FDTN MEDIAMerritt Island, FL (March 19, 2010) Florida’s newest dirt track website is looking for a few good sponsors for the site. If you have not checked it out yet, go to www.floridadirttracknews.com.

Jane Smith, webmaster and owner of the site, covers all eight dirt tracks in the state of Florida from Southern Raceway and Northwest Florida Speedway in Northern Florida to Ocala Speedway, East Bay Raceway Park, North Florida Speedway, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Putnam County Speedway and Volusia Speedway Park.

“So far the new dirt website is doing great and we are getting a very good response from the dirt racing community,” said Smith. “I have been doing live updates on Saturday from Volusia and the fans seem to really like that and no other race track at this time is doing that.”

“Soon we will start our driver profiles and staff/official profiles. If there is one driver in particular that fans would like to see profiled, just write racingjls@aol.com and send in their name and why you would like to see them profiled.”

Advertising rates are very reasonable at www.floridadirttracknews.com. To check out the rates you can e-mail me directly racingjls@aol.com and I will get back with you right away.

No other website in Florida showcases all eight dirt tracks in the state and dirt is growing bigger and bigger so if you love dirt and have racing products that the racers will be looking for, check out floridadirttracknews.com for your advertising needs.

“I started this site because last year I switched from asphalt to dirt track racing,” said Smith. “I had always been around asphalt only and only gone to a handfull of dirt races but once I got to Volusia and saw how much fun dirt really is and how much better their car counts are and fan base, I knew I had to start this site for all those dirt track race fans.”

Be sure to check out the forum for live-updates every Saturday night from Volusia Speedway Park on www.floridadirttracknews.com. Also check out the front page for all track news and race results each week. Plus check the gallery for photos from various tracks each week and the 2009 Champions in dirt.

If you are a dirt track racer or provide parts for dirt cars, be sure to check out www.floridadirttracksnews.com for reasonable advertising.

Merritt Island, FL (March 17, 2010) Florida’s newest dirt track website, www.floridadirttracknews.com will be having live-updates from Volusia Speedway Park on Saturdays. All you have to do is go to the site and check the forum and it will be there. Live-updates as the action gets hotter and hotter.

“Recently I had Cover-It-Live installed on the site but last Saturday I had some technical problems with their site. Hopefully I can work out the problems and fans will be able to make comments as the races go,” said Jane Smith, owner of floridadirttracknews.com.

“Just in case I have more problems, I will still do up-to-the-minute updates on the forum at floridadirttracknews.com. This way if you can’t make it to the races, the races can come to you”.

Volusia Speedway Park also has a live broadcast of the races at www.tvshowcasters.com and you can watch the action as it goes. This is provided by Post FX Digital Video owned by Dean Baker.

Last Saturday FX was all set up and ready to go but lost the internet so they could not provide the live video coverage but this week so far is a go for live video from Volusia Speedway Park.
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Cover-It-Live allows fans to make comments as we go along and if it does not work, you can always post a thread on www.floridadirttracknews.com forum and I will be happy to answer your questions.

Catch all the action at Volusia Speedway Park this Saturday night as the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, Taylor Racing Products Sportsman, Budweiser (Quality Brands) Modifieds and the always favorite Street Stocks take center stage.

Remember, for live up-to-date info go to www.floridadirttracknews.com and watch the races live at www.tvshowcasters.com for all your racing action.

The 2010 season will open this Saturday, March 20th at North Florida Speedway. Ryan Partin, the 2009 point champion will be back to defend his title. Other driver gunning for the 2010 championship will be Mike Schroeder, Troy Knowles, Rich Alexander, Tony Agin, Gene Lasker, Mark Ruel Jr., Matt Kurtz, Rich Pratt, Rocky Sullivan, Kurt Taylor, Amanda Ferguson, Jeanette Burnett & Christine Auld.

The Top Gun Sprint will run heat races, special Dash for Cash sponsored by A&H Homes and a 25 lap feature.

