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NDRL's ULMS Series Action at McKean County Raceway for May 23rd is Cancelled
Smethport, PA (May 23, 2013) The NDRL's McKean County Raceway has cancelled the May 23rd NDRL's ULMS event due to constant rain shower that hit the facility around the 6:00PM hour.
The NDRL's ULMS Late Model Series will be in action tomorrow night, Friday, May 24 at Woodhull Speedway in Woodhull, NY and Saturday night, May 25 at Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY.
Please visit www.unitedlatemodelseries.com for more information
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45% PURSE INCREASE AND MORE RACING HIGHLIGHTS DIRT LATE MODEL DREAM ENTRY
19TH Annual Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers Encompasses Three Nights with $304,575 Offered
ROSSBURG, OH (May 23) – A 45% increase in prize money, now totaling $304,575, and multiple days of racing are just two of the enhancements outlined in the Official Entry Form released today for Eldora Speedway’s 19th annual Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers. The form, which is downloadable at www.EldoraSpeedway.com, fully details the prestigious three-day event that culminates with dirt Late Model’s richest one-day winner’s payoff of $100,000; to be contested over the weekend of June 6, 7 & 8.
Under the revamped format, each night will be busy. Thursday and Friday’s multi-car time trial sessions will divide the entrants each night into even and odd groups; with each group competing in a complete menu of Heat races, B-Features and 25-lap A-Features on both Thursday and Friday; upwards of 20 races nightly.
Saturday’s traditional program of six Heat races will be lined up by using a driver’s fastest time trial lap from either Thursday or Friday. The Heat race finishes will continue to be used to line up the C-Feature, C-Scramble, B-Feature, B-Scramble and the rich 100-lap, $100,000-to-win Dirt Late Model Dream.
For the fans, that relates to much more action on the historic .500-mile clay oval, while for the drivers and race teams it relates to additional track time and increased opportunities to capture prize money. With the twin A-Features on Thursday and Friday, Saturday’s C and B-Scrambles joining the Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers 100-lap chase a total seven appearances on the coveted Eldora victory stage.
Additionally, officials from UMP DIRTcar sanctioning group have announced that each of the seven featured events over the three-night period will award points towards their national championship.
Fayetteville, GA’s Shane Clanton is the defending champion of the Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers.
In addition to the downloadable Official Entry Form for the race teams, fans can purchase tickets and campsites for the Dirt Late Model Dream, or any other exciting Eldora event, by going online to www.EldoraSpeedway.com. During normal business hours, tickets and campsites may be purchased by contacting the Eldora offices at (937) 338-3815.
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Blankenship Banks Biggest Win of Career in Bad Boy 98 at Batesville
LOCUST GROVE, AR (May 18, 2013) - John Blankenship took home the biggest win of his racing career tonight at Batesville Motor Speedway. Blankenship won $20,000 by winning the Second Annual Bad Boy 98 sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, and marked the first series win for him this year. Blankenship pulled away at the end to score a convincing win over Brady Smith, Steve Francis, Billy Moyer and Jimmy Owens.
While Blankenship enjoyed the fruits of the win, Dennis Erb Jr. was left with what could have been. Erb led the first 67 laps of the race until smoke bellowed from his number 28 car forcing him pitside. Erb and Blankenship had put on a side-by-side battle for the top spot for most of the race until that point. Blankenship then ran away with the race as he went unchallenged over the last 30 laps of the event.
"I have to thank all of my crew, Tom Buckingham and everyone else, this is the biggest win we have ever had," exclaimed Blankenship in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "That was quite a race for the lead between Dennis and me, and then I saw smoke out of his car and I knew he was in trouble. This Rocket Chassis car has been good all year long, we have been knocking on the door for a big win like this since last year, and tonight it finally happened."
"The track was really racy tonight," said the winner afterwards. Blankenship started sixth in the stout field, but first had to withstand a solid challenge from Wendell Wallace early in the race. "Wendell was really good there early on until he had that flat; once he went out, we were able to stay close to Dennis with the caution flags. I have to thank all of my sponsors of course, Coal, Todd Case Trucking, Bear Cove Village, VP Fuels, Integra Shocks, and Cornett Engines."
Smith, who won last week at LaSalle Speedway, came from seventh as he fought his way to a second finish. "Congrats to John on the win, he was gone there at the end! I couldn't see him on the track anymore! Our car was tight early on, but as the race wore on, we got a whole lot better. Hey, this has been a solid two weeks for us. A win and a second place, we'll take it, as we head to the Show-Me 100 next weekend."
Francis, last August's winner of Batesville's biggest race, the COMP Cams Topless 100, had a solid finish in third as he held off Billy Moyer and Owens. Owens retook the championship points,, lead from Don O'Neal, who finished eighth.
Completing the top ten were Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr., O'Neal, Eric Jacobsen, and Jack Sullivan.
In preliminary action, Earl Pearson Jr. set the overall time (Group A) amongst the 40 entrants, with a lap of 13.679 seconds. Bobby Pierce set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 13.738 seconds. Earl Pearson Jr., Steve Francis, Dennis Erb Jr., and Wendell Wallace won their respective heat races. Jimmy Owens and Billy Moyer Jr. won their respective B-Mains.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be back in action next weekend at the "Diamond of the Dirt Tracks", Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO with the 21st Annual Lucas Oil "Show-Me 100" presented by Protect the Harvest. Events will get underway on Thursday, May 23rd with a complete show for the Lucas Oil MLRA late models. The LOLMDS will take to the track on Friday, May24th and Saturday, May 25th. For more information on the "Show-Me 100" or Lucas Oil Speedway, check out www.lucasoilspeedway.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, May 18th, 2013
Bad Boy 98 - Batesville Motor Speedway - Batesville, AR
Feature Finish (98 Laps): 1. John Blankenship, 2. Brady Smith, 3. Steve Francis, 4. Billy Moyer, 5. Jimmy Owens, 6. Scott Bloomquist, 7. Earl Pearson Jr., 8. Don O'Neal, 9. Eric Jacobsen, 10. Jack Sullivan, 11. Jared Landers, 12. Tyler Reddick, 13. AJ Diemel, 14. Billy Moyer Jr., 15. Dennis Erb Jr., 16. Chris Wall, 17. Mark Whitener, 18. Wendell Wallace, 19. Eddie Carrier Jr., 20. Chris Simpson, 21. Jesse Stovall, 22. Jimmy Mars, 23. Timothy Culp, 25. Bobby Pierce, 24. Jerry Lierly.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 40
Lap Leaders: Dennis Erb Jr. (Laps 1 - 67); John Blankenship (Laps 68 - 98)
Time of Race: 57 minutes 52 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
1. Jimmy Owens 1680
2. Don O'Neal 1670
3. John Blankenship 1625
4. Steve Francis 1540
5. Earl Pearson Jr. 1535
6. Scott Bloomquist 1495
7. Dennis Erb Jr. 1470
8. Jared Landers 1425
9. Eddie Carrier Jr. 1395
10. Bobby Pierce 1380
*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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Pearson and Erb on Front Row Saturday Night for Bad Boy 98 at Batesville
LOCUST GROVE, AR (May 17, 2013) - Four-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Earl Pearson Jr. and Dennis Erb Jr. will make-up the front row for Saturday Night's Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway. The two veteran drivers captured wins in heats one and three during tonight's preliminary action of the $20,000-to-win event.
Pearson was the fastest qualifier among the 40 entrants and led wire-to-wire in the first heat. He helmed the Bobby Labonte Racing, Lucas Oil Products -sponsored Longhorn Chassis Chevrolet during the heat. Current LOLMDS point's leader, Don O'Neal slipped back to third at the start of the 12-lap race, but recovered to finish second. Other transfers from the Wiles Drives Driveshafts first heat were first-time Batesville visitor, Eddie Carrier Jr. and Chris Simpson.
In the second heat race, defending COMP Cams Topless 100 winner, Steve Francis soared to the win. Brady Smith, last week's LOLMDS winner at LaSalle, finished second. Jared Landers finished third followed by Jesse Stovall.
Dennis Erb Jr. raced to the victory in heat three. Bobby Pierce, in his Batesville debut was running second, until he slowed and went pitside. John Blankenship rallied late to finish second. Timothy Culp earned the third spot just ahead of Tyler Reddick.
Wendell Wallace dominated the fourth heat, taking the win. Jimmy Mars and Eric Jacobsen had a fierce battle for second the entire distance, with Mars edging Jacobsen at the stripe. Hall of Famer, Billy Moyer grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot from his son late in the race. Scott Bloomquist was running second and suffered the same fate as Bobby Pierce, early in the heat.
In preliminary action, Earl Pearson Jr. set the overall time (Group A) amongst the 40 entrants, with a lap of 13.679 seconds. Bobby Pierce set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 13.738 seconds. Earl Pearson Jr., Steve Francis, Dennis Erb Jr., and Wendell Wallace won their respective heat races.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be back in action tomorrow night, Saturday, May 18th, to close-out the Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR. The event will be packed with B-Mains, and the 98-Lap, $20,000-to-win main event. For more information on Batesville Motor Speedway, log onto www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and follow the series on www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday Night, May 17th, 2013
Bad Boy 98 - Batesville Motor Speedway - Batesville, AR
Red Buck Fast Time Group A: Earl Pearson Jr. / 13.679 seconds
Red Buck Fast Time Group B: Bobby Pierce / 13.738 seconds
Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson Jr., Don O'Neal, Eddie Carrier Jr., Chris Simpson, Jimmy Owens, Brandon Smith, Jack Sullivan, Jay Brunson, Shawn Knuckles, Robert Baker
Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Steve Francis, Brady Smith, Jared Landers, Jesse Stovall, Chris Wall, David Breazeale, Stacy Taylor, Jerry Lierly, Braden Mitchell, Brian Ritchie
Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Dennis Erb Jr., John Blankenship, Timothy Culp, Tyler Reddick, Kyle Beard, Keith Craft, Terry Phillips, Jeff Floyd, BJ Robinson, Bobby Pierce
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Wendell Wallace, Jimmy Mars, Eric Jacobsen, Billy Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr., AJ Diemel, Mark Whitener, Brian Birkhofer, Austin Rettig, Scott Bloomquist
CV Products B-Main #1 (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer):
CV Products - "B" MAIN #1 LINE UP
Jimmy Owens Chris Wall
Brandon Smith David Breazeale
Jack Sullivan Stacy Taylor
Jay Brunson Jerry Lierly
Shawn Knuckles Braden Mitchell
Robert Baker Brian Ritchie
Wrisco Aluminum B-Main #2 (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer):
Wrisco Aluminum - "B" MAIN #2 LINE UP
Kyle Beard Billy Moyer Jr.
Keith Craft AJ Diemel
Terry Phillips Mark Whitener
Jeff Floyd Brian Birkhofer
BJ Robinson Austin Rettig
Bobby Pierce Scott Bloomquist
Feature Line Up (98 Laps):
"A" MAIN LINE UP
Earl Pearson Jr. Dennis Erb Jr.
Steve Francis Wendell Wallace
Don O'Neal John Blankenship
Brady Smith Jimmy Mars
Eddie Carrier Jr. Timothy Culp
Jared Landers Eric Jacobsen
Chris Simpson Tyler Reddick
Jesse Stovall Billy Moyer
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Smoky Mountain Speedway eyes Memorial Day Weekend Showdown with Ultimate Late Models
By Chris Tilley (C/T Motorsports Marketing and Promotions)
MARYVILLE, TN (May 16, 2013)—After a month off since the visit by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN will kick off Memorial Day Weekend by a visit from the Ultimate Late Model Series on Saturday Night May 25th paying $4,000 to win.
In three previous Super Late Model events held at Smoky Mountain Speedway this season, there have been three different winners that have graced victory lane as Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA claimed the $5,000 to win WIMZ Rockin’ with the Stars event sanctioned by the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on March 23rd, then Tommy Kerr of Maryville, TN claimed the Ray Cook-promoted Spring Nationals stop and $6,000 on April 13th while Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA graced victory lane while claiming the World of Outlaws Late Model Series visit on April 26th and took home $10,000.
In addition to the Ultimate Late Models, the Crate Late Models will compete for $1,000 to win, the Street Stocks will race for $300 to win and the Mini Stocks will race for $200 to win. The Ultimate Late Models will Practice, Qualify and lock in eight, then run B-Mains to fill the field of 22 plus two series provisional starting spots to determine the field for the 40-lapper.
The Ultimate Series has also had three different winners in their first three events (held between March 10-May 10) as Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN won their Lavonia, GA stop then Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA claimed the North GA Stop and Casey Roberts claimed the event win at the Cleveland County, NC venue.
The Pit Gates will open at 3:00 pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 5:00 pm and the Driver’s Meeting slated for 7:00 pm. Adult General Admission is $15.00 with Adult Tier Parking $20.00 and Adult Pit Passes being $35.00.
Racing action for Smoky Mountain Speedway includes the hosting of other special events throughout the 2013 season including: Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Ray Cook’s Spring Nationals Series, Ray Cook’s Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals Series, American Modified Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, United Sprint Car Series, Southern Regional Racing Series and the Ultimate Late Models.
The Smoky Mountain Speedway is located at 809 Brickmill Road in Maryville, TN 37801. The track phone number is (865) 856-8989. You can obtain further information on Smoky Mountain Speedway by logging on to www.smokymountainspeedway.com . Be a follower of Smoky Mountain Speedway on Twitter by following @SMOKYMTNSPEED.
For more information on the Ultimate Late Model Series, please visit www.ultimatesupers.com .
Smoky Mountain/Ultimate May 25th Purse (40 Laps): 1) $4000, 2) $2000, 3) $1350, 4) $1000, 5) $875, 6) $775, 7) $700, 8) $600, 9) $500, 10) $450, 11) $425, 12) $400, 13) $400, 14) $400, 15) $400, 16) $400, 17) $400, 18) $400, 19) $400, 20) $400, 21) $400, 22) $400, 23) $400, 24) $400.
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Chance Bishop to compete for RoY Late Model Honors with NCRA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – May 15, 2013 - Another driver has announced his intentions on competing for the G&G Dozer late model rookie year honors as Chance Bishop of Bartlesville, Oklahoma will be competing full-time on the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products late model tour during the upcoming 2013 race season. This announcement comes on the heels of fellow Oklahoma driver Darin Busch announcing his plans on competing for rookie honors as well.
Bishop and fellow G&G Dozier rookie of the year contender Busch of Enid, Oklahoma will join the rest of the tour regulars at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool, Nebraska when the season opens on Saturday night, May 25th over the Memorial Day weekend.
The 21 year old Bishop is a third generation driver who started racing in factory stocks and B-mods at the age of sixteen. After achieving numerous feature victories in both divisions, he then tried his hand at non-wing micros in the Tulsa area, making the prestigious Tulsa Shootout in his first attempt.
After graduating from High School, Chance then headed to Missouri to be mentored by modified/late model ace Jesse Stovall from Galena, Missouri and spent a couple of years driving modifieds. “Without Jesse’s knowledge on the setup of a modified and coaching, he probably wouldn’t be the driver he is today,” according to his Father, Fred Bishop. “Many thanks to Jesse for the opportunity he gave Chance.”
The summer of 2012 saw Chance make the move to the full body division of the super late models, where he competed weekly at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kansas. After finishing in the top five in five straight races, his sixth race in a late model netted him the feature victory in the second annual topless late model event at the track last year.
As any young driver knows, the only way to get faster and sharpen your racing skills is to get out on the road, compete against different drivers, different race tracks and different racing surfaces. Stepping away from his normal racing pattern and hitting the road with the NCRA late model division will give him the opportunity to do just that as twelve races at eight different tracks in four different states are scheduled.
Chance will utilize Victory Circle by Moyer chassis powered by Hatfield Racing Engines with sponsorship coming from the following: Grandma and Grandpa, Michael Motors, JSR Suspension, Bishop Oil and Gas, Wehrs Machine, B2RLLS, DDS Express LLC, D&G Contracting, Supermoon Graphics, Tommy’s Transmission and Hoffman/Dirtworks Racecars. His parents; Fred and Danette Bishop, own the car with his main crew chief his brother, Bryce.
His goals are to be consistent, competitive, improve and to finish each race and as quick as he learned other divisions he has competed, he should adjust and achieve those goals just fine.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to Batesville Motor Speedway May 16th-18th for "Bad Boy 98"
WAYCROSS, GA (May 15, 2013) - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads to the deep south this weekend for the 2nd Annual Bad Boy 98, May 16th through the 18th at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR. This year's event, sponsored by Bad Boy Mowers, will pay $20,000 win and $1,200 to start the feature event. Activities will get underway on Thursday night with a special open practice session. Then, on Friday night May 17th, there will be LOLMDS Hot Laps, RED BUCK Time Trials and heat races to set the starting field of the 2nd Annual Bad Boy 98. On Saturday night May 18th, there will be a special autograph session for fans to meet all the stars of the LOLMDS, as well as several top regional drivers from around the country. Following the autograph session, there will be two LOLMDS B-Mains to complete the starting field for the 98-lap $20,000 to win feature event.
The title sponsor of this weekend's huge event is Bad Boy Mowers. With 850,000 square feet of manufacturing muscle and an ever-growing workforce, located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains in Batesville, AR, Bad Boy Mowers is the classic American manufacturing and the classic American success story that has grown each year and is stronger than ever. Bad Boy Mowers prides itself in building the state of the art, commercial - zero turning lawn mower and their new Utility Vehicles (UTV) for all your mowing and recreational needs. Bad Boy Mowers will have several models on display and will show a big presence at Batesville Motor Speedway this weekend. Bad Boy Mowers is located at 102 Industrial Drive, Batesville, AR 72501. To learn more about Bad Boy Mowers visit their official website atwww.badboymowers.com.
Race fans attending this year's event will once again have the opportunity to win a new car, compliments of Mark Martin Ford and Kia. Track promoters Mooney and Connie Starr, in association with Mark Martin Ford and Kia in Batesville, AR will award one lucky fan a new 2013 Kia Soul at this year's event. Each race fan that attends the event will receive a special ticket at the main entrance to the grandstands for a random drawing on Saturday night, May 18th. Track officials will draw out tickets and match a fan with each driver starting the Bad Boy 98 feature event. The fan that is matched with the winning driver of the event will win the brand new 2013 Kia Soul, compliments of Mark Martin Kia. To learn more about the Mark Martin Auto Group and Museum visitwww.markmartinautomotive.com.
"The series is excited about this weekend's event and working with the great staff at Batesville Motor Speedway. The fans will not only see some exciting racing, but will also get a chance to win a new car. It's always great to have local companies support and sponsor our events when we come into town and we're looking forward to having Bad Boy Mowers involved this weekend. It's a big event with a great promotion that everyone should attend", stated Ritchie Lewis, Director, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN will lead the stars of the LOLMDS into this weekend's event. O'Neal leads the series national championship points standings by a mere 5 points over the 2012 series champion and the 2012 Bad Boy 98 race winner - Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN. This year's national championship points battle is the closest in the history of the series with only 235 points separating the top ten drivers in the series national championship points standings.
16 year-old Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL comes into this weekend's event leading the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year - presented by Dunn-Benson Ford points standings. Pierce leads Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, AR and Jason McBride of Carbondale, IL in the chase for the Rookie of the Year title.
To purchase tickets and learn more about the 2nd Annual Bad Boy 98 and Batesville Motor Speedway, call the track office at 870-251-0011 or 870-613-1337 and visit the track website at www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net.
Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings
1. Don O'Neal (Martinsville, IN) -1480
2. Jimmy Owens (Newport, TN) - 1475
3. John Blankenship (Williamson, WV) -1375
4. Earl Pearson Jr. (Jacksonville, FL) - 1330
5. Steve Francis (Ashland, KY) - 1320
6. Dennis Erb Jr. (Carpentersville, IL) -1315
7. Scott Bloomquist (Mooresburg, TN) - 1295
8. Eddie Carrier Jr. (Salt Rock, WV) - 1260
9. Jared Landers (Batesville, AR) - 1250
10. Bobby Pierce (Oakwood, IL) - 1245
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The NDRL's McKean County Raceway to Utilize Passing Points
East Smethport, PA (May 15, 2013) Effective this Friday, May 17, the NDRL McKean County Raceway will start using the "Passing Point System" for all its normal weekly events. This will eliminate the feature redraw format that has become norm by every race track in the region and promote more passing in the qualifying heat events. MCR general manager, Chris Zuver stated, "I have toyed with the idea of using the passing point system for over a year with our traveling series, but now with MCR being a weekly track, I felt this was the perfect place and perfect time to implement this system that is commonly used in the midwest and it puts MCR at a different level for weekly racing than any other track in the tri state region.
In addition to the finishing points, each driver will earn 1 1/2 points for every position he or she advances in the heat event from his or her initial starting position determined by the pill draw when he or she signs in. The line-up will be official when the pill draw closes. Any car arriving late (after pill draw closes) will start in the back of a heat race. All cars moving onto the track from the staging area will be considered to have started the race. All cars not starting the race will receive points equal to last place qualifying points. All cars that scratch or drop out prior to the initial green flag after the line-ups are official, or drop out during the race will be considered passed cars. Any driver that would scratch or drop to the rear of the field with the intent of assisting another driver in gaining points is subject to disqualification.
In the event that two or more cars finish with a tie in qualifying passing points, the tie will be broken by the driver who earned the points first. The top 9 cars in total points scored may advance to a dash, from the dash the cars will start the feature heads up the way they finished the dash. (MCR is not having dashes, Features are lined heads up based upon points earned from the heat races)
If fewer than 24 cars sign in, the remainder of the feature will be set by the total points scored in the heat races with the 10th highest total points scored starting 10th and so on until the field is set.
If more than 24 cars are present, B-Mains will be lined up according to points earned through heat races for those that do no transfer out of the Heat Races. B-Main finishers will line up heads up according to their B-Main Finish in the feature behind the qualifying cars.
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Official Results of Ray Cook’s Spring Nationals Event #9 of 10
Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Georgia)
Saturday, May 11, 2013
www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
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1. (2) c9 Steve Casebolt $6,000
2. (3) 17m Dale McDowell $3,000
3. (4) 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. $1,800
4. (5) 81 Aaron Ridley $1,200
5. (8) x15 Shawn Chastain $1,000
6. (10) 360 Michael Asberry $900
7. (7) 26 Tony Knowles $800
8. (1) r1 Riley Hickman $700
9. (9) 24 Frank Ingram $680
10. (14) 11 Stacy Boles $660
11. (22) 97 Michael Chilton $640
12. (13) 30 Ryan King $620
13. (19) 63 Josh Collins $600
14. (11) 59 Dale Thurman $580
15. (20) x Tyler Millwood $560
16. (21) 8 David Payne $540
17. (6) 21 Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. $520
18. (16) 12 Hunter Peacock $500
19. (18) 18 Michael Page $500
20. (23) 66 Jake Knowles $500
21. (15) 00 Johnny Chastain $500
22. (17) 9 Jason Croft $500
23. (12) 99 Derek Ellis $500
Race Summary:
Car Count: 44
Lap Leaders: Riley Hickman (1-9), Dale McDowell (10-23), Steve Casebolt (24-50)
Cautions: 1 (Lap 34 for Frank Ingram Spin)
Fast Time Award: Riley Hickman 13.743 NTR
Preliminaries:
Fast Time Group A: Riley Hickman 13.743
Top Four Qualifiers Locked In Group A: Riley Hickman, Dale McDowell, Aaron Ridley, Tony Knowles
Fast Time Group B: Steve Casebolt 13.832
Top Four Qualifiers Locked In Group B: Steve Casebolt, Billy Ogle, Jr., Ivedent Lloyd, Jr., Shawn Chastain
American Racer B-Main #1 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Frank Ingram, Ryan King, Jason Croft, Jake Knowles, Michael Chilton, Luther Jenkins, Donald McIntosh, George Mashburn (dns), Jake Herrell (dns)
Hoosier Racing Tire B-Main #2 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Dale Thurman, Johnny Chastain, Josh Collins, Gary McPherson, Lamar Haygood, Jeff Franklin, Tracy Pearson, David Payne, Mike Marlar
MasterSbilt Race Cars B-Main #3 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Michael Asberry, Stacy Boles, Michael Page, Laddie Fulcher, Jody Knowles, Kayne Hickman, Jerry Loudermilk, Ryan Gifford, Shane Fulcher (dns)
VP Racing Fuels B-Main #4 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Derek Ellis, Hunter Peacock, Tyler Millwood, Austin Smith, Chase Elliott, Duane Treadwell, Randy Weaver, Jerry Bradley, Kurt English (dns
Delph Communications B-Scramble Finish (Winner Transfers): Jake Knowles, Gary McPherson, Austin Smith, Michael Chilton, Laddie Fulcher, Chase Elliott, Jody Knowles, Lamar Haygoo
Series Provisionals: David Payne, Michael Chilton
CURRENT SPRING NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1 - c9 Steve Casebolt - 1332
2 - 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. - 1302
3 - 8 David Payne - 1250
4 - 11 Stacy Boles - 1236
5 - 97 Michael Chilton - 1216
6 - 63 Josh Collins - 1190
7 - 30 Ryan King - 1160
8 - 13 George Mashburn - 1043
9 - 17m Dale McDowell - 946
10 - r1 Riley Hickman - 560
2013 SPRING NATIONALS SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
March 15 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (Dale McDowell - $4,000)
March 16 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (John Blankenship - $10,000)
April 12 - Tri-County Race Track - Brasstown, NC (Casey Roberts - $4,000)
April 13 - Smoky Mountain Speedway - Maryville, TN (Tommy Kerr - $6,000)
April 18 - 201 Speedway - Sitka, KY (Eddie Carrier, Jr. - $4,000)
April 19 - Ponderosa Speedway - Junction City, KY (Rained Out)
April 20 - Cleveland Speedway - Cleveland, TN (Randy Weaver - $5,000)
May 9 - Duck River Raceway Park - Wheel, TN (Tim McCreadie - $4,000)
May 10 - Boyd’s Speedway - Ringgold, GA (Postponed to May 17)
May 11 - Dixie Speedway - Woodstock, GA (Steve Casebolt - $6,000)
May 17 - Boyd’s Speedway - Ringgold, GA - $4,000 to win / $400 to start
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Official Results of Ray Cook's Spring Nationals Event #8 of 10
Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, Tennessee)
Thursday, May 9, 2013
www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
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1. (3) 39 Tim McCreadie $4,000
2. (4) 17m Dale McDowell $2,000
3. (1) 41 Ryan Gifford $1,400
4. (6) 11 Stacy Boles $800
5. (5) 97 Michael Chilton $700
6. (22) 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. $675
7. (9) r1 Riley Hickman $650
8. (17) 8 David Payne $625
9. (21) c9 Steve Casebolt $600
10. (19) 29 Jason Welshan $580
11. (24) 30 Ryan King $560
12. (23) 63 Josh Collins $140
13. (13) 26 Mark Fields $520
14. (20) 36 Cale Finley $500
15. (15) 13 George Mashburn $480
16. (14) 13 Scott Cook $460
17. (10) 96 Terry English $440
18. (18) 16 Daniel Miller $420
19. (11) 61 Caleb Ashby $400
20. (7) 96 Tanner English $400
21. (2) 25 Shane Clanton $400
22. (16) 91 Rusty Schlenk $400
23. (8) 17r Brad Skinner $400
24. (12) 10 Jay Brinkley $400
Race Summary:
Car Count: 44
Lap Leaders: Shane Clanton (1-12), Tim McCreadie (13), Shane Clanton (14-16), Tim McCreadie (17-40)
Cautions: 5 (Laps 12, 16, 26, 29, 33)
Fast Time Award: Ryan Gifford 12.404
CV Products 25th Anniversary Lap 25 Leader ($50.00): Tim McCreadie
Keyser Manufacturing Hard Charger Award ($75.00): Billy Ogle, Jr. (22nd-to-6th)
CV Products Tough Break Award ($25.00): Vic Hill
Preliminaries:
Fast Time Group A: Ryan Gifford 12.404
Top Four Qualifiers Locked In Group A: Ryan Gifford, Tim McCreadie, Michael Chilton, Tanner English
Fast Time Group B: Shane Clanton 12.754
Top Four Qualifiers Locked In Group B: Shane Clanton, Dale McDowell, Stacy Boles, Brad Skinner
American Racer B-Main #1 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Riley Hickman, Mark Fields, David Payne, Ryan King, Josh Putnam, Josh Collins, David Seibers, Dakota Cheek, Josh Johnson (dns)
Hoosier Racing Tire B-Main #2 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Caleb Ashby, Scott Cook, Jason Welshan, Billy Ogle, Jr., Vic Hill, Dylan Ames, Tony Morris, Bryan Singleton, Jay Scott (dns)
MasterSbilt Race Cars B-Main #3 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Terry English, George Mashburn, Daniel Miller, Dillan White, Tim Fuller, Chad Winkles, Kayne Hickman, Richard Smith, Steve Casebolt
VP Racing Fuels B-Main #4 Finish (Top Three Transfer): Jay Brinkley, Rusty Schlenk, Cale Finley, David Gentry, Joe Denby, Victor Lee, Wesley Shelton, Brandon Kinzer, Kevin Lovvorn
Delph Communications B-Scramble Finish (Winner Transfers): Ryan King, Vic Hill, Dylan Ames, Dillan White, Josh Putnam, Joe Denby, Tim Fuller
Series Provisionals: Steve Casebolt, Billy Ogle, Jr.
