The Checkered Flag Sprint Series will try again to open the 2010 season at Charlotte County Motorsports Park on Saturday, February 20^th.  Mother Nature (rain) cancelled the originally scheduled season opener. This will be a 30 lap feature event paying $1,000.00 to win and $200.00 to start.

A good field of cars and drivers are expected including 2009 Champion, Keith Butler, Mark and Gary Gimmler, Scotty Adema,  2009 Rookie of the Year, Amanda Ferguson, Brian Maddox, Ric Voisey, Jason Bradford, Geoff Styner, Frankie Hurst, Robby Hackett, Steven Bradley, Skeeter Faulconer, Mickey Kempgens, Channing Conley, Robert Parrow, Michael Tharp and Jimmy Alvis.

 Racing starts at 6:00 pm with hot laps at 2:30 pm.  Saturday morning practice starts from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm for a fee of $10.00 per person.  To reserve a slab call (941) 575-7223.

Daytona Beach, FL – Feb 13, 2010.  Sean Murphy had high expectations coming to Daytona for his third at-tempt at winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250. Sean’s previous races at Daytona ended in finishes of 24th and 20th. With a new truck, a new Crew Chief and a new sponsor in Dietz & Watson Premium Meat Delicacies, Murphy knew his chances of improving on those finishes at the World Center of Racing were very good.

Thursday night the native of Ft Lauderdale, FL qualified the No. 07 in the 34th position with a best lap of 52.35 seconds, not quite what the SS Green Light team had hoped for from the new truck. “We built this truck with a lot of down force so I knew we would not qualify up front, I was hoping for a little better than that,” said Crew Chief Jason Miller. “Sean is real comfortable in the draft and that is more important for me, it’s a long race.”

Following Friday night’s rainout, NASCAR officials moved the race to Saturday evening and before the green flag even flew Murphy was in trouble having made contact with another truck on the warm-up lap heavily dam-aging the left side of the Dietz & Watson Chevy. Sean was forced to pitroad for repairs before the race ever started and would have to run the entire race with an aerodynamically handicapped race truck.

Despite the damage, the Dietz & Watson No.07 ran fairly well in the draft as long as he stayed in line behind other trucks. Miller told Sean to hang back and stay out of more troubles until the end of the race. Two large melees typical at Daytona thinned the field and attrition moved Murphy up the running order into the top-15 where he smartly kept out of harms way waiting to make a move to the front at the finish.

Sean reached a high of third place just following pit stops at the races three-quarter mark and was running in the top-ten with less than five laps to go. He was ready for a charge to the front when Ryan Sieg blew a tire directly in front of him with only three laps remaining. Sean had to check-up to avoid the slowing truck in front of him and despite not making contact with Sieg, Murphy had slowed enough to loose the draft of the lead pack, drop-ping back to the thirteenth position without any drafting help to work back to the front pack.

Crew Chief Miller was proud of his young driver after the race. “Sean did a great job driving a damaged truck right from the start, he followed the plan of hanging back and staying out of harms way perfectly. If he had not got caught behind the 39 right there at the end, who knows where he could have finished. I’m proud of him and the whole SS Green Light team, they did a great job tonight.”

Murphy, suffering from flu-like symptoms all day was pleased with the top-15 finish. “There were a lot of torn-up race trucks out there tonight. That deal at the start really gave us a handicap with the aero on the truck, but I managed to stay out of trouble the rest of the way and I really thought we were going to get out of here with a top-ten.

“I really want to thank Dietz & Watson for coming on board with us and I hope that they will join us again. The blue, red and gold make a great looking truck. Plus the team had a great lunch of beef, ham, turkey and various cheeses before the race.”

For more on SS Green Light Racing visit www.SSRacingonline.com or email: pr@ssgreenlight.com.

The open practice session at Ocala Speedway scheduled for Saturday, February 13th, is now rescheduled for Saturday, February 27th.  That’s due to heavy rains that have saturated the clay at beyond any hope of having it ready by 2PM tomorrow.  Don’t forget that there is another session scheduled for Saturday, February 20th as well!”

Due to the forcast for bad weather today and tomorrow, we are cancelling the car display scheduled for City Boys of High Springs and open practice Saturday afternoon.  We want to thank City Boys for the location for the car show and look to reschedule in the near future.

