{"id":8993,"date":"2011-11-06T18:29:46","date_gmt":"2011-11-06T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=8993"},"modified":"2011-11-06T18:29:46","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T18:29:46","slug":"danny-anderson-wins-al-newman-memorial-at-pgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/danny-anderson-wins-al-newman-memorial-at-pgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Anderson Wins Al Newman Memorial at PGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It was a great night for racing at Punta Gorda Speedway, the weather was cool but some tempers were hot and the new \u201cyoung guns\u201d showed what they got. All the qualifying and heat races were done and Chaplin Stone gave a moment of silence for Al Newman before the parade and features got under way.<\/p>\n

First up were the Bandoleros that saw the X of Johnny Holmes of Port Charlotte loose control and bounce off the tires in turn three before one lap was in the books. Johnny Holmes was lucky to hit the tires and not the wall which made him able to walk away but end his night of racing. Keith Sinkula of Palm City scares the crowd as he drives pedal to the metal and never lifts as he flys around the track to bring home the win. Braden Nash crossed the line second and A.J. Freitas third Sam Audie wrecked in practice and wrenched all afternoon to make the feature but just could not get the car right to be in the chase.<\/p>\n

T.Q. Midgets came out for their feature and saw Chris Gimmler from Palm Beach Gardens dominate all twenty five laps. Gimmler who usually finds himself chasing the 30 of Mike Belusar was flying around the track as the leader and it was Belusar that could not catch him. One lap to go, Gimmler with a big lead comes down the front to take the checker and crosses the line as something goes in the car. Gimmler would finish first but his car not able to make it to the winners Circle\u00a0 with Belusar second Geoff Styner was third.<\/p>\n

Rookie Trucks came out for their final points race of the season and the battle was on when not even a lap was in the books when down the front stretch who could cross the line first, trucks got loose and trucks went everywhere. After the third attempt of a restart it was Chad Chastain out of Alva that drove on the outside of Michael Atwell to take over the lead on lap two. Chastain was well on his way to a victory and breaking Kelli Burns winning streak as he was being scored in first with Burns second and Atwell third. Halfway was shown when Atwell and Burns were close, Atwell got called for spinning Burns and brought out a caution. Atwell must not of liked the call as he bumped the back end of Burns under caution and the flagman showed him the black flag and sent him to the pits. Chastain knew he had to smash the gas and go on the restart as Burns was along side him\u00a0Chastain spun the tires\u00a0and Burns took off and took over the lead. Kelli Burns would hold on to her winning streak and bring it home in first making it six wins in a row. Chad Chastain would finish second and Cody Martell third.<\/p>\n

Pro 4 class saw Dylan Bigley of Naples run start to finish as the leader while Phil Ellis battled Ryan Collver on the outside for fifteen laps and being scored second. Ellis just wore that car out running on the outside when Collver got by to take over that second spot then had to battle Paul Richards Sr who was right on his bumper. Ryan Collver would bring it home in the second spot, Richards got by Ellis for third and brought Cody Allen along to finish fourth and a wore out Phil Ellis had to settle for fifth.<\/p>\n

Legends cars saw the 94 of Matt Blankenship set fast time of 16.922 start the feature fourth row back while Josh Williams who had second fast started in the rear and Mike Verhaagh on the pole. Darin Coker of Palm Beach Gardens jumped out to an early lead while Shawn Hooven from Orlando was chasing him in the second spot\u00a0while Blankenship had made it up to third. Williams was picking them off one by one and was running fifth by lap ten when a caution came out for Tyler Audie and Joey Langis who got tangled up on the backstretch and into the wall. Langis had to much damage to continue and Audie would take up the rear while Williams made a pit stop for and adjustment or ran over debris but was not able to make it back out before the green came out. Hooven got by Coker for the lead while Blankenship was putting the pressure on some cars that made flagman Greg Roeback throw a caution and pull Blankenship aside to warn him about rough driving as he had passed Coker for second. On the restart Blankenship got a good start and passed Hooven for the lead bring Coker with him for second and Hooven would have to settle for third finishing order.<\/p>\n