The Pits will open at 2:00pm
$30 Adults
$15 Kids

The Grandstands open at 5:00pm
$12 Adults
$10 Seniors
$5 (6-11) kids
UNDER 5 Kids FREE

Hot Laps at 6:00pm

Races start at 7:00pm

The Top Gun Series will have a 12 race schedule, 3 each at the following tracks, North Florida Speedway, Ocala Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park and East Bay Raceway Park.

Go to www.topgunsprints.com for dates

by BJ CavinWith time winding down until Friday night’s debut of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series at Ocala Speedway, the final confirmations are coming in from the race teams which plan to challenge each other and Florida’s oldest speedway. As the list grows so does the celebrity of the names that it contains, and the list of local racers who plan to take on the top names in dirt late model racing continues to expand as well. And with $10,000 going to the winner of the 50 lap main event, both lists could balloon even more by race time.

As of Wednesday night, World of Outlaws Late Model Series regulars planning to be at Ocala Speedway include Steve Francis, Darrell Lanigan, Chub Frank, Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Tim Fuller, and many others. Other racers are expected, and some have indicated their intentions to race at Ocala via their websites, but officials have yet to receive their commitment announcements by press time. It is the policy of Ocala Speedway not to publish the names of any racers that have not officially committed to appearing.

Ocala Speedway owner Mike Peters says that he has been contacted by at least 10 racers who are more familiar to the local crowd, including Ocala’s own Ivedent Lloyd Jr. Local fans know that the late model racers form the Florida and south Georgia area are tough, and will enjoy seeing them match up against the best of the best from the World of Outlaws. It all adds up to somewhere between 30 and 40 cars vying for 24 starting positions in the feature event.

In addition to the World of Outlaws Late Models, fans will get to see the Ocala Speedway Hobby Stock Division make their first laps on the clay with $1000 going to the winner. First time Hobby Stock contenders are slated to do battle with divisional veterans, and some who normally race elsewhere will be tempted to go for the money at Ocala on Friday.

Ocala’s Mini Stocks also will be racing, making Friday their second outing in 2010. After a surprising outcome on opening night where race leader Keith Briggs pulled out in the final laps, another tough field of contenders will be out to challenge the 2009 Division Champion, Paul Combast, for this year’s title.

The pit gate will open at 1PM and the grandstand gates will open at 5. There is no reserved seating so fans are urged to come early for the best seats and enjoy the pre race festivities, including qualifying. Heat races will begin at 8PM, followed by B mains and feature events. For more information, go to www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or phone the track at 352-622-9400.

ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE – 03.19.10

General Admission – $10.00 Adults
Kids 11 & under FREE

4:00 – Pit Gates Open
5-7:00 – Division Practice
6:00 – Grandstands Open
7:00 – Registration Closes – All Divisions
7:15 – Drivers Meeting
7:30 – Bandoleros Race – 12 laps
7:55 – Parade Lap / National Anthem
8:00 – Feature Racing Begins
FEATURE RACE LINE UP:

Sportsman – 25 laps
Mini-Stocks – 25 laps
Legends Cars – 25 laps

— INTERMISSION —

Super Late Models – 35 laps
Super Stocks – 25 laps
Strictly Stocks – 25 laps
** – Registration for ALL DIVISIONS closes at 7:00pm. Anyone not registered at that time WILL START IN REAR of Feature – NO EXCEPTIONS.

For more information, log onto: www.OrlandoSpeedworld.org

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NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE – 03.20.10

General Admission – $10.00 Adults
Kids 11 & under FREE

3:00 – Pit Gates Open
4-6:00 – Division Practice
6:00 – Grandstands Open
6:00 – Registration Closes – All Divisions
6:15 – Drivers Meeting
7:20 – Parade Lap / National Anthem
7:30 – Feature Racing Begins
FEATURE RACE LINE UP:
Pro-Trucks – 25 laps
E-Modifieds – 25 laps
Super Stocks – 25 laps
Late Models – 30 laps
— INTERMISSION —
Sportsman – 25 laps
Mini-Stocks – 25 laps
Strictly Stocks – 20 laps

** – Registration for ALL DIVISIONS closes at 6:00pm. Anyone not registered at that time WILL START IN REAR of Feature – NO EXCEPTIONS.
For more information, log onto: www.NewSmyrnaSpeedway.org

by Dave WestermanAuburndale Speedway returns to action this Saturday night which features a huge card of eight racing classes headed up by the Florida All Stars Tour (FAST) Late Models for the Port City Race Cars/AMF Chassis 100.