Dont forget we will be practicing next Saturday the 20th and 27th, and the Grand Reopening on Saturday March 6th.

Please tell everyone about the cancellation and we do apologize for the inconvenience but as you know we can control mother nature.

Camargo, IL (2-8-10) by Kelly Brown – Public Relations Director –With three thrilling nights of racing action in the history books, it is time for the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions to move to East Bay Raceway Park to wrap up the 2010 version of the Winter Nationals. After a seven-year absence from the track, this weekend promises to be a grand return to the “The Clay by the Bay.”

The last time the All Stars raced at East Bay was in 2003 when the All Stars ran three nights straight with victories going to: Danny Lasoski, Jeff Shepard, and Craig Dollansky. The All Stars have a long history with East Bay as the first time that the drivers of the All Star Series hit the track was in 1984 during the second running of Winter Nationals when Lee Osbourne, Joe Saldana, Bobby Davis Jr. and Sammy Swindell celebrated in Victory Lane. The 2010 edition promises to be better than ever featuring: “The Steel City Outlaw,” Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney, Greg Wilson, and many more.

The All Stars will be making their landmark return to East Bay Raceway Park on Thursday, February 11th with $3,000 up for grabs, Friday, February 12th with $5,000 on the line, and on Saturday, February 13 with $7,000 being awarded to the winner. Do not forget that one lucky fan will win $1,000 each night just for attending.

Ticket Information

On Thursday, February 11th the tickets will run $20, with pit passes running $30. Then on Friday night admission will be $25 and pit passes will be $32. On the final night of race action tickets can be purchased for $30 and the pit passes will be $35. The track is offering a three-day general admission race package, which will run $70.

Race Cast Live

Those who cannot attend the event can tune in on the internet. RACE CAST LIVE, an online live motorsports video website will be carrying the event online. RACE CAST LIVE uses a Pay-by-the-Hour system through the TodoCast platform and features HD. This isn’t a race with one camera; a play-by-play announcer will be piped in with high quality footage on multiple cameras. Check it out at www.racecastlive.com.

Official Hotel Information

Open to both fans and racers the Days Inn Tampa North will be offering a racer special that is $45.00 a night and a free hot breakfast will be included.

Days Inn Tampa North
701 East Fletcher Ave
I-275 & Fletcher Ave Exit 52
Tampa, FL 33612
For Reservations Call (813) 977-1550 or (866) 895-6584 or
EmailDaysinn05280@aol.com
*Racer Fan Special $45.00 (1-2 people)*

Either at the track or at home the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions allows fans to enjoy the racing action at East Bay Raceway Park. For the most up to date information on the All Star Circuit of Champions and the 2010 edition of Winter Nationals, bookmark www.allstarsprint.com on your computer.

DRIVERS, TEAMS AND FANS

Do to the cold weather that is heading our area for this weekend we are canceling the races for 02/13/10.
The season opener will be 02/20/2010.

SPORTMAN AND OUTLAW STREET STOCKS YOUR SEASON OPENER WILL BE FEBURARY 27,2010

LATE MODEL DRIVERS YOUR 02/27/2010 RACES WILL BE RESCHEDULE FOR A LATTER DATE.

by Tom Skibinski

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Tuesday marked the eighth scheduled day of competition during the 39th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park, featuring the first appearance of 2010 by Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified teams from the Northeast.

Unfortunately, racing was not in the plans for Mother Nature as steady afternoon rain showers forced track officials to put an early end to the Big-Block debut with nearly 30 race teams ready to converge on the popular Barberville half-miler for practice.

“Our decision was made based on the hazardous conditions the persistent rain created and an 80% chance it would continue well into the night,” remarked VSP General Manager Tonya Moschell, following the decision to cancel all activity that was officially announced at 3 p.m. with rain still pounding down. “The forecast tomorrow calls for plenty of sunshine so the anticipation remains high by fans anxiously waiting to catch a glimpse of the Big-Blocks when they hit the track for the first time Wednesday.”

A big UMP doubleheader featuring full-fender Super Late Models and open-wheel Modifieds headlined Volusia’s scheduled Tuesday night card. Tickets purchased for the show may be presented for any of the remaining events during the DIRTcar Nationals. In the event that tickets cannot be used, tickets may be mailed to Volusia Speedway Park, 1500 E SR 40, DeLeon Springs, FL 32130 to obtain an refund.