The 2nd<\/sup> annual Al Newman Pro Truck race was on for fifty laps were good friend of Newman, Danny Anderson out of Bradenton,\u00a0set fast time but would start third row back. Al Newmans family was on hand and good friend Danny was racing in honor of Newman and since the Rookie points were over the young Rookies took up the tail to pay tribute to a great racer. Travis Gossard Jr looked to have a fast truck again this week as he lead for the first thirty five laps but Danny Anderson was on a mission and was chasing him down in the second spot by lap sixteen. Who knew the rookies would run like pros as Michael Atwell was picking off the pro drivers one by one running in fourth and Chad Chastain fifth when the caution came out with twelve laps to go. Anderson had just got by Gossard before the caution as Gossard seamed to be not running as strong and Chastain was sent to the rear for the caution. Anderson on the front and Gossard outside for the restart with Hooven and Atwell tightened up behind them and the green flag drops and Hooven takes over the second spot. Gossard dropped back and finally pulled it to the infield while Michael Atwell out of Naples who turns twelve on Sunday got by Hooven for second place. The checker flags come out and it was Danny Anderson to bring home the win\u00a0in memory of\u00a0good friend Al Newman, while young Atwell finished second, Hooven third, Billy Bigley Jr fourth and thirteen year old Chad Chastain made his way back up to round out the top five.<\/p>\n

The Super Stock who always brings exciting “drama” to the track were up next and it was Logan Leonard that ran start to finish in the twenty five lap feature. Logan’s dad Shane Leonard was running a strong second while being chased by David Fischer, while Lance Sober was caught a second time for bringing out the caution and being sent to the rear. With the field lined back up and five laps to go the green came out and so did Jimmy Meiser, out of nowhere, to pass Shane Leonard and take over second. Was Mieser going for the win or trying to stay away from Sober as they crossed the stripe it was Logan Leonard first with Jimmy Meiser second and Shane Leonard third and Lance Sober would be Dqed for pulling a \u201cKyle Busch\u201d and hitting Meiser after the race was over.<\/p>\n

Last race of the night was the Fab 4 who saw James Dellea Jr running away with the lead and Paul Richards Jr second. Half way through the race Dellea’s car blew up and Richards took over the lead to go onto win with Zac Campilonga second and Phil Ellis Sr came home in third.<\/p>\n

Next week you don\u2019t want to miss another great night of racing action<\/p>\n

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Nov 19- Closed <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Punta Gorda Speedway<\/p>\n

Results from \u00a0 11-05-2011<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bandolero<\/p>\n

1. 19 Keith Sinkula \u00a0 Palm City<\/p>\n

2. 14 Noah Weaver \u00a0 Sarasota<\/p>\n

3. 13 Braden Nash \u00a0 Wimauma<\/p>\n

4. 2\u00a0\u00a0Cooper Battalio \u00a0 Peachtree City, Ga.<\/p>\n

5. Y \u00a0 Sam Audie \u00a0 Orlando<\/p>\n

6. 23 A. J. Freitas \u00a0 Newport Richie<\/p>\n

7. X \u00a0 Johnny Holmes \u00a0 Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Super Stock<\/p>\n

1. 57 Logan Leonard \u00a0 Cape Coral<\/p>\n

2. 88 Jimmy Meiser \u00a0 Cape Coral<\/p>\n

3. 18 Shane Leonard \u00a0 Cape Coral<\/p>\n

4. 2 \u00a0 David Fischer \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

5. 51 Jarrett Cornell \u00a0 Ft Myers<\/p>\n

6. 1 \u00a0 Lance Sober \u00a0 Arcadia \u00a0 D. Q.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Legends<\/p>\n

1. 94 Matt Blakenship \u00a0 Lake Placid\u00a0 Fast Time<\/p>\n

2. 01 Shawn Hooven \u00a0 Orlando<\/p>\n

3. 00 Darin Coker \u00a0 Palm Beach Gardens<\/p>\n

\u00a0 4. 5 \u00a0 Seth Adams \u00a0 Lakeland<\/p>\n

5. 59 Becca Monopoli \u00a0 Lakeland<\/p>\n

6. 7 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mike Verhaagh \u00a0 Fort Myers<\/p>\n