Between 25-30 FAST Tour machines are expected Saturday night with everyone looking to unseat Wildwood’s Wayne Anderson from his current hot streak. Anderson has won both Tour events held already this year at Citrus County Speedway and Orlando SpeedWorld and currently leads the FAST Tour points by 40
markers over rookie driver C.J. Calabrese.

Calabrese is just one point ahead of fellow rookie contender Austin Kirkpatrick while another rookie and the point leader’s son, Randy Anderson, is currently fourth in the standings.

Jeremy Gerstner is fifth in points headed into the event at Auburndale. Lakeland resident Steve Dorer has actually accumulated enough points to be in second place right now but he in ineligible at present because he is not a member of the FAST Tour. Dorer should be a strong contender Saturday evening
along with other heavy hitters expected to take part including Raymond and Perry Lovelady, Dalton Zehr, Alan Bruns, Todd Allen, John Gerstner, Casey Caudill, Kyle Maynard, J.R. McMickle, David King and many others.

Several Auburndale Speedway “regulars” will be making their first attempt at the FAST Tour. One of those may be 2009 Dwarf Car champion Johnathan Guy if his testing sessions are good enough this week.

The Legend Cars return after a week off for their Florida Tour event at Citrus last week. Jake Perkins is on a roll having won that race last week as well as the season-opener at Auburndale two weeks ago.

The Street Stocks have been putting on some heated action so far this year and the point race reflects it as rookie driver Matt McCrary now has the point lead by just a pair of markers over Jeff Waterman. Expect plenty more slam-bang action again this week.

Josh Borem continues to lead the V-8 Bomber points after three victories and a second place finish so far this year. Borem is now 28 points in front of second place Buddy Phillips, Jr. as disqualifications have been the rule rather than the exception this year as tech inspector Ted Head attempts to get the class “in line.”

Chris Spring has increased his lead in the Mini Stock points battle to 12 in what is still a close battle between Spring, Donnie Guy, Fred Harrison, Jr. and Chris Narramore, Sr. Only Guy has failed to win a feature so far this year.

Although Matt Johns missed the action last week, he still leads the
Scrambler points by 28 over new second place Kimberly Gullett. Brian Tyre would actually be second in points but he turned his car over to Reggie Ware last week and Ware won the feature with it.

Two classes will make their season debut this week. The Mini Cup cars will be out for their first taste of competition while the Kid’s Club also gets back into action. The Bandoleros are also on this weeks race line-up.

Friday, it’s a special practice session and all fans are invited to come out and join the drivers and teams. Only the pit gate will open starting at 10AM with practice, including the FAST Tour Late Models, starting at 2PM.

Admission is to the pit area only and is $15 per person. Practice ends at 8PM and then the fun begins. There will be plenty of free food courtesy Sonny’s Bar-B-Que, two free kegs of beer, plenty of water and soft drinks and free music provided by the Soggy Bottom Bait Shop Boys.

Fans attending the Friday practice session can bring their pit arm band to the grandstand ticket window on Saturday and get $5 off their general admission ticket. Grandstand gates open Saturday at 5PM with FAST Tour qualifying at 5:30PM and racing at 7PM.

