{"id":2160,"date":"2010-07-18T16:07:21","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T16:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2010-07-18T16:07:21","modified_gmt":"2010-07-18T16:07:21","slug":"the-feud-in-the-forest-moves-east-to-volusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/race-results\/the-feud-in-the-forest-moves-east-to-volusia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Feud in the Forest Moves East to Volusia"},"content":{"rendered":"

by VSP Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BARBERVILLE, FL-\u00a0 The two night “Feud In The Forest” continued on Saturday night as the Top Gun Sprint Car Series and the Florida Mini Sprint Association, made the roughly 50 mile trek through the Ocala National Forest to Volusia Speedway Park,\u00a0after a competitive and exciting Friday night at Ocala Speedway.\u00a0\u00a0Also on the card for Saturday were the Budweiser Modifieds, as they made up the $1200 to win Mod Mania that was postponed by weather, and the always exciting Amsoil Thunder Stocks.<\/p>\n

As is the case in duel night events, things that happen on the first night may have an effect on what transpires\u00a0on the second, and Friday’s visit to Ocala’s tough 3\/8ths mile layout claimed a few victims from the ranks of the Top Gun Sprint Car Series.\u00a0 But despite those setbacks, Volusia Speedway Park awoke to the sounds of repairs being made on Saturday as teams hammered out the dents and replaced broken equipment in preparation for Saturday’s race, and a solid field of top sprinters took the green flag on a quest to flatfoot their way around the south’s fastest half mile.<\/p>\n

Friday’s victory by Danny Martin could have been a runaway affair had it not been for some late race cautions, but on Saturday night\u00a0the caution flag was not to be found as the Top Gun Sprints battled from green to checkers with no interruptions.\u00a0 And with nothing but traffic to hinder his progress, Danny Martin was out to prove that he could make his success on a so called “driver’s track” translate into a second win on a wide open speedway, and\u00a0as Ocala’s Rich Pratt led the field to the green flag Martin launched his rocket ship and began his mission to win the double.<\/p>\n

Harley Zimmerman controlled the early laps of the Top Gun feature before Tony Agin was able to grab the lead, but mechanical woes would park Agin later as Martin picked his way forward into the top three.\u00a0 That put Zimmernan back\u00a0in the lead\u00a0just in time for Martin to take it away again, and from there no one had anything that could touch the 24 machine.\u00a0 Danny Martin lapped the field up to the fourth spot in securing his second win in two nights, while Harley Zimmerman held on for a respectable second place finish.\u00a0 Tim George took advantage of a night where points leader Ryan Partin was struggling to snatch away the Top Gun Sprints Series points lead with a third place finish, while Shawn Murray was fourth.\u00a0 And Rocky Sullivan recovered from a rollover on Friday to round out the top five at VSP on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The Florida Mini Sprints brought 27 cars through the forest to Barberville on Saturday, and Friday’s winner, Gavin Thomas, looked to be ready to repeat the feat on Saturday.\u00a0 But after problems on Friday resulted in a 25th place failure to launch at Ocala, Chris Pacetti had something to prove to Thomas and the rest of the FMSA, while Thomas would be battling an engine distraction as well as the competition.<\/p>\n

Brett O’Donnell led from the pole as he defended his FMSA points lead,\u00a0but on lap 10 Pacetti slipped by\u00a0as the field clicked off 15 consecutive laps without a caution.\u00a0 A two car tangle in turn 2 slowed things down and regrouped the field on lap 16, allowing the racers to catch their breath and giving the leaders a clear track to race to the checkers.\u00a0 That caution also put Gavin Thomas on Brett O’Donnell’s rear bumper, but a slight miss in the 7 car held him back just enough that the pass could not be made.\u00a0 Chris Pacetti scored the win as Brett O’Donnell claimed second and Gavin Thomas placed third.\u00a0 2009 FMSA Champion, Tim O’Donnell, climbed to a fourth place finish, while Steve Wheeler was fifth.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Budweiser Modifieds were happy to have the opportunity to race for the $1200 that nature took way from them last month, and Jeff Mathews was pleased to have the chance to make a statement as to who he thinks should be on top of the 2010 Budweiser Modified points heap at Volusia Speedway Park.\u00a0 But if Mathews was going to prove anything, he first had to figure out how to hold off a hard charging Kyle Bronson, who found that his fastest line around the circuit was high on one end and low on the other.<\/p>\n

Mathews had the early lead while points Jamie Carter attacked him from second place, but Bronson began three wheeling the high side of turns 3 and 4 to gain momentum, propelling him past Carter and Mathews by lap 9.\u00a0 Jeff Mathews never flinched, then stuck to his line and made it beat Bronson down low to retake the lead and hold on for the win.\u00a0 Kyle Bronson took the second spot as Jamie Carter followed in third place, with Wayne Hammond and James Smith rounding out the top five.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nChad Scranton has been dominating the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks lately, and most observers thought that with a little controversy as a motivator last week that Scranton would be unbeatable this Saturday night.\u00a0 Sure enough, Scranton jumped out in front and began putting real estate between himself and the others, but the 13 car was not going to let anyone start signing a check to Scranton just yet.<\/p>\n

