

MODIFIED MINI STOCKS:

1-#89 Scott Sharpe 132

2-#15 Jason Rendell 130

3-#45 Dennis Jones 98

4-#55 Mike Sweet 90

5-#26 Jimmy Pugh 80

6-#38 Burt Morse 78

7-#09 Jessica Robbins 58

8-#33 Chris Allen 46

9-#44 Mike Lawhorn 40

10-#37 Brandon McSwain 38

V-8 BOMBERS

1-#111 Josh Borem 282

2-#05 Buddy Phillips 236

3-#56 James Wright, Sr. 234

4-#0 Paul Bookmiller 210

5-#14 Donnie King 124

6-#42 Brandon Duchscherer 92

7-#96 Larry Chumney II 90

8-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr 88 #89 Preston Davis 88

10-#29 Brian Harbin 78

MINI STOCKS:

1-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr. 310

2-#42 Chris Spring 308

3-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr. 290

4-#33 Donnie Guy 280

5-#46 Randy King 222

6-#88 Kevin Steadman 142

7-#55 Steve Routt, Jr. 104

8-#40 Jason Swilley 98

9-#5 Tony Davidson 94 #84 Aaron Williamson 94

STREET STOCKS:

1-#42 Jeff Waterman 242

2-#5 Matt McCrary 238

3-#4 Dave Colpritt 188

4-#56 James Wright III 184

5-#17 Kyle Hall 138

6-#16 Andy Harvard 122 #29 Bobby Mobley 122

8-#3 Kevin O’Quinn 116

9-#65 Ken Lawrence 100

10-#22 Chuck Harrison, Jr. 86

SPORTSMAN:

1-#71 Dave Dunkin 136

2-#8 Austin Carr 114

3-#13 Mark Medeiros 98

4-#51 Kyle Alford 98

5-#60 Richard Fiore 58

6-#92 Ted Head 56

7-#1 Bart Weatherford 44

8-#113 Aaron Williamson 44

9-#8 Brandon Duchscherer 38

10-#47 Bobby Mobley 36

DWARF CARS:

1-#42 Jonathan Guy 98

2-#0 Sonny O’Sullivan 92

3-#25 Johnny Bass 68

4-#00 Bo Bass 44

5-#00 Donny Bass 42

6-#99 Terry Taylor 32 #9 Zane Davis 32

8-#0Z Dan Statter 30

TRUCKS:

1-#72 Keith Lilley 50

2-#77 Lance Daubach 46

3-#16 Tim Sozio 36 #1 Tommy King 36

5-#8 Roger Blevins 34

6-#13 J.R. Garcia 32

7-#2 Jim Cowhey, Jr. 28

8-#49x Louis Potter 26

LEGENDS:

1-#59 Jake Perkins 184

2-#38 Gerald White, Jr. 176

3-#8 Justin Brown 162

4-#22 Mason Ketterman 154

5-#07 Dave Gleason 142

6-#31 Lynn Wiles 94

7-#17 Mike Gleason 74

8-#83 Danielle Stratton 72

9-#4R Zach Napoleon 68

10-#7 Dakota Baggett 62

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS:

1-#19 Kevin Macy 309

2-#98 Wayne Morris 305

3-#3 Harold Cannon 303

4-#87 Keith Lilley 302

5-#56 James Wright III 298

6-#102 Von Pope 286

7-#29 Kyle Bookmiller 285

8-#75 Bobby Blake 279

9-#35 Ron Abney 240

10-#07 Harold Crooms 193