{"id":2976,"date":"2010-09-12T15:37:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-12T15:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2010-09-12T15:37:27","modified_gmt":"2010-09-12T15:37:27","slug":"weather-and-gremlins-fail-to-stop-vsps-racers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/weather-and-gremlins-fail-to-stop-vsps-racers\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather and Gremlins Fail to Stop VSP’s Racers"},"content":{"rendered":"

by VSP Media<\/p>\n

<\/strong>BARBERVILLE, FL-\u00a0 The racers and fans at Volusia Speedway Park showed their dedication and loyalty on Saturday night as\u00a0showers and nearby lightning, followed by\u00a0an electrical glitch, caused a great deal of “hurry up and wait” and caused track officials to scrap heat racing and opt for a “features only” format.\u00a0 And those who waited saw a moving tribute on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, then were treated to quite a spectacle as the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers, all took to the famous Barberville clay.\u00a0 All first place finishers in Volusia’s regular divisions got a bonus $100 certificate to spend as they please from\u00a0Gary Yeoman’s Performance Parts, plus their regular winnings. And in addition to regular racing, fans saw four divisions from the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association challenge the south’s fastest half mile and wind out their vintage machines.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>All Photos Courtesy of JimJonesPhoto.com
\n<\/strong>After\u00a0the rain and lightning delay, and then the failure of the track lights along the backstretch and in turns two and three, the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models left staging and took the green flag for their feature race at 9:04PM.\u00a0 And with the field set by drawing instead of by qualifying, fast cars were scattered randomly throughout the grid, which meant that some contenders had more work to do than others.\u00a0 It took all of 10 seconds for current division points leader Joe Kump to rocket into the lead, and from there he kicked in the afterburner.\u00a0 Lawton Minchew climbed to the second\u00a0spot but was relegated to the rear on lap 13 after a spin in turn 4, and as that played out Jack Nosbisch and Larry Anderson came together on the front stretch, damaging the 12 machine to the point that it was no longer competitive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Kump was not home free because Donnie Chappell had something to prove to the fans and track officials after being put on the rear of the starting grid for his failure to assist in walking in the clay after the rain.\u00a0 Chappell charged through the field over the course of the race, catching up to Kump thanks to the caution which\u00a0took away Kump’s commanding lead.\u00a0 Chappell gave it everything he had, even to the point of bicycling his race car in the turns, but Joe Kump managed to grab the win while Donnie Chappell settled for second.\u00a0 Lawton Minchew recovered from his earlier mishap to place third, followed by Adam Bennett and Larry Anderson for fourth and fifth.<\/p>\n

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Eighteen Taylor Racing Products Sportsman cars took the green flag for their feature race, and again many competitors found themselves scattered throughout the grid and dealing with traffic.\u00a0 The night began as a chance for Aaron Barsness to solidify his quest for a points championship, but deteriorated into a forgettable experience after contact with a spinning car sent him off the track later in the race.\u00a0 Meanwhile Ronnie Ponce had climbed out of his front porch rocker and into the 57 normally driven by Stanton Mills, and Mills was in the 22 normally piloted by Scott Lagasse.<\/p>\n

Ponce began in the 10th position at the start, but quickly shot into the lead with Mills giving\u00a0chase after Ponce blew\u00a0past him.\u00a0 By the midway point of the race Steve Shead had moved into the third spot and Chris Day ad clawed his way from 7th to fourth, but neither could muster a challenge to the top two. Ronnie Ponce drove on to a victory as Stanton Mills followed, and Steve Shead settled for a respectable third place run.\u00a0 Chris Day wound up in the fourth spot and Blaise Hetznecker rounded out the top five with another respectable night for the 17H.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks had a $500 check waiting for the winner of their feature race, and as luck would have it the random setting of the starting grid had none other than Chad Scranton sitting on the front row.\u00a0 And after a flat tire from contact with Matt Schell on the last lap caused Scranton to finish third last week, Schell was on the outside of row two and right behind Scranton this week.\u00a0 But Scranton had no plans for revenge except to drive away from Schell, and that is exactly what he did.<\/p>\n

Scranton’s other antagonist has been Philip Brown, who hops into the 13 car on weekends when Volusia’s Street Stocks are not running and has consistently topped the 27 machine when doing so.\u00a0 But Brown began in the middle of thick traffic in the 18th spot and had to extricate himself before running down the leaders, finally climbing to third before running out of laps and time.\u00a0 Chad Scranton got the win and the $500, while Matt Schell held off the rest of the field for second place.\u00a0 Philip Brown claimed third, while Tom Hughes salvaged a fourth place night and Raymond Wheeler gained 8 positions from the start to finish fifth.<\/p>\n