Emergency Provisional: Josh Collins
CURRENT SPRING NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1 - c9 Steve Casebolt - 1132
2 - 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. - 1108
3 - 8 David Payne - 1082
4 - 11 Stacy Boles - 1056
5 - 97 Michael Chilton - 1038
6 - 63 Josh Collins - 1016
7 - 30 Ryan King - 984
8 - 13 George Mashburn - 968
9 - 17m Dale McDowell - 750
10 - 44 Chris Madden - 540
2013 SPRING NATIONALS SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
March 15 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (Dale McDowell - $4,000)
March 16 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (John Blankenship - $10,000)
April 12 - Tri-County Race Track - Brasstown, NC (Casey Roberts - $4,000)
April 13 - Smoky Mountain Speedway - Maryville, TN (Tommy Kerr - $6,000)
April 18 - 201 Speedway - Sitka, KY (Eddie Carrier, Jr. - $4,000)
April 19 - Ponderosa Speedway - Junction City, KY (Rained Out)
April 20 - Cleveland Speedway - Cleveland, TN (Randy Weaver - $5,000)
May 9 - Duck River Raceway Park - Wheel, TN (Tim McCreadie - $4,000)
May 10 - Boyd's Speedway - Ringgold, GA (Postponed to May 17)
May 11 - Dixie Speedway - Woodstock, GA - $6,000 to win / $500 to start
May 17 - Boyd's Speedway - Ringgold, GA - $4,000 to win / $400 to start
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Spring Nationals Visit to Boyd's Speedway Postponed to May 17 Due to Flooding
(BRASSTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA) In advance of tonight’s Spring Nationals showdown at the Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tennessee, series officials announced earlier this afternoon that tomorrow’s program scheduled for the Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia has been postponed due to flooding at the racetrack. The $4,000 to win event at Boyd’s is now scheduled for next Friday, May 17. Boyd’s will now serve as the final points night for the inaugural Spring Nationals tour.
Following tonight’s $4,000 to win show at Duck River, the series will roll south to the historic Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday, May 11. A $6,000 top prize has been established for the winner of the 50-lap clash at the Atlanta-area, D-shaped venue.
Tech Bulletin: For the three races at Duck River, Boyd’s, and Dixie, the following tire rule has been established: Hoosier 1350, 1600, LM 40 only – American Racer 48, 56 only.
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Spring Sportsman Hoedown 20 Highlights PPMS Mother's Day Weekend Action
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Kick off your Mother's Day weekend at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway this Saturday evening as we present the Spring Hoedown 20 for the Late Model Sportsman Division. A complete program for the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns will round out this Saturday's racing action.
"This Saturday's event for the Late Model Sportsman competitors is the first of five specials scheduled in 2013," stated speedway owner Matt Miley. This week's 20 lap feature event will reward the winner with as $700 payday. The Sportsman competitors will begin their evening with group time trials that will determine their heat race lineups. The top four finishers in each preliminary event will then redraw for their starting positions in the main event.
Thus far in 2013 the Late Model Sportsman Division has not had a repeat winner. Nick Kocuba, who lives just a short distance away from the speedway captured his first victory in more than one year on opening day while Brian Huchko scored the win on April 20th. Veteran Jeff Bronszewski scored his first checkered of the young season on April 27th and Bill Robertson continued the string of new winners last Saturday evening. Other competitors expected to be in action include Drew, Craig and Joey Koteles, Wayne Carbo and Joe Anthony.
Kyle Lukon placed in name in the PPMS history book last Saturday evening when he scored his first ever Super Late victory. The Duquesne University graduate has definitely looked strong in both Super Late and Pro-Late action in the first month of the 2013 season. Michael Norris has been the lone repeat winner in Diehl of Robinson Super Late Model competition and will be looking for victory Number Three this weekend. Tony Musolino has had two consecutive second place finishes and continues to "knock on the door" for his first ever PPMS Super Late Model win. Jared Miley, Lynn Geisler, Brandon Burgoon and Alex Ferree are also expected to challenge for this week's victory.
Lukon also leads the Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Model point standings and is determined to get his third victory in the division this weekend. Kyle's sister Laura scored a solid sixth place finish in last week's main event and is determined to return to the winner's circle. Ron Hall looked very strong in last week's main event as he piloted the JR Hall Excavating Rocket Chassis to a third place finish; could he get his first ever victory this weekend?
Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Model competitors are reminded that the RUSH Series management has decided to allow competitors to use the FT200 and FT400 until May 31, 2013 at all weekly and touring events. From May 31 forward the Crate Racin' D21 & D55 will be the only allowable tires.
The Pit and Grandstand Admission Gates for this Saturday's event open at 5:00PM with the first green flag waving promptly at 7:00PM.
Adult Grandstand Admission is $15.00. Seniors, Ages 60 and Over, are admitted for $14.00 with Juniors, Ages 13 to 16, priced at $10.00. Admission for Children aged Six through 12 is $5.00 and Children Under Age Six will be admitted Free. In addition, all children aged Six through 12 will receive a free gift when they present their admission ticket at the PPMS Gift Shop, which now features Apparel by Denise.
Pit Admission for this week's event is $35.00
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Raceway 7 continues with $500 to win special for Western Reserve Animal Clinic Street Stocks Friday night!
By Jay Pees
Conneaut, OH, (May 8, 2013): The first week of the 2013 racing season saw several familiar faces in Victory Lane at Raceway 7, including Paul Schreckengost in the Western Reserve Animal Clinic Street Stock opener. Schreckengost will be gunning for extra cash this week as the Street Stocks are featured.
The first week saw former class champion Dennis Lunger dominate the Evergreen Lake Park Campground after starting from fourth on the grid. Lunger, who won his championship in the 2009 season, has run up front at every track he has run this far, including a win at Sharon. He will be a threat each and every week at this, his home track. Dave Airgood ran a solid second with Matt Latta third. Lunger, Airgood, and Latta won their heats.
The Bonnell Collision Center E-Mods saw a first-time winner in the person of Jamestown, NY's John Boardman, who started the event from sixth. Ken Zimmer had led from the drop of the grren flag and looked to be the undisputed winner until he spun out of contention with five laps remaining. Mike Potosky was second with Jeff Johnson third. Zimmer and former champions Percy McDonald and Russ Dunn won their heats.
The best field of McDonald's Meats Economods since the start of the class at Raceway 7 were dominated by Brian Hathaway, who led all fifteen laps from the pole enroute to his first ever Raceway 7 win. Steve Burns, a two-time winner in 2012, followed him to the flag with former Street Stock competitor Russ Kaplan third. Jace Ferringer and Burns won the heats.
The Western Reserve Animal Clinic Street Stocks finished with Paul Schreckengost at the front of the field over Mark Frontera and Chris Withers. Schreckengost had started from the outside front row. Frontera and Withers won their heats.
2012 Specialty Products Mini Stock champion Bud Sergeff demonstrated championship form in winning both his heat and feature on opening night. Dylan Goodman had an exemplary run to finish second with Jason Easler third. Brad Colewho won his first-ever Raceway 7 feature last August, also won his heat.
Weather permitting, gates open every Friday at 5:30 PM with pill draw cut off at 7 PM and racing at 7:30 PM. VIP suites are available for rental for $250 a night which includes eight general admissions passes. Admission is set for $10 for adults for regular events, kids 7-14 are $5. Children 6 and under are free. Pit passes are $25. For more information please visit www.raceway7.com or call the track on race day after 12 noon at 440-594-2222.
10 Regular divisions, $500 to win for Street Stocks
17 Regular divisions
24 Regular divisions
31 Regular divisions, Patriot Sprint Tour, FIRST TIME EVER AT RACEWAY 7!
JUNE
7 Regular divisions, Kids Ubniform Night, FIREWORKS!
14 Regular divisions $1500 to Win SUPER LATE MODELS!
21 Regular divisions, $1200 to win Northeast Touring Series
28 Regular divisions, $800 to Win Econo-Mod race, AUTOGRAPH NIGHT!
JULY
5 Regular divisions, Regular divisions, $300 to Win Mini Stocks, FIREWORKS!
12 Regular divisions, $800 to Win E-Mods
19 Regular divisions, $1500 ti Win Super Late Models, FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!
26 Regular divisions, $1200 to Win Northeast Touring Series
AUGUST
2 Regular divisions, Twin State Auto Club Night
9 Regular divisions, Chris Clinger Memorial Race for E-Mods
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Johnny Pursley Wins at Carolina Speedway of Gastonia, NC
Last lap pass gives Pursley his fifth Carolina Clash win and the point lead going to Cherokee this weekend.
Race #5 of season this Saturday at Cherokee Speedway of Gaffney, SC
Mark Huey, Carolina Clash PR
May 7, 2013
To open up the first weekend in May, this past weekend's racing around the Carolinas felt more like a "winter freeze" when overcast skies, cold temperatures, biting wind chills, and absence of sunlight set up over the entire week prior to May 3 at Carolina Speedway. However, the action on the "action track" was hotter than the heat lamps in the concession stands as the forth lap main event treated the crowd to five lead changes, including a last turn pass for the win. It was the 17th race in the history of the Carolina Clash at Carolina Speedway since 2004.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA set the Roush Yates Performance Products Fast Time with a lap of 15.607. Tim Allen would start on the front row with Brindle. Allen led the first three laps of the race until a caution slowed the field when Ross Bailes and Chuck Smith tangled in turn one. Bailes was second in points entering Carolina and was driving the #75 NDRA Late Model owned by John and Wesley Page of Rock Hill, SC. Bailes, of Clover, SC started the race from the 19th position and went on to finish 8th, earning his team the Safety-Kleen Hard Charger of the Race Award.
Allen pitted on lap three during the caution and was out for the rest of the race with a broken torque arm. Chip Brindle inherited the lead and held that spot until lap seven when caution would be displayed for the second time. Johnny Pursley and Chris Ferguson were in a heated battle for second and third, as Mike Gault, Ricky Weeks and Luke Roffers moved nearer to the front of the field. Pursley was about outduel Brindle on the restart and timed the fire perfectly, putting him into the lead for the next 13 laps.
Mike Gault, who took the lead on lap 21 of the 40 lap race, was able to work in and around lapped traffic and keep Johnny Pursley in check for the final 18 laps around the Carolina's Action Track. On lap 39, Gault took the white flag and was on his way to winning his first Carolina Clash race and being named the 56th different winner in the history of the series. On his exit of turn two, the backstretch view was filled with the rear decks of the cars running at the tail end of the lead lap. Doug Sanders was running ninth and Ross Bailes was ahead of him. Bailes was driving a #75 car that he frequently races in the NDRA Late Model division for car owners John and Wesley Page. Bailes was second in Carolina Clash points through three races and was not in the B4 car he had been in all year. Gault cleared Sanders on the high side near the end of the backstretch as Bailes entered turn three. Then, unexpectedly, Gault maneuvered his #17 Rocket to the center line of the track, which was held by Bailes, and made contact with the rear of the #75 car. Gault spun up the track and came to rest in the center of the corner as the rest of the field raced their way across the checkered-flag, led by Johnny Pursley.
"This is the just an awesome win because it is the first win that we have had out of Daddy's shop since we went back to racing our own stuff. I knew Gault was fast and it was gonna take him messing up for me to be able to get around him. He did and I did. When I saw him turned broadside coming off three, I knew I had him then," Pursley stated from the Carolina Speedway Victory Lane as a large crowd of supporters and crewmembers converged on the scene. The crowd included two very proud Pursley parents. John, the elder Pursley, had competed in the event and fell out during the late stages of the race.
Damon Kotke continues to impress the Carolina Clash veterans as the JE Pistons Rookie of the Year race between Kotke and Kyle Pierce goes on. With another top ten finish, Kotke now leads Pierce in the standings 100 - 77.
The next event for the 2013 season will be a return to the Cherokee Speedway for the series' 250th race. This milestone will take place at a track that has held hundreds of high-profile super late model races over the past four decades. The super late model division was a weekly strong-hold at the Cherokee Speedway throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Some consider the 1980s and 1990s as the "glory years" of Cherokee Speedway under the promotional genius of Rock and Mary Gault. It will be the first race back at Cherokee since 2004 and since the track was downsized from a half-mile to its current size in the mid 2000s.
Cherokee was on the tour from 2002 - 2004, with Ricky Weeks, Scott Autry, Chris Madden, Earl Pearson, Jr., and Hall of Fame Members Mike Duvall and Billy Hicks each scoring wins.
Also on the card for the show will be the Limited Sportsman, Crate Sportsman, Stock 4, Renegade, and Extreme 4, along with Young Guns. Extra money will be added to all divisions and gates open @ 5:00pm and Carolina Clash drivers' meeting for 6:30pm and the Cherokee Speedway drivers' meeting will be at 7:00pm. The cost for the grandstands tickets is $20 and the cost for the pits is
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FROM MAY 3, 2013
Johnny Pursley - Clover, SC
Ricky Weeks - Rutherfordton, NC
Chip Brindle - Chatsworth, GA
Luke Roffers - Concord, NC
Damon Kotke - R - Louisburg, NC
Michael Marlowe - Nichols, SC
Mike Gault - Gaffney, SC
Ross Bailes - Clover, SC
Doug Sanders - Springwood, NC
Scott Neighbors - Fayetteville, NC
Frank Coates - Hodges, SC
Chuck Smith - Sanford, NC
John Pursley - Clover, SC
Chris Ferguson - Mt. Holly, NC
Brian Ledbetter - Dallas, NC
David Yandle - Monroe, NC
Jay Sessoms - Stanly, NC
Kyle Pierce - Statesville, NC
Tim Allen - Kannapolis, NC
Zach Mitchell - Enoree, SC
2013 Point Standings after race #4 at Carolina Speedway
1. Johnny Pursley 129
2. Ross Bailes 128
2. Ricky Weeks 128
4. Luke Roffers 127
5. Dennis Franklin 115
6. Tim Allen 101
7. Damon Kotke (R) 100
8. Michael Marlowe 98
9. Mike Gault 89
10. John Pursley 80
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NDRL's ULMS and UEMS This Friday Night at the NDRL's McKean County Raceway
Smethport, PA (May 7, 2013) The NDRL's McKean County Raceway has successfully beat mother-nature the first two weeks in the 2013 campaign. The track will try again on Friday night as the National Dirt Racing League's United Late Model Series makes their second visit of the young season for a $3000 to win super late model event. Also making their first visit of the season will be the NDRL's A&MP Electric United Emod Series along with a full card of RUSH Crate Late Models, Close Racing Supply Street Stocks and mini stocks.
Ron Davies of Warren and the "Captain" Jason DuPont of Cyclone are the current track co point leaders for the super late model division. Davies won the track opener two weeks ago, while former ULMS and MCR champion Bob Close won last week. They will have to defend series travelers, Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Russ King of Bristolville, Ohio, Mike Knight of Ripley, Greg Oakes and Boom Briggs will be some of the stars on hand for the $3000 prize money.
The NDRL's UEMS Emods will also be in action for the first time at their home track. Randy Hall of Olean is currently the series and track point leader. Ron Davies is currently tied with Hall as the tracks co point leader in the division with Hall. Both drivers have won the first two weeks and no doubt will be looking to keep any of the UEMS outsiders from taking away their money. UEMS stars of Brent Rhebergen, Vic Vena, defending champion Carl McKinney of Mars, PA, Michael McGee, Ken Zimmer and local favorite Steve Dixon will all be on hand. A quality field of entries is expected for the $1000 to win touring series event.
Can anyone slow down the 2012 national champion, Max Blair in the RUSH Crate late model division? Blair has won both nights at MCR convincingly and he even won last Saturday night in his dad's super late model at Marion Center Speedway. Ed Carley of Freedom, Chad Ruhlman of Bemis Point and Bob Kish of Belfast all have had stellar runs so far this year and they along with twenty plus other competitors will be looking to knock Blair off the winner pedestal this Friday night.
Larry Mitchell Jr of Smethport has won both nights as well and Mt. Jewett's Chris Parr and Mitch Boylan are just lacking that little extra horsepower to out run Mitchell. Will Parr and Boylan or someone else stop Mitchell's two week dominance this week?
The Close Racing Supply Street Stocks have seen two different winners this year in Adam Ashcroft and Andy Michael. Allegany's, Brad Ullman sits on top of the early season point battle despite not seeing victory lane yet. The top seven point cars are within 10 points of each other setting up for a long season of point chasing in one of the most exciting divisions at MCR. Will there be a third new winner this Friday night? Come find out at 7PM Friday night at the NDRL's McKean County Raceway in E. Smethport PA. Grandstands open at 5PM with tickets $15 for adults $12 for Seniors, children 12 and under free and pit passes are $35.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to LaSalle Speedway This Friday and Saturday
WAYCROSS, GA (May 6, 2013) - The Spring Shootout will be bigger and better than ever this Friday and Saturday, May 10th and 11th at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series looks to double the excitement for fans this weekend. Both nights will include a complete show, packed with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win, $800 to start feature events. Over $80,000 in prize money will be up for grabs this weekend at LaSalle Speedway.
"This will be one of the biggest weekends in the history of LaSalle Speedway," said Tony Izzo, Jr., whose family promotes the 1/3 mile oval track located in North-Central Illinois. "We have our biggest crowds when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series comes here. With the quality of drivers they have, and the show they put on, I am sure the place will be packed again," stated Tony Izzo Jr. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be visiting LaSalle Speedway for the tenth time since the series inception in 2005. With a roster full of dirt late model racing's biggest names, the series is in the midst of a terrific points battle with positions 1-10 separated by only 220 points. In fact, six of the top ten in points have already reached Lucas Oil Victory Lane in 2013 with former LaSalle track champion Dennis Erb, Jr. of Carpentersville, IL, and 2-time series champion, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN leading the way with three wins, each.
"I believe our new tire rule has been key in the competition we have seen this year," said Series Director, Ritchie Lewis. The LOLMDS instituted a new tire rule back in March at Brownstown (IN) Speedway and since then no driver has won a race starting from the front row. "We have had six different winners in the first ten races, and we have a tie for the points lead. The Izzo family has promoted every LOLMDS event we have had at LaSalle Speedway and we always look forward to coming back there," said Lewis.
With the cancellation last month of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Hartford (MI), the Izzo Family decided to expand the Spring Shootout, an annual event at the track. "We have wanted to make the Spring Shootout into a must-see event for a while, said Izzo. "We hope Mother Nature cooperates with us and the fans will get to see one of the best weekends of racing in Illinois this year."
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is also very excited to announce that the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Peru, IL; Holiday Inn Express in Ottawa, IL; Fairfield Inn & Suites in Ottawa, IL; Hampton Inn in Ottawa, IL; Best Western in Oglesby, IL; Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Morris, IL, and the Quality Inn in Morris, IL are the Official "Host Hotels" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the May 10th and 11th "Spring Shootout" at LaSalle Speedway in La Salle, IL. These hotels are offering great rates to anyone attending the Spring 50 at LaSalle Speedway. For anyone looking to make a reservation, simply visit www.bookstarvedrockhotels.com or call the individual hotels: Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Peru, IL at (815) 224-2500; Holiday Inn Express in Ottawa, IL at (815) 433-029; Fairfield Inn & Suites in Ottawa, IL at (815) 431-8955; Hampton Inn in Ottawa, IL at (815) 434-6040; Best Western in Oglesby, IL at (815) 883-3535; Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Morris, IL at (815) 941-8700, and the Quality Inn in Morris, IL at (815) 942-6600. These hotels have accommodations to meet your every need!
Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN, last year's Spring Shootout winner are currently tied for the points leads heading into this weekend's event at La Salle. Both drivers will be sporting the Keyser Manufacturing Day-Glo Orange spoiler blade indicating they are the current series championship points leaders. Along with Owens and O'Neal the 2013 LOLMDS stars expected to compete this weekend include Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; John Blankenship of Williamson, WV; Dennis Erb, Jr. of Carpentersville, IL; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; Jared Landers of Batesville, AR; Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL; Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV; Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, AR; Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE; Jerry Lierly of Camp Point, IL; and Jason McBride of Carbondale, IL.
Bobby Pierce, a second generation racer and son of Hall of Famer, Bob Pierce leads a tight battle for the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year presented by Dunn-Benson Ford. Pierce comes into this weekend's events sitting tied for 8th place in the series championship point's standings. Billy Moyer Jr., a third generation racer and son of Hall of Famer, Billy Moyer is currently second in the chase for the Rookie of the Year title and 11th in the series championship point's standings. Jason McBride of Carbondale, IL sits 3rd in the chase for the JRi Shocks Rookie of the year presented by Dunn-Benson Ford and 14th in the series championship point standings.
For tickets and more information about this weekend's events at LaSalle Speedway visit their official website at www.Lasallespeedway.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series' website at www.lucasdirt.com.
Follow the series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
LOLMDS Tire Rule For LaSalle Speedway May 10th -11th
Right Rear - Hoosier 02, 06, LM20, LM40
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier 1320, 1640, LM20, LM40
Event Purse (Each Night)
$10,000 to win- 1. $10000, 2. $5500, 3. $3500, 4. $2750, 5. $2250, 6. $1800, 7. $1500, 8. $1300, 9. $1200, 10. $1100, 11. $1075, 12. $1050, 13. $1025, 14. $1000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800.
Track Information
LaSalle Speedway
578 E US Hwy 6, LaSalle, IL 61301
Track Phone #: (815) 223-6900
Promoter: Kerrianne Izzo - (815) 223-6939
Website: www.lasallespeedway.com
Admission Prices
Friday May 10 and Saturday May 11 (Per day)
Grandstands $25.00
Kids 11 under $5.00
Pits $35.00
Skyboxes $40.00
All Access $65.00 (Includes Pit Pass and Reserved skybox seat with snacks and drinks)
Event Schedule
Friday
Pits 3:00PM
Grandstands 3:00PM
Drivers Meeting 5:45PM
Hot Laps 6:00PM
Qualifying 6:30PM
Racing Starts 7:30PM
Saturday
Pits 1:00PM
Grandstands 3:00PM
Drivers Meeting 5:45PM
Hot Laps 6:00PM
Qualifying 6:30PM
Race Time 7:30PM
LaSalle Speedway has a limited amount of camping spots left for both days.
Reserve a spot for $15 a day or $25 for Friday and Saturday.
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FLAHERTY ENDS HAGERSTOWN DRY SPELL WITH LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN VICTORY
HAGERSTOWN, MD – With his dominating triumph at Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday night, Hagerstown’s Terry Flaherty ended a dry spell dating all the way back to April 25, 2009. Coming on Fire/Rescue Appreciation and ARCH Fan Night, it was his career third in the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman division and ended 3.163 seconds ahead of the divisions opening day winner, Paul Cursey.