Philip Brown had climbed into David Whitt’s ride and\u00a0took it, “For Sale” sign and all, past Scranton and to the front of the pack, while Scott Mooers looked on in disbelief from third place.\u00a0 As Scranton loves to tell anyone who will listen, the Cheater Racing team does not come to lose, and he kept the heat on Brown the entire race, sometimes swapping positions or racing side-by-side until a caution for debris on lap 9 forced a momentary truce.<\/p>\n

The battle for the lead was intense, but the racing was clean as both racers wanted to achieve a victory in the correct way instead of beating each other up.\u00a0 Scranton and Brown continued their tussle as Luke Sadler battled with Matt Schell for\u00a0third place\u00a0and Scott Mooers held onto second.\u00a0 Philip Brown would have to dodge a\u00a0lapped car coming to the finish, but he managed to\u00a0force\u00a0Chad Scanton\u00a0to settle for second place and get the\u00a0win.\u00a0 Scott Mooers continues to be one of the top Thunder Stock racers nationally in the UMPDIRTcar rankings as he claimed the third spot, and Luke Sadler\u00a0overcame Matt Schell for fourth as Schell wound up fifth.<\/p>\n

Volusia Speedway Park will give the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks a moment in the spotlight next week as the Street Stock Sensation has the racers going for a $1000 check.\u00a0 The Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models will be back in action, plus fans will see more racing from the Budweiser Modifieds and the 4 Cylinder Challenger Division, and the kids will get a chance to go racing as Box Car Racing highlights the intermission activities.\u00a0 For more information, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwyPark.net<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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Volusia Speedway Park Results for 7\/17\/10<\/p>\n

Top Gun Sprint Car Series<\/p>\n

1- 24 Danny Martin
\n2- 21 Harley Zimmerman
\n3- 1 Tim George
\n4- 22 Shawn Murray
\n5- 15 Rocky Sullivan
\n6- 14 Ryan Partin<\/p><\/div>\n

7- 2 Rich Pratt
\n8- 8 Rich Alexander
\n9- 6 Mike Schroeder
\n10- 21M Darrin Miller
\n11- 19 Dakota Stevens<\/div>\n
12- 30 John Crowder
\n13- 6X Brandon Grubaugh
\n14- 02 Gene Lasker
\n15- 38 Tony Agin
\n16- 27 Troy Knowles
\nDNS- 13H Howard Harris<\/div>\n
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Florida Mini Sprint Association<\/div>\n
1- 16 Chris Pacetti
\n2- 11 Brett O’Donnell
\n3- 7 Gavin Thomas
\n4- 28 Tim O’Donnell
\n5- 26 Steve Wheeler
\n6- 8 Eddie Moss Jr.
\n7- 5 Steve Crabtree
\n8- 2 Mark Ryder
\n9- 83 Justin Kolves
\n10- 711 David Pleaugh
\n11- 6 Andrew Kurjack<\/div>\n
12- 34 Pete Smith
\n13- 1M Eddie Moss Sr.<\/div>\n
14- 61 Walter Arnold
\n15- 92 Darrin Davis
\n16- 23 Rae Lynn Moss<\/div>\n
17- 81 Chris Partin
\n18- X59 Austin Jackson
\n19- 99 Lenny Dallman
\n20- 14D Brian Penrose
\n21- 31 Tommy Bowden
\n22- 68 Dirk Miller
\nDNS- 30 John Crowder
\nDNS- 24 Ken Penta
\nDNS- 15 Paul Lanza
\nDNS- 82 Dominic Lanza
\nDNS- 71 John Craddock<\/p>\n

Budweiser Modified (25 laps\/$1200 to win)<\/p>\n

1- 33 Jeff Mathews
\n2- 40B Kyle Bronson
\n3- 15 Jamie Carter
\n4- 66H Wayne Hammond
\n5- 40 James Smith
\n6- 7 Kent Corbin
\n7- 54 Larry Burkins
\n8- 00 Buzzie Reutimann<\/p><\/div>\n

9- 66 Dale Murray
\n10- 41D Scott Steed
\n11- Z06 Larry Mott
\n12- 11P Michael Phillips
\n13- 7P Matthew Permann
\n14- 7S Ronnie Chance
\nDNS- 67 Garrett Stewart<\/div>\n
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Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock<\/div>\n
\n1- 13 Philip Brown
\n2- 27 Chad Scranton
\n3- 10 Scott Mooers
\n4- 15 Luke Sadler
\n5- 57 Matt Schell
\n6- 114 John Thorpe
\n7- 17 D.J. Nobles
\n8- 6 Wally Douglass<\/div>\n
9- 4 Richard Calmes Jr.
\n10- 9R Robert Donaly
\n11- 03 Robert Shrunk
\n12- 22 Kelly Snyder
\n13- V1 Delbert Moyer
\n14- 36 Austin Stamper
\n15- 29 Tom Hughes<\/div>\n

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