POINT STANDINGS as of 3/13/10:

V-8 BOMBERS:
1-#111 Josh Borem 174
2-#05 Buddy Phillips, Jr. 146
3-#56 James Wright, Sr. 128
4-#0 Paul Bookmiller 120
5-#96 Larry Chumney, Sr. 88
6-#29 Brian Harbin 78
7-#14 Donnie King 70
8-#29 Matt Bozeman 42
9-#89 Preston Davis 34
#18 Kevin Barton 34
#17 TJ McLean 34

SCRAMBLERS:
1-#51 Matt Johns 138
2-#28 Kimberly Gullett 110
3-#66 Brian Tyre 80
#71 Dave Canfield 80
5-#52 Gary Brown, Jr. 48
#9 Ashton Hunt 48
#66 Reggie Ware 48
8-#77 Jeremy Watts 46
9-#1 Brandon Henault 40
#00 Chad Cutting 40

MINI STOCKS:
1-#42 Chris Spring 184
2-#33 Donnie Guy 172
3-#21 Fred Harrison, Jr. 170
4-#3 Chris Narramore, Sr. 164
5-#46 Randy King 132
6-#5 Tony Davidson 82
7-#55 Steve Routt, Jr. 80
8-#8 Jordan Spring 70
#17 Mark Nagle 70
10-#90 Danny Pearson 66

STREET STOCKS:
1-#5 Matt McCrary 168
2-#42 Jeff Waterman 166
3-#56 James Wright III 136
4-#4 Dave Colpritt 112
5-#16 Andy Harvard 94
6-#65 Ken Lawrence 66
7-#17 Kyle Hall 58
8-#3 Kevin O’Quinn 52
9-#396 Levi Parsons 48
10-#26 Brandon Duchscherer 46

SPORTSMAN:
1-#71 Dave Dunkin 98
2-#8 Austin Carr 76
3-#51 Kyle Alford 64
4-#13 Mark Medeiros 50
5-#113 Aaron Williamson 44
#1 Bart Weatherford 44
7-#22 Chuck Harrison, Jr. 34
8-#89 Brett Jenkins 30
#92 Ted Head 30
10-#60 Richard Fiore 28

MODIFIED MINI STOCKS:
1-#15 Jason Rendell 88
2-#89 Scott Sharpe 84
3-#45 Dennis Jones 70
4-#26 Jimmy Pugh 56
5-#55 Mike Sweet 48
6-#33 Chris Allen 46
7-#38 Burt Morse 38
#37 Brandon McSwain 38
#44 Mike Lawhorn 38
10-#10 Mike Birk, Jr. 32
#09 Jessica Robbins 32

Barberville, FL (March 16, 2010)  Volusia Speedway Park opened it’s 2010 season with five new winners and one double winner.  Not only did Jeff Matthews win the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep UMP DIRTcar Late Models feature but also the Budweiser (Quality Brands) UMP DIRTcar Open Wheel Modified feature.  Not often does one driver win two features at Volusia Speedway Park but Matthews showed last Saturday he was the man who could do it.

Topping the Taylor Racing Products UMP DIRTcar Sportsman with Aaron Barsness.  Winning the Street Stock race was Trevor Gamble with Scott Mooers taking the Thunder Stock win and new driver Shawn Kosier taking the 4 Cylinder Challenge win.

Fans are in for another exciting night this coming Saturday, March 20th, with the March Madness, First Day of Spring festivites.  On the program this Saturday will be the Daytona Dodge Chrylser Jeef UMP DIRTcar Late Models, Taylor Racing Products UMP DIRTcar Sportsman, Budweiser (Quality Brands) UMP DIRTcar Modifieds and the Street Stocks.

Don’t forget about the new Volusia Speedway Park coupon book that includes 5 coupons valued at $12.00 each for General Admission.  The new coupon book is only $50.00 and can be used for any race during the 2010 season at Volusia Speedway Park.   Coupon books are available in the track office.

If you go to Ocala Speedway on March 19th, bring your ticket from the World of Outlaws Late Model race and get $3.00 off General Admission.  Regular General Admission on Saturday will be $12 adults, Seniors $10.00, Students 11 – 15 is $6.00, children 10 and under are FREE.

Drive-in parking is $10.00 per car plus general admission.

Pit gate opens at 4 pm with the grandstands opening at 5:30 pm.  Racing starts at 7:30 pm.

Volusia Speedway Park is located 15 miles west of Ormond Beach, FL on State Road 40. Additional information and updates will be available on the website – www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com, or call 386-985-4402.