Before the rain started falling at 1 o’clock, a growing number of race haulers waiting to unveil the newest mighty DIRTcar Modified creations had reached the speedway grounds. Over 40 race teams are expected back on Wednesday for the Big-Block Modified opener as the DIRTcar Nationals continues Race Weeks ’10 in the Sunshine State.

DIRTcar NE’s 35th season of short-track racing is now scheduled to kick off on Feb. 10 with a full set of qualifiers followed by a 30-lap feature race paying $2,000 to win. Two more Big-Block shows at VSP are scheduled for Feb. 11-12 before action concludes Saturday night with a big $5,000-to-win 50-lapper.

For additional Big-Block Modified information, log into www.superdirtcarseries.com or www.dirtcarnationals.com, where you can find complete race results for all divisions contesting in the DIRTcar Nationals. Be sure to sign up as a Super DIRTcar Series follower on Twitter by visiting http://www.twitter.com/SuperDIRTcar and receive updates anywhere at anytime as the 2010 season of Big-Block Modified racing gets underway.

A complete schedule of events can also be viewed by logging into Volusia Speedway Park on the internet at www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com, with more material about the entire circuit found on www.dirtcar.com.

2010 Super DIRTcar Series @ Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla.
39th DIRTcar Nationals By UNOH Big-Block Modified Roster (pre-race)
Car# Driver/Hometown Team (Sponsor / Chassis / Engine)
0 Richie Pratt Jr./Woodbury Heights,NJ South Jersey Overhead Door/TEO/DDE
01 Brett Ballard/Pennsville,NJ South Jersey Overhead Door/TEO/DDE
07 Tim Kerr/Picton,ONT Hubert Kerr Construction/Bicknell/Enders
1 Darwin Greene/Susquehanna,PA Greene Quality Bluestone-Big Diamond Tools/Bicknell/Jensen Tech
1f Stewart Friesen/Niagara-o-t-Lake,ONT Pizza Logs-Jeff Daley&Sons Oil-Westmoreland Golf Club/TEO/Enders
1p Billy Pauch/Frenchtown,NJ K&A Excavating Contractors-Pioneer Pole Buildings/Bicknell/Morrison
3d Dexter Stacey/Kahnawake,QUE Bully’s Truck Stop-CFF,Inc.-Unicast Crusher Parts/Bicknell/Morrison
6 John Stangle/Neshanic Station,NJ Active Disposal-Lightning Delivery-Metro Optics/TEO/VanHorn
7 Rick Laubach/Quakertown,PA Benton Electric & Elevator-Jones Racing Products/TEO/Enders
8 Rich Scagliotta/Bound Brook,NJ Central Jersey Trailer & Hitch Depot-Adamsville Maintenance/Troyer/Feil
8r Rob Bellinger/Dexter,NY Westward Painting-Coffin Excavation-Lake Ontario Realty/Troyer/Finger Lakes
9s Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY Xtreme Lubricants/Bicknell/C.C. Performance
10v Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs,NY Commercial Roofing & Sheetmetal-JWJ Container-Gypsum/Bicknell/Morrison
14 Jimmy Horton/Neshanic Station,NJ Alpha Distribution Solutions-McKeansburg Hotel/TEO/Enders
14j Alan Johnson/Middlesex,NY Sue Johnson Racing/Bicknell/Jimmy D’s Speed
19h Chris Higgins/Syracuse,NY Transportation Repair Service-JLRB Construction/Bicknell/Higgins Performance
20 Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ Madsen Mtrspt-Wentworth Custom Homes-Benjamin Moore Paints/TEO/Enders
21k Randy Chrysler/Lewiston,NY TIBchurch.org-Signal Cigarettes-Randy’s Smoke Shop/Bicknell/Mr. E
t21 Roger Chrysler/Lewiston,NY Frontenac Water-Randy’s Smoke Shop-Joey’s Sneaks-NECO/Bicknell/Nickel
22 Mario Clair/St-Edmond,QUE ResistO-Batiments JDL-Motel Drummond-Freightliner/Bicknell/Morrison
23 Billy VanInwegen/Sparrowbush,NY Len & Jo’s Restaurant/Bicknell/Precision
29 Jeff Brownell Jr./Waterloo,NY Xtreme Lubricants/Bicknell/C.C. Performance
30 Jamie Mills/Milford,DE I.G.Burton Car Dealership-ReMax Realtor-L&W Ins./Bicknell/H&G Associates
33 Ray Swinehart/Bechtelsville,PA J & L Speed Supplies/Bicknell/Malcuit
34 Andy Bachetti/Sheffield,MA Steve Hough Motors/PMC/JPM
m40 Mark Forte Jr./Blue Anchor,NJ Forte Motorsports/TEO/Finger Lakes
r40 Ryan Forte/Blue Anchor,NJ Forte Motorsports/TEO/Finger Lakes
42p Pat Ward/Genoa,NY Gypsum Express,Ltd./Bicknell/Kevlar
43 Keith Flach/Ravena,NY Flach Crane & Rigging-Gould Erectors & Riggers/Bicknell/Enders
48too Dave Rauscher/Waterloo,NY Magee Transportation Services-Monadnock Disposal Service/Bicknell/Morrison
49er Danny Johnson/Rochester,NYNick Nero Motorsports/Bicknell/Hi-Performance Chevrolet
56 Vince Vitale/Phoenix,NY Affordable Landscaping-V & V Racing/Troyer/Enders
65 Rex King/Bristolville,OH Midway Garage Doors-RD Bank Chevrolet-GS Engine Poer/Bicknell/Jim Bailey
66w Wallace Stacey/Kahnawake,QUE Bully’s Truck Stop-CFF,Inc.-Unicast Crusher Parts/Bicknell/Morrison
77x Dale Planck/Cortland,NY RezX Racing-Twin Leaf/Bicknell/Kevlar
79 Jeremy Markle/Port Jervis,NY Len & Jo’s Restaurant-Advance Recovery/Bicknell/Precision
85 Dan Vauter/Forest City,PA Vauter Racing/Bicknell/Enders
85j H.J. Bunting III/Milford,DE J&M Roofing & Builders-Art Collins Trucking/TEO/Medford Speed
91 Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY Gypsum Wholesalers-Stadium Int’l-Quality Hardwoods/Bicknell/Kevlar
97 Michel Chicoine/Ste-Cecile de Milton,QUE GMCI Express-E.Beaudry Enterprises/Bicknell/Enders
98h Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY HBR Motorsports-Wave Energy Drink-Mohawk Northeast/Troyer/Bruneau
99L Larry Wight/Phoenix,NY Gypsum Express,Ltd./Bicknell/Kevlar
165 Rex King Jr./Bristolville,OH Jim Brown Seed Sales-Reese Services-Cintas/Bicknell/Jim Bailey

