{"id":11027,"date":"2012-05-07T02:18:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T02:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=11027"},"modified":"2012-05-07T02:18:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T02:18:14","slug":"full-moon-and-a-full-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/full-moon-and-a-full-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Moon And A Full Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By- Jim Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11028\" title=\"REW-BubbaRP-5-5_0888\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/REW-BubbaRP-5-5_0888.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the Top Gun Sprints, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks, Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks, Rent-N-Roll Gladiators battled for points and put on breath taking events the Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds had a special privilege. Ten year old Justin Fairbanks had the time of his life as he was Grand Marshall, Trophy Man, VIP, and every driver\u2019s biggest fan as his favorite Modifieds, as well as 5 other divisions, raced on the toughest 3\/8 mile in the country!<\/p>\n<p>The night\u2019s action started with the Hobby Stocks. Kyle Morse spun on lap 3 to bring out caution #1 with Howard O\u2019Steen, Darran Jackson, and Rodney Wright up front. Just 2 laps later O\u2019Steen broke and caught Grady Christian with him; the accident ended Christian\u2019s night and ruined O\u2019Steen\u2019s. The wreck left Jackson and Wright 1-2 with Trevor Gamble in hot pursuit. <!--more-->Under yellow, however, the 08 of Jackson had troubles leaving the lead to Wright. Wright and Gamble began to battle but traffic helped Wright open up a gap but the lead was erased on lap 16 when Hunter Gustafson\u2019s 15 began to break apart. A 4 lap battle was set up between Wright, Gamble, and Tom Pratt for a feature win. Rodney Wright finally finished it and took the win. Gamble, Pratt, Mike Stalnaker, and proud father-in-law Mark Maresca completed the top 5.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11036\" href=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/full-moon-and-a-full-smile\/attachment\/rew-bubbarp-5-5_0898-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11036\" title=\"REW-BubbaRP-5-5_0898 (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/REW-BubbaRP-5-5_0898-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a>Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds went 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and the wrecks started on lap 1 when Shaun Daugharty spun and collected Matt McGillivray, Gene Dipple, Garret Stewart, David Moheng, and Ronnie Chance. The restart of the 25-lap event saw Wayne Hammond and Tyler Clem sharing the front row. On lap 3 Garret Stewart slowed causing a bottleneck down the front straight which resulted in Scott Mooers spinning in turn 1. Hammond still held the lead while Dalton Lanich joined him on the front row as Jason Davis and Jeff Mathews sat in row 2. As the field took lap 10 Ronnie Chance slowed putting the Hammond Motorsports cars 1-2 with age over points leader on the restart. Dalton Lanich and Jeff Mathews made up the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> row as they hoped for a miracle. The yellow waved just a lap later after Jeff Bagent blew the 10C up and Tyler Clem spun to avoid the slowing car. As they crossed the line on lap 13 Kyle Bronson\u2019s race leading 40B unraveled leaving Hammond and Jeff Mathews to battle. Just 1 lap later Lanich spun after contact with Ronald Soltis leaving Hammond, Mathews, and Buzzie Reutimann to battle for the race win. Lap 17 saw Mathews steal the lead from Hammond but 4 turns later he spun in front of Hammond and Reutimann; however he was put back to 2<sup>nd<\/sup> as Reutimann had made contact with the backstretch wall and caused wall tires to scatter. Scott Mooers, Mike McGauley, Tyler Clem, and Larry Mott were involved in a wreck on the restart which left all but Mott with terminal damage. Under caution an incident between carless Mike McGauley and Barry Sheffield put them both to the garage. A green-white-checkered followed and Wayne Hammond took the win. Mathews, Reutimann, Davis, and Rich Pratt completed the top 5. Hammond gladly took pictures with young Justin Fairbanks and gave him the trophy and a signed checkered flag putting a smile brighter than the moon on young Justin\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11041\" href=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/full-moon-and-a-full-smile\/attachment\/rew-bubbarp-5-5_0919\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11041\" title=\"REW-BubbaRP-5-5_0919\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/REW-BubbaRP-5-5_0919.