{"id":5654,"date":"2011-03-21T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2011-03-22T09:54:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T09:54:10","slug":"top-gun-sprints-march-19-2011-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/series\/top-gun-sprints-march-19-2011-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Martin Takes Top Gun Sprints Win At North Florida Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"

From CL Whalin<\/p>\n

Top Gun Sprints<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Florida Speedway, March 19, 2011<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/h1>\n

Heat #1<\/span><\/h1>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr. (Riverveiw, FL)<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14 Ryan Partin (Orlando, FL)<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 92 Matt Kurtz (Jacksonville, FL)<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34 Darrin Orth (Jacksonville, FL)<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F21 Ted Filides (Odessa, FL)<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 88 Andrew Griffin (Seminole, FL)<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 83A Christine Auld (Largo, FL)<\/p>\n

Heat #2<\/span><\/h1>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 43 Terry Witherspoon (Jacksonville, FL)<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24 Danny Martin Jr. (Sarasota, FL)<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1* Tim George (Venice, FL)<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 83 Mark Ruel Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36 Kenneth Laureno (Port Charlotte, FL)<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38 Tony Agin (Ft. Myers, FL)<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14W Dan Jones (Valrico, FL)<\/p>\n

Feature<\/span><\/h1>\n

1) 24 Danny Martin; <\/strong>2) 43 Terry Witherspoon; <\/strong>3) 14 Ryan Partin; <\/strong>4) 83 Mark Ruel Jr.; <\/strong>5) 1* Tim George; 6) 92 Matt Kurtz; 7) 88 Andrew Griffin; 8) 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr.; 9) F21 Ted Filides; 10) 34 Darrin Orth; 11) 36 Kenneth Laureno; 12) 83A Christine Auld; 13) 14W Dan Jones DNS; 14) 38 Tony Agin DNS<\/p>\n


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Commentary<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Top Gun Sprints made their first visit of 2011 to the North Florida Speedway in LakeCity on Saturday March 19, 2011. There were 14 cars at the track to give fans two heat races and a 25 lap feature race.<\/p>\n

The heat races are lined up using a pill pull system, and Ted Filides in the F21 had the pole for the start of the first heat race, with Jimmy Ballew Jr. in the 0 on the outside. Which Jimmy had the better start and took the race lead at the start and held on to take the race win. Terry Witherspoon had the pole for the start of the second heat race in the 43 car, with Kenneth Laureno in the 36 on the outside. Terry had the better start took the lead and the checkered flag and the win. On lap 2 Dan Jones in the 14W had mechanical problems and was done for the event. On lap 6 Tony Agin was running bottom line and got to low in turn 1, as he clipped the big tire it took out the front axle and also had frame damage, he also was done for the night.<\/p>\n

Using a passing points system to line up the feature race and a six car inversion, Terry Witherspoon in the 43 car had the pole for the start of the feature race, with Tim George in the 1* car on the outside. The race got underway and Terry Witherspoon took the race lead on lap 6 the caution came out for the 34 of Darrin Orth, 36 of Kenneth Laureno, and \u00a083A of Christine Auld. \"\"<\/a>The next lap the F21 of Ted Filides brought out the caution with the lost of rear tire. After restart found Danny Martin in the lead and never looked back taking the win. Terry Witherspoon in the 43 finished in second place, followed by Ryan Partin in the 14, Mark Ruel Jr. in the 83, with Tim George in the 1* car finishing out the top 5. The winner of the KSE Hardcharger Award went to Ryan Partin in the 14 car.<\/p>\n

Top Gun Sprint Car Series Points as of March 19, 2011 <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Car<\/span> Driver<\/span> Points<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Danny Martin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 300<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ryan Partin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 290<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Terry Witherspoon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 290<\/strong><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 83\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Ruel Jr.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 284<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim George\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 280<\/strong><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jimmy Ballew Jr.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 270<\/strong><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kenneth Laureno\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 260<\/strong><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14W\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Jones\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0186<\/strong><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Johnny Gilbertson \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 138<\/strong><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Kurtz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 138<\/strong><\/p>\n

11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 88\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andrew Griffin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 136<\/strong><\/p>\n

12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Schroeder\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 134<\/strong><\/p>\n

13.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ted Filides\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 132<\/strong><\/p>\n

14.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rebecca George\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 130<\/strong><\/p>\n

15.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Darren Orth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 130<\/strong><\/p>\n

16.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rich Alexander\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 128<\/strong><\/p>\n

17.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 83A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christine Auld\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 126<\/strong><\/p>\n

18.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 59\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Danny Statter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 124<\/strong><\/p>\n

19.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tyler Godwin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 122<\/strong><\/p>\n

20.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tony Agin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Top Gun Sprints will be at Volusia Speedway Park April 30, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From CL Whalin Top Gun Sprints North Florida Speedway, March 19, 2011 Heat #1 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0 Jimmy Ballew Jr. (Riverveiw, FL) 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14 Ryan Partin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[15,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-florida-speedway","category-race-results","category-series"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5654"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5656,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5654\/revisions\/5656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}