7. 14 Brady Marshall \u00a0 Sarasota<\/p>\n

8. 22 Tyler Audie \u00a0 Orlando<\/p>\n

9. 9 \u00a0 Mitch Verhaagh \u00a0 Bonita Springs<\/p>\n

10. 54 Tony Steinbuck \u00a0 Tamarac<\/p>\n

11. 48 Carl Haag \u00a0 Port St. Lucie<\/p>\n

12. 02 Josh Williams \u00a0 Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

13. 26 Joey Langis \u00a0 Coral Springs<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rookie Trucks<\/p>\n

1. 4 \u00a0\u00a0 Kelli Burns \u00a0 Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

2. 36 Chad Chastain \u00a0 Alva<\/p>\n

3. 99 Cody Martell \u00a0 Arcadia<\/p>\n

4. 39 Michael Atwell \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pro 4<\/p>\n

1. 28 Dylan Bigley \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

2. 04 Ryan Collver \u00a0 Ft. Myers<\/p>\n

3. 61 Paul Richards Sr. Naples<\/p>\n

4. 98 Cody Allen \u00a0 Lehigh<\/p>\n

5. 29 Phil Ellis North Port<\/p>\n

6. 91 \u00a0 Jessica Ostrovskis \u00a0 St. Pete<\/p>\n

7. 32 Corey Bigley \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

8. 87 Jeremy Perkins \u00a0 N. Ft. Myers<\/p>\n

9. 13 Justin Teston \u00a0 Lehigh<\/p>\n

10. 73 Chad Wittle \u00a0 Lehigh<\/p>\n

11. 00 Dan Collver \u00a0 N. Ft. Myers<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pro Trucks<\/p>\n

1. 50 Danny Anderson\u00a0 Bradenton\u00a0 Fast Time<\/p>\n

2. 39 Michael Atwell \u00a0 Naples -turns 12 on Sunday<\/p>\n

3. 17 Mark Hooven \u00a0 Orlando<\/p>\n

4. 001\/2 Billy Bigley Jr. \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

5. 36 Chad Chastain \u00a0 Alva -turned 13 last week<\/p>\n

6. 14 Sam Scott \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

7. 00 Whitney Poole \u00a0 Vero Beach<\/p>\n

8. 47 Travis Gossard Jr. \u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

9. 24 Ceasar Bacarella \u00a0 West Palm Beach<\/p>\n

10. 4 Kelli Burns \u00a0 Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

11. 99 Cody Martell \u00a0 Arcadia<\/p>\n

12. 51 Mark Anderson \u00a0 Arcadia<\/p>\n

13. 38 Ricky Moxley \u00a0 West Palm Beach<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

T. Q. Midgets<\/p>\n

1. 51 Chris Gimmler \u00a0 Palm Beach Gardens<\/p>\n

2. 30 Mike Belusar \u00a0 Punta Gorda<\/p>\n

3. 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 Geoff Styner \u00a0 Cape Coral<\/p>\n

4. 7 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jamie Barnum \u00a0 Brooksville<\/p>\n

5. 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jack Duffy \u00a0 Sarasota<\/p>\n

6. 23 Steven Meier \u00a0 Port St. Lucie<\/p>\n

7. 14 \u00a0 John Ciolino \u00a0 Cape Coral<\/p>\n

8. 6 \u00a0 Jay Stutz \u00a0 Riverview<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fab 4<\/p>\n

1. 61 Paul Richards Jr. \u00a0\u00a0 Naples<\/p>\n

2. 3 \u00a0 Zac Campilonga \u00a0 Bradenton<\/p>\n

3. 29 Phil Ellis Sr. \u00a0 Venis<\/p>\n

4. 87 Skyler Null \u00a0 N. Ft. Myers<\/p>\n

5. 30 Linda Badali \u00a0 Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

6. 77 James Dellea Jr. \u00a0 Port Charlotte<\/p>\n

7. 73 Alex Teston \u00a0 Lehigh<\/p>\n

8. 98 Chris Loney \u00a0 D. Q.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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