Also getting to the checkered flag first were Darrin Younker of Berkley Springs, WV, his season first in the Ernie D’s pure stocks, Gary Proctor, Big Pool, MD, his third in the D & D Recycling Hobby Stocks and Ryan Laye of Ft. Loudon, PA who is two for two in the National Speedway Supply/Dave Padula Motorsports four cylinders.
Chad Myers and Andy Fries occupied the front row for the late model sportsman as Myers quickly jumped out front over third starting Flaherty and Fries as Flaherty sped past Myers to take command on lap four and was nearly two seconds ahead when the caution came out on lap six just as Fries took second.
Flaherty again asserted himself and pulled away while Scott Palmer grabbed second but could only see Flaherty getting further away and had opened up more than a 2.5 second lead by a 13th lap caution.
Flaherty again distanced himself from Palmer while Paul Cursey and Justin Weaver were furthering their travels from the tenth and 12th respective positions. Cursey took third from Fries with two to go and then disposed of Palmer on the white flag while Weaver got past Fries with two to go. Flaherty was touring his final lap to end 3.163 seconds ahead of Cursey who was the Liberty Auto and Tire Hard Charger.
“The first two nights we were out in it, we had a problem with it, so I didn’t know what was going on,” Flaherty said. “It feels a lot better now. This win is long overdue.”
Palmer, Weaver and Fries completed the top five while Myers, Courtney Shreiner, Frankie Plessinger, Michael Walls and Dominic Defino from 17th, rounded out the top ten.
Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 23 Entries, (Lap Leaders: Chad Myers 1-3, Terry Flaherty 4-20) 1.Terry Flaherty, 2.Paul Cursey (Liberty Auto and Tire Hard Charger), 3.Scott Palmer, 4.Justin Weaver, 5.Andy Fries, 6.Chad Myers, 7.Coutney Shreiner, 8.Frankie Plessinger, 9.Michael Walls, 10.Domionic Defino, 11.Kyle Lear, 12.Fred Harden, 13.Wayne Walls Jr., 14.Sean Dawson, 15.Richard Walls, 16.Ryan Walls, 17.J.T.McLanigan, 18.Elwood Sord, 19.Travis Wilson, 20.Dave Friedrich, 21.Tyler Horst, 22.John Baker, DSQ-James Lichliter
Heat Winners – Andy Fries, Frankie Plessinger, Paul Cursey
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RICKY ELLIOTT SWEEPS TWIN LATE MODEL 20’S – SCORES HIS FOURTH WIN IN A ROW
David Hill would lead the field into the first turn but shot from fourth to the front to lead lap one. Kerry King spun to bring out the first yellow and on the restart, Bob Geiger got out of shape ending up on top of the back straight wall. After some help getting down by the safety crews he was able to return to action.
Brandon Dennis got by Hill for second on lap three but could only watch as Elliott pulled away from the field. With five laps to go, Elliott’s car began to sound like it was running rough and Dennis began to slowly close on the lead. Time would run out as Elliott held on for his third straight win of the year. Dennis posted a person best finishing in second with Hill maintaining third to the finish. Fourth went to Donald Lingo, Jr. and Kerry King rounded out the top five.
“This is a different car,” said Elliott after the win. “We broke a dry sump belt in practice and couldn’t get it fixed. This one’s pretty good and I like it but it’s got a little skip there and I can’t quite figure out what it is.”
Elliott would draw an eight car inversion of the first feature finish for the start of the second 20-lap feature. He would actually end up starting in seventh when Donald Lingo, Jr. was late coming out. Nick Davis set the pace from the pole with Lou Johnson in second.
Elliott passed three cars going down the back straight and went from fifth to second on lap two. Davis would hold him off for one more circuit before Elliott moved on top. By halfway the top five were Elliott, Davis, Brandon Dennis, Kerry King and Johnson.
The 20-lap race would go caution free with Elliott picking up his second win of the night and his fourth straight in a time of 6:56.884. Davis turned in a person best finishing 11.5 seconds back in second with Dennis, King, and Lingo, Jr. rounding out the top five. Heats were won by Lingo and Elliott.
After the race Elliott commented on the problem they found after the first feature. “It must have been a plug wire off,” he said. “The gauges all looked good after the first one so we took the plugs out and adjusted the rocker arms. This is my brand new car and we were saving it and were hoping to use it for some money races but we had to use it tonight.” Elliott collected the bonus for sweeping both features.
Matt Hill started on the pole in the 15-lap Crate Model feature. Tyler Reed got around on lap three to bring out the only yellow of the race. Mike Wharton would chase Hill the rest of the distance from second with Kellie Lewis turning in her best career performance running in third.
Hill would cross the finish line for what appeared to be his second consecutive win but his car failed post-race tech when the rev limiter would not function. Wharton would get the win with Lewis second and Sparky White third. Fourth went to Robbie Walls, Jr. and Reese Masiello rounded out the top five. Heats were won by Sparky White and Kellie Lewis.
The Super Trucks made their first appearance of the season. Mike Lewis took off in the lead with Brian Meisenholder running in second. The caution was out on lap two when Shane Clogg spun and Matt Long headed to the pits with a flat tire. Lewis continue to lead as Clogg charged from the rear to third by lap four and one lap later moved by Meisenholder for second.
Clogg quickly reeled in the leader and took the point with three to go. Bobby Reed moved into third but could not close of the leaders. At the checkered it was Clogg in the Donovan’s Salvage Chevy S-10 taking the win. Lewis ended a good drive in second with Reed third. Fourth went to Meisenholder and Mark Ruark rounded out the top five.
Super Late No. 1 Finish: 1. Ricky Elliott; 3. Brandon Dennis; 3. David Hill; 4. Donald Lingo, Jr.; 5. Kerry King; 6. Lou Johnson; 7. Kerry King, Jr.; 8. Nick Davis; 9. Staci Warrington; 10. Bob Geiger; 11. Kelly Putz.
Super Late No. 2 Finish: 1. Ricky Elliott; 2. Nick Davis; 4. Brandon Dennis; 4. Kerry King; 5. Donald Lingo, Jr.; 6. Lou Johnson; 7. Kerry King, Jr.; 8. Bob Geiger; 9. Kelly Putz; 10. Staci Warrington; 11. David Hill.
Crate Model Finish: 1. Mike Wharton; 2 Kellie Lewis; 3. Sparky White; 4. Robbie Walls, Jr.; 5. Reese Masiello; 6. Steven Baker; 7. Tyler Reed; 8. Mike Wilson; 9. Alyssa Young; 10. T.J. Williams; 11. Jason Warfield; 12. Randy Given; 13. Jamie Eichholz; DQ: Matt Hill.
Super Truck Finish: 1. Shane Clogg; 2. Mike Lewis; 3. Bobby Reed; 4. Brian Meisenholder; 5. Mark Ruark; 6. Billy Lockwood; 7. Tim Quay; 8. Gene Hicks; 9. Luke Wiedmann; 10. Robert Paczkowski; 11. Matt Long; 12. Jake Spencer.
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Southern All Star Racing Series at Talladega Short Track Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather
By Michael Despain
Talladega, AL-May 4, 2013- After rain most of the night and into the early morning hours, officials with the Southern All Star Racing Series and Talladega Short Track have announced that the racing event scheduled for Saturday May 4 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled at the historic 1/3 mile semi-banked red clay oval better known as “The Hornet’s Nest”, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Rains moved into the area on Friday evening cancelling the track’s scheduled unsanctioned Friday night events and rain continued to fall into the overnight and early morning hours and with a forecast for little to no sun and cooler temperatures, series and track officials were left with no other option than to cancel the event.
The Southern All Star Racing Series will return to Talladega Short Track three more times during the 2013 season, with visits also scheduled for June 22, July 27, and in conjunction with the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend events on October 19.
The next event for the competitors and fans of the Southern All Star Racing Series will take place on Saturday May 18 at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN, with the winner of that event earning $4,000 for their efforts.
Further information on the Southern All Star Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546 or Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
Current Southern All Star Racing Series Points (after April 6th):
1. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)- 418
2. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)- 386
2. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)- 386
4. Jonathan Davenport (Blairsville, GA)- 372
5. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)- 358
6. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 310
7. Billy Ogle Jr. (Knoxville, TN)- 284
8. Hunter Peacock (Gray, GA)- 240
9. Mark Vineyard (Powell, TN)- 220
10. Randy Weaver (Crossville, TN)- 214
11. Bo Shirley (Gadsden, AL)- 210
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Darin Busch Announces Plans for NCRA LM Rookie Honors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – May 2, 2013 - With the 30th season for the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products late model division set to open their 2013 campaign later this month, veteran Darin Busch of Enid, Oklahoma has announced his intentions on competing full-time on the tour and run for G&G Dozier rookie of the year honors.
“I raced late models several times back in 2010 and really enjoyed it,” said Busch on his decision to run late models full-time this season. “I had a great time racing them but just didn’t have the resources to do it the way I needed to. I feel I am now in a position that will allow me to do it the right way and I am looking forward to it.”
Busch is no stranger to dirt tracks and in his fourteen years of racing has competed in just about all divisions there are to compete. Other than the brief stint in late models has also raced factory stocks, street stocks, sport mods and modifieds. Just last year he picked up his first championship; the street stock championship at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas. This will be his first time competing full-time with the series in any division and will utilize a 2009 Lazer chassis.
Busch and fellow G&G Dozier rookie of the year contender Chance Bishop of Bartlesville, Oklahoma will join the rest of the tour regulars at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool, Nebraska when the season opens on Saturday night, May 25th.
While this will be his first time out on the road full-time competing at different tracks across Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, Busch already has his goals on what he expects out of himself during his rookie season. “I think if I can finish top ten in the final point standings and win rookie of the year honors then I would achieve my goals for this year.”
Since 1971 the NCRA has sanctioned dirt track races across the Great Plains with the series currently sanctioning five other divisions. They include modifieds, southern sport modifieds, 360 cu.in.sprint cars, 305 cu. In. sprint cars, new mod-lite and late models.
National Championship Racing Association: For more information on the 43rd anniversary season for the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas, find them at their online address www.racencra.com or call the series office (316) 755-1781. There you will find complete race schedules for all six divisions for the 2013 race season as well as race stories, current point standings and more.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series May 3rd Tri City Speedway (IL) Event Canceled
PONTOON BEACH, IL (May 2, 2013) - Tomorrow's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL has been canceled. With the upcoming predicted Thursday Night & Friday forecasts, an agreement between Tri-City Speedway and LOLMDS officials were left with no option but to cancel the event.
"One to three inches of rain are forecasted over the next 48 hours, followed by extreme low
temperatures," said Promoter Kevin Gundaker. "Our concerns for our fans and teams traveling to this event and incurring costs over the next couple of days while being subjected to the inclement weather
led to what we collectively felt was the prudent decision. We are extremely disappointed that the weather has not cooperated."
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series will be back in action this weekend on Saturday night, May 4th, at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, KY. The event will be packed with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 50-Lap feature, paying $10,000 to win.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make its return to Tri-City Speedway on July 12th, to kick off it's annual Midwest summer tour which will include 7 nights of racing in just 9 days. Stops on the tour will also include Lucas Oil Speedway's "Diamond Nationals" on July 13th, Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS on July 16th, Hamilton County (IA) Speedway on July 17th, and the "Sliver Dollar Nationals" at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE from July 18th-20th.
For more information on Tri City Speedway, log onto www.tricityspeedway.net.
Information on Paducah International Raceway can be found at www.paducahracing.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, check out www.lucasdirt.com or catch us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and Twitter at www.twitter.com/lucasdirt.
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Eriez Speedway ready to begin 2013 racing season!
By Jay Pees
Hammett, PA, May 1, 2013: Eriez Speedway is all ready for the 2013 racing season with racing scheduled to begin this coming Sunday, May 5. Six classes of competitors will be in action for Opening Night Presented by Coors Light.
All classes will present regular shows opening night but all will have specials throughout the season with the annual Dan McGarvey Memorial for the Kandy's Dinner Theater Challengers first up May 12. There will be several giveaways to Mothers in attendance.
Fireworks by Gibson will light up the night sky on Memorial Day Sunday, May 26, while the Patriot Sprint Cars will light up the racing surface.
A week later, June 2, the Jay's Auto Wrecking Super Late Models will have their first major event of the season for the Dick Litz Memorial. Litz was a Late Model fan favorite from the first race at Eriez until the early 21st century. He is honored with a 29-lap feature for $2900 in honor of Litz's car number, 29. Dave Hess Jr won the 2012 running of this race and is expected to defend the win.
June 16 is Father's Day so all Fathers at the track will be eligible for special giveaways.
June 23 will see two specials, $500 to win for the Walters Tree Service Street Stocks and $2000 to win for the Bonnell Collision FASTRAK Crate Late Models Touring Series. The FASTRAK Touring Sries will have a second appearance on July 28 for a $2000 to win feature.
June 30 will be the Annual Kid's Night with bike giveaways with the main attraction on the track being the annual JoAnne Clinger Memorial for the Plyler Overhead Door E-Mods.
The BRP Big Block Modified Tour returns to Eriez July 7 along with the second huge Fireworks by Gibson show.
The highlight of the season for many fans, especially younger fans, is the annual Autograph Night that allows fans to go onto the track and meet the drivers and cars face to face.
July 21 will be the 52nd anniversary of Eriez Speedway's first-ever race, won by the legendary Tom Dill. This year Eriez will have the annual Auto Racers for Kids night with a special $3000 to win for the Jay's Auto Wrecking Super Late Models and an appearance by Chris Zuver's traveling United E-Mod Series for. $1000 to win special. The Bonnell Collision Center FASTRAK Crate Late Models will also race for $1000 to win while the Walter's Tree Service Street Stocks and the Kandy's Dinner Theater Challengers will run for $500 to win. All profits from this night will go to Children's Charity.
The biggest race for the Conway and O'Malley Limited Late Models will be the Bob Vogt Memorial $1000 to win feature on August 4.
Twin State Auto Racers Club Night will be August 11 then the track sponsors will be in the spotlight the following week when the Ontario Topless 410 Sprints make their first-ever appearance at Eriez. Ten August 25 the fans themselves will be featured with several special offerings during the evening.
The last points night that will determine the season champions in all divisions will be Labor Day Sunday. The Patriot Sprint Tour will make their second appearance of the season and the evening will be capped off by the third giant Fireworks by Gibson display.
But the season will be extended by one week for the first ever "September Sweep". Twon nights of racing will finish off the season with big shows both Friday September 6, and Saturday, September 7. On Friday night complete shows for both the Jay's Auto Wrecking Super Late Models and the Kandy's Dinner Theater Challengers will be presented with qualifying heats for the Bonnell's Collision Center FASTRAK Late Models, the Plyler Overhead Door E-Mods, and the Walter's Tree Service Street Stocks. The Super Late Models will race for $4000 to win and the Challengers will have a purse of $1000 to win on Friday night. Then Saturday the 2013 racing season will come to an end with another compete show for the Super Lates paying $6000 to win! Features and B-Mains will be run for the Crate Late Models, E-Mods, and Street Stocks. The Crate Late Model feature will pay a whopping $5000 to win with the E-Mods and Street Stocks running for $2000 to win. All details have not yet been finalized.
The compete 2013 schedule is posted at the Eiez Speedway website at www.eriez-speedway.com.
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Silver Anniversary Season Evening Blastoff On Tap At PPMS
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Evening racing action "under the lights" returns this Saturday, May 4th, as Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway presents the Silver Anniversary Season Evening Blastoff Event featuring the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns.
"We chose the earlier starting time in April so that the race teams and fans could avoid the cooler evening temperatures that are prevalent in the Spring," commented speedway owner Matt Miley. "Since we only lost one show to the weather it appears to have worked. In addition, based on this week's long range forecast it looks like Saturday evening's temperatures are going to be comfortable for everyone so we are excited to kick off the evening racing action."
Michael Norris became the first repeat winner in the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models as he led last Saturday's main event for the entire distance. Norris was among the most improved drivers at the Monster Half Mile in 2012 and he has indicated he will be a regular competitor in 2013. Tony Musolino scored a fine second place finish and the Scott Township driver is definitely one of the favorite's to score a victory at PPMS in 2013. In addition to Musolino, veterans Lynn Geisler, Steve Baker and Ben Miley looked very strong in last week's feature event.
Mike Pegher, Jr. had a perfect day last Saturday as he set the fast time, scored a win in preliminary action and also claimed the $1,200.00 Pro-Late Spring Sizzler 25 victory and the third generation driver will be looking to make it two in a row this weekend. Other Pro-Late competitors who expected to challenge Pegher, Jr., include two time feature winner Kyle Lukon, defending divisional champion Colton Flinner, Mike Reft and Justin Lamb.
Late Model Sportsman action has found three different faces in Victory Lane now that Jake "The Snake" Simmons has "retired" from the division. Nick Kocuba scored the win on opening day and Brian Huchko and Jeff Bronszewski have claimed the other two victories thus far in 2013. Last week's main event saw Bronszewski battle Bill Robertson, Gary Koteles and Wayne Carbo side by side for most of the 15 lap main event. Will a fourth new winner prevail Saturday evening?
Mike Pegher, Jr. scored the win in the Spring Sizzler 25. He is joined in Victory Lane by Austin Graul and Team Mascot Cali.
The Hobby Stocks and Young Guns will round out the evening's racing card.
The Pit and Grandstand Admission Gates for this Saturday's event open at 5:00PM with the first green flag waving promptly at 7:00PM.
Adult Grandstand Admission for this Saturday is $15.00. Seniors, Ages 60 and Over, are admitted for $14.00 with Juniors, Ages 13 to 16, priced at $10.00. Admission for Children aged Six through 12 is $5.00 and Children Under Age Six will be admitted Free. In addition, all children aged Six through 12 will receive a free gift when they present their admission ticket at the PPMS Gift Shop, which now features Apparel by Denise.
Pit Admission for this week's event is $30.00.
Make your plans to visit "Dirt's Monster Half Mile" this Saturday, May 4th as we celebrate the Silver Anniversary Season with lots of great racing action.
Up Next In The Line Up Area
May 4 Action Event featuring Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns
May 11 Action Event featuring Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns plus Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman Showdown paying $700 To Win
May 18 Action Event featuring Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns and Ohio/West Virginia Residents Buy One get One Free Grandstand Admission
May 25 Modisaurus X starring the Modified Tour '12 Big Block Modifieds plus Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns
June 1 Ed Laboon Memorial for the Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman $2,000 To Win plus Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Model Sizzler #2 Paying $1,000 To Win and Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns, plus Pittsburgh Circle Track Club Night
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Hesston Opens 2013 on May 11 with Steel Block Bandits and Track Improvements
(Hesston, PA) The "Dirt Doctor" DR Eriksen has been busy at Hesston Speedway making even more facility improvements to greet fans and racers when the track opens for 2013 on Saturday, May 11. The "Night of Power" will showcase the Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman with a $1,500 to win championship and bonus payoffs for all other classes.
After a very successful 2012 season, the "Dirt Doctor" continues to give back to the racing community with better payoffs and track improvements. The strong support of the race teams at Hesston with high car counts at all events is being rewarded. In 2013, all events will feature bonus payoffs for all classes.
In just three short years, Hesston has been transformed into one of the top facilities in the region with continuous improvements. For the 2013 season, higher walls have been installed on the outside of the front and back straights to increase safety. New clay has been added to the turns to guarantee the excellent surface that allows 3 and 4 wide racing on the high banks. The outside pit area staging lanes have been lengthened to allow for better traffic flow and for an improved "hot" pit area. The outside pit area will also be extended another 100 feet to the back, allowing for more pit parking. Finally, the "loop" has been completed around the track with an access road has been installed leading from the back straight view/camping area to the pit area.
The "Night of Power" on May 11 will be the first of three appearances of the Steel Block Bandits on the high banks of Hesston during the season. The 35 lap championship event for the Semi-Late Model Sportsman (limited/steel block/crate late models) will pay $1,500 to win and $160 to start. All divisions will compete for increased payoffs and race championship feature distances. Steel Block Bandits will return on Sunday, September 1 as well as for their 2013 finale at "The Ultimate" on October 11-12-13.
A-Cadets (street/pro-stocks) will race for $700 to win in a 25 lap feature. Hobby-Modifieds (pure/strictly stocks) will run 20 laps for $400 to win and Roadrunners (stock fwd 4-cylinders) will race 15 laps for $250 to win. In addition, the Penn-Mar Vintage Coupes will compete in a full racing program featuring these classic race cars in all-out racing action.
Semi-Late Model Sportsman competitors are reminded that the following weight limits will apply for all Hesston 2013 events, including those sanctioned by the Steel Block Bandits. The 2013 weight rules for Hesston are a compromise between the 2012 track weight limits and current Steel Block Bandits rules. The weight limits are the correct variances to equalize the various motor categories on the 4/10 mile at "motor mountain."
Hesston/Williams Grove/Bedford/Hagerstown etc.-legal limited 358 motors will weight 2,350. Open 358 motors will weigh 2,400 with aluminum heads requiring a 50 lb. weight on or in front of the motor mid-plate. Open steel block motors up to 430 ci. will weigh 2,450 with no mid-plate requirement. The 2,450 weight is also an option for open 358 aluminum head motors without a mid-plate. GM 604 motors will have a 2,200 weight limit and GM 602 will weigh 2,100. GM crate motors will be permitted to run 12" spoilers. For Steel Block Bandits events, Ford crate motors will be permitted using SBB weight rules for 2,200 for D347SR and 2,100 for D347JR.
Steel Block Bandits tire rule will apply for all Hesston events with the exception of any compound permitted on the inside front tire. The other 3 tires must be AR 44 or harder, Hoosier 1300 or harder and durometer a minimum of 32 at any time.
A-Cadets and Hobby-Modifieds have unified, multi-weight category rules that allow virtually every car in the region to be legal and competitive at Hesston. Roadrunners have standard stock rules compatible with most area tracks. All drivers in all divisions are required to have RACEceiver one-way radios. Semi-Late Model Sportsman, A-Cadets and Hobby-Modifieds are required to have transponders for scoring. Track transponders may be rented for $15 for each event. Transponder mounting pouches can be purchased for $15 at the track. Hesston Speedway's transponder system is compatible with both AMB (red) and Westhold (yellow) units.
On May 11, pit gates will open at 2:00 with grandstands opening at 3:30. Drivers meeting an pill draw cutoff will be at 4:45. The first session of racing will begin at 5:30 with Hobby-Modified, Roadrunner and Vintage Coupe heats plus warm-ups for the Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman. After an hour break for full track prep, the second racing session will start approximately 7:30 with full racing programs for the Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman and A-Cadets, plus features for all other classes.
Adult admission is $14 for May 11, with Juniors 10-16 half price at $7. Children 9 and under are free. All pit tickets are $30. Steel Block Bandits entry fee is $35.
The 2013 Hesston Speedway "all-championship" schedule features seven high-octane events from May until October The Speedmonster & 3 State Flyers Super Late Models will compete in 6 racing programs and Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman will sanction 3 events with the track's Semi-Late Model Sportsman on the racing program for all other events.
Speedmonster 3/State Flyers Super Late Models will race for $8,088 total to win in twin 35-lap features at "Mega-Blitz Mach 3" on Sunday May 26 with a June 16 rain date. "Revolution 2013" on Thursday, July 4 will pay $5,222 to win for 55 laps with a July 7 rain date. The "Eriksen Grand Prix" on Sunday, July 28 will pay $4,044 to win for 44 laps with a rain date of August 4. "Superthunder Road" on Sunday, September 1 will also pay $4,044 to win for 44 laps.
The season will conclude with a massive late model phenomenon at "The Ultimate" on October 11-12-13. This mega-event will showcase 5 late model-type features, 4 late model series and 3 late model divisions. Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Super Late Models will pay a total of $14,444 to win with Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman paying $2,600 and RUSH Crate Late Models paying $2,500. A-Cadets, Hobby-Modifieds and Roadrunners will also compete in high-paying super championship events during the weekend.
In 2012, Hesston averaged 41 Super Late Models and 29 Semi-Lates for a total average of 70 late model cars at its Speedmonster events. Overall car count average was 144. Track management has spent endless hours formulating rules packages which allow virtually every car in the region to be legal and competitive using weight and spoiler breaks. Hesston continues to offer increased payoffs to reward the drivers for their strong support of the track.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Kicks off Busy Month of May in Illinois and Kentucky
WAYCROSS, GA (April 29, 2013) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series resumes its 2013 racing schedule on Friday Night, May 3rd at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL and Saturday Night, May 4th at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, KY. Both events will kick-off a busy month of May for the nations' premier dirt late model series with events scheduled every weekend. There will be a complete show at both events this weekend, packed with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and 50-lap $10,000-to-win feature events that pay $800 to start.
The event on Friday, May 3rd, will be the first of two visits at Tri-City Speedway in 2013 and will mark the tenth time that the series has competed at the track. In the nine previous appearances at the Kevin and Tammy Gundaker promoted facility, Hall of Famer, Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR has captured three series sanctioned events at the 3/8ths mile track. LOLMDS regulars Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN have each collected series wins twice at Tri-City Speedway. Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL and Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA have visited Lucas Oil Victory Lane at Tri-City Speedway as well. Some of the toughest regional competitors are expected to compete against the stars of the LOLMDS and offer fans an exciting event to attend in the Midwest. For tickets and more information on the May 3rd event at Tri-City Speedway call the track office at (618) 931-7836 or visit their website at www.tricityspeedway.net.
The series will then travel to Paducah International Speedway on Saturday Night May 4th to complete its double-header weekend. The Bob Sargent promoted high-banked 3/8ths mile facility will host its third LOLMDS event. Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA won a very exciting series sanctioned event in 2009 and Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR won last year's event and added to his lengthy list of victories in the Midwest. To order tickets for this event and more information call the track office at (270) 898-7469 or visit the track website at www.paducahracing.com.