39th Florida DIRTcar Nationals By UNOH Big-Block Modified Schedule
*All times and events subject to change.
Opening Night (Wed.-Feb. 10.)
26 Car Field Maximum
4 heats (8-laps) with 5 cars from each qualifying for 30-lap ‘A’ Feature
2 ‘B’-Features (10-laps) with 3 cars transferring
‘Heads Up’ Start for Feature from Qualifying events (No draw)
2nd & 3rd Nights (Thr.-Fri.)
26 Car Field Maximum
4 heats (8-laps) with 5 cars from each qualifying for ‘A’ Feature
2 ‘B’-Features (10-laps) with 2 cars transferring
2 Provisional Positions to highest finishing point earners not to qualify through the ‘B’-Features
(Top 8 – 1st and 2nd – from each heat Redraw)
Final Night (Sat.-Feb. 13)
28 Car Field Maximum
4 heats (8-laps) with 5 cars from each qualifying for ‘A’ Feature
2 ‘B’-Features (10-laps) with 3 cars transferring
2 Provisional Positions to highest finishing point earners not to qualify through the ‘B’-Features
(Top 8 – 1st and 2nd – from each heat Redraw)

General Daily Schedule:
10:00 am — Pit Gates Open, Transporter Parking, Team Entry
1:00 pm Pit Pass Sales Open
3:00 pm Pits Cleared, Pit Passes/Credentials required
4:40pm Grandstand, Midway areas cleared.
5:00pm Grandstand Gate opens
5:00pm Drivers meetings (All draws for starting position conclude at the end of the driver’s meeting)
6:00pm Hot Laps/ Qualifying
7:20 pm Opening Ceremonies
7:30 pm First Race