[slideshow id=7]Saturday night at the Full Throttle Speedway was something you just needed to see for yourself! The atmosphere was something more than electric, and everyone that walked through the gate was a part of the show. It was a steady stream of traffic that flowed into the parking lot and it never seemed to stop. As the fans walked through the gate’s they were greeted by smiling faces telling them to have a good time ,and you might want to grab a bag of popcorn and grab a seat cause its filling up fast. The stands were packed from turn 4, all the way down the front straight to turn 1. As the night started fans were ready to run the gambit of emotions that come with American Saturday night stock car racing.<\/p>\n
The Florida TQ Midgets were the first to take to the 3\/8’s high bank oval,
\nand it would set the bar for just how exciting and dangerous racing can
\nbe.The #6 Jay Stutz from Riverview, and #2 Geoff Styner of Cape Coral
\nstarted on the front row for the feature event, as the green flag dropped it was a side by side battle for the first lap. As they made there first circuit they were still side by side into turn one. #23 Steve Maier , of Port St. Lucie, made his move and took the lead coming off of turn 2.<\/p>\n
Styner, was a close 2nd going into turn 3 when something broke on his #2
\nmachine. The car instantly broke lose, spun around flipped onto its left side and slid roof first into the turn 4 wall and came to rest in the middle of turn 3 and 4. Track Safety and officials responded quickly to attend to Styner . Because of the severity of the crash and the type of injuries that could be related, emergency officials called for Bay flight, to transport Styner , to Blake Memorial Hospital in Bradenton , FL. We later found out that he had a cracked vertebrae, a cracked sternum, and punctures to his lungs. Once the track was clear, the race was restarted
\nwith #63 David Steele of Tampa taking the win. #51 Chris Gimmler , of Palm
\nBeach Gardens was 2nd, and #23 Steve Maier was 3rd.<\/p>\n
Rookie 4’s took to the small track for their feature. The #3 Sherry Best,
\nof Myakka City, took the win. #11 Zach Rogers, of Clearwater , was 2nd and
\n#41 Marina Petty, of Venice, was 3rd.<\/p>\n
The Street Stocks were ready for battle, as 15 drivers took to the high banks of the Full Throttle Speedway, #91 (Out of my way) Kay Jackson, of Punta Gorda , and #3 Jeff Dufresne , started on the front row, for the 25 lap feature event. For the first 5-8 laps, it was side by side nose to tale action all the way through the field. As they started to fan out some drivers started to work their way through the field, as the leaders duked
\nit out Jackson, was in control of the race with the #84 of Rob Haygood , of
\nBradenton, knocking on his back door. Haygood, made several attempts to
\nmake a move on the out side but ran out of room and was pinched off, and
\nbounced off the backstretch wall. A few laps later, Haygood , drove his car
\ndeep into turn 3 and made contact with the leader, Jackson. Jackson, spun
\nand was collected by the #71 Darrin Ellis, of Myakka City. This would end
\nthe race for them both and Haygood , would go to the back of the field for the restart. With the checkered flag getting close the #88 Derek Lucas, of Sarasota, worked his way to the front and took the win. Dufresne ,was 2nd and #36 Stuart VanDevender, of North Fort Myers finished 3rd.<\/p>\n
It was time to make history with some of the fastest drivers in the state
\nof Florida. 1300 lbs,and 750 hp. of Methanol burn, winged devils. The
\nSafety-kleen, Tampa Bay Area Racing Association ( TBARA ), were ready to take to the high banks of The Full Throttle Speedway, at break neck speeds for 30 laps. 7mins 31 seconds later we had a winner! 22 drivers would take the green flag, #31 Dude Teate , of Lees burg ,and #55 Tommy Nichols, of
\nTampa, started on the front row. It was side by side for a few laps, and then it was time to start passing some sprint cars. The first 10 laps, the drivers were feeling out their cars. Once they hit lap ten, drivers had to make their moves toward the front of the field. Teate ,was in control of the race from the drop of the green flag with Nicols , in 2nd and Scotty Adema , of Fort Myers, in 3rd. Around 8 laps to go, the top 6 were nose to tale, and it was any ones race. #33 David Steele, had started 5th and
\nfinally made his move on the top side of turn 2, and never looked back. Dude Teate would hang on for 2nd and Scotty Adema, finished 3rd.<\/p>\n
Legend cars were ready for there 20 laps, and they did not disappoint,
\nwith several lead changes and side by side action, it was set up to be a
\ngreat finish. Lakeland , driver #7 Dakota Baggett , seizing the win over 2nd
\nplace Michael Torres, in the #15 from Apopka , and #29 Joey Azzata , out of
\nBoca Raton , in 3rd.<\/p>\n
22 Road Warriors were rolling deep, and it was door slamming action for all
\n25 laps. The #96 Rob Vigilo ,of Bradenton ,came out on top with the win.
\n#10 Jason Miller, of Lehigh Acres, was 2nd and #33 Chris Loney ,of Naples,
\nfinished 3rd.<\/p>\n
20 Lap feature for the Pro 4’s, turned into a nose to tail, finish with
\nwith the top 3, bumper to bumper, as they took the checkered flag. Randy
\nJohnson, of Bradenton , took the win with JCR Jess, in 2nd and Ronnie
\nRobinson, taking 3rd.<\/p>\n
John Pummel Jr, of Arcadia, took the win for the Cowboy Cadillacs. Trey
\nLively, out of Ruskin, took the top spot for the Bandoleros .<\/p>\n
The Full Throttle Speedway, will be ready for action this
\nSaturday, May 11th. It will be another big night of racing, with the Open
\nWheel Modifieds , Late Model Sportsman, Pro Trucks, Rookie Trucks, Pro 4’s,
\nRookie 4’s, and Cowboy Cadillacs.<\/p>\n
We are located 9 miles east of I75 (exit 220) on SR64 in Bradenton , Florida.<\/p>\n
Our address is:<\/p>\n
*21000A SR64 E*
\n* Bradenton , FL 34212*
\n*Tel: 941-748-3171*<\/p>\n
*Email: info@ fullthrottleracepark .com http :\/\/ fullthrottleracepark .com\/info@ fullthrottleracepark .com
\n*Office Hours*
\n9:00am to 5:00pm (Tuesday thru Friday)
\n*General Admission Prices*<\/p>\n
– $13 Adults
\n– $11 Seniors
\n– Kids 12 and under FREE with adult<\/p>\n
*Weekly* *Schedule*
\n– Pit Gates open at 1:30 PM
\n– Front Gates open at 4:30 PM
\n– Practice by Division 3:00 PM to 5:15 PM
\n– Drivers Meeting 5:30 PM
\n– Qualifying 5:45 PM
\n– Heats 6:15 PM
\n– Features 7:00 PM<\/p>\n