{"id":20157,"date":"2013-10-14T15:57:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T15:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=20157"},"modified":"2013-10-14T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T15:57:26","slug":"late-restart-gives-welding-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/late-restart-gives-welding-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Restart Gives Welding Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_4889\"<\/span>In auto racing, they like to say that it\u2019s not where you start, it\u2019s where you finish. At the Full Throttle Speedway\u00a0Saturday\u00a0night, it was a case of where you restart that decided where you finish.\u00a0Bill Vandeveder of North Fort Myers led for the first 30 laps of the Street Stock 35 lap featured race before a restart enabled J.R. Welding of Sarasota to seize the lead and take the checkered flag.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI knew the restart was going to kill me,\u201d Vandeveder said. \u201cMy tires were five months old and I couldn\u2019t get a grip.\u201d\u00a0In spite of numerous caution flags, assorted spinouts and falling sheet metal and steel from various race cars, Vandeveder maintained his narrow lead. Almost as remarkable as Vandeveder\u2019s gritty performance was a third place finish by Bobby Fisher of Naples.\u00a0On the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0lap, Fisher tapped out for causing Vandeveder to spin out on the straightaway. That moved Fisher to the back of the pack. In 17 laps, Fisher skillfully moved from last place to third. Twenty one cars came to do battle and after all the smoke cleared and the checkers were flying, thirteen cars crossed the finish line. Some of the cars were clearly not in the same shape as they arrived in with fenders, hoods and a lot of missing sheet metal missing but the drivers put on a great battle to the end for the fans. There was an autograph session for the Street Stock drivers before their featured event, that had many fans and lots of kids down on the track, up close and personal to meet and greet them.<\/p>\n

In the heat races, Rob Kehler won in the Dwarf Cars competition. Billy Campbell won in the 6-lap Outlaw Modified race.<\/p>\n

John Pummel Jr. of\u00a0Arcadia was tops in the Cowboy Cadillacs heat. In the Junk Yard Dogs heat, a trio of racers from Myakka City – James Widner,\u00a0Daltin Ellis\u00a0and Josh Widner finished – 1,2,3.<\/p>\n

In the pre-race qualifications Bobby Fisher turned in the fastest lap by navigating the 3\/8ths of a mile track in 16.861 seconds.<\/p>\n

The 20-lap Dwarf Cars feature race was won by John Bailey of Sarasota. Port Charlotte\u2019s Roger Richmond was second and Rob Kohler of Naples was third.<\/p>\n

Mike Endee won the 25-lap Outlaw Modifieds feature by making a low side pass of Billy Campbell on the first lap. Campbell briefly led before\u00a0Endee retook the lead. Tom Meyer finished third.\u00a0\u201cBilly got inside me, but then he got ahead of me,\u201d Endee said. \u201cHe surprised me, but I got out ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 20-lap Cowboy Cadillacs feature was full of restarts, hard nosed racing and wheel banging action. After a double file restart on lap 4, the yellow flag came out one lap later when a fire extinguisher littered the track.\u00a0On lap 16, a collision between fellow Arcadians John Pummel Jr. and Mike Bialecki on the front straightaway brought out the caution flag for the fourth time. The racers exchanged a few words before the race resumed. After the restart, Kris Bridges of Venice raced to his first win at the Full Throttle Speedway. Bialecki placed second and Ed Snyder of North Port came in third.\u00a0Bridges hadn\u2019t expected to be racing that night. His initial win had him at a near loss for words.\u00a0\u201cI really don\u2019t know what to say,\u201d Bridges said. \u201c(I hope) that this is the start of many more (wins). I wasn\u2019t expecting to be here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridges went on to thank the Holmes family for allowing him to get his first win.<\/p>\n

Racing action at the Full Throttle Speedway resumes on Saturday, October 19th<\/sup>. A\u00a0\u00a050-lap Open Wheel Modified feature race and a 35-lap Road Warriors feature are two of major races scheduled.\u00a0Also racing will be Pro 4, Rookie 4, Junk Yard Dogs and the Cowboy Cadillacs return.<\/p>\n

Full Throttle Speedway
\nWe are located 9 miles east of I75 (exit 220) on SR64 in Bradenton , Florida
\nAddress: 21000A SR64 E Bradenton , FL 34212
\nTel: 941-748-3171
\nGeneral Admission price
\n13.00 Adults
\n11.00 Seniors
\nkids 12 and under FREE with adult
\nSaturday\u00a0gate times
\nPit Gates open at\u00a01:30
\nFront Gates open at\u00a04:30
\nwww . fullthrottleracepark .com<\/p>\n

10-12-2013<\/p>\n

FULL THROTTLE SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS<\/p>\n

STREET STOCK<\/p>\n

1. 40 J. R. Welden Sarasota<\/p>\n

2. 33 Bill Vandevender N. Ft. Myers<\/p>\n

3. 2 Bobby Fischer Naples<\/p>\n

4. 6 James Nanny Bradenton<\/p>\n

5. 7 Blaine Baer Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

6. 71 Darrin Ellis Myakka<\/p>\n

7. 19 Jim Medendorf Naples<\/p>\n

8. 57 Jim Brenner Bradenton<\/p>\n

9. 3x Dwayne Best Myakka City<\/p>\n

10. 10 Tim Miller Bradenton<\/p>\n

11. 9 Donnie Ollie Sr. Lehigh<\/p>\n

12. 64 Bill Bowman Bradenton<\/p>\n

13. 36 Stuart Vandevender N. Ft. Myers<\/p>\n

14. 50 Dave Blanchard Bradenton<\/p>\n

15.80 Richard Nelson Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

16. 97 Chris Scott Nakomis<\/p>\n

17. 91 Ander Jackson Punta Gorda<\/p>\n

18. 1 Mark Pickelsimer Palmetto<\/p>\n

19. 88 Derek Lucus Sarasota D.N.S.<\/p>\n

20 67 Jimmie Best Sarasota D.N.S.<\/p>\n

21. 26 Brian Hillyer North Port D.N.S.<\/p>\n

OUTLAW MODIFIED<\/p>\n

1. 26 Mike Endee<\/p>\n

2. 00 Billy Campbell<\/p>\n

3. 04 Tom Meyer<\/p>\n

4. 51 Mark Datton<\/p>\n

5. 5 Kevin Endee<\/p>\n

6. 22 Jim Lafere D.N.S.<\/p>\n

7. 61 Paul Richards Jr. D.N.S.<\/p>\n

COWBOY CADILLAC\u2019S<\/p>\n

1. 6 Kris Bridges Venice<\/p>\n

2. 8 Mike Bialecki Arcadia<\/p>\n

3. 5 Ed Snyder North Port<\/p>\n

4. 63 James Wright Naples<\/p>\n

5. 86 John Pummell Jr. Arcadia 5 Ed Snyder North Port<\/p>\n

4. 63 James Wright Naples<\/p>\n

5. 86 John Pummell Jr. Arcadia<\/p>\n

JUNK YARD DOGS<\/p>\n

1. 5 James Widner Myakka City<\/p>\n

2. 171 Dalton Ellis Myakka City<\/p>\n

3. 8 Josh Widner Myakka City<\/p>\n

4. 27 Austin Lykins Parrish<\/p>\n

DWARF CARS<\/p>\n

1. 17 John Bailey Sarasota<\/p>\n

2. 33 Roger Richmond Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

3. 56 Rob Kohler Naples<\/p>\n

4. 2 Larry Hubbard jr. Cape Coral<\/p>\n

5. 77 Larry Hubbard 3 rd . Cape Coral D.N.S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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