By SCOTT LOCKWOOD<\/p>\n
Desoto Speedway<\/p>\n
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Steve Darvalics and Travis Barfield won the headline events in Saturday<\/p>\n
night’s racing action at Desoto Speedway.<\/p>\n
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Brooke Storer got the jump on the start of the 40-lap Sportsman feature and<\/p>\n
needed just a handful of laps to build a big lead. Steve Darvalics got to<\/p>\n
second place on the fifth lap and five laps later caught Storer. A caution<\/p>\n
for an accident involving Joey Sims and Rick Reed on lap 10.<\/p>\n
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Darvalics grabbed the lead from Storer on the restart. The rest of the race<\/p>\n
became a battle of attrition as Storer, Bobby Mobley and James DuBose all<\/p>\n
dropped out with mechanical failure. Darvalics cruised to the win, with<\/p>\n
Aaron Williamson and David Williamson the only other cars finishing on the<\/p>\n
lead lap.<\/p>\n
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Jimmy Castleberry paced the early laps of the 30-lap street stock feature.<\/p>\n
The race for the lead turned into a seven-car freight train, with Keith<\/p>\n
Neff taking the lead as the field completed the eighth lap.<\/p>\n
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Right after Neff took the top spot, the field closed on the lapped car of<\/p>\n
Johnny Casady entering turn one. Casady, Kneff and Castleberry went<\/p>\n
three-wide in the turn, but ran out of real estate as the cars entered the<\/p>\n
backstretch. Casady and Kneff got together coming out of the corner and<\/p>\n
their cars locked together as a result of the contact. Neff suffered enough<\/p>\n
damage that had had to go back to the pits for quick repairs.<\/p>\n
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Castleberry led Jeff Firestine and James Nanney on the restart. James<\/p>\n
Nanney went from third to first by the time the field hit the backstretch<\/p>\n
and brought Bobby Mobley and Mike Kerrivan with him into second and third.<\/p>\n
The trio set sail from the rest of the pack before another caution came out<\/p>\n
for a spin on lap 16.<\/p>\n
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Nanney survived a challenge from Mobley on the restart and drove away for<\/p>\n
the victory. Mobley dropped out with a mechanical failure on the last lap,<\/p>\n
allowing Kneff and Kerrivan to finish second and third.<\/p>\n
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About an hour after the race, Nanney, Kneff and Kerrivan were all<\/p>\n
disqualified in post-race technical inspection. That handed the win to<\/p>\n
Travis Barfield, who initially crossed the line in fourth. Firestine was<\/p>\n
credited with second place and Jim Brenner third.<\/p>\n
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In the 25-lap Mini Stock feature, Ren Wright Jr. led the first half of the<\/p>\n
race before a caution flag bunched the field and allowed Todd Morey and<\/p>\n
Ronnie Robinson to set up a battle for the lead.<\/p>\n
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With about six laps to go Wright slipped high going out of turn two,<\/p>\n
allowing Robinson to take the lead. Morey also got by Wright and closed to<\/p>\n
Robinson’s bumper in the closing laps, but Robinson held on for his fifth<\/p>\n
win of the year.<\/p>\n
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In other action Saturday night, Randy Spicer was awarded the victory in the<\/p>\n
Bomber feature after initial winner Kenny Gibson was disqualified in<\/p>\n
post-race technical inspection; Mike Endee won the 25-lap Outlaw Modified<\/p>\n
feature; and Duane Best won the 25-lap LKQ Pick-Your-Part Pure Stock<\/p>\n
feature.<\/p>\n
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Next week Desoto Speedway will host the Florida School Bus Figure 8<\/p>\n
Championships, Halloween Madness Demolition Derby, and the Enduro series<\/p>\n
with puck racing, flagpole race, road course race and reverse race. There<\/p>\n
will also be a Halloween costume contest for kids and a Trick-or-Treat<\/p>\n
session with the drivers.<\/p>\n
10-24- 2015<\/p>\n
DESOTO SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS<\/p>\n
Sportsman\u00a0 By SCOTT LOCKWOOD Desoto Speedway Steve Darvalics and Travis Barfield won the headline events in Saturday night’s racing action at Desoto Speedway. Brooke Storer got […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"publish_to_discourse":"","publish_post_category":"","wpdc_auto_publish_overridden":"","wpdc_topic_tags":"","wpdc_pin_topic":"","wpdc_pin_until":"","discourse_post_id":"","discourse_permalink":"","wpdc_publishing_response":"","wpdc_publishing_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45,22,3,4,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","category-featured","category-front-page-news","category-race-results","category-racing-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n1. 79x Steve Darvalics Venice
\n2. 13 Aaron Williamson Lakeland
\n3. 12 David Williamson Lakeland
\n4. 4 Rick Reed Punta Gorda
\n5. 67 James Dubose Arcadia
\n6. 29 Bobby Mobley Eagle Lake
\n7. 9 Brooke Storer Zephyerhills
\n8. 172 Joey Sims Ft. Myers
\n9. 98 Roger Welch St. Pete
\nStreet Stock
\n1. 11 Travis Barfield Myakka City
\n2. 93 Jeff Firestine Venice
\n3. 57 Jim Brenner Sarasota
\n4. 40 Scott Finch Bradenton
\n5. 88 Jimmy Castleberry Auburndale
\n6. 29 Bobby Mobley Eagle Lake
\n7. 10 Johnny Casady Arcadia
\n8. 20 Claudio Reyes Sarasota
\n9. 6 James Nanney Bradenton D.Q.
\n10. 69 Keith Neff Bradenton D.Q.
\n11. 45 Mike Karrivan Bradenton D.Q.
\nOutlaw Modified
\n1. 26 Mike Endee North Port
\n2. 22 Ric Mills Arcadia
\n3. 14 Dan Akard Ft. Myers
\n4. 12 Gene Capps Ft. Myers
\n5. 5 Kevin Endee North Port
\n6. 11 Robert Campbell Tarpon Springs D.N.S.
\nPure Stock
\n1. 3 Duane Best Sarasota
\n2. 67 Jimmie Best Sr Myakka
\n3. 44 Rick Hess
\n4. 2 Lance Sober Punta Gorda
\n5. 72 Roger Dufrense Bradenton
\n6. 63 Kyle Best Myakka City
\n7.18 Troy Theim Bradenton D.Q.
\nBombers
\n1. 22 Randy Spicer New Port Richey
\n2. 88 Jimmy Castleberry Bartow
\n3. 23 Kenny Gibson Venice D.Q.
\n4. 7 Colleen Whitesell Bradenton D.Q.
\nMinStock
\n1. 05 Ronnie Robinson Bradenton
\n2. 91 Todd Morey Wachula
\n3. 008 Ren Wright Jr. St. Pete
\n4. 99 Johnny Marra Cape Coral
\n5. 67 Jimmie Best Myakka
\n6. 77 Laura Mammima North Port
\n7. 3 Sherry Best Myakka
\n8. 10 Kristen Milthaler North Port
\n9. 37 Jerrett Reynolds Punta Gorda
\n10. 42 Anne Osborne Bradenton
\n11. 01 Christopher Milthaler North Port<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"