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a>Top Gun Sprints went 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and they allowed young Fairbanks to ride in the push truck. Just 1 lap into the event Andrew Griffin spun from the top 5 leaving the battle for the lead to Gene Lasker, Matt Kurtz, and AJ Maddox. On lap 3 the first flip of the night occurred when Danny Martin, Jr., the man with 8 consecutive top 2 finishes in the Bubba Clem Era, flipped his #82 and collected Terry Witherspoon. Both were okay and Witherspoon actually continued on. Colin Cabre\u2019s #12 broke just a lap later bringing out a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> caution. On lap 12 as Lasker and Kurtz hit traffic AJ Maddox shot past Kurtz and clipped the wall as he tried to get by Lasker which injured the right front of<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11048\" href=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/full-moon-and-a-full-smile\/attachment\/rew-bubbarp-5-5_8987-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11048\" title=\"REW-BubbaRP-5-5_8987\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/REW-BubbaRP-5-5_89871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a> the 3A and ended his night. Just 2 laps after the restart Terry Witherspoon spun out of turn 4 and the spin rule ended his night. \u00a0Lasker was given the task of holding off Mark Ruel, Jr. and Matt Kurtz and he had built up a lead but it was erased when Andrew Griffin spun on lap 19. \u00a0Lasker would have to do it again and had taken the white flag as Mark Ruel, Jr. put his 83 in the wall gunning for the leader. The 1 lap dash would be between Lasker, Kurtz, and Tim Grubaugh. Kurtz stole the lead from Lasker on the restart and held on to it with Lasker, Tim Grubaugh, Brandon Grubaugh, and Ryan Partin completing the top 5. However, the Grubaugh family was disqualified moving Partin to 3rd and Tony Agin and David Salwiak into the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>Barfield Law Group Mini Stock action was intense. On lap 3 Kyle Worden spun to bring out caution #1 leaving Kyle Kruse, Charlie Staats, and Reid Christensen to battle up front. Staats passed Kruse on the restart and held on until the lap 7 caution for Reid Christensen\u2019s turn 2 spin. The restart gave Shirlene Hammond the shot at the lead and she took it leaving the boys in the dust. Kyle Worden spun out of turn 4 setting up a 1 lap shootout between Hammond, Travis Staats, Kruse, and Christensen. Staats tried but Hammond was too fast and she joined her husband as a winner on the week-end as Staats, Kruse, Worden, and Christensen completed the top 5. Shirlene, in her victory lane celebration, explained that all of Hammond Motorsports winnings ($1,350 between the 3 cars) would go to Justin Fairbanks and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-800-ASK GARY V8 Thunderstocks once more put on a brilliant show but it started slow with a spin from Donnie Dobbins. As the night progressed cautions became fewer and the final 10 were green. \u201cSweet Feet\u201d Shane Nichols picked up the win as Justin Durbin couldn\u2019t catch him. Jonathan Appleby, Jason Gamble, and Brian Mullins completed the top 5 as they fought from the back.<\/p>\n<p>A 5 car accident on lap 1 may have included Terrible Tony but it didn\u2019t stop him. The final 8 were run under green as Billy Holmes, Brandon Haseleu, LaPorta, and Reid Christensen battled for supremacy. Holmes led until the white flag where LaPorta passed him and he held on to beat Christensen, Holmes, Haseleu, and Steve Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Next week-end the RaceCar Engineering Late Models return as they start the chase to the Powell Memorial. Buddy&#8217;s Home Furnishings Limited Late Models, 1-800- ASK GARY Thunderstocks, and the Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks join them and the Fans can join in on the Fan Participation race. For more information you can go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bubbaracewaypark.com\">www.bubbaracewaypark.com<\/a> or call the Speedway at 352-622-9400!