On Friday night at the opposite end of the Ocala National Forest, Casey Feaster saw his quest for a Volusia Speedway Park 4 Cylinder Challenger points championship flash before his eyes.\u00a0 While leading the Gladiator feature at Ocala Speedway, Feaster’s timing belt unraveled and took the serpentine belt with it, most likely causing some nasty\u00a0internal damage to the engine.\u00a0 But a look at the engine by dawn’s light proved that the damage was limited to the belts, so Feaster was back at VSP and gunning to finalize his quest.<\/p>\n

While Casey Feaster may have wanted to seal the deal with a win, that was not to be as Tony Laporta escaped a first lap fracas to dominate the race and beat Feaster to the checkers, collecting the $100 bonus from Astor Recycling in addition to the first place hardware.\u00a0 But\u00a0by finishing in second place, Casey Feaster mathematically slammed the door on the competition, all but locking out any further ideas of anyone taking away his dream.\u00a0Sonny Espy drove a hard race and placed third, while Justin Dean climbed 10 positions to finish fourth, and Jordan Myers placed fifth.
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\nRacing history buffs got their fix on Saturday night as the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association brought a fine field of classic racers to Volusia Speedway Park.\u00a0 Four divisions of vintage racers produced four winners, with Steve Parrish, Mark May, Matt Jarrett, and Jerry Paquin, all visiting Volusia’s famed Victory Lane.\u00a0 For Mark May it was only the second time he as had his Marty Robbins tribute machine on dirt, and\u00a0both he and the car seemed to like it.<\/p>\n

On September 18th Volusia Speedway Park welcomes the return of the Wiener Nationals, as the famous dachshund races that were rained out in August get a second shot at the Barberville clay.\u00a0 In addition to the wiener dogs racing on the frontstretch, fans will see the return of the Top Gun Sprint Car Series with the region’s biggest names in 360 sprint car racing attacking the fastest dirt track in the state.\u00a0 VSP’s Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division will be chasing a $1000 cash carrot, plus the Budweiser Modifieds and Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks will return to action.\u00a0 For more information about ticket prices, scheduled events, and more, please visit www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Volusia Speedway Park Results for 9\/11\/10<\/p>\n

Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models<\/p>\n

1- J17 Joe Kump
\n2- 25 Donnie Chappell
\n3- 23 Lawton Minchew
\n4- 42 Adam Bennett
\n5- 30 Larry Anderson
\n6- 10 Win Ingersoll
\n7- 45 Bobby Richardson
\n8- 46 Hamp Conley
\n9- 36DH Daniel Hancock
\n10- 11 Howard Stalls
\n11- RP1 Bug Rose
\n12- 12 Jack Nosbisch Jr.
\n13- 21Q Chris Freeman
\nDNS- 31 Tracey Butler<\/p>\n

Taylor Racing Products Sportsman<\/p>\n

1- 57P Ronnie Ponce
\n2- 22L Stanton Mills
\n3- 10 Steve Shead
\n4- 8 Chris Day
\n5- 17H Blaise Hetznecker
\n6- 80 Paul Shead
\n7- 7 Dalton Lanich
\n8- 95 Matt McGillivray
\n9- 17K Marc Kinley
\n10- 46 Richard Wells Jr.
\n11- 77 Wayne Allen Jr.
\n12- 57 Heinz Haas
\n13- 3 Ken Hall Sr.
\n14- 61 Lisa O’Conner
\n15- 11 Aaron Barsness
\n16- 42 Josh Byrd
\n17- 05 Dan Lane Sr.
\n18- 18M Alan Peacock
\nDNS- 99 Danny Vogel Jr.<\/p>\n

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock<\/p>\n

1- 27 Chad Scranton
\n2- 57 Matt Schell
\n3- 13 Philip Brown
\n4- 29 Tom Hughes
\n5- 27W Raymond Wheeler
\n6- 30 Mike Tovet
\n7- 6 Wally Douglas
\n8- 9R Robert Donaly
\n9- 36 Austin Stamper
\n10- 114 John Thorpe
\n11- 15 Luke Sadler
\n12- 16 Brian Schrunk
\n13- 03 Robert Schrunk
\n14- 14 Brian Cox
\n15- 1B Scott Brumfield
\n16- 22 Kelly Snyder
\n17- V1 Delbert Moyer
\n18- 9 Richard Calmes Jr.
\n19- 96 Eddie Lake
\n20- 32 Jim Shaw
\n21- B81 John Blackwelder
\nDQ (conduct) 10 Scott Mooers<\/p>\n

4 Cylinder Challenger
\n1- 3T Tony Laporta
\n2- 20 Casey Feaster
\n3- 7E Gilbert Espy
\n4- X Justin Dean
\n5- XX Jordan Myers
\n6- 88 Steven Cox
\n7- 004 R.J. Glaser<\/p>\n

8- 419 Matt Covington
\n9- 11 David Ladrie
\n10- 67 Pete Hanstine
\n11- 14 Tina Roberts
\n12- 1X James Clay
\n13- 51 Dustin Childress
\n14- Denica Hetznecker
\nDNS- 42 Dalton Strehle<\/p>\n

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