Two-time and reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN will come into this weekends events tied atop the championship point standings with 1275 points each. At Tri-City Speedway on May 3rd, both drivers will be sporting the Keyser Manufacturing Day-Glo orange spoiler so everyone can identify that they are leading the series national championship points standings. The series points leader gets an additional cash bonus at each race while leading the point standings. The LOLMDS point's battle has remained extremely close early this season, with only 220-points separating first through tenth place. Six of the top ten drivers in the LOLMDS national points standings have won at least one series event so far in 2013. Only two drivers have captured multiple wins thus far in 2013. Jimmy Owens, Newport, TN and Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL have both managed to capture three wins and are vying for more
Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL leads a tight battle for the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year presented by Dunn-Benson Ford . Pierce comes into this weekends events sitting tied for 8th place in the series championship points standings. Billy Moyer Jr., of Batesville, AR is currently second in the chase for the Rookie of the Year title and 11th in the series championsh points standings. Jason McBride of Carbondale, IL sits 3rd in the chase for the JRi Shocks Rookie of the year presented by Dunn-Benson Fordand 14th in the series championship points standings.
"The LOLMDS is very excited about coming to Tri-City Speedway and Paducah International Speedway! The level of competition at series events has been intense, to say the least, so far in 2013. The Midwest has some of the toughest competitors anywhere in the country, and race fans are in store for an exciting weekend of racing at both tracks," exclaimed Director, Ritchie Lewis.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series' website at www.lucasdirt.com.
Follow the series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
Information on both venues, including: tire rules, event purses, location, and contact information for both events is listed below.
LOLMDS TIRE RULE for Both Events May 3rd and May 4th
Right Rear - Hoosier 02, 06, LM20, LM40
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier Rib 1320, 1640, LM20, LM40
Event Purse for each LOLMDS event for May 3rd and 4th
$10,000 to win- 1. $10000, 2. $5500, 3. $3500, 4. $2750, 5. $2250, 6. $1800, 7. $1500, 8. $1300, 9. $1200, 10. $1100, 11. $1075, 12. $1050, 13. $1025, 14. $1000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800.
Friday Night, May 3rd
Tri City Speedway
5100 Nameoki Road, Pontoon Beach, IL 62040
Track Phone #: (618) 931-7836
Promoters: Kevin & Tammy Gundaker - (636) 448-9111
Website: www.tricityspeedway.net
Saturday Night, May 4th
Paducah International Speedway
4445 Shemwell Lane, Paducah, KY 42003
Track Phone #: (270) 898-7469
Promoter - Robert Sargent: (217) 764-3200
Website: www.paducahracing.com
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Carolina Speedway of Gastonia, NC Next for Carolina Clash on Friday, May 3, 2013
Inclement Weather Forces Postponement of Third Annual Jack Starrette Memorial Race at Gordon Park Speedway of Grovetown, Georgia
Mark Huey, Carolina Clash PR
April 28, 2013
"If only we could have raced it on Friday...you could not have asked for better weather yesterday," were the words of Gordon Park Speedway promoter Brian Stewart, who stood at the gates of the track Saturday morning in disbelief as deteriorating weather conditions in the area forced the cancellation of nearly every racetrack in the better part of four southeastern states on Saturday. Around 11:00am Saturday, Stewart had to make a tough decision to postpone the third annual Jack Starrette Memorial Race. The rain date for this event will be announced early this week, as various factors are being considered in choosing this date.
"With the activities at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, we know that night would not be as good as May 25th. Also, there are also several regional super late model tour races on that same (May 17-18) weekend, which some of the local Georgia racers may have planned to attend, and I will be talking to Mr. Stewart on Monday to get a final decision," stated Mark Huey of the Carolina Clash series.
For now, the Carolina Clash tour returns to Carolina Speedway of Gastonia, NC for the 17th race all-time at the 4/10 mile action-track. This also marks the 249th race in the history of the series, which has featured 11 different winners in 16 races. Jeff Smith leads all winners with three wins at Carolina, followed by Ricky Weeks, Chris Ferguson and Dennis Franklin, who each have two wins. Tim Allen, Dan Breuer, Kelly Guy, Dean Bowen, Johnny Pursley, Dean Bowen and Luke Roffers each have one win there.
Since 2004, Carolina Speedway has hosted the season opener for the Carolina Clash season. Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC was the inaugural winner of Clash racing at Carolina Speedway when the series visited there on March 26, 2004. From 2004 - 2007, the series held only one race at the track, but began to hold multiple Carolina Clash races there annually since 2008. In 2011, the Carolina Clash series became the sanctioning body for the very successful Gaston Shrine Club Shrine 100 Race, held annually in August at Carolina Speedway. This season, Carolina Speedway will host an all-time high four events, with the third being the Shrine 100, and the fourth will be incorporated as the "King of the Carolinas" weekend in October, a part of the Roush Yates Performance Products and JE Pistons "Countdown to the Cup Championship."
Dennis Franklin picked up his 24th series win at the annual Skyler Trull Memorial Race at Carolina. Tim Allen won the next race at Fayetteville and Jonathan Davenport was victorious at 311 Speedway in the season's third race. The series has been idle since April 6, but will stampede into the month of May with a slate of races that will take the teams into three states - North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Franklin leads the JE Pistons & Roush Yates Performance Products point standings after three races.
Along with the Carolina Clash Super Late Models $4,000 to win main event, there will be the Dominos Pizza Street Stocks for $600 to win, the Stock Car Steel/SRI Open Wheel Modifieds for $600 to win, the Thunder (Crate) Sportsman for $500 to win, and the Tilley Harley-Davidson Renegades for $500 to win.
Track location and contact information is: 6335 Union Rd. Gastonia, NC 28056
Track phone: (704) 869-0313
Track website: www.carolinaspeedway.net
Series website: www.carolinaclash.com
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Pegher, Jr. Claims Spring Sizzler 25
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Racing action at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway continued on Saturday, April 27th with Mike Pegher, Jr. scoring a convincing victory over Joe Martin in the Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Model Spring Sizzler 25. Jeff Bronszewski picked up his first win in Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman action while Michael Norris claimed his second in Diehl of Robinson Super Late Model Division main event. Christian Schneider also tallied another Hobby Stock win and Roman O'Neill was the winner in Young Guns action.
Mike Pegher, Jr. and Nico Dabecco led the 25 lap RUSH Pro-Late Spring Sizzler event to the green flag. Pegher, Jr. took command of the top spot while Joe Martin grabbed second from Dabecco with Josh Holtgraver, Kyle Lukon and Laura Lukon also battling for positions three through six. The event was slowed for two late race cautions on laps 19 and 23 but Pegher, Jr. maintained the top spot and scored his first victory of 2013 in the #1 Cochran/Triple S Auto Outlet Rocket Chassis. Martin claimed the runner-up spot over Kyle Lukon, Josh Holtgraver and Laura Lukon.
Pegher, Jr., Kyle Lukon and Justin Lamb scored the wins in the prelims.
Pegher, Jr. also set fast time for the Spring Sizzler 25 with a one lap time of 20.391. K. Lukon (20.624), Michael Reft (20.648), Nico Dabecco (20.689) and Colton Flinner (20.777) rounded out the top five in qualifying.
Michael Norris claimed his second Diehl of Robinson Super Late Model feature event of the young season as he led the entire distance of the 25 lap feature. Norris, like Pegher, Jr., in the prior main event, quickly claimed the top spot while Tony Musolino, Alex Ferree and Lynn Geisler waged a two and three wide battle for the second spot. The event's lone caution flew on lap 21 when Kyle Lukon tagged Keith Barbara, who was slowing, and then spun in turns three and four. Barbara then retired from the event. When racing resumed, Norris once again withstood the challenges of Musolino and company to pick up the victory. Musolino has his best ever PPMS Super Late Model finish in the runner-up position over Geisler, Ferree and Ben Miley.
Veterans Geisler and Steve Baker were victorious in heat race action.
The Late Model Sportsman feature event was definitely the most exciting event of the afternoon. Veteran Wayne Carbo led the first two circuits before Gary Koteles wrestled the top spot away from him. Lap four found Carbo back in front with G. Koteles, Jeff Bronszewski and Bill Robertson pressuring the leader. On lap ten Bronszewski overtook Carbo by sliding into the lead in turn four. Bronszewski then went on to score his first Late Model Sportsman win of 2013 over Robertson, G, Koteles, Brian Huchko and Joey Koteles.
Huchko was victorious in the lone Sportsman heat event.
The racing action at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway continues next Saturday, May 4th as we present the Silver Anniversary Season Evening Blastoff event featuring the Super Late Models, RUSH Pro-Late Models, Late Model Sportsman, Hobby Stocks and Young Guns will also be in action. Pit and Grandstand Admission Gates will open at 5:00PM with the racing action stating at 7:00PM.
Super Late Models: 1. Michael Norris, 2. Tony Musolino, 3. L. Geisler, 4. A. Ferree, 6. B. Miley, 7. S. Baker, 8. K. Lukon, 9. J. Garvin, 10. J. Stephans, 11. D. Charlier, 12. J. Beck, 13. K. Barbara, 14. H. Reich, 15. T. Beck 16. M. Johnson
RUSH Pro Late Models: 1: M. Pegher, Jr., 2. J. Martin, 3. K. Lukon, 4. J. Holtgraver, 5. L. Lukon, 6. N. Dabecco, 7. J. Lamb, 8. C. Flinner, 9. M. Reft, 10. T. Schirnhofer, 11. B. Policz, 12. B. Hank, 13. R. Hall, 14. M. Moats, 15. P. Jablonski, 16. C. Medved, 17. B. Goebel, 18. C. Lander, 19. W. Stile, 20. C. Wible, 21. T. White
Late Model Sportsman: 1. J. Broniszewski, 2.B. Robertson, 3. W. Carbo, 4. B. Huchko, 5. J. Koteles, 6. C. Koteles, 7. J. Westover, 8. N. Kocuba, 9. G. Koteles
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Davies Delivers at NDRL's McKean County Raceway's ULMS 'Duffy Memorial'
Smethport, PA (April 27, 2013) It took veteran racer Ron Davies of Warren, PA just ten laps to move into the lead and thirteen laps to pull away for good while taking home the $3,000 top prize in the NDRL's ULMS sanctioned Jim & Mike Duffy Memorial at the NDRL's McKean County Raceway.
Former World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Russ King of Bristolville, OH and Eldred, PA's Bob Close led the stacked 24 car field to the green flag with Close taking the early lead followed by King, Davies, and a hard charging Dave Hess Jr. Davies and King battled for the second place position with Davies gaining the advantage while Hess Jr., also made his way around King for third.
Close, who had lead from the drop of the green flag set a torrid pace before catching lapped traffic on lap nine giving Davies the opportunity to make a bid for the lead. Davies took full advantage of the opening and took the lead from Close as the field completed lap ten. Close would not go without a fight though as he regained the lead for laps 11 and 12 before Davies, who was also trying to hold off Hess Jr., was able to get by Close again on lap 13. Hess Jr. followed Davies around Close to take over the second spot before Close bounced off a rough patch in the racing surface sending his car into the air briefly and landing hard back onto the surface. Close slowed and pulled off ending his night on lap 15.
Davies picked up the pace around the Smethport, PA oval and pulled away from the field in his new Capital Race Cars chassis. While Davies continued to lead, Hess Jr. and King battled for the second position. The two were stuck behind a lapped car for numerous laps before Hess Jr. was finally able to work around the lapped car giving him clear race track in front of him and the ability to put some distance between himself and the third place car of King.
Davies went on to lead the rest of the way in capturing the 'Jim and Mike Duffy Memorial' and the $3,000 payday that went with it. Hess Jr. finished second with King third, Jason Dupont fourth and Boom Briggs rounding out the top five. Chris Hackett was sixth followed by Matt Urban in seventh, Dick Barton in eighth; Greg Oakes was ninth while Rich Garder came home tenth.
Event Recap:
The NDRL's ULMS at The NDRL's McKean County Raceway - April 27, 2013
Event title: 'Jim and Mike Duffy Memorial
Finish / Start / Car # / Driver Name
1. (5) 71D - Ron Davies
2. (3) 44H - Dave Hess Jr.
3. (1) 56 - Russ King
4. (4) No7 - Jason Dupont
5. (9) 99B - Boom Briggs
6. (7) 33 - Chris Hackett
7. (12) 1U - Matt Urban
8. (16) 14B - Dick Barton
9. (11) 22 - Greg Oakes
10. (21) 1G - Rich Gardner
11. (20) 07R - Brent Rhebergen
12. (14) 12B - Brian Boozel
13. (8) 32R - Jim Rasey
14. (13) 03 - Doug Eck
15. (15) 90 - Wally Fox
16. (2) 04 - Bob Close
17. (17) 18G - Andrew Gordon
18. (22) 22B - Darrell Bossard
19. (6) 9K - Mike Knight
20. (18) 3D - Bill Davis
DNS. W11 - Rob Blair
DNS. 9 - Scott Gurdak
DNS. 2V - Chad Valone
Car Count: 23
Time of the Event: 19 Minutes, 17 Seconds
Cautions: None
Lead Changes: 4
Lap Leaders: Close 1-9, Davies 10, Close 11-12, Davies 13-30
Red Flags: None
NDRL's ULMS Heat Race #1: 04 Bob Close, No7 Jason Dupont, 33 Chris Hackett, W11 Rob Blair, 03 Doug Eck, 14B Dick Barton, 1G Rich Gardner, 22B Darrell Bossard
NDRL's ULMS Heat Race #2: 9K Mike Knight, 56 Russ King, 32R Jim Rasey, 22 Greg Oakes, 12B Brian Boozel, 18G Andrew Gordon, 07R Brent Rhebergen, 2V Chad Valone
NDRL's ULMS Heat Race #3: 71D Ron Davies, 44H Dave Hess Jr., 99B Boom Briggs, 1U Matt Urban, 90 Wally Fox, 3D Bill Davis, 9A Scott Gurdak
For more information on the National Dirt Racing League, the NDRL's ULMS and the NDRL's UEMS please visit www.thendrl.com or www.unitedlatemodelseries.com.
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HAGERSTOWN HAS ANOTHER VARIED SCHEDULE SET FOR MAY
HAGERSTOWN, MD - Leaving April behind after four Saturday’s of racing, Hagerstown Speedway heads to a busy May with another full schedule of different programs.
May 4 begins the month with a program honoring those that, in many cases, don’t get the proper recognition for what they do, whether paid or volunteer. It’s Fire/Rescue Appreciation Night with all personnel getting Free Admission with identification plus free hot dogs for First Responders from 5-6:30 p.m.. It is also ARCH (Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown) Fan Night with the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman, Ernie D’s pure stocks, D & D Auto Recycling hobby stocks plus a National Speed Supply/Padula Motorsports four cylinder special event with time trials to set the qualifying order.
There will be no racing the following weekend May 10 which is the two day Hagerstown City Fireman‘s 8th Annual Bonanza Extravaganza with more than $825,000 in prizes.
Back into action on May 18th, is another night special night beginning with a 5:30 LIVE concert inside the grandstand area featuring the gospel group, the Jacobs Brothers. Bring your church bulletin for half price admission. There is free admission for those that defend or have defended our freedom. It’s Armed Forces Appreciation Night with any member or former member of the military getting in free with proper identification. It’s also Student Night with any student showing proper identification also getting in free. On the track, it’s a special event for the late model sportsman, the 31-lap Bill Bowman $1,000 to win event accompanied by the pure stocks, hobby stocks and four cylinders. Wayne Walls Jr. is the defending winner of the Bowman event.
On Friday, the 24th, the Three State Flyers Buchanan Auto Stores late model return for their second event of the season in combination with a two night weekend with Winchester. Jason Covert won the earlier March 30 event. Additionally, for the first time since September 2010, the (Silver Spring) Super Sportsman division returns to Hagerstown and there’s no doubt this will be an excellent program.
It’s a two night race weekend with the final program, $7 Fan Appreciation Night, held Saturday the 25th. In addition to the late model sportsman, pure stocks and hobby stocks, in the first of two appearances, the All American Outlaw Series join the program with the Smokey Snellbaker Memorial. To close out the night, the Blue/Gray Towing and Recovery Four Cylinder Demo Derby will be held.
The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
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Southern All Star Racing Series Rolls Into Talladega Short Track on May 4
By Michael Despain
Huntsville, AL- April 25, 2013- After a brief hiatus, the Southern All Star Racing Series is set for the first of four visits to the historic 1/3 mile semi-banked red clay oval better known as “The Hornet’s Nest”, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, on Saturday evening May 4 for an event that will pay $4,000 to the winner at the Lynn Phillips and Alfred Gurley promoted facility.
The Southern All Star Racing Series event at Talladega Short Track on Saturday May 4 will feature a complete program of practice, WhitePerformance.com A-B Group Time Trials, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns, and will conclude with the 40 lap, $4,000 to win Southern All Star Racing Series A-Main. Talladega Short Track will also present an unsanctioned event for Super Late Models on Friday May 3 that will pay $2,000 to win. These events coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend event at Talladega SuperSpeedway that same weekend, located just across the boulevard from Talladega Short Track. All other local divisions will be action at Talladega Short Track that weekend as well.
Among those drivers expected from the Southern All Star Racing Series stable of cars include series points leader Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN, Jason Hiett of Oxford, AL, defending series Rookie of the Year Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN, Mark Rosner of Rockford, TN, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA, Bret Holmes of Munford, AL, 2013 Ice Bowl runner-up Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN, Hunter Peacock of Gray, GA, Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN, Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, and Bo Shirley of Gadsden, AL, along with a strong array of local racing stars such as Tim Roszell, Terry Smith, Jason Wilson, 2013 Ice Bowl champion Ross Martin, Danny Peoples, Chris Thomas, Todd Watson, Dillon Crim, and Logan Yates, along with many other top regional driving talents.
Activities for the Southern All Star Racing Series event at Talladega Short Track will see gates open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 5:45 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 6:00 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. All times listed are Central Daylight Time. Ticket prices for the Southern All Star Racing Series at Talladega Short Track on Saturday May 4 in the general admission area is $20 for adults, children ages 9 and under are free, and a pit pass will be $30.
Southern All Star Racing Series Talladega Short Track A-Main Payout for May 4, 2013: 1st- $4000, 2nd- $2000, 3rd- $1000, 4th- $750, 5th- $650, 6th- $550, 7th- $525, 8th- $500, 9th- $450, 10th- $425, 11th- $400, 12th- $350, 13th- $340, 14th- $330, 15th- $320, 16th- $310, 17th- $300, 18th- $300, 19th- $300, 20th- $300, 21st- $300, 22nd- $300, 23rd- $300, 24th- $300.
The Talladega Short Track is located at 4343 Speedway Boulevard in Eastaboga, AL 36260. Further information can be obtained by calling the Speedway office at (256) 831-1413 or by logging on to www.talladegashorttrack.com on the internet.
Current Southern All Star Racing Series Points (after April 6th):
1. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)- 418
2. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)- 386
2. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)- 386
4. Jonathan Davenport (Blairsville, GA)- 372
5. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)- 358
6. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 310
7. Billy Ogle Jr. (Knoxville, TN)- 284
8. Hunter Peacock (Gray, GA)- 240
9. Mark Vineyard (Powell, TN)- 220
10. Randy Weaver (Crossville, TN)- 214
11. Bo Shirley (Gadsden, AL)- 210
Southern All Star Racing Series Event Winners:
#1-Jared Landers-Batesville, AR (Cherokee Speedway) March 3rd
#2-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Cleveland Speedway) March 9th
#3-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (East AL Motor Speedway) March 16th
#4-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (Smoky Mountain Speedway) March 23rd
#5- Billy Ogle, Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Tazewell Speedway) April 6
Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
May 4 (Saturday)- Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL- $4,000 to win
May 18 (Saturday)- Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN- $4,000 to win (36th Annual Tennessee Memorial Race)
June 1 (Saturday)- Volunteer Speedway/Bulls Gap, TN- $5,200 to win (Scott Sexton Memorial)
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Penalties Levied from NDRL's Inaugural 'Let's Get Dirty' Weekend
Pittsburgh, PA (April 24, 2013) Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has been disqualified from the 'Let's Get Dirty 75' at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, MO and will be assessed several other penalties because a tire he used during the April 13 event failed a laboratory test and does not conform with the manufacturers submitted benchmark, NDRL officials have announced. Owens will forfeit his $20,000 win and all points earned for that event.
Samples were taken from the right front, left rear and right rear tires that were mounted on Owens' car during post-race inspection and were tested for conformance to the manufacturer's submitted benchmark. The testing results did not meet the Hoosier UMP LM-40 tire benchmark which has forced NDRL officials to strip Owens of the huge $20,000 victory.
Penalties for the above infraction also include a fine of $1,500 along with reimbursement of lab testing costs prior to being eligible to compete in any future NDRL sanctioned events including the NDRL's ULMS Racing Series or the NDRL's McKean County Raceway events.
As a result of the disqualification, Muscataine, IA's Brian Birkhofer has been declared the winner and will receive full winner's pay and points for the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 event. The rest of the finishing order will be moved up a position and will receive payment for difference in payout in the mail shortly.
The NDRL's Let's Get Dirty Tour championship point standings have also changed as Owens, who led the standings has been credited with zero points for the I-55 event. Menomonie, WI's Jimmy Mars now leads the title chase with 390 points followed by Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR with 386 points. Newly crowned I-55 winner Brian Birkhofer (384) sits third with Paducah winner Josh Richards (374) of Shinnston, WV and Carpenterville, IL's Dennis Erb Jr. (368) rounding out the top five.
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Eddie Carrier Jr. Wins at West Virginia Motor Speedway
MINERAL WELLS, WV (April 21, 2013) - Eddie Carrier Jr. finally claims his first ever win at West Virginia Motor Speedway, by winning tonight's event. Carrier took the lead from Brian Birkhofer on lap 33 and held off Josh Richards for his fourth career LOLMDS win. Richards, who brought out the first caution of the race with one lap scored, charged through the field to finish second. Don O'Neal came home third followed by Birkhofer and 13th starting, Jimmy Owens.
"It feels pretty good to finally win here, so close to Rocket Chassis. West Virginia has been my home-state since I moved from Kentucky back in '02," said Carrier in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "To win on this stage, with the caliber of drivers here, they are the best of the best no doubt about it, that's why this is so special, the car was excellent today from the time we unloaded it out of the trailer."
Birkhofer took the lead at the start of the 50-lap main event and was in control for most of the first-half of the race until Carrier started to apply pressure. Carrier's car was better in the long runs as he eventually tracked down Birkhofer. On lap 33, Carrier was able to make the pass on Birkhofer coming off of turn number four.
"I have to thank Carl Grover, he gave me an opportunity to drive his car several years ago, and we have had a great relationship through the years. I want to run this Lucas Oil Series to become a better driver," said the 42-year-old pilot of the Engines Inc, Integra, VP Fuels, and Grover Racing Engines Ford-powered, Rocket Chassis.
Richards commented in Lucas Oil Victory Lane: "Hats off to Eddie, he drove a great race. We were catching him at the end, but just ran out of laps. I am glad to see a Rocket win here in West Virginia. The track was really good, but on the first lap I just slid there into the guardrail. I thought our night was over, but the crew checked the car out and we came back with a strong finish."
O'Neal posted a solid third place finish to put himself in a tie with Jimmy Owens for the points lead. "Tonight went way better for us than last night did," joked O'Neal in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "The track was really smooth, I was surprised after they reworked it. It was still fast, but our car had the right set-up for a strong run. Congratulations to Eddie on his win!"
Completing the top ten were John Blankenship, Scott Bloomquist, Jared Landers, Jared Hawkins, and Jonathan Davenport.
In preliminary action, John Blankenship set the overall Time (Group A) amongst the 32 entrants, with a lap of 17.021 seconds. Vic Coffey set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 17.361 seconds. John Blankenship, Steve Shaver, Brian Birkhofer, and Eddie Carrier Jr. won their respective heat races. Scott Bloomquist and Bobby Pierce won their respective B-Mains.
After taking the next weekend off, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will kick-off a busy month of May with events at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL on Friday, May 3rd and Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, KY on Saturday, May 4th. Both events will pay $10,000-to-win, and will include RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and 50-Lap main events. For more information, log onto www.tricityspeedway.net and www.paducahracing.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Sunday Night, April 21st, 2013
West Virginia Motor Speedway - Mineral Wells, WV
Red Buck Fast Time Group A: John Blankenship / 17.021 seconds
Red Buck Fast Time Group B: Vic Coffey / 17.361 seconds
Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): John Blankenship, Steve Francis, Gregg Satterlee, Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Bob Adams, Wayne Hughes, Chris Garnes
Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Steve Shaver, Don O'Neal, Jared Hawkins, Jonathan Davenport, Dennis Erb Jr., Chuck Harper, Zack Dohm-DNS, David Gibson, Jr.-DNS
Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brian Birkhofer, Vic Coffey, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson Jr., Jason McBride, DJ Myers, Ross Nicastri, Jacob Hawkins
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Eddie Carrier Jr., Josh Richards, Jared Landers, Donnie Moran, Bobby Pierce, Jerry Lierly, Billy Moyer Jr., Austin Hubbard
CV Products B-Main #1 (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Dennis Erb Jr., Wayne Hughes, Bob Adams, Chuck Harper-DNS, Chris Garnes-DNS, Zack Dohm-DNS, David Gibson, Jr.-DNS
Wrisco Aluminum B-Main #2 (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Bobby Pierce, Jason McBride, DJ Myers, Austin Hubbard, Billy Moyer Jr., Ross Nicastri, Jerry Lierly, Bob Adams, Jacob Hawkins-NR
Feature Finish (50 Laps): 1. Eddie Carrier Jr., 2. Josh Richards, 3. Don O'Neal, 4. Brian Birkhofer, 5. Jimmy Owens, 6. John Blankenship, 7. Scott Bloomquist, 8. Jared Landers, 9. Jared Hawkins, 10. Jonathan Davenport, 11. Earl Pearson Jr., 12. Austin Hubbard, 13. Bobby Pierce, 14. Dennis Erb Jr., 15. Gregg Satterlee, 16. Donnie Moran, 17. Jerry Lierly, 18. Billy Moyer Jr., 19. Jason McBride, 20. Wayne Hughes, 21. Steve Francis, 22. Steve Shaver, 23. Vic Coffey, 24. DJ Myers, 25. Tim McCreadie.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 32
Lap Leaders: Brian Birkhofer (Laps 1 - 32); Eddie Carrier Jr. (Laps 33 - 50)
Time of Race: 33 minutes 40 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
1. Don O'Neal 1275
1. Jimmy Owens 1275
3. Earl Pearson Jr. 1160
4. John Blankenship 1155
5. Dennis Erb Jr. 1150
6. Steve Francis 1135
7. Scott Bloomquist 1120
8. Jared Landers 1110
8. Bobby Pierce 1110
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. 1055
11. Billy Moyer Jr. 950
12. Jerry Lierly 865
13. Austin Hubbard 840
14. Jason McBride 775
15. Vic Coffey 705
*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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Davey Johnson Cools Competition with NDRL's ULMS Win at Sharon Speedway
Hartford, OH (April 20, 2013) Greensburg, PA's Davey Johnson took the lead on lap four and never looked back as he held off a late rally from 2011 NDRL's ULMS Champion Mike Knight to capture his sixth series win in his storied career.