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by BJ Cavin

Ocala Speedway owner Michael Peters has always strived to make his race track the best in Florida, and part of that mission has been to provide the best show possible to Florida race fans. And when it comes to dirt track racing, the World of Outlaws series is synonymous with the best of the best, and therefore as natural fit into Mike Peters’ historic race track. This Friday night, March 19th, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will invade the clay at Ocala Speedway, with the winner collecting a whopping $10,000 along with the first place trophy.

The World of Outlaws have been circulating within the fan rumor mill around Ocala ever since the old asphalt track was declared dead and buried under Florida gumbo. Even Mike Peters had mentioned bringing the World of Outlaws to Ocala early on, but yet hesitated as the dirt racing scene developed thick and healthy roots in the clay. And just as Ocala Speedway has established itself as one of the top dirt tracks in the region, the time and opportunity for the World of Outlaws to race Ocala has come.

What the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will find at Florida’s oldest track is an odd shaped layout that is never kind to newcomers. As those who race late models at the venerable old track can attest, Ocala’s tricky shape takes time to master, and those who think that they have it figured out sometimes don’t. The question might be which best of the best racers can figure Ocala out first on Friday night, and can they do it before one of the locals uses their experience with the track to their advantage?

What fans will find when the Outlaws come to town is admission prices for the show that are far less than what many tracks have charged for the opportunity to see the World of Outlaws in action. As is the case with the January Winternationals shows, Mike Peters believes in making the best shows as affordable as possible to the fans, and the $25 adult admission ticket to this event is evidence of that. Kids aged 6 to 16 will be admitted for just $12, and kids under 6 will get in at no charge.

In addition to the World of Outlaws Late Models, fans will get to see Ocala’s Hobby Stock Division hit the clay for the first time in 2010 after their debut event was rained out this past Friday. The Hobby Stocks will be fighting for a $1000 payout for the winner, and no doubt will provide quite a show. Also running on this Friday evening will be Ocala’s Mini Stocks.

The pit gate will open on Friday afternoon at 1PM, while the grandstands will open at 5PM with first come, first served seating. Qualifying will follow, with heat races set to begin at 8PM. A complete schedule of events can be accessed at www.OcalaSpeedway.com, and RV parking will be available.

Checkered Flag Sprint Series

Top 10 in Points as of March 13, 2010 after race #3

Driver Points:

1) Mark Gimmler – 104 points

2) Scotty Adema – 97 points

3) Mickey Kempgens – 89 points

4) Amanda Ferguson – 89 points

5) Gary Gimmler – 84 points

6) Keith Butler – 84 points

7) Jimmy Alvis Jr. – 73 points

8) Bryan Riddle – 71 points

9) Channing Conley – 64 points

10) Robbie Hackett – 62 points

Owner Points:

1) 51 Mark Gimmler – 104 points

2) 67 Jerry Adema – 97 points

3) 19T Thomas Holloway – 89 points

4) 20 KJ Motorsports – 89 points

5) 29 Gary Gimmler – 84 points

6) 19 KJ Motorsports – 84 points

7) 21 Jimmy Alvis Jr. – 73 points

8) 11 William Riddle – 71 points

9) 31 Channing Conley – 64 points

10) 21A Andrew Ferguson – 62 points

Tampa, FL – Saturday March 13, marks the start of the 2010 East Bay Raceway Park Championship season. The Racecar Engineering Late Models, East Bay Sprints, Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, Outlaw 4’s, and the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers, will hit the 1/3 mile clay oval for the first test of the season. Many new cars and drivers are eager to start the 2010 season at the Clay By The Bay and also don’t forget the always popular Fan Participation Races that will be held during intermission.

Also on tap tonight, the 2009 Late Model and 4 Cylinder Bomber Champions will be honored. Each week we will honor drivers from two or three classes of the 2009 Championship Season. Come out and join us as we salute the 2009 Championship Drivers.

Come out tonight as we start the 2010 season. Front Gate Opens @ 5:00.
Racing Starts @ 6:30
Adults $12 Seniors $10 Teens 13 – 17 WITH ID $7
Kids 12 & Under Free with Adult