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bubba Raceway Park Results (5\/5)<\/p>\n<p>Top Gun Sprint Cars (Round 3)<\/p>\n<p>1- 92 Matt Kurtz<\/p>\n<p>2- 02 Gene Lasker<\/p>\n<p>3- 14 Ryan Partin<\/p>\n<p>4- 38 Tony Agin<\/p>\n<p>5- 79 David Salwiak<\/p>\n<p>6- 8 Rich Alexander<\/p>\n<p>7- 43X Shawn Murray<\/p>\n<p>8- 83 Mark Ruel, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>9- 88 Andrew Griffin<\/p>\n<p>10- 99 Terry Witherspoon<\/p>\n<p>11- 0L Brandon Lineberger<\/p>\n<p>12- 3A AJ Maddox<\/p>\n<p>13- 12 Colin Cabre<\/p>\n<p>14- 82 Danny Martin, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>DNS- 19 Keith Butler<\/p>\n<p>DQ- 5 Tim Grubaugh<\/p>\n<p>DQ- G6 Brandon Grubaugh<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Open-Wheel Modifieds<\/p>\n<p>1- 40 Wayne Hammond<\/p>\n<p>2- 33 Jeff Mathews<\/p>\n<p>3- 00 Buzzie Reutimann<\/p>\n<p>4- 145 Jason Davis<\/p>\n<p>5- 78 Rich Pratt<\/p>\n<p>6- 34 Jim Passino<\/p>\n<p>7- 61 Ronald Soltis<\/p>\n<p>8- Z06 Larry Mott<\/p>\n<p>9- 14 Tyler Clem<\/p>\n<p>10- 10 Scott Mooers<\/p>\n<p>11- 12M David Moheng<\/p>\n<p>12- 77 Dalton Lanich<\/p>\n<p>13- 40B Kyle Bronson<\/p>\n<p>14- 58 Mark Whitener<\/p>\n<p>15- 10C Jeff Bagent<\/p>\n<p>16- 7S Ronnie Chance<\/p>\n<p>17- 2 Garret Stewart<\/p>\n<p>18- 00D Shaun Daugharty<\/p>\n<p>19- 95 Matt McGillivray<\/p>\n<p>20- 7J Gene Dipple<\/p>\n<p>DNS- 88 David Pollen<\/p>\n<p>DQ- 41 Barry Sheffield<\/p>\n<p>DQ- 7M Mike McGauley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hobby Stocks<\/p>\n<p>1- 99 Rodney Wright<\/p>\n<p>2- 12 Trevor Gamble<\/p>\n<p>3- 81P Tom Pratt<\/p>\n<p>4- 9 Mike Stalnaker<\/p>\n<p>5- 77M Mark Maresca<\/p>\n<p>6- 88H Howard O&#8217;Steen<\/p>\n<p>7- 94 Robert Sirmons<\/p>\n<p>8- 388 Walt Kahrs<\/p>\n<p>9- 54 Alvin Adkison<\/p>\n<p>10- 81 Don Woosley<\/p>\n<p>11- 15 Hunter Gustafson<\/p>\n<p>12- 08 Darran Jackson<\/p>\n<p>13- 19 Brian Shea<\/p>\n<p>14- 36 Grady Christian<\/p>\n<p>15- 82 Kyle Morse<\/p>\n<p>16- 77 Matt Kramer<\/p>\n<p>DNS- 80J John Clark<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks<\/p>\n<p>1- 65 Shane Nichols<\/p>\n<p>2- 12 Justin Durbin<\/p>\n<p>3- 69A Jonathan Appleby<\/p>\n<p>4- 21 Jason Gamble<\/p>\n<p>5- 28 Brian Mullins<\/p>\n<p>6- 114 John Thorpe<\/p>\n<p>7- 34 Mark Trexler<\/p>\n<p>8- 83 Joe Boyd<\/p>\n<p>9- 21M David Miller, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>10- 72 Terry Dunbar<\/p>\n<p>11- 73 Brandon Tillander<\/p>\n<p>12- 49 DJ Horiski<\/p>\n<p>13- 15 Mike Valdez<\/p>\n<p>14- 29L Daniel Laird<\/p>\n<p>15- 3 Jeff Baer<\/p>\n<p>16- 33 Donnie Dobbins<\/p>\n<p>17- 36 Grady Christian<\/p>\n<p>18- 9 Mike Stalnaker<\/p>\n<p>19- 44 Billy Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>20- 28E Brandon Elwood<\/p>\n<p>21- 14S James Sullivan III<\/p>\n<p>22- 23 Glenn Baum<\/p>\n<p>23- 3W Vaughn Woodall<\/p>\n<p>DNS- 30 Mike Tovet<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks<\/p>\n<p>1- 22 Shirlene Hammond<\/p>\n<p>2- 1AR Travis Staats<\/p>\n<p>3- 1K Kyle Kruse<\/p>\n<p>4- 51 Kyle Worden<\/p>\n<p>5- 30 Reid Christensen<\/p>\n<p>6- 9AR Charlie Staats<\/p>\n<p>7- 75H Stephen Hahlbaugh<\/p>\n<p>8- 11 Buddy Pope<\/p>\n<p>DNS- 20 Zach Amundsen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rent-N-Roll Gladiators<\/p>\n<p>1- 3T Tony LaPorta<\/p>\n<p>2- 17D Reid Christensen<\/p>\n<p>3- 26 Billy Holmes<\/p>\n<p>4- 3H Brandon Haseleu<\/p>\n<p>5- 81 Steve Johnson<\/p>\n<p>6- 8 Joey Brinson<\/p>\n<p>7- 12 Randy Harless<\/p>\n<p>8- 78 Blake Trawick<\/p>\n<p>9- 83 Kody Fisher<\/p>\n<p>10- 68 Jordan McMillon<\/p>\n<p>11- 34 Shane Guessford<\/p>\n<p>12- 23 Tiffany Shaw<\/p>\n<p>13- 35 Dalton Strehle<\/p>\n<p>14- 18 Nathan Rhoades<\/p>\n<p>15- 126 Robert Graham<\/p>\n<p>16- 43 Billy Newberg<\/p>\n<p>17- 7 Jim Shaw<\/p>\n<p>18- 8B Robert Brinson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By- Jim Rouse, Bubba Raceway Park Media As the Top Gun Sprints, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunderstocks, Barfield Law Group Mini Stocks, Rent-N-Roll Gladiators battled 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