Jim Rasey and Max Blair, who was piloting a Boom Briggs backup car, led the field to the green flag with Rasey taking the early lead. Rasey pulled Blair, Johnson, and Knight around the 3/8 mile oval until Johnson blasted by Blair to move into second on lap three. Johnson wasted no time as just one lap later he made his move to the bottom of the leader and made the pass for the lead.
Johnson, who was clearly the class of the field all evening after breaking the seven year old track record of 15.343 set by Robbie Scott in August of 2006 during time trials, stretched his lead until a lap eight caution slowed the pace. When racing resumed, Johnson again pulled away from the field as Blair made his way past Rasey to take over the second spot. Rasey then continued to slip as Knight worked his way into the third position moving the pole-sitter back to fourth.
As the leader caught lapped traffic around the 18 lap mark, Knight and Blair battled for the second spot with Knight using the high side to complete the pass. Knight then set his sights on the ultra-fast Johnson and began to reel him in. With most of the field using the bottom groove of the track and Knight being one of the very few to venture to the high side, the gap to the leader closed quickly and as Knight was about to make his bid for the lead when on lap 25, Rasey spun in turn four to bring out the caution.
The ensuing Delaware double-file restart put Johnson by himself at the front when the green flag fell. Knight stayed with Johnson for the final five laps but was unable to mount a serious charge as Johnson took his sixth career NDRL's ULMS checkered flag and a cool $3,000.
Knight followed in second with Russ King finishing a quiet third. Blair was fourth while Dave Hess Jr., rounded out the top-five. Multi-time NDRL's ULMS Champion Boom Briggs finished sixth followed by Keith Barbara, Garrett Krummert, Michael Davis, and Jared Miley in tenth.
The NDRL's ULMS at Sharon Speedway - April 20, 2013
Event title: 'Steel City Thuner'
Finish / Car # / Driver Name
1. 1J - Davey Johnson
2. 9K - Mike Knight
3. 56 - Russ King
4. 99 - Max Blair
5. 44H - Dave Hess Jr.
6. 99B - Boom Briggs
7. 17B - Keith Barbara
8. 29 - Garrett Krummert
9. 7M - Michael Davis
10. H1 - Jared Miley
11. 75 - Dusty Moore
12. 1U - Matt Urban
13. 3 - Dan Swartzlander
14. 33 - Chris Hackett
15. 07R - Brent Rhebergen
16. 22 - Greg Oakes
17. 32 - Jim Rasey
18. 3 - Doug Eck
19. 18G - Andrew Gordon
20. 14 - Corey Conley
21. 17G - Doug Glessner
22. 29 - Ken Schaltenbrand
DNS - W11 - Rob Blair
Car Count: 23
Time of the Event: 15 minutes, 44 seconds.
Cautions: Lap 8, 25
Lead Changes: 1
Lap Leaders: Rasey 1-4, Johnson 5-30
Red Flags: None
NDRL's ULMS Heat Race #1: 56 Russ King, 32 Jim Rasey, 44H Dave Hess Jr., 29K Garrett Krummert, 1U Matt Urban, 07R Brent Rhebergen, 33 Chris Hackett, H1 Jared Miley
NDRL's ULMS Heat Race #2: 9K Mike Knight, 99 Max Blair, 17B Keith Barbara, 17G Doug Glessner, 75 Dusty Moore, 03 Doug Eck, W11 Rob Blair
NDRL's ULMS Heat Race #3: 1J Davey Johnson, 99B Boom Briggs, 3 Dan Swartzlander, 18G Andrew Gordon, 7M Michael Davis, 22 Greg Oakes, 29 Ken Schaltenbrand
2013 NDRL's ULMS Point Standings
1. 9K Mike Knight 66
2. 44H Dave Hess Jr. 57
3. 17B Keith Barbara 56
4. 56 Russ King 52
5. 99B Boom Briggs 42
6. 1U Matt Urban 39
7. 29K Garrett Krummert 38
8. 07R Brent Rhebergen 37
9. W11 Robbie Blair 36
10. 1J Davey Johnson 35
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Jimmy Owens Wins Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at Hagerstown Speedway
HAGERSTOWN, MD (April 20, 2013) - Jimmy Owens won his second consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event Saturday night at Hagerstown Speedway. Owens took the lead on lap five passing Steve Francis and paced the field the rest of the way to become the eighth different winner in eight LOLMDS appearances at Hagerstown Speedway. Earl Pearson Jr. advanced from his seventh starting position to finish second followed by Vic Coffey, Steve Francis and 18th starting, Gregg Satterlee.
Owens commented on his winning car in victory lane. "It's a new car that we have only run four or five races with it this year. We were a little worried early on this year but we got the kinks worked out of it and it seems to be really fast. We have never really run that well here so to come here tonight and get this win is great for our whole team. The track was racy and we had a good battle with Francis early on before we were able to pull away towards the end", said Owens, whose victory was his first at the historic half-mile track
Steve Francis would lead the first four circuits, until Owens, who started third passed Francis for the lead on lap five and built a straight away lead at times. Earl Pearson Jr. moved up to second during the early stages of the feature but could not find enough to over-take Owens. Pearson kept within striking distance of Owens as a couple of lapped cars kept Owens from lengthening his lead during the late stages of the event. Pearson closed to a few car lengths of Owens, but his momentum was slowed by a lapped car that prevented him from making a late-race run at Owens.
Pearson, who started seventh, was extremely happy with his second place finish. "Jimmy was dominant here tonight and we really didn't have anything for him. We were running second to Jimmy in Texas and felt like we had a car to win there until we broke. To come here and get second and show that we have a good car feels good and that will help us in the points," said the 4-time series champ. "This car was redesigned by Kevin Rumley and really is proving to be something we can build on. I love coming to this place and racing on high speed tracks," said the driver of the #44 Bobby Labonte Racing, Lucas Oil Products sponsored Longhorn Chassis.
Vic Coffey, who survived a torrid battle for third among five drivers, came home in third place. "We had a real good car tonight. We took a little different line there than most of those guys coming off of turn four that really helped me to get into the top three. That was really a heck of race between all of us, just too bad it wasn't for the lead. We will take third place and head to West Virginia tomorrow" commented Coffey in his post-race interview.
Finishing sixth through tenth in the final standings were Dan Stone, Steve Shaver, Billy Moyer Jr., John Blankenship, and Eddie Carrier Jr. With his win Saturday night Jimmy Owens took over the top spot in the series championship points standings. Owens leads Don O'Neal by fifteen points.
In preliminary action, Marvin Winters set the overall Time (Group A) amongst the 34 entrants, with a lap of 19.402 seconds. Steve Francis set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 19.551 seconds. Jamie Lathroum, Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, and Vic Coffey won their respective heat races. DJ Myers and Gregg Satterlee won their respective B-Mains.
Tomorrow Night, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returns to the "Mountaineer State", making its return to West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV on Sunday, April 21st. The event will pay $10,000-to-win, and will include RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 50-Lap main event. For more information, log onto www.wvspeedway.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and follow the series on www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, April 20th, 2013
32nd Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic
Hagerstown Speedway - Hagerstown, MD
Feature Finish (50 Laps): 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Earl Pearson Jr., 3. Vic Coffey, 4. Steve Francis, 5. Gregg Satterlee, 6. Dan Stone, 7. Steve Shaver, 8. Billy Moyer Jr., 9. John Blankenship, 10. Eddie Carrier Jr., 11. Jamie Lathroum, 12. Marvin Winters, 13. Scott Bloomquist, 14. Nick Dickson, 15. D.J. Myers, 16. Dennis Erb Jr., 17. J.T. Spence, 18. Bobby Pierce, 19. Kenny Pettyjohn, 20. Jared Landers, 21. Don O'Neal, 22. Austin Hubbard, 23. Brian Birkhofer, 24. Gary Stuhler, 25. Jerry Lierly, 26. Brian Tavenner.
Red Buck Fast Time Group A: Marvin Winters / 19.402 seconds
Red Buck Fast Time Group B: Steve Francis / 19.551 seconds
Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jamie Lathroum, Steve Shaver, J.T. Spence, Marvin Winters, DJ Myers, Scott Bloomquist, Tyler Hershey, Dennis Erb Jr., Frank Plessinger
Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Earl Pearson Jr., Kenny PettyJohn, Don O'Neal, Bobby Pierce, Steven Axtell, Devin Friese, Kenny Moreland
Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Steve Francis, Eddie Carrier Jr., Nick Dickson, Dan Stone, Gregg Satterlee, Brian Birkhofer, John Blankenship, Jason McBride, Pancho Lawler
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Vic Coffey, Billy Moyer Jr., Gary Stuhler, Brian Tavenner, Jerry Bard, Austin Hubbard, Jared Landers, Jerry Lierly
CV Products B-Main #1 (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): DJ Myers, Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce, Tyler Hershey, Dennis Erb Jr., Devin Friese, Steven Axtell, Kenny Moreland, Frank Plessinger
Wrisco Aluminum B-Main #2 (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Gregg Satterlee, Brian Birkhofer, John Blankenship, Jerry Bard, Jerry Lierly, Jared Landers, Jason McBride, Pancho Lawler, Austin Hubbard
Race Statistics
Entrants: 34
Lap Leaders: Steve Francis (Laps 1 - 4); Jimmy Owens (Laps 5 - 50)
Caution Flags: Brian Tavenner (Lap 2); Brian Tavenner (Lap 4); Brian Birkhofer (Lap 26); JT Spence (Lap 30)
Time of Race: 31 minutes 08 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings
1. Jimmy Owens 1070
2. Don O'Neal 1055
3. Steve Francis 1010
4. Dennis Erb Jr. 990
5. Earl Pearson Jr. 985
6. John Blankenship 945
6. Bobby Pierce 945
8. Scott Bloomquist 925
9. Jared Landers 920
10. Billy Moyer Jr. 810
11. Eddie Carrier Jr. 805
12. Jerry Lierly 720
13. Austin Hubbard 670
14. Jason McBride 640
15. Vic Coffey 570
*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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Official Results of Ray Cook’s Spring Nationals Event #7 of 10
Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Saturday, April 20, 2013
www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
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1. (1) 116 Randy Weaver $5,000
2. (3) 5b Mike Marlar $2,500
3. (5) 4t Billy Ogle, Jr. $1,600
4. (4) 99 Derek Ellis $1,000
5. (7) r1 Riley Hickman $850
6. (8) 4 Mark Vineyard $700
7. (9) c9 Steve Casebolt $675
8. (6) 11 Stacy Boles $650
9. (11) 09 Johnny Pursley $625
10. (20) 97 Michael Chilton $600
11. (14) 360 Michael Asberry $580
12. (15) 63 Josh Collins $560
13. (17) 00 Johnny Chastain $540
14. (21) F4 David Payne $520
15. (22) 13 George Mashburn $500
16. (16) 29 Jason Welshan $480
17. (12) 30 Ryan King $470
18. (10) x15 Shawn Chastain $460
19. (2) 97 Skip Arp $450
20. (13) 12 Hunter Peacock $450
21. (18) j12 Jeff Franklin $450
22. (19) 5 Bryan Hendrix $450
Race Summary:
Car Count: 25
Lap Leaders: Skip Arp (1-17), Randy Weaver (18-50)
CURRENT SPRING NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1 - c9 Steve Casebolt - 950
2 - 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. - 920
3 - 8 David Payne - 898
4 - 11 Stacy Boles - 864
5 - 97 Michael Chilton - 848
6 - 63 Josh Collins - 840
7 - 30 Ryan King - 806
8 - 13 George Mashburn - 798
9 - 17m Dale McDowell - 554
10 - 44 Chris Madden - 540
2013 SPRING NATIONALS SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
March 15 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (Dale McDowell - $4,000)
March 16 - Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap, TN (John Blankenship - $10,000)
April 12 - Tri-County Race Track - Brasstown, NC (Casey Roberts - $4,000)
April 13 - Smoky Mountain Speedway - Maryville, TN (Tommy Kerr - $6,000)
April 18 - 201 Speedway - Sitka, KY (Eddie Carrier, Jr. - $4,000)
April 19 - Ponderosa Speedway - Junction City, KY (Rained Out)
April 20 - Cleveland Speedway - Cleveland, TN (Randy Weaver - $5,000)
May 9 - Duck River Raceway Park - Wheel, TN - $4,000 to win / $400 to start
May 10 - Boyd’s Speedway - Ringgold, GA - $4,000 to win / $400 to start
May 11 - Dixie Speedway - Woodstock, GA - $6,000 to win / $500 to start
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1ST OF 4 APPEARANCES BY NDRL'S ULMS SUPER LATE MODELS & UEMS MODS SET FOR SATURDAY AT SHARON
By Mike Leone
Hartford, OH April 17, 2013 After a successful 84th anniversary season opener on April 6, Sharon Speedway couldn't withstand all of the rain Mother Nature produced late last week forcing the April 13 program to be cancelled. Sharon will try again this Saturday night (April 20) with the first special race event of 2013 on tap featuring the NDRL's United Late Model Series (ULMS) and the United E-Mod Series (UEMS) along with the HTMA/Precise Racing Products Econo Mods and the Deforest Used Parts Mini Stocks. Race time is 7 p.m.
The ULMS Super Late Models will compete in a 30-lap feature paying $3,000 to-win! ULMS opened their season on April 6 at Mercer Raceway Park with Robbie Blair capturing the victory. Blair will be on hand at Sharon Saturday as he'll be competing for the championship in 2013. ULMS last visited Sharon on October 6 for the season finale when Keith Barbara won his first ever Late Model race at the speedway. Barbara will look to make it two-in-a-row Saturday as he fresh off a win last Saturday at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex!
Super Late Models have competed 404 times over the asphalt and dirt history at Sharon as Barbara became the 105th different winner. Jim Bickerstaff, Sr. leads the list at 42 victories over Davey Johnson's 26, and recent hall of fame inductee Mark Malcuit, who was 21 wins. The ULMS will return to Sharon on Wednesday June 12 followed by appearances on Saturday, July 20 and Saturday, October 5 all for $3,000 to-win as well.
"The Super Late Models have been an important part of the history at Sharon," acknowledged General Manager Dave Willoughby. "There are a lot of Late Model fans in our area and we always get good support from both the fans and racers when we host these events. We're glad to be able to bring them in four times this year. It should be a great show and a great field of cars with several regional speedways not in action! Hopefully the weather will cooperate"
Like their counterpart, the UEMS under the long-time direction of Chris Zuver will also be making four appearances during 2013. The UEMS events always draw a large and quality field of competitors as they add to Sharon's already strong weekly base. Jeff Johnson got off to a fast start at the Sharon opener coming from 10th to score his 16th career win tying him for second on the all-time win list. Johnson will hope to break the second-place tie Saturday. The 25-lap feature will award the winner $1,000. Other appearances by UEMS will be Wednesday, June 12, Saturday, July 20, and Friday and Saturday, September 13-14 for $2,000 to-win!
Warm-ups/group qualifying will be held for both divisions at 6:30 p.m. For more information on ULMS and UEMS, check out their website at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com.
The HTMA/Precise Racing Products Econo Mods began their fourth season of competition and second full season as part of the weekly Saturday "Steel Valley Thunder" program on the April 6 opener. Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Double's third career win came over 12-year-old Jacob Euker. Eucker, who practiced last year at Sharon while winning the Deerfield Championship, is the grandson of the great Dale Johnson. Don't be surprised to see Eucker in victory lane this year and make history as the youngest winner in the track's history. Look for the Econo Mod car counts to pick up and be around a full field before too long.
Of all of the divisions at the opener, the most familiar face in victory lane turned out to be in the Mini Stocks in the last race run of the night. Bill Fuchs, the 2011 track champion, won his milestone 20th career race and will look to add to that total Saturday night.
This week's home-cooked special is chicken gravy over mashed. Once again Saturday night, one lucky boy and girl under the age of 14 will win a bicycle or scooter thanks to King Bros. This promotion will continue throughout the 2013 season.
Show-up points will be awarded to the Modifieds, while full points will be on the line for the Econo Mods and Mini Stocks. Pits open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 5 and heat races slated for 7. Grandstand admission for those 14 and are over is $15, while children under 14 are always free. Pit passes are $35. Parking and camping is always free.
"Steel Valley Thunder" weekly racing returns to Sharon on Saturday, April 27 with the Governor Insurance Agency DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds, Barris Supply RUSH Late Models, Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars, HTMA/Precise Racing Products Econo Mods, and the Deforest Used Parts Mini Stocks.
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PPMS Afternoon Action Continues
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Week One is in the books and the Saturday afternoon racing action at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway continues this weekend as we present another five division Action Event on SAturday, April 20th.
"The cooler weather may have kept the car counts down a little but there was a lot of "hot" racing action in each division," commented Speedway Owner Matt Miley. "We are expecting more of the same this week as the track was fast and held up quite well the entire afternoon."
Third generation racer Michael Norris scored the victory in the Super Late Model opener last Saturday just as he had done in 2012. The Millerstown Pic-A-Part/D&D Salvage Rocket Chassis driver held off the challenges of Jared Miley and picked up his first victory of the young season. The 2011 PPMS Champion Michael Davis was in action at the practice session on April 6th and will definitely be a threat to win once he makes his return to weekly action at "Dirt's Monster Half Mile." Lady racer Kari Gasser is also slated to make her debut this week in the Joe Johnson UPS sponsored Rocket Chassis. The Vienna, OH driver is always a fan favorite and entered the Western PA record books last year when she became the first female to score a Super Late Model victory.
Kyle Lukon battled Andrew Satterlee and Joe Martin to pick up the first ever RUSH sanctioned Pro-Late win last week and will be joined by sister Laura in action this weekend. Ms. Lukon indicated that work commitments have delayed the completion of her 2013 ride but she is anxious to get back behind the wheel. Like Laura, Justin Lamb also missed the season opener but the Moon Township and Kennedy Township Beer 4 Less sponsored Rocket has a new look and will be ready to challenge for the win this Saturday afternoon.
The Late Model Sportsman Division saw Nick Kocuba make a very popular return to Victory Lane last weekend and the Clarken Chiropractic/Duritza's Shop-n-Save sponsored Grand Prix is certainly one of the early season favorites. Other drivers expected to challenge Kocuba include Wayne Carbo, Drew Koteles, Craig Koteles and Brian Huchko.
Two new faces visited Victory Lane in the Hobby Stock and Young Guns Divisions as Christian Schneider scored his first Hobby Stock A-Main win and Jarrett Sugar claimed his first ever win in Young Guns competition. Schneider, who is a second generation driver, has adapted to the bigger cars in the Hobby Stock Division after moving from the Young Guns Division part of the way through the 2012 season. Pavement veteran Jonathan Hileman pressured Schneider for the entire distance of the event but the youngster withstood the pressure.
Defending Young Guns Champion Logan Crewl was absent from last week's action as was Todd Weldon, the runner-up in the 2012 points battle and rookie competitor Jarrett Sugar wasted no time in making his presence known. The thirteen year old competitor led the entire distance of the feature event and scored a popular victory over Dylan Bolind, Roman O'Neill, Michael Jackson, Karlee Kovacs and Jonathan Miller.
Admission prices for the weekly Action Events are as follows: Adult Grandstand Admission $15.00. Seniors, Ages 60 and Over, are admitted for $14.00 with Juniors, Ages 13 to 16, priced at $10.00. Admission for Children aged Six through 12 is $5.00 and Children Under Age Six will be admitted Free. In addition, all children aged Six through 12 will receive a free gift when they present their admission ticket at the PPMS Gift Shop.
Pit Admission for Saturday's event is $30.00.
PMS has also ventured into the social media site Pinterest. The address for this new social media site is: www.pinterest.com/pamotorspeedway. The PPMS Pinterest site is also a great way for race fans to interact and share their experience at the speedway with long time fans as well as those who are new to the sport. The PPMS staff have set up several pinboards on the site and will be adding more as the 2013 racing season progresses. In addition to action and victory lane photos we are looking for 'behind the scenes' photos showcasing the gamete of emotions that can occur on raceday as well as all of the hard work that goes on throughout the evening in the pit area. The PPMS staff would also like to encourage fans to submit photos of fans enjoying the racing action. Please submit your shots to Marcie Barlow at Marcie@ppms.com.
Fans are advised that glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are not permitted to be brought into the speedway. In addition coolers are limited to 14 inches or smaller in size. Don't forget that the Checkered Flag Food Court has a great variety of amusement park munchies like monster chicken wings, juicy hamburgers and hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches and cotton candy at "fan friendly prices."
Fans can also sign up for free race day text messages to get the latest information on weather or traffic delays that may impact the racing action by clicking on the "Rained Out" logo on the speedway website, www.ppms.com.
Additional information is also available on the speedway website: www.ppms.comor by contacting the speedway office at (412) 279-RACE (7223). Race fans can follow Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway at www.twitter.com/PAMotorSpeedway and http://www.facebook.com/Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.
Join us this Saturday, April 20th as the exciting afternoon racing action at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway continues.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads East for Three-Race Swing
WAYCROSS, GA (April 15, 2013) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will head east this weekend to three tracks, all ready to host some very exciting racing action. The three (3) race swing in the Appalachians include three one-day events, each paying $10,000 to win Beginning Friday April 19th, Saturday April 20th, and concluding Sunday April 21st. A strong representation of LOLMDS traveling stars, along with an always-stout group of regional drivers will provide an exciting weekend of racing.
On Friday Night, April 19th, the LOLMDS makes its third appearance at the Rick Jones-promoted Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN has taken home the win in both previous appearances by the LOLMDS at the 3/8th mile oval. Bloomquist coming off a runner-up finish at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas is a strong favorite again at the Knob. Bloomquist will have to battle a strong field of talented drivers to earn his third LOLMDS victory at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex. There will be a complete show on Friday night April 19th with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a $10,000 to win 50-lap feature event. Joining the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Roaring Knob will be the newly-formed RUSH Late Models paying $2,000 to win.
On Saturday Night, April 20th, the series heads further east to the "Capitol of Dirt Racing" Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD. The Frank Plessinger-promoted ½ mile race track will host the nation's best dirt late model drivers for the eighth time in series history. An impressive streak of seven different winners in seven races at Hagerstown is on the line. John Blankenship won the last LOLMDS event at Hagerstown last year with an impressive drive to the front from his 17th starting position. Blankenship and the other stars of the LOLMDS will have their hands full with a stout field of drivers that compete at Hagerstown Speedway on a regular basis. The 32nd Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic will include a complete show on Saturday night April 20th with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature event. Joining the LOLMDS will again be the RUSH Late Models, paying $2,500 to win.
To cap off the weekend, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to the newly-shaped West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV for the first time since 2010. The Sunday night April 21st event on the renovated 4/10ths mile track will be the sixth time the series has been to WVMS. There will be a complete show on Sunday night April 21st with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature event. Also on the race card will be a $2,000 to win Renegades of Dirt traveling modified series and a $350 to win main for the Edge Hot Rods.
West Virginia Motor Speedway has teamed up with Pivotal Racing to add convenience for race fans to kick off their 2013 season, offering online tickets for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Sunday April 21st. Race fans can pre-purchase General Admission Grandstand Tickets for $25 each, Pit Passes for $35 each, or save $20 by purchasing a four-pack General Admission ticket. Fans can purchase securely online with credit or debit cards and print out their tickets from the convenience of home and bring to the track. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking the following link: http://pivotalracing.com/events/lucas-oil-late-model-dirt-series.
"The series is looking forward to the upcoming three (3) race swing into the Appalachians. All three tracks will provide some exciting racing action for the great fans in those areas. Having three races on the same weekend will give fans an opportunity to travel and camp out with us at all three venues, and enjoy a great weekend of racing and entertainment," stated Ritchie Lewis, Series Director.
Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN will lead the contingent of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series stars into the three-race swing. O'Neal will be sporting the Keyser MFG, Day-Glo Orange spoiler as the current series point's leader on Friday night April 19th. Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL is currently second in the Lucas Oil Championship Standings. Two-time and reigning series champ, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN is coming off of his second win of the season last Saturday Night at Lonestar Speedway in Texas and is third in points followed by leading JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year Candidate, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL. Rounding out the top-five is Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, who drives for NASCAR's Clint Bowyer.
Other LOLMDS regulars that are expected to compete at all three tracks include Jared Landers of Batesville, AR; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; John Blankenship of Williamson, WV; Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV; Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, AR; Jerry Lierly of Camp Point, IL; Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE; and Jason McBride of Carbondale, IL.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series' website at www.lucasdirt.com.
Follow the series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
For more information about each race track and to purchase tickets for the LOLMDS events next weekend visit the specific tracks websites listed below and or call each track office phone number listed.
The LOLMDS tire rule for each track is listed below for each event.
Friday Night, April 19th
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex
Track Phone: (724) 329-0306
Promoter: Rick Jones - (410) 857-3821
80 Fearer Rd., Markleysburg PA 15459
Website: www.roaringknob.com
TIRE RULE for Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex for April 19th
Right Rear - Hoosier 01, 02, 04, LM20
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier Rib 1300, 1325
Saturday Night, April 20th
Hagerstown Speedway
Track Phone: (301) 582-0640
Promoter: Frank Plessinger- (301) 582-0640
15112 National Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com
TIRE RULE for Hagerstown Speedway for April 20th
Right Rear - Hoosier 01, 02, 04, LM20
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier Rib 1300, 1325
Sunday Night, April 21st
West Virginia Motor Speedway
Track Phone: (304) 771-5661
Promoters: Lynn Chapman - (304) 741-0767
1 Matheny Road Mineral Wells, West Virginia 26101
Website: www.wvspeedway.com
Order Tickets online at- http://pivotalracing.com/events/lucas-oil-late-model-dirt-series
TIRE RULE for West Virginia Motor Speedway for April 21st
Right Rear - Hoosier 01, 02, 04, LM20
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier Rib 1300, 1325
Event Purse for each LOLMDS event for April 19th, 20th, 21st
$10,000 to win- 1. $10000, 2. $5500, 3. $3500, 4. $2750, 5. $2250, 6. $1800, 7. $1500, 8. $1300, 9. $1200, 10. $1100, 11. $1075, 12. $1050, 13. $1025, 14. $1000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800.
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FOUR DRIVERS LOCK IN SMALL CAR GUARANTEED STARTING POSITIONS
Hagerstown, Md. – In case of troubles, four drivers already locked in a guaranteed starting position for Hagerstown Speedway’s Small Car Nationals in September and included Andy Anderson, Steve Kent, Dustin Proctor and Ryan Laye.
Anderson of Winchester, Va. was successful in holding down the top spot in the Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman feature, his first to victory lane since a late model triumph in June 2009.
“Of all the years I’ve been coming over to this track, 30 some years and last year was the first I never came over to this track at all,” Anderson said. “JT (Spence) was driving this thing and he was winning races with it. He got a late model ride and they called me. I’m just glad I got to drive it and come over and race again.”
Frederick, Md’s Kent led all the way in the Ernie D’s Pure stock feature for his first ever victory at the speedway. Proctor, of Martinsburg, WV secured the hobby stock win and Ryan Laye of Ft. Loudon, Pa led from start to finish for the National Speed Supply/Padula Motorsports four cylinder victory.
In the late model sportsman feature, the field was inverted nine spots and Andy Fries jumped out to the early lead but Anderson was charging around the outside of Rick Hulson and Dominic Defino into second on the opening lap and continued past Fries to lead the second circuit with Charlie Schaffer next.
Following a third lap restart, Frankie Plessinger advanced from fifth to third while tenth starting Justin Weaver was up to fifth.
Weaver got past Plessinger and Schaffer after a seventh lap restart and continued to chase Fries while Anderson was cruising out front, but an opportunity presented itself on the 13th lap when the yellow waved.
Weaver quickly took advantage and sped around Fries and tried his luck on Anderson to no avail as he began pulling away and stretched his lead to 1.9789 seconds over Weaver at the checkered.
“Actually I never saw anyone,” Anderson said. “I looked at the score board and knew who was second. Nathan (Durboraw) was giving me signals but I run the first lap as hard as I do the last lap.”
Following Weaver was Fries, seventh starting Mike Walls who passed Plessinger on the final lap for fourth with Plessinger ending fifth. Schaffer was next in sixth with Defino, Hulson, Robbie Black and Liberty Auto and Tire Hard charger Kyle Lear who came from 22nd
Heats for the 29 entries were won by Courtney Shreiner, Paul Cursey and Scott Palmer while Wayne Walls Jr. was the consolation winner.
Kent started from the pole in the pure stock six car inversion and quickly took charge wile Jerry Fifield took up the chase from the first five laps before a mechanical issue sent him to the pits on the fifth lap.
Kent then had Kevin Boyer on his bumper while Brian Duffy was on the way from 22nd and up to third by the eighth lap and then snatching the runner up spot from Boyer on the 12th. Kent had an over 1.5 second lead and kept it wound up as Duffy chopped it down to .865 seconds at the checkered. Boyer was next with Jamie Swank and Kevin Koontz completing the top five.
Kevin and Keith Koontz were heat winners for the 24 entries as was Fifield.
Krazy Kenny Thomas sat on the pole of the hobby stock event and a six car invert to take the lead over D. Proctor and Gary Proctor. Following a sixth lap restart, D. Proctor took his challenge to the outside of Thomas while G. Proctor tried his luck but settled into third. Proctor continued to lead the rest of the way and led Thomas to the line by two lengths while G. Proctor was another two lengths back. Danny Holmes and Kenny Thomas were next. Thomas, G. Proctor and Gary Calimer were the heat winners.
Laye, the winner of last years four cylinder Nationals Qualifier was up to the challenge again and sat on the outside pole in the heads up start. Following a challenge with Kevin Thomas for the first three laps before Thomas pulled to the pits, Scott McCartney moved in to second but Laye continued to lead the remaining laps under green and grabbed the checkered by 2.34 seconds over McCartney and Justin Stover. John Stoll and Gary Newell were next. Newell was the J&S Salvage hard charger and came from tenth.
The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can be found on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY RESULTS
SMALL CAR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (Home Track Rules)
Hoosier Tire-Mid Atlantic Late Model Sportsman, 20 Laps, 29 Entries (Lap Leaders Andy Fries 1, Andy Anderson 2-20) 1.Andy Anderson, 2.Justin Weaver, 3.Andy Fries, 4.Mike Walls, 5.Frankie Plessinger, 6.Charlie Schaffer, 7.Dominic Defino, 8.Rick Hulson, 9.Robbie Black, 10.Kyle Lear (Liberty Auto and Tire Hard Charger), 11.Wayne Walls Jr., 12.Ryan Walls, 13.Courtney Shreiner, 14.Will Rowe, 15.Chris Eaton, 16.George Dickson Jr., 17.Paul Cursey, 18.Kyle Lee, 19.Khi Swagger, 20.Fred Harden, 21.Scott Palmer, 22.Troy Swindell, 23.Terry Flaherty, 24.Sean Dawson DNQ – Dave Friedrich, Elwood Sord, Bruce Kane, Chad Myers DNS – Billy Farmer
Ernie D’s Pure Stocks, 15 Laps, 24 Entries, (Lap Leaders – Steve Kent 1-15) 1.Steve Kent, 2.Brian Duffy (Ecton and Son Hard Charger), 3.Kevin Boyer, 4.Jamie Swank, 5.Kevin Koontz, 6.Drew Fitzsimmons, 7.Kenny Dillon, 8.Tony Catlett, 9.Charlie Pensinger, 10.Keith Koontz, 11.Ken Drawbaugh, 12.Frank Dibella, 13.DarrinYounker, 14.Barry Williams, 15.Nick Dibella, 16.Kenny Day, 17.Brian Swiger, 18.Bruce Leibowitz, 19.Jerry Fifield, 20.Danny Beavers, 21.Dave Stouffer, 22.Brian Kerns, DNS-James Mongan, Michael Warrenfeltz
D&D Auto Recycling Hobby Stocks - 15 laps, 20 Entries, (Lap Leaders – Krazy Kenny Thomas 1-6. Dustin Proctor 7-15) 1.Dustin Proctor, 2.Krazy Kenny Thomas, 3.Gary Proctor, 4..Danny Holmes, (Kline Auto Body & Towing Lucky Seven), 5.Kenny Thomas, 6.Craig Imes, 7.Michael Hyatt, 8.Gary Calimer, 9.Jamie Mills, 10.William Crook, 11.Joe Rodgers, 12.Gary Cekovich, 13.Gary Moreland, 14.Rick Turner, 15.Gary Moreland, 16.Ralph Hansberger, 17.Tom Caravello, 18.Dylan Welsh DNS – Dan Furman, Dave Shatto
National Speed Supply/Padula Motorsports Four Cylinders--15 Laps, 13 Entries, (Lap Leaders Ryan Laye 1-15) 1.Ryan Laye, 2.Scott McCartney, 3.Austin Stover, 4.John Stoll, 5.Gary Newell (J&S Salvage Inc, Hard Charger), 6.Bryan Neff, 7.Rich Newcomer, 8.Ryan Gordon, 9.Matt Williamson, 10.Kevin Thomas, 11.Jeff Rippeon, 12.Kurt Knepper, DNS – Cody Kershner
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'Rocket Man' Josh Richards Wins $20,000 in NDRL Debut at Paducah
Paducah, Kentucky (April 12, 2013) On a cool April evening the National Dirt Racing League came to fruition as the series hosted their inaugural event at Paducah International Raceway (Paducah, Kentucky). A near capacity crowd and a pit area that saw the overflow parking overflowing with drivers from approximately twenty states set the tone for the night.
The night began with Shannon Babb claiming the Keyser Manufacturing Fast Qualifier honor by registering a lap of 14.531 seconds around the 3/8 mile oval over the fifty-five car field. Heat race action was topped by Eric Wells, Josh Richards, Don O'Neal, Steve Francis, Jared Landers, and Scott Bloomquist, and the redraw for the feature positioned Landers and Richards on the front row for the 75 lap finale.
Landers blazed to the lead at the drop of the green flag and held down the top spot until turn one on the fourth lap, when Richards used a slide job to take over the lead. Once out front Richards motored away from the field as Landers, Don O'Neal, and Scott Bloomquist mixed it up in the top five. By lap 10 O'Neal and Landers were side by side for second, while Richards maintained a comfortable lead until caution flew on lap 12 for a slowing Craig Smith.. The race returned to green flag conditions briefly until lap 15 when Smith slowed again with mechanical issues.
A few laps later the race's complexion took another dramatic change when fourth running John Blankenship (started seventeenth) retired abruptly from the race on lap 29, and two laps later Don O'Neal saw his night come to a sudden end with his own issues as he drew the yellow flag
At the time of the caution the top five running order consisted of Richards, Babb, Owens, Moyer, and Bloomquist. On the ensuing restart Owens shot to second on the restart, and over the next several laps began to pressure Richards for the lead. The battle for the lead would continue to rage for the next several laps before Richards began to stretch his advantage over the final twenty laps.
Despite a handful of cautions in the final laps Richards pulled away to a straightaway win over Jimmy Owens, Jimmy Mars, Billy Moyer, and Scott Bloomquist.
In victory lane Richards commented on the hard work of the track staff. "This race was really fun tonight, and while the track was a little rough in some areas, the track crew did a great job after the monsoons that fell here yesterday."
He was quick to note how fun the racing was with his competitors. "O'Neal and Owens really drove me clean tonight, and I've got to thank them for that." He concluded by noting, "This car was awesome tonight, and I have to give so much credit to my crew. They really made my job easier tonight."
Feature Finish (75 laps): 1. Josh Richards, 2. Jimmy Owens, 3. Jimmy Mars, 4. Billy Moyer, 5. Scott Bloomquist, 6. Steve Francis, 7. Shannon Babb, 8. Brian Birkhofer, 9. Chris Simpson, 10. Eddie Carrier Jr., 11. Dennis Erb Jr., 12. Tim Brown, 13. Eric Wells, 14. Bobby Pierce, 15. Bub McCool, 16. Shane Clanton, 17. Jason Feger, 18.
Don O'Neal, 19. John Blankenship, 20. Brian Shirley, 21. Jared Landers, 22. Randy Weaver, 23. Craig Smith, 24. Austin Hubbard.
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Talented Group of Drivers to Compete for the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year Title - Presented by Dunn-Benson Ford
WAYCROSS, GA (April 11, 2013) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is pleased to announce the talented group of young drivers that have officially declared to compete for the series Rookie of the Year title in 2013. This year's group of drivers includes two racers from the state of Illinois and another young gun out of the state of Arkansas. This group of racers not only has the talent to compete for the coveted JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year - presented by Dunn-Benson Ford, but could also contend for the series national points championship while becoming the next stars of the sport.
The 16-year-old driving sensation Bobby Pierce, the son of the legendary Bob Pierce, will be piloting the #32 Pierce Race Cars House Car as he competes for the JRi Shocks RoY- presented by Dunn Benson Ford in 2013. "Little Bobby", from Oakwood, IL has already won three (3) RED BUCK Fast Time awards in 2013. He leads the RED BUCK Fast Time points category among all drivers and sits fourth (4th) in the LOLMDS national points standings. Bobby is currently leading the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year - presented by Dunn-Benson Ford points standings after eight (8) events in 2013.
"We feel like winning the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year title would not only be a great honor, but would be an outstanding feat for our team. We'll be competing against two other extremely talented drivers for the Rookie title and will be racing against the toughest group of drivers in the nation all season. We just hope that we can make it happen on a great series like this", stated Bobby Pierce. Bobby Pierce just recently was named the winner of the Champion Spark Plug "Search for a Champion" contest and earned a nice sponsorship package from Champion Spark Plugs for 2013. His sponsors include Pierce Race Cars, Pro Power Racing Engines, Champion Spark Plugs, Pierce Posse, Petersen Aluminum, and American Metal Supply Company. To learn more about Bobby Pierce, visit his official website at: www.bobbypierceracing.com.
Another second generation driver of a legendary hall of famer will be competing for the JRi Shocks RoY - presented by Dunn Benson Ford title in 2013. 25-year-old Billy Moyer Jr. out of Batesville and driver of the #21jr hopes to use the vast knowledge and experience from a storied career of his father, Billy Moyer, to compete on the LOLMDS full time in 2013. Moyer Jr. will also be competing for the RoY title and looks to mix it up against the toughest competition anywhere in the country in all series events. Moyer Jr. has accumulated 24 super late model wins over his young career and is excited to be running for the RoY title on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2013.
"I'm excited to run for the RoY on the LOLMDS in 2013. My goal is to get one series feature win and hopefully win the Rookie title. To be able to race against this level of talent and compete on the LOLMDS week-in and week-out, will make me a better racer and improve my overall program. This is a great series and we're looking forward to traveling to a lot of new places in 2013", stated Billy Moyer Jr. Billy sits 11th in the LOLMDS national points standings and is currently second in the JRI Shocks Rookie of the Year - presented by Dunn-Benson Ford points standings. Billy Moyer Jr.s' 2013 sponsors include: Victory Circle M1 Chassis by Moyer, Pro Power Racing Engine, Sparks Motorsports, Henderson Motorsports, NXS Powerline, Imperial Motors, Banner Valley Hauling, Carcityinc.com, Crop Production Services, Red Line Oil, and Performance Bodies. To learn more about Billy, visit his official website at www.billymoyerjr.com.
Another young up-and-coming talented driver out of the state of Illinois will be competing full time on the LOLMDS in 2013 and has entered the chase for the JRi Shocks RoY - presented by Dunn Benson Ford title as well. Jason McBride - 27 years old, out of Carbondale, IL will pilot the #77 Victory Circle M1 Chassis by Moyer on the LOLMDS in 2013, in hopes of earning the coveted RoY title. McBride, owner of his own successful trucking company, has 7 wins in his super late model career and will be looking to contend for some wins on the tour while battling the talented 2013 rookie class.
"We feel like this is the best opportunity for us to compete on a national tour, given all the options. It was simple to choose the Lucas Oil tour because of their professionalism, contingencies, and other programs that they offer to us racers. It's going to be tough to run against the best [drivers] in the country every week, but it's going to be a lot of fun to race at all the new tracks this season", stated Jason McBride. Jason and his entire team bring a great level of professionalism and organization that will represent the LOLMDS very well all season long. Jason currently sits fourteenth (14th) in the LOLMDS national points standings and third (3rd) in the JRi Shocks RoY- presented by Dunn Benson Ford points standings. Jason's sponsors for 2013 include Orthopaedic Institute of Southern Illinois, Best One Tire & Auto Care, Allstar Performance, and McBride Mack. To learn more about Jason and his race team visit his official website at www.jasonmcbride.com.
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NDRL Finally Ready to Launch Inaugural Season at Paducah and I-55!
Pittsburgh, PA (April 10, 2013) Two weeks after mother nature washed away the originally scheduled inaugural weekend the 2013 NDRL 'Let's Get Dirty tour will finally kick off on Friday, April 12 at Paducah (KY) International Raceway with a 75-lap, $20,000 to-win feature event and Saturday, April 13 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, MO for a second $20,000 to-win, 75-lap extravaganza that will also feature two separate 25-lap, $2,000 to-win UMP Modified A-Main events.
75 laps at Paducah International Raceway should prove to be a different challenge for the NDRL's 'Kings of Dirt' based off the opinion of many experts in the industry. 'This certainly stands out as one of the more challenging races of 2013 for drivers,' claimed DirtonDirt.com's Michael Rigsby. 'Paducah is fast, high-banked, and very demanding. You don't just win a race there, you really have to earn it, and that's in a 40 or 50 lapper. A 75 lapper though? Whoever wins that will have earned every nickel of that $20,000.'
'We've never had a show this big,' Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 promoter Ray Marler said about the $20,000 payday, 'It's a huge show for this area. We don't get a lot of these types of shows around our area; the drivers are chomping at the bit to get these shows in. We're excited to be a part of the NDRL's inaugural weekend.'
A plethora of drivers from across the country are expected to be in action during the 'Let's Get Dirty Tour's' inaugural weekend including Shannon Babb, Brian Birkhofer, Scott Bloomquist, Eddie Carrier Jr., Shane Clanton, Jonathan Davenport, Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Feger, Steve Francis, Tim Fuller, Austin Hubbard, Davey Johnson, Mike Johnson, Jared Landers, Jimmy Mars, Billy Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr., Don O'Neal, Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley, Chris Simpson and many more local and regional stars!
In addition to the on track action, Country Music Recording Artist Cody McCarver will be live in concert as well as fireworks and pyrotechnics shows by Legendary Entertainment Productions, known for their work at crown jewel events such as the 'Dream' and 'World 100', will be provided free with admission!
Two complete NDRL shows will be in store at Paducah International Raceway and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 including Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Main's, and 75-lap, $20,000 to-win Feature Events. The UMP Modifieds will also be in action with two of their own complete shows paying $2,000 to the winner of each of their A-Main Feature Events.
Gates and driver registration will open for both events at 1:00pm as the driver's meeting will be held at approximately 5:30pm with hot laps scheduled for 6pm. Time Trials will follow hot laps with racing starting at approximately 7:00pm.
Ticket prices for both events are $35 for general admission and $45 for pit entry. Reserved seating is priced at $40. Reserved tickets for Paducah International Raceway can still be ordered by calling the track office at (270) 898-7469. Fans wanting to purchase reserved seating at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 can call (636) 479-3219.
Paducah International Raceway is a 3/8th Mile high banked oval located in Paducah, KY and features some of the best racing action in the area. Directions to PIR: I-24 to Exit 11, then 0.4 miles south on Husband Rd. (SR 1954), then 1.9 miles East on Lydon Rd. (SR 3075), then 1.3 miles south on Oaks (SR 450), then 0.9 mile west on Shemwell Ln. (near airport). For more information on Paducah International Raceway call the track office at (270) 898-7469 or visit their site at www.paducahracing.net.
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is a high banked 1/3 mile oval that features racing on Saturday nights. The speedway is located in Pevely, MO and is a mere 30 minutes south of downtown St. Louis on Interstate 55 at Pevely exits 180 and 178. For more information on Federated Auto Part Raceway at I-55 call the track office at (636) 479-3219 or visit their website at www.i55raceway.com.
For more information on these events and the National Dirt Racing League please visit www.paducahracing.net, www.i55raceway.com, or www.theNDRL.com.
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PPMS 2013 Season Set To "Blastoff"
PITTSBURGH, PA -- The 2013 racing season at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway will kick off on Saturday, April 13th as we present the 2013 Blastoff Action Event featuring the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models, Precise Racing Products RUSH Pro-Late Models, Sunoco Race Fuels Late Model Sportsman, Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and the Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns.
"We were very happy with the turnout at last Saturday's Test and Tune session and are excited to get the new season underway," commented track owner Matt Miley. "The long range forecast looks good and hopefully our decision to move the April shows to the afternoon means that warmer temperatures will greet the race teams and the fans as we kick off the 2013 season."
The quest for the 2013 PPMS Points Titles will also get underway this weekend. Third generation racer Michael Norris of Sarver, PA, will be back to defend his title in the Diehl of Robinson Super Late Models. Norris will battle fellow Butler County residents Alex Ferree and John Garvin, Jr. as well as veterans Lynn Geisler, Steve Baker and Jim Stephans for the 2013 title. The 2012 divisional champion Michael Davis will also challenge Norris as the Rayland, OH driver has returned to action following a one year hiatus.
The Precise Racing Products Pro-Late Division is now sanctioned by the RUSH Series and will likely see a new titlist; as the 2011 and 2012 champion Colton Flinner will be travelling more in 2013 than he has the past several years. Flinner is expected to be in action at "Dirt's Monster Half Mile" when his schedule permits. Former Knoxville Nationals Champion and Aliquippa, PA driver Tim Shaffer made his Pro-Late debut at last Saturday's "Test and Tune" and will return to PPMS to compete with the likes of Kyle Lukon, Mike Pegher, Jr., Beau Glemba and Mark Moats when he is not competing with the All Star Sprints.
The Late Model Sportsman Division title is also "up for grabs" as four time champion Jake Simmons has sold his car to Joe Anthony. Simmons is building a new car but indicated a few weeks ago that it will not be ready for several more weeks. Wayne Carbo, who captured three victories in 2012, and Nick Kocuba appear to be the early season favorites in the Sportsman class. Other top Sportsman competitors include Jenn Barker, Dave Slade, Brian Huchko, Vince Laboon and Joey Koteles.
The Miley BP Carwash Hobby Stocks and the Imperial Heights Garage Young Guns will round out the weekly racing card at the Imperial, PA oval. Joe Podolinsky of nearby Oakdale, PA will be in competition defending the Hobby Stock title but he will face the challenges of Gary Smith, Chase Evans, Ed Wiser and Hannah Ramsey. Chartiers Valley High School student Logan Crewl will lead the teenage competitors in the Young Guns Division as he attempts to earn his second consecutive divisional title. Roman O'Neill and Michael Jackson were among the other Young Guns competitors gaining valuable track time at the "Test and Tune."
Race teams and fans are reminded that the Pit and Grandstand Admission Gates open at 12:00 noon with the first green flag waving at 2:00PM during the month of April.
Admission prices for the weekly Action Events are as follows: Adult Grandstand Admission $15.00. Seniors, Ages 60 and Over, are admitted for $14.00 with Juniors, Ages 13 to 16, priced at $10.00. Admission for Children aged Six through 12 is $5.00 and Children Under Age Six will be admitted Free. In addition, all children aged Six through 12 will receive a free gift when they present their admission ticket at the PPMS Gift Shop.
Pit Admission for Saturday's event is $30.00.
PPMS has also ventured into the social media site Pinterest. The address for this new social media site is: www.pinterest.com/pamotorspeedway. "As society becomes more fixated on the visual aspects of social media we thought the time was right to launch this new site," commented Miley. "The PPMS Pinterest site is also a great way for our fans to interact and share their experience at the speedway with long time fans as well as those who are new to the sport."
PPMS staff have already set up several pinboards on the site and will be adding more as the 2013 racing season progresses. In addition to action and victory lane photos we are looking for 'behind the scenes' photos showcasing the gamete of emotions that can occur on raceday as well as all of the hard work that goes on throughout the evening in the pit area. The PPMS staff would also like to encourage fans to submit photos of fans enjoying the racing action. Please submit your shots to Marcie Barlow at Marcie@ppms.com.
Fans are advised that glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are not permitted to be brought into the speedway. In addition coolers are limited to 14 inches or smaller in size. Don't forget that the Checkered Flag Food Court has a great variety of amusement park munchies like monster chicken wings, juicy hamburgers and hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches and cotton candy at "fan friendly prices."
Fans are also encouraged to sign up for free race day text messages to get the latest information on weather or traffic delays that may impact the racing action by clicking on the "Rained Out" logo on the speedway website, www.ppms.com.
Additional information is also available on the speedway website: www.ppms.com or by contacting the speedway office at (412) 279-RACE (7223). Race fans can follow Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway at www.twitter.com/PAMotorSpeedway and http://www.facebook.com/Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.
Join us this Saturday, April 13th as we "blast off" the 2013 racing season at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.
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BLAIR WINS CHILLER THRILLER, SCOTT, MOREHOUSE AND SCHNEIDER ALSO WIN
Mercer, PA (April 6, 2013): Robbie Blair held on for the win in the Chiller Thriller for the NDRL's ULMS Late Models in the season's opening event at Mercer Raceway Park. Veteran David Scott dominated the FASTRAK Northeast Series race, while invader Kevin Morehouse did likewise in the NDRL UEMS Modifieds. Chris Schneider survived the Open Stock feature to earn a cool grand.
"With a couple of laps to go there, I got into extra lapped cars and I didn't know whether to try to pass them or just follow them around," Blair said. He watched for an opening, but when he got it, it was big enough to allow the second place runner, Mike Knight, and third place man, Dave Hess, Jr., to follow. That set up an amazing three lap run to the checkers. Knight tried the inside coming off turn two on the final lap, and Hess worked the outside, but Blair had just enough steam to hold them both off.
Robbie Blair and John Garvin paced the the 30 lap feature event. At the drop of the green, Blair surged ahead, with Garvin holding off Mike Knight, Keith Barbara and Dave Hess, Jr.
Action was slowed just four laps into the race, when Jared Miley, Boom Briggs and John Molliick came together in turn four.
Mike Knight took second on the restart and chased Blair for six laps until the next caution, on lap 10, for John Garvin on the backstretch. Garvin then took matters into his own hands, colliding with Keith Barbara as the field circulated under the caution. Barbara was able to continue, but Garvin was done for the night.
Blair led the rest of the way, but Knight and Hess made the final laps memorable for the fans. "I heard him under me back there," the happy winner said.
Keith Barbara was able to finish the race in fourth despite minor damage from his skirmish with Garvin. Ron Davies was fifth.
Chad Valone, Sam Stile, Matt Lux, Brent Rhebergen and Russell King completed the top ten.
Heat winners for the Late Models were Blair, Barbara and Knight. Blair set a new Late Model track record in his heat. His 16.288 broke a three-year old mark set by Garrett Krummert. There was no B Main.
David Scott led the entire 40 lap distance for the FASTRAK Late Models. Colton Flinner and Wayne Robertson dueled for second for most of the distance. However, Dan Angellicchio worked past them both in the late stages of the race. Flinner held on for third. Max Blair could not match his father's performance, taking fourth. Mike Pegher, Jr. crossed in fifth.
Positions six through ten belonged to Will Thomas, Ryan Montgomery, Bill Henry, Damian Bidwell, and Wayne Robertson. Heat winners were Chad Wright, Josh Double, and Montgomery. There was no B Main.
Next weekend, Mercer Raceway Park will have the six exciting divisions that make up the Saturday Night Live! program. points will begin.
NDRL'S ULMS Late Models: Robbie Blair, Mike Knight, Dave Hess, Jr., Keith Barbara, Ron Davies, Chad Valone, Sam Stile, Matt Lux, Brett Rhebergen, Russell King, Matt Urban, Andrew Gordon, Doug Eck, Jim Rasey, Rod Phillips, Garrett Krumert, Greg Oakes, John Mollick, Tom Bateman, Boom Briggs, Jared Miley, John Garvin (DQ). DNS: Clate Copeman, Ken Schaltenbrand.
FASTRAK Northeast Late Models: David Scott, Dan Angellicchio, Colton Flinner, Max Blair, Mike Pegher, Jr., Will Thomas, Ryan Montgomery, Bill Henry, Damian Bidwell, Wayne Robertson, Josh Double, Bryce Davis, Justin Tarow, Joel Prosser, Mike Anderson, Troy Shields, Garrett Mott, Jim Cochran, Dustin Waters, Chad Wright, Bradley Blackshear, Scott Smith, Kyle Zimmerman. DNS: Bob Pifer, Bobby Rohrer.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Announces LaSalle Spring Shootout Expands to Two Days
WAYCROSS, GA (April 4, 2013) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and LaSalle Speedway officials have announced that the "Spring Shootout", scheduled for May 11th will be expanded this year. This year's event will now be two single day shows. There will be a complete show on Friday, May 10th, paying $10,000 to win and a complete show on Saturday, May 11th, paying $10,000 to win.
The LOLMDS was originally scheduled to visit Hartford Motor Speedway on Friday, May 10th. Series officials were notified by Hartford Motor Speedway management that the health of track owner Jim Borden has worsened. The Borden family has decided to cancel the LOLMDS event to focus on their family during this trying time.
"We are extremely appreciative that Jim Borden stuck it out last year during his illness by having the passionate Hotovy family and his friends at Lane Automotive promote the very successful LOLMDS event. The series is again sadden by the recent news of Jim's condition and will continue reverent prayers for Jim and the entire family during this trying time. We certainly understand their decision and ask everyone keep the family in our thoughts and prayers", stated Director, Ritchie Lewis.
In place of our Hartford Motor Speedway date, the LOLMDS quickly reached a sanctioning agreement that includes, two one day events at LaSalle Speedway on Friday, May 10th and Saturday, May 11th. Both events will include RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature events. "The Izzo family has considered expanding the LOLMDS portion of the Spring Shootout for quite some time now. We've worked closely with the Izzo family for many years and its always cool to see them work their tails off to promote a great event for their fans and drivers. The Izzo family has always promoted LOLMDS events from the very beginning of the series, and we are excited about their new direction for the Spring Shootout. As most fans know, LaSalle Speedway will surely produce exciting racing action for all of the wonderful fans to enjoy from that upper mid-western market," stated Director, Ritchie Lewis.
For more information and tickets for this year's "Spring Shootout" scheduled for May 10-11th, visit the track website at www.lasallespeedway.com or call the track office at (815) 223-6900. LaSalle Speedway is located at 578 East US Hwy 6, LaSalle, IL 61301.
The LOLMDS heads to Jackson Motor Speedway and Lonestar Speedway this weekend. On Friday night, April 5th, the series will stop at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, MS before heading to Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX on Saturday night, April 6th. There will be a complete show both nights with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature events.
The tire rule in effect for both Jackson Motor Speedway and Lonestar Speedway on April 5th and 6th will be as follows: The right rear must be a Hoosier 01, 03, 06, or LM40. The left rear and fronts must be a Hoosier rib 1300, or rib 1350.
For more information and tickets for Jackson Motor Speedway, visit www.jacksonmotorspeedway.net or call (601) 331-6827. Jackson Motor Speedway is located at 5448 Old Byram Road in Byram, MS. For more information about the event at Lonestar Speedway, visit www.lonestarspeedway.com or call (903) 986-9731. Lonestar Speedway is located in 3131 FM 1252 in Kilgore, TX.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series' website at www.lucasdirt.com .
Follow the series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt .
Tire Rule for Jackson Motor Speedway and LoneStar Speedway, April 5-6th:
Hoosier Tires Only
Right Rear- 01, 03, 06 or LM40
Left rear and fronts- Rib- 1300, or 1350
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Carolina Clash Moves to Race #3 at 311 Motor Speedway's for the 2013 Season Opener for Stokes County, North Carolina Track
Dennis Franklin Leads Points; Tim Allen on Hot Streak after Fayetteville Win
By: Mark Huey, Carolina Clash PR
There will be plenty of racing in the areas surrounding Stokes and Rockingham Counties, NC this weekend, April 6th. While many fans will be attending the NASCAR events at nearby Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, they have a chance to get their dirt on as the action cranks up at the 311 Motor Speedway, denoted as the "Daytona of Dirt!" Located within short driving distance from the Martinsville area, 311 Motor Speedway will give racing fans plenty to talk about when they open the 2013 season this weekend.
The local dirt racing faithful have waited a long, warm winter season to hear the sounds of revving engines echoing from this humble, rolling countryside, where just across the back-straightaway you are given sights of quiet cattle grazing on the plush, green pastures and are within sight of the towering Belews Creek Steam Station on Belews Lake. Every Saturday night in 2013, these quiet, natural surroundings will endure an abrupt change of speed, when sounds of much smaller, yet louder thundering power plants will replace the silences of Belews Lake's towers and the pasture's crickets, frogs and whippoorwills.
Mr. Mike Fulp, promoter of 311 Motor Speedway and Mr. Larry Lee, owner of Carolina Clash, welcome you to 311 and round three of the 2013 Carolina Clash "Blue Collar Tour" and a new and exciting season of racing at the 311 Motor Speedway. Come out and enjoy this cherished pastime in the foothills of the Eastern Blue Ridge, where the roots of North Carolina racing run deep and the thrills of cars in chasing roar are now appearing on-stage at the ringed-coliseum of historic lore! No doubt, it's race-day at 311 and you are invited to COME GET YOUR DIRT ON!!! Mr. Fulp has been working since the final months of 2012 to get the track in great shape for 2013. He has spent many hours, days and nights, working the track surface to get new banking into the already fast speed house. Also, Mr. Fulp has worked hard upgrading concession stands, adding new cooking equipment to his first-class facility.
The stars of the Carolina Clash are ready to tackle the "Daytona of Dirt" this Saturday, April 6, 2013, for a $4,000 to win feature event. The race this Saturday marks the first of three trips to 311 Speedway for the Carolina Clash this season.
Scott Autry finished the season in 2012 with a huge win at 311, his second there, which saw Luke Roffers capture the 2012 series title. Dennis Franklin has three wins at 311 and Ricky Weeks has the most among active drivers with five. Franklin currently sits atop the points standings for the Carolina Clash as he picked up the checkered flag in the first event of 2012, The Skyler Trull Memorial Race, on March 9. Tim Allen will be carrying a ton of momentum into this event, as he was the winner at Fayetteville two weeks ago.
Also on the card for April 6 at 311 Speedway will be the Crate USA 311 Crate Late Models, Super Stock Four Cylinders, Pure Stock/Renegades, and U-Cars. According to the officials of 311 Motor Speedway, the Carolina Clash 40-lap main event will start no later than 10 pm. Pit gates will open at 3:00pm and grandstands will open at 4:00pm. Carolina Clash driver registration will begin at 5:00pm. The drivers' meeting will be held promptly at 6:30 pm and hot laps will start immediately after. All Carolina Clash competitors are reminded that transponders are required for use in competition at all 2013 events and can be rented at the track. The track website is http://www.311motorspeedway.com
311 Motor Speedway is located on US Highway 311 North, in Pine Hall, NC, which is near Madison, NC, adjacent to the Stokes/Rockingham County line.
Other Information:
Race Event #26 at 311 Motor Speedway
All-Time Series Event #248
Previous Winners at 311: Ricky Weeks (5), Dennis Franklin (3), Billy Hicks (3), Scott Autry (2), Jeff Smith (2), Phil Hall (2), Ray Tucker (2), Austin Dillon (2), Petey Ivey (1), Dale McDowell (1), Jeff Cooke (1), Chris Madden (1)
Winners in 2012 at 311 - Scott Autry, Dennis Franklin, Jeff Smith
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HAGERSTOWN LOOKING FORWARD TO A FULL APRIL
Hagerstown, Md. Hagerstown Speedway is one for two so far but looking forward to more accommodating weather and a full schedule of April events.
With four Saturday’s, there are four completely different programs on tap and begins April 6th for the first Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic late model sportsman point event on the schedule with Liberty Tire and Auto of Mercersburg, PA providing a Hard Charger Award for each event. The Ernie D’s pure stocks already began their point program last evening with Kevin Boyer winning as they will also be in competition with a Bill Ecton and Son (Hagerstown) Hard Charger award. The first point event for the D & D Auto Recycling hobby stocks is also on the program and joined with the Kline’s Auto Body (Hagerstown) Lucky Seven award.
The first of two Small Car National Qualifiers, this one with home track rules, is set for April 13th. The program features the late model sportsman, pure stocks, hobby stocks and the first National Speed Supply/Padula Motorsports four cylinder event with a hard charger award sponsored by J & S Salvage of Hancock, Md. Feature winners will be guaranteed starters in September’s 7th Annual Small Car events.
After Jason Cover t won the opener in the Buchanan Auto Stores late models, they return for their second program of the season on Saturday the 20th when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series arrives for the 32nd Annual Stanley Schetromph Classic with the winner claiming $10,000 for the 50-lap event. The program was lost to rain last season. The RUSH (crate) Dirt Late Model Series will be making their first of two appearances with $2,500 going to the winner in the 30-lap feature.
Ending the month on the 27th will be the Steel Block Bandits in their first of two non-point appearances this season for the late model sportsman. The pure stocks and hobby stocks will also be in competition.
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COVERT CLAIMS HAGERSTOWN’S THREE STATE FLYERS OPENER
Hagerstown, Md. – “What a car,” Jason Covert said upon exiting the Barry Klinedinst #43A after claiming the Buchanan Auto Stores Three State Flyer late model opening event Saturday night at Hagerstown Speedway
“Thanks to the guys,” said Covert, of York Haven, PA. ”I had to work today and they took care of the car for me, so all the credit goes to them. They worked that hard so I thought I better drive that hard.”
After starting seventh in the stellar field, he battled and inched his way to the front until taking the lead from last season’s opening day winner, Gregg Satterlee.
“I sure hope the fans liked that race. From where I was sitting, it sure was fun,” Covert said.
Covert was also reminded that the triumph was his overall career 100th.
“That’s a long time for what I’ve done and where I came from,” Covert said. “It’s kind of humbling. When I first started, I didn’t know if I’d ever get one and then I got one and it was four or five years until I got another one.”
In time trials for the 44 entries, Jerry Bard toured the track in 18.916 seconds and it held on for a long time until Rick Eckert knocked him off the top with a lap of 18.893. The top two from each of the four heats drew for starting position and Keith Jackson who finished second in the fourth heat, was on the pole with Satterlee alongside.
Jackson powered to the front quickly followed by Satterlee, Trevor Feathers, Kenny Pettyjohn and Covert by completion of the opening lap. J.T. Spence, fifth quick and eighth starter, had the first mechanical issue when he coasted to a stop on the third lap.
Following a lap eight red flag when Gary Stuhler stopped on the front stretch with a fire under the hood, Jackson continued to fend off Satterlee and Pettyjohn while Jamie Lathroum battled with Covert and behind them, Eckert and Nick Dickson.
Jackson held his own until a 13th lap restart when Satterlee charged around the top of turn two to surge ahead while Pettyjohn tried his luck on the inside to charge into second as Jackson later coasted to a stop on the 16th.
Covert got past Pettyjohn on the restart to take second and then began working Satterlee over while Eckert advanced into the third position on the 22nd lap.
The green remained out as Covert powered past Satterlee on the 26th and ducked between two cars entering the first turn to make up some distance. Covert was getting where he needed and by the checkered, had two lapped cars and 1.584 seconds back to Satterlee.
“The yellows were hurting us,” Covert said. “We needed to get on a longer run. I was getting pinned on the restarts. Once I got clear I could start running the line I wanted. After that, our American Racer tires showed what they’ll do.”
Eckert held to third over Dickson and Dan Stone. Pettyjohn went on to finish sixth over Lathroum, Feathers, Mark Pettyjohn, who was Friday’s winner at Winchester and Kenny Moreland.
Eckert, K. Pettyjohn, Satterlee and Dickson were the heat winners while Rusty Sites and Gary Stuhler won the B mains. Scott LeBarron started 26th and advanced to 15th to collect the $100 Round Hill (VA) Auto Hard Charger award.
Nininger’s Tire and Auto will be sponsoring a point fund for the Three State Flyer events as Covert is the early leader in the series.
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY RESULTS
Three State Flyers - Late Model Championship Series, 35 Laps, 44 entries, (Lap Leaders Keith Jackson 1-13, Gregg Satterlee 14-25, Jason Covert 26-35): 1.Jason Covert, 2.Gregg Satterlee, 3.Rick Eckert, 4.Nick Dickson, 5.Dan Stone, 6.Kenny Pettyjohn, 7.Jamie Lathroum, 8.Trevor Feathers, 9.Mark Pettyjohn, 10.Kenny Moreland, 11.Marvin Winters, 12.David Williams, 13.Roy Deese Jr., 14.Glenn Elliott, 15.Scott LeBarron (Round Hill Auto Hard Charger), 16.Lindsay Barton, 17.Brian Tavenner, 18.Matt Parks, 19.Keith Jackson, 20.Devin Friese, 21.Dale Hollidge, 22.Jerry Bard, 23.C.S. Fitzgerald, 24.Rusty Sites, 25.Gary Stuhler, 26. J.T. Spence, DNQ – Brian Booze, Pancho Lawler, Justin Kann, Andy Fries, Tyler Hershey, Rick Hulson, Chaz Walls, Dominic Defino, Andy Haus, Keith Barbara, Frankie Plessinger, Brad Omps, Tyler Castle, Duane Harbaugh, Dan Swartzlander, DNS – Corey Weaver
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Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series; looking back at a busy Money Month of March
By Chris Tilley
HUNTSVILLE, AL (March 31, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series just wrapped a huge first month on the 31st anniversary of series competition.
Over $100,000 in prize money went out the door with Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN taking the lions share and collecting $12,850 in just three appearances on the tour thus far. Among the current top-ten drivers in the points, they have collected nearly half the amount already distributed in the first four events. A total of $45,085 has been collected amongst them.
DAVENPORT LIKES NEW RIDE
Blairsville, GA hot shoe Jonathan Davenport sits atop the SAS point standings for the first time and rightfully so after four consecutive top ten finishes, three out of four top five finishes and two wins on top of that. Davenport has collected $11,800 so far in series prize money and collected $9,000 just in first place money while driving for AES Racing and his Barry Wright Race Car. After last season in the Bowyer Dirt Motorsports entry, Davenport is finding early success with the North Carolina based team. Davenport also finished what was a superior month by claiming the $30,000 prize during the Second Annual Carolina Crown, an un-sanctioned show at Lancaster (SC) Speedway on Saturday Night March 30th.
HICKMAN MARCHES THROUGH MARCH
Riley Hickman of Chatanooga, TN hasn't finished outside the top fifteen in four events while collecting three top ten finishes and a 14th place finish. He has collected $2,650 so far on the SAS tour. On March 10th Hickman picked up an Ultimate Series victory at Lavonia, GA giving him a steady month for the defending SRRS-tour champ.
NEW VENUES FOR HIETT
Jason Hiett of Oxford, AL is running the series for the first time after only making visits at his home track of Talladega Short Track in Alabama last season and a lone visit to Cleveland, TN last November. Hiett will see some new tracks as the series ventures to Tazewell, TN and Bulls Gap, TN in the coming weeks. Hiett has already claimed two top ten finishes on the tour and brought in $2,300 in prize money. Hiett currently leads the DirtonDirt.com/Cruise with the Champions Rookie of the Year standings and sits third in series points.
SOLID MARCH FOR WEEKS
It was a very solid Month of March for Friendsville, TN driver and defending series Rookie of the Year Mike Weeks who collected $1,975 this month in series prize money finishing in the top ten the last two races. Weeks finished second to Randy Weaver in the championship battle last season and hopes to continue that success and add a second series championship to his résumé. Weeks picked up the STARS Volunteer Racing Series Championship in 2010.
SUPER RACING FOR ROSNER
Cherokee Speedway on March 3rd was the first time Mark Rosner of Rockford, TN had piloted a Super Late Model and rallied the JT Kerr Racing Equipment/Stinger Race Cars entry to a very respectable 11th place finish. Since then Rosner has solidly finished the other three events and has earned $1,860 and sits second in the Rookie point standings and fifth in Championship points.
HOLMES FOLLOWING IN FATHER’S FOOT STEPS
Bret Holmes is no stranger to dirt tracks, eyeing his father race the well-known #H2 up and down the road while at the same time growing up with aspirations to sit behind the wheel. Now at age 15, the second generation driver is piloting his father’s Barry Wright Race Car and will compete for the Championship and Rookie titles. Holmes has respectable 13th, 12th and 18th place finishes after seeing the cockpit of a full-blown Super Late Model for the first time this season on a traveling circuit.
BUSINESS FOR SAS PICKING UP
For the first time in over five years the tour sees a 27 race schedule which stretches across only five surrounding states, boasting three-$10,000 to win shows for regional status and has six drivers with perfect attendance over those four races which have been ran. The series recently added a pair of $4,000 to win races as part of the 35th Annual Alabama State Championship in late September at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL marking the first time a sanctioning body will run the event in the event's rich history.
The series heads to Tazewell (TN) Speedway for the first time since 2006 this coming Saturday Night for the Fourth Annual Charles Trammell Memorial paying $5,000 to win / $300 to start the 50-lapper.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
Current Southern All Stars Championship Points (after March 23rd)
1. Jonathan Davenport-372 (Blairsville, GA)
2. Riley Hickman-328 (Chattanooga, TN)
3. Jason Hiett-314 (Oxford, AL)
4. Mike Weeks-294 (Friendsville, TN)
5. Mark Rosner-276 (Rockford, TN)
6. Bret Holmes-234 (Munford, AL)
7. Randy Weaver-214 (Crossville, TN)
8. Billy Ogle Jr.-184 (Knoxville, TN)
9. Dale McDowell-184 (Chickamauga, GA)
10. Ray Cook-184 (Brasstown, NC)
Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Event Winners:
#1-Jared Landers-Batesville, AR (Cherokee Speedway) March 3rd
#2-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Cleveland Speedway) March 9th
#3-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (East AL Motor Speedway) March 16th
#4-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (Smoky Mountain Speedway) March 23rd
Upcoming Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Apr. 6 Saturday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $5,000 to win 50 laps
May 4 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 to win 40 laps
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Hesston Opens on May 11 with Steel Block Bandits "Night of Power!"
(Hesston, PA) The 2013 Hesston Speedway season will blastoff on Saturday, May 11. "Night of Power" will now feature the Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman as the star attraction that night.
"Night of Power" will be the first of three appearances of the Steel Block Bandits on the high banks of Hesston during the season. The 35 lap championship event for the Semi-Late Model Sportsman (limited/steel block/crate late models) will pay $1,500 to win and $160 to start. All divisions will compete for increased payoffs and race championship feature distances. Steel Block Bandits will return on Sunday, September 1 as well as for their 2013 finale at "The Ultimate" on October 11-12-13.
A-Cadets (street/pro-stocks) will race for $700 to win in a 25 lap feature. Hobby-Modifieds (pure/strictly stocks) will run 20 laps for $400 to win and Roadrunners (stock fwd 4-cylinders) will race 15 laps for $250 to win. In addition, the Penn-Mar Vintage Coupes will compete in a full racing program featuring these classic race cars in all-out racing action.
Semi-Late Model Sportsman competitors are reminded that the following weight limits will apply for all Hesston 2013 events, including those sanctioned by the Steel Block Bandits. The 2013 weight rules for Hesston are a compromise between the 2012 track weight limits and current Steel Block Bandits rules. The weight limits are the correct variances to equalize the various motor categories on the 4/10 mile at "motor mountain."
Hesston/Williams Grove/Bedford/Hagerstown etc.-legal limited 358 motors will weight 2,350. Open 358 motors will weigh 2,400 with aluminum heads requiring a 50 lb. weight on or in front of the motor mid-plate. Open steel block motors up to 430 ci. will weigh 2,450 with no mid-plate requirement. The 2,450 weight is also an option for open 358 aluminum head motors without a mid-plate. GM 604 motors will have a 2,200 weight limit and GM 602 will weigh 2,100. GM crate motors will be permitted to run 12" spoilers. For Steel Block Bandits events, Ford crate motors will be permitted using SBB weight rules for 2,200 for D347SR and 2,100 for D347JR.
Steel Block Bandits tire rule will apply for all Hesston events with the exception of any compound permitted on the inside front tire. The other 3 tires must be AR 44 or harder, Hoosier 1300 or harder and durometer a minimum of 32 at any time.
The 2013 Hesston Speedway "all-championship" schedule features seven high-octane events from May until October The Speedmonster & 3 State Flyers Super Late Models will compete in 6 racing programs and Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman will sanction 3 events with the track's Semi-Late Model Sportsman on the racing program for all other events.
Speedmonster 3/State Flyers Super Late Models will race for $8,088 total to win in twin 35-lap features at "Mega-Blitz Mach 3" on Sunday May 26 with a June 16 rain date. "Revolution 2013" on Thursday, July 4 will pay $5,222 to win for 55 laps with a July 7 rain date. The "Eriksen Grand Prix" on Sunday, July 28 will pay $4,044 to win for 44 laps with a rain date of August 4. "Superthunder Road" on Sunday, September 1 will also pay $4,044 to win for 44 laps.
The season will conclude with a massive late model phenomenon at "The Ultimate" on October 11-12-13. This mega-event will showcase 5 late model-type features, 4 late model series and 3 late model divisions. Speedmonster/3 State Flyers Super Late Models will pay a total of $14,444 to win with Steel Block Bandits Semi-Late Model Sportsman paying $2,600 and RUSH Crate Late Models paying $2,500. A-Cadets, Hobby-Modifieds and Roadrunners will also compete in high-paying super championship events during the weekend.
In 2012, Hesston averaged 41 Super Late Models and 29 Semi-Lates for a total average of 70 late model cars at its Speedmonster events. Overall car count average was 144. Track management has spent endless hours formulating rules packages which allow virtually every car in the region to be legal and competitive using weight and spoiler breaks. Hesston continues to offer increased payoffs to reward the drivers for their strong support of the track.
"Motor Mountain" is located in the scenic Raystown Lake and mountain country of central PA and provides a wonderful opportunity for race fans and race teams to make a complete weekend getaway when attending the racing events at Hesston. Promoter DR Eriksen has transformed Hesston into a showplace in just two short seasons, with additional improvements on the drawing board. Major expansions have given the track more seating, parking and pit space to accommodate these major events. All fans are provided an excellent view of the action, with grandstand seating and drive-in viewing built high above the racing surface. Hesston welcomes campers and now offers in track-camping on the back straight viewing ramp. Full information about the Hesston Speedway may be found at http://www.hesstonspeedway.com or by calling 814-658-3639.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Takes Easter Weekend off, Heads to Mississippi and Texas
WAYCROSS, GA (March 26, 2013) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take Easter weekend off, following a successful and exciting Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway last weekend. Following the short break, the series will be heading south to Mississippi and Texas on April 5th and 6th. The LOLMDS will sanction a pair of $10,000 to win events that will host the nation's top dirt late model drivers and some of the strongest regional racers in the country.
On Friday night, April 5th, the series will make its first stop at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, MS before heading to Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX on Saturday night, April 6th. There will be a complete show both nights with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature events.
In last year's inaugural visit to the Don Cliburn-promoted Jackson Motor Speedway, Don O'Neal withstood a strong field of entrants before a record-setting crowd and won the event. O'Neal passed Jimmy Owens with 12 laps to go to take the $10,000 victory. Last year at Lonestar Speedway, in a thrilling finish, Jared Landers got by Jimmy Owens on the final lap to take his only LOLMDS win of 2012 at the Sam Hafertepe, Jr. promoted facility.
The LOLMDS just completed another exciting "Indiana Icebreaker" at Brownstown (IN) Speedway as fans saw Carpentersville, IL driver Dennis Erb charge from the 8th starting position to record his third LOLMDS victory in 2013. The win vaulted Erb into second place in Lucas Oil Championship Points. O'Neal finished second to Erb this past weekend and retains the series championship points lead heading to MS and TX.
Last weekend's Icebreaker marked the first event since the series instituted the new tire rule as drivers competed at Brownstown Speedway. Numerous drivers gave raved reviews and spoke highly about the new tire rule and the racing action. "The new tires worked just fine, we hit on everything just right, and once the track cleaned up, you could race all over it," stated Indiana Icebreaker winner, Erb.
"We love the new tire rule that the series put into place. We feel everyone is on a level playing field now and the fact you don't need to carry nearly as many tires as we had been carrying really helps us lower budget race teams to be able to compete with these national stars," stated Greg Johnson, 3rd place finisher at the Indiana Icebreaker.
"The series is really excited about going back to Mississippi and Texas again this year! This should be an exciting weekend of racing for the great fans in that area," exclaiming Ritchie Lewis, Director. "We're very happy how the first event under the new tire rule turned out. The fans saw some great racing at Brownstown, with two and three wide racing all through the field. The response from the drivers was well received about the new tires and the fact it takes less tires now to compete at a series event makes it better for everyone," stated Ritchie Lewis, Series Director, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
The tire rule in effect for both Jackson Motor Speedway and Lonestar Speedway on April 5th and 6th will be as follows: The right rear must be a Hoosier 01, 03, 06, or LM40. The left rear and fronts must be a Hoosier rib 1300, or rib 1350.
For more information and tickets for Jackson Motor Speedway,visit www.jacksonmotorspeedway.net or call (601) 331-6827. Jackson Motor Speedway is located at 5448 Old Byram Road in Byram, MS. For more information about the event at Lonestar Speedway, visit www.lonestarspeedway.com or call (903) 986-9731. Lonestar Speedway is located in 3131 FM 1252 in Kilgore, TX.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series' website at www.lucasdirt.com .
Follow the series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt .
Tire Rule for Jackson Motor Speedway and LoneStar Speedway, April 5-6th:
Hoosier Tires Only
Right Rear- 01, 03, 06 or LM40
Left rear and fronts- Rib- 1300, or 1350
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Chiller Thriller Postponed to April 6
Mercer, PA (March 26, 2013): Due to wet conditions following the last snowfall, the Chiller Thriller has been postponed until Saturday, April 6.
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Davenport lays claim to Smoky Mountain Speedway while taking second-straight SAS win
By Chris Tilley
MARYVILLE, TN (March 23, 2013)—Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA has become the only repeat winner in four races during the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series-sanctioned 103.5 WIMZ Rockin’ with the Stars event on Saturday Night March 23rd at Smoky Mountain Speedway.
This was Davenport’s second-straight SAS win as he picked up the $5,000 payday while driving the AES Racing, Mega Plumbing, EnCompass Solutions sponsored Clement’s Racing Engines powered Barry Wright Race Car. Davenport is now tied with Billy Ogle Jr., Randle Chupp and Jack Pennington on the all-time winner’s list with eight career victories.
Davenport, who lowered the current track record, started alongside Ray Cook for the start of the 40 lapper with Cook gaining the momentum on the start taking to the high side and the lead for the first eight circuits. Davenport would stay right with Cook then grab the lead coming to the ninth lap on the back chute underneath where Cook had gotten trapped behind a lapped car. As the laps were winding down in the main, Cook had begun to reel in Davenport and would have a great run going into turn three allowing him to get up behind him but the final yellow with just two laps to go wouldn’t be enough as Davenport pulled away on the single-file restart to claim the win.
The first of four yellows would come out on lap 20 as David Crabtree would slow his mount in turn one. The next yellow flag would wave on lap 22 as Mike Weeks was spun by Tommy Kerr in turn four and sent to the tail. The lap 25 caution would see Scott James slamming the wall in turn two ending his night. The final yellow would come on lap 38 as David Payne slowed in turn three with engine woes.
The next Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event is on Saturday April 6th as the SAS gang heads to the high-banks of the ‘Bad Fast Taz’ the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for the 50-lap Fourth Annual Charles Trammell Memorial paying $5,000 to win / $300 to start. For more information visit www.tazewellspeedway.net .
Official Summary of Results
Smoky Mountain Speedway-Maryville, TN
Round #4 of 2013 Season (March 23, 2013)
Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Late Models
Feature Finish:
1. Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA
2. Ray Cook-Brasstown, NC
3. Steve Casebolt-Richmond, IN
4. Dale McDowell-Chickamauga, GA
5. Billy Ogle Jr.-Knoxville, TN
6. Mark Douglas-Knoxville, TN
7. Jason Hiett-Oxford, AL
8. Riley Hickman-Chattanooga, TN
9. Mike Weeks-Friendsville, TN
10. Tommy Kerr-Maryville, TN
11. Stacy Boles-Claxton, TN
12. Mark Vineyard-Powell, TN
13. Brett Miller-Greeneville, TN
14. Vic Hill-Mosheim, TN
15. Josh Collins-Knoxville, TN
16. Mark Rosner-Rockford, TN
17. Bobby Giffin-Maryville, TN
18. Bret Holmes-Munford, AL
19. David Payne-Murphy, NC
20. Scott James-Bright, IN
21. David Crabtree-Maryville, TN
22. Brad Hall-Knoxville, TN
23. Hunter Peacock-Gray, GA
24. Bo Shirley-Gadsden, AL
25. Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Did Not Start)
Yellow Flags: Four (laps 20, 22, 25, 38)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Cook (1-8); Davenport (9-40)
Fast Time: Jonathan Davenport-14:932 seconds (New Track Record)
Entries: 32
Current Southern All Stars Championship Points (after March 23rd)
1. Jonathan Davenport-372 (Blairsville, GA)
2. Riley Hickman-328 (Chattanooga, TN)
3. Jason Hiett-314 (Oxford, AL)
4. Mike Weeks-294 (Friendsville, TN)
5. Mark Rosner-276 (Rockford, TN)
6. Bret Holmes-234 (Munford, AL)
7. Randy Weaver-214 (Crossville, TN)
8. Billy Ogle Jr.-184 (Knoxville, TN)
9. Dale McDowell-184 (Chickamauga, GA)
10. Ray Cook-184 (Brasstown, NC)
Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Event Winners:
#1-Jared Landers-Batesville, AR (Cherokee Speedway) March 3rd
#2-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Cleveland Speedway) March 9th
#3-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (East AL Motor Speedway) March 16th
#4-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (Smoky Mountain Speedway) March 23rd
Upcoming Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Apr. 6 Saturday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $5,000 to win 50 laps
May 4 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 to win 40 laps
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Erb is Superb in Winning Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway
BROWNSTOWN, IN (March 23, 2013) - Dennis Erb, Jr. came from the eighth starting spot to win the 16th Annual Indiana Icebreaker sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday Night at Brownstown Speedway. Erb, took the lead on lap six from Josh McGuire and went unchallenged the rest of the way for the $10,000 victory.
Erb's fifth career LOLMDS win tonight was also his first series win outside of East Bay Raceway Park in Florida. Don O'Neal finished second, followed by Greg Johnson, Jared Landers, and Bobby Pierce.
"The car was amazing all night; we didn't change much at all! This was probably the best car I have had here at Brownstown. In the feature, the track was racy from top to bottom. We started on the outside of the fourth row and the top was great, so that's where I stayed and it didn't take us long to get to the front," said Erb, who earned his fourth career win at the South-Central Indiana track.
"The car was good all week at East Bay last month, if not for a few blown tires, we would have won the points, but we had a good night tonight and we want to stay with the series all year, if we can find some more funding then that's what we will do," said the 40-year-old Erb.
Once Erb was in front there was no catching him. The only caution of the race came out with 20 laps complete, but on the restart, Erb pulled away from his nearest competitors. "I have to thank Bloomquist Race Cars, Kuntz and Company, J&L Scrap Metals and McBride Leasing, and of course my Crew Chief, Heather Lyne."
Completing the top ten were Darrell Lanigan; Mike Marlar; John Blankenship; Jimmy Owens; and Josh Richards.
In preliminary action, Bobby Pierce set the overall fastest time (Group A) amongst the 37 entrants, with a lap of 14.798 seconds. Jared Landers set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 15.046 seconds. Bobby Pierce, Steve Francis, Josh McGuire, and Brandon Sheppard won their respective Heat Races. Jimmy Owens and Mike Marlar won their respective B-Mains.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to action on Friday, April 6th, with the Southern 50 at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS. The following night, Saturday, April 7th, the series makes its way to Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX for the annual High Banks Havoc. Both events will pay $10,000-to-win, and will include RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and 50-Lap main events. For more information, log onto www.jacksonmotorspeedway.com and www.lonestarspeedway.com .
Feature Finish (50 Laps): 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Don O'Neal, 3. Greg Johnson, 4. Jared Landers, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Darrell Lanigan, 7. Mike Marlar, 8. John Blankenship, 9. Jimmy Owens, 10. Josh Richards, 11. Steve Francis, 12. Scott Bloomquist, 13. Eddie Carrier Jr., 14. Earl Pearson Jr., 15. Michael Asberry, 16. Brandon Sheppard, 17. Billy Moyer Jr., 18. Josh McGuire, 19. Jeremy Hines, 20. Chad Stapleton, 21. Jeff Babcock, 22. Joe Janowski, 23. Jerry Lierly, 24. Jason McBride, 25. Austin Hubbard, 26. Michael Chilton, 27. Tim Rivers.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 37
Lap Leaders: Josh McGuire (Laps 1 - 5); Dennis Erb Jr. (Laps 6 - 50)
Caution Flags: Michael Asberry (Lap 20)
Time of Race: 16 minutes 46 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings
1. Don O'Neal 710
2. Dennis Erb Jr. 640
3. Earl Pearson Jr. 620
4. Bobby Pierce 615
5. Jared Landers 585
6. John Blankenship 570
6. JImmy Owens 570
6. Steve Francis 570
9. Scott Bloomquist 530
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. 465
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POSTPONED AGAIN, WEATHER AGAIN PROVES UNCOOPERATIVE TO HAGERSTOWN BRAWL
HAGERSTOWN, MD. – Postponed Again!
Last week, the still wintery forecast resulted in a “Same time next weekend” postponement for the Brawl in the Fall. Well, next weekend arrived and a duplicate wintery forecast resulted in the event being postponed again. Would it be better to rename it the Rain Date Race?
Was there any thought of needing a rain date on the rain date’s rain date? Hardly, but the speedway cannot control Mother Nature!
Bear in mind, in the interest of travel distances and allowing fans and teams to make plans, the decision to postpone was made late Friday afternoon when Sunday’s forecast called for mid-30 degree temperatures and potential arrival of another snow storm. There has been little change since.
Temperatures have remained below average, however, Saturday’s test and tune session was still not even close last year’s nearly 80 degree day for the session (held a week earlier) and then the season opener this same weekend was lost to heavy rains.
The speedway’s concern is having the event ran when fans are not subject to sitting in freezing temperatures, nor having drivers race under those conditions which also is detrimental to engine performance.
Hagerstown’s web site invites emails to the speedway at info@hagerstownspeedway.com with suggestions as to event completion options.
The speedway will work hard to accommodate fans and teams to the best of our ability but knowing that we cannot please everyone. As the four divisions compete regularly on Saturdays, we hope to find a suitable Sunday date to please the majority of those responding.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
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HAGERSTOWN TEST AND TUNE COMPLETED, THREE STATE FLYERS FIRST UP
HAGERSTOWN, MD – Following a complete rain out of the area the previous Saturday, more than 65 race cars were ready to participate in Hagerstown Speedway’s second scheduled Test and Tune session this Saturday afternoon.
With 23 late models and 18 late models sportsman, there were enough to make two good race events to jump start the season, however, they’ll have to wait for another time. There were a number of the tracks regular appearing pure stocks and hobby stocks while four cylinders, two All American Outlaws and a 305 sprint were also represented.
This coming Saturday (30th), along with an Easter Egg Hunt for the children, the Three State Flyers late models will be in action for a 35-lap feature along with the Ernie D’s pure stocks. Both are first point events of the season. Warm-ups begin at 6:30 p.m.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
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Tonight's (Sat. March 23rd) SAS event is a GO for Smoky Mtn Speedway!
The final decision has been made by promoter's of Smoky Mountain Speedway to run tonight's (Saturday March 23rd) 40-lap $5,000 to win Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event, Gates open at 3:00 pm with Driver's Meeting at 6:30 pm EST
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March 22-24 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Tripleheader In Arkansas, Mississippi & Tennessee Postponed Due To Weather
Events At I-30 Speedway, Whynot Motorsports Park & Duck River Raceway Park Rescheduled For Later In Spring
CONCORD, NC – March 20, 2013 – This weekend’s entire World of Outlaws Late Model Series tripleheader scheduled for I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. (March 22), Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. (March 23) and Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn. (March 24) has been postponed due to extremely uncertain weather forecasts throughout the Mid-South region, track and series officials announced on Wednesday afternoon.
With all three tracks facing weather conditions that could either dull or completely doom the racing programs, the speedway operators collaborated with WoO LMS director Tim Christman and unanimously agreed that the best action for all parties involved was to preemptively reschedule the events to dates later in the spring.
Duck River’s inaugural WoO LMS show has been reset for Sun., April 28, as the anchor leg of a three-race weekend in the Volunteer State. The other tracks will remain back-to-back on the schedule, with I-30 Speedway running its first-ever World of Outlaws event on Fri., May 10, and Whynot hosting the national tour for the first time on Sat., May 11.
“It’s always difficult to make the decision to call off a race weekend early in the week because of possible bad weather,” said Christman, who is in his seventh season overseeing operations of the WoO LMS. “But in this case, after talking with the three track promoters – Tracey Clay at I-30, Rodney Wing at Whynot and Bob Harris at Duck River – we all came to the conclusion that rescheduling the events would be in the best interests of the fans, the race teams and the promoters.
“Considering that I-30, Whynot and Duck River are three of the most highly anticipated races on the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season, we want the best conditions possible for the fans and racers to come out to the tracks and enjoy themselves. Mother Nature apparently doesn’t want to let that happen this weekend with wet and unseasonably cool weather forecast for I-30 and Duck River and a stormy pattern developing at Whynot, so hopefully by rescheduling the events we’ll get the type of weather that’s a hit with everyone.”
The postponement of the weekend was well received by the WoO LMS regulars. With the World of Outlaws travelers looking at round-trip hauls to this weekend’s tripleheader ranging in length from about 1,000 miles to over 3,000 miles, they were relieved to avoid the prospect of having races canceled after they burned hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel in their haulers to get to the tracks.
With the rescheduled events, the WoO LMS will spend four consecutive spring weekends in states across the Southeast. The stretch of competition includes Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway on April 19 and 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, N.C., on April 20; Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., on April 26, Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway on April 27 and Duck River Raceway Park on April 28; Lavonia (Ga.) Speedway on May 3 and Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway on May 4; and I-30 Speedway on May 10 and Whynot Motorsports Park on May 11.
The next scheduled action for the WoO LMS is the $20,000-to-win Illini 100 on April 5-6 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.
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Carolina Clash Competitors Move to Fayetteville For Event #2 in 2013 Season
5th Annual Ed Gibbons Memorial Race to Headline Season Opener at Fayetteville Motor Speedway
By Mark Huey, Carolina Clash PR
- Fayetteville, NC
The stars of the Carolina Clash are set pay tribute to one of their own, a great champion of the series, the late Ed Gibbons. On February 1, 2009, dirt racing in the Carolinas suffered a tragedy that hit to the heart of many regional dirt track fans. Manning, SC native Ed Gibbons died in a tragic automobile accident, leaving the racing world in Eastern North and South Carolina with a tremendous void. Over the span of his 27 year racing history, Ed collected some 400+ career feature wins. The #07 Clarendon Carquest Auto Parts machine holds the title as champion at several tracks, including the old Lake View Speedway and Sumter Speedway, during that impressive era of years during the 80s and 90s. He soared into the record books with numerous touring series wins throughout the east coast.
Ed Gibbons took checkered flags home from many venues around North and South Carolina. Seven of his wins came under the banner of Carolina Clash, including his final Super Late Model feature win at the Fayetteville Speedway at the end of the 2008 racing season, on October 4, 2008. That would be his final appearance in Fayetteville's victory lane. The 2001 series champion and third place finisher in 2008, Ed was a true gentleman and fierce competitor. Any fellow driver always knew he would a contender to win any time the #07 was unloaded.
In newspaper articles from Dillon, Sumter, Spartanburg, SC, Gastonica, NC and Fayetteville, his achievements are archived. The Item newspaper from Sumter, in an article from 1992, noted that he won three big feature races in one week, resulting in a title in the Carolina Thunder Series between Lake View and Cherokee Speedways. He was a two-time Clash winner in 2001, en route to the first ever Carolina Clash Championship, with a series that had only been dreamed of one year before. Ed is tied for 5th all time on the win list for Carolina Clash win 7 wins.
In an article from the Gaston Gazette of Gastonia, NC, Ed was quoted as he prepared for a weekend of Clash racing at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC in 2008 - the article said:
"One of the favorites on hand will be Manning SC's Ed Gibbons. During the 1990's Gibbons was one of the nation's best. Traveling all over the east coast 'the little man with the big right foot' was a fixture in victory lanes from Florida to West Virginia. After taking several years off to spend time with his family, Gibbons is back on the road and is looking for his second Carolina Clash championship."
The article continues to read, "We kind of kicked back and spent more time on our family business," said Gibbons, whose family owns a chain of automotive parts stores. "We were kind of raced out and racing was not a top priority any more. Now we are more in a position to race more often and it has taken me a while to get acclimated again," said Gibbons. "It has been tougher coming back than I thought it would. The competition on the Carolina Clash tour is real tough, but we are starting to make some headway and I think our first win is just around the corner."
That win came in October that year...it was his last.
Now, this fifth annual remembrance of a great superstar of dirt track late model racing has begun. Two-time winner and defending race champion Luke Roffers, Dean Bowen, and Dennis Franklin hold the previous four trophies. With blooming new talent, new directions and focus, and a renewed emphasis on sportsmanship and teamwork, a perfect tribute to the life of Ed Gibbons and his wonderful family will be the hallmark of this respected race.
On March 9, 2013, the 14th Carolina Clash season officially took the green flag at the Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC, with the 13th annual running of the Skyler Trull Memorial Race. 23 stars of the Carolinas entered the event, which paid tribute to a little girl who was so loved by many in upstate South Carolina. After a cold night of practice and all of the pre-race jitters and nerves leading up to the start of the day, the field would be set with a familiar names at the top of the starting grid. A ton of racing, spiced up by cautions and multiple cars falling away due to mechanical failures, led to a final ten lap showdown, with Dennis Franklin emerging as the winner for the second time in the storied race.
On March 23, Franklin returns to Fayetteville Motor Speedway, along with many of the starters from Carolina's season opener, to the same time and place of one of his three wins in 2012. This will be the first of four races planned for the 4/10 mile oval in the Cape Fear Region of North Carolina's Eastern Sandhills. Other events will include June 8th, August 17th, and the final round of the JE Pistons/Roush Yates Performance Products Countdown to the Cup Event on October 26th.
Roush Yates Performance Products will award a gift certificate to the fastest qualifier, the 11th place finisher, and the last place finisher at each event in 2013.
Also, a representative from R2C Performance Filters will be on hand with a product display and hopes to draw some interested racers at the Fayetteville event.
The Carolina Clash cars will again be using transponders for each event in 2013. All teams will pick up these at the registration table or submit the identification numbers if using your own.
Provisional starting spots (if necessary) will be determined using the 2012 Top 20 point standings.
In addition to the Carolina Clash Super Late Models, the Fayetteville racing program will include weekly Late Model action, Open Wheel Modified, Super Street, Pure Stock and U-Car. Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series will be running 40 laps with $4,000 going to the winner. Pit gates will open at 3:00 PM. on March 23rd with grandstands opening at 4:00 PM.
Fayetteville Motor Speedway is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina off Interstate 95 at Exit 44 @ Claude Lee Rd. Follow the signs around to Doc Bennett Rd., then to the speedway!
http://www.thenewfayettevillemotorspeedway.com or you can visit the Carolina Clash and Fayetteville Motor Speedway Facebook pages.
The Carolina Clash would like to thank the following sponsors for their contributions to the series in 2013:
2013 Points After 1 Race
Dennis Franklin 40
Ross Bailes 36
Casey Roberts 35
Tim Allen 34
Johnny Pursley 33
Luke Roffers 33
Ricky Weeks 32
Chip Brindle 30
Doug Sanders 30
Michael Marlowe 29
Damon Kotke 27
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Davenport all the way in Southern All Stars Jimmy Thomas Memorial at East Alabama
By Chris Tilley
PHENIX CITY, AL (March 16, 2013)—Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA led all 40 laps en route to his seventh career Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series-sanctioned 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial event during the series’ first visit to the East Alabama Motor Speedway in Pehnix City, AL since 1984 on Saturday March 16th.
Davenport, who picked up $4,000 for the win, came to victory lane while driving the AES Racing Bloomquist Race Car which is sponsored by EnCompass Solutions, Mega Plumbing, Mega Electric, Ohlins Shocks and Hoosier Racing Tire sponsored # 49 mount.
Completing the top-five was former SAS Champion Clint Smith of Senoia, GA who marched from 15th spot to finish second, Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA who started fifth finished third, Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA finished fourth after starting in the 11th spot and Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN was the show of the night as he took a provisional starting spot and rallied from his 23rd spot to finish 5th, advancing 18 positions during the 40 lapper. Three cautions slowed the event. Co-Promoter Billy Thomas and crew had the track surface in excellent condition for the track’s 40th Anniversary season opening event and had made some changes in re-shaping the turns as well.
The Southern All Stars will be back in action this Saturday Night March 23rd at the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN paying $5,000 to win for the WIMZ-103.5 sponsored Rockin’ with the Stars event. The start times for this weekend have been adjusted and the driver’s meeting is set for 6:30 pm EST.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
Official Summary of Results
East Alabama Motor Speedway-Phenix City, AL
Round #3 of 2013 Season (March 16, 2013)
Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Late Models
Feature Finish:
1. Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA
2. Clint Smith-Senoia, GA
3. Jake Knowles-Tyrone, GA
4. Hunter Peacock-Macon, GA
5. Riley Hickman-Chattanooga, TN
6. William Thomas-Phenix City, AL
7. Shane Clanton-Fayetteville, GA
8. Jason Hiett-Oxford, AL
9. Jason Croft-Woodstock, GA
10. Mike Weeks-Friendsville, TN
11. Duane Treadwell-LaGrange, GA
12. Bret Holmes-Munford, AL
13. Jordy Nipper-Gray, GA
14. Chase Edge-Penton, AL
15. Bo Shirley-Gadsden, AL
16. Mark Rosner-Rockford, TN
17. J.R. Mosley-Columbus, GA
18. Brian Reese-Sharpsburg, GA
19. Lavon Sparks-Phenix City, AL
20. Cale Simons-Columbus, GA
21. Jill George-Cedar Falls, IA
22. Pat Wall-Columbus, GA
23. Dane Eiland-Salem, AL
24. Terrance Nowell-Phenix City, AL
Yellow Flags: Three (laps 29, 30 and 33)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Davenport (1-40)
Schaeffer’s Racing Oil Fast Time: Jonathan Davenport-14:012 seconds
Series Provisionals: Riley Hickman and Lavon Sparks
Entries: 30
Current Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Championship Points (after 3/16)
1. Jonathan Davenport-272 (Blairsville, GA)
2. Riley Hickman-244 (Chattanooga, TN)
3. Jason Hiett-228 (Oxford, AL)
4. Mike Weeks-212 (Friendsville, TN)
5. Mark Rosner-208 (Rockford, TN)
6. Randy Weaver-194 (Crossville, TN)
7. Clint Smith-182 (Senoia, GA)
8. Jake Knowles-176 (Tyrone, GA)
9. Bret Holmes-170 (Munford, AL)
10. William Thomas-142 (Phenix City, AL)
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Official Results of Ray Cook's Spring Nationals Event #2 of 10
Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee)
Saturday, March 16, 2013
www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
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1. (1) 23 John Blankenship $10,000
2. (8) c9 Steve Casebolt $5,000
3. (3) 44 Chris Madden $2,500
4. (7) 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. $2,000
5. (2) 0 Scott Bloomquist $1,500
6. (6) 20 Jimmy Owens $1,300
7. (5) 41 Ty Dillon $1,200
8. (4) 5 Eric Jacobsen $1,100
9. (9) 17m Dale McDowell $1,050
10. (14) 4 Mark Vineyard $1,000
11. (15) 4t Tommy Kerr $950
12. (10) 15 Steve Francis $900
13. (11) 18 Eric Wells $850
14. (12) 97 Michael Chilton $800
15. (16) 8 David Payne $750
16. (19) x Tyler Millwood $700
17. (18) 5 Jared Landers $650
18. (22) 63 Josh Collins $600
19. (13) 1 Vic Hill $600
20. (20) 101 Casey Roberts $600
21. (21) 31 Skip Arp $600
22. (17) 52 Mark Douglas $600
23. (23) 11 Stacy Boles $600
Race Summary:
Car Count: 31
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1-11), John Blankenship (Laps 12-60)
Cautions: 0
CURRENT SPRING NATIONALS POINT STANDINGS:
1. c9 Steve Casebolt 200
2. 201 Billy Ogle, Jr. 196
3. 44 Chris Madden 194
4. 23 John Blankenship 194
5. 17m Dale McDowell 190
6. 41 Ty Dillon 188
7. 15 Steve Francis 186
8. 8 David Payne 184
9. 5 Eric Jacobsen 182
10. 4 Mark Vineyard 180
11. x Tyler Millwood 180
12. 18 Eric Wells 180
13. 0 Scott Bloomquist 174
14. 101 Casey Roberts 172
15. 5 Jared Landers 172
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HAGERSTOWN POSTPONES ENTIRE WEEKEND DUE TO WEATHER, BRAWL NOW SET FOR MARCH 24
HAGERSTOWN, MD. – “Same times next weekend” are the words from Hagerstown Speedway as a Community Yard Sale and Test and Tune session scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) followed by Sunday’s postponed Brawl in the Fall event will be postponed until next weekend, March 23-24.
Tomorrow’s forecast is for a high precipitation probability of a rain and snow showers mix with colder temperature forecast for Sunday with another uncertain wet forecast for Monday which, at this time, could potentially revert back to Sunday.
With travel distances for many fans and race teams a factor, the Speedway feels it best to use next weekend with the already scheduled Test and Tune session and the rain date for the Brawl event.
The Yard Sale/ Swap meet is set for Saturday the 23rd at 8:00 a.m. with the Test and Tune at 1 p.m.
The pit gates for Sunday’s Brawl in the Fall will open at 11 a.m., spectator gates at noon with racing getting underway at 2 p.m., leading off with the last chance Non-Qualifier races for the big block modified and 358 sprints.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
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Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway up Next for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
WAYCROSS, GA (March 13, 2013) - The 16th Annual Indiana Icebreaker has become a springtime tradition in the Midwest, and will take place on Saturday, March 23rd. The LOLMDS-sanctioned event is held at the historic Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. The single-day event will pay out over $50,000 with Red Buck Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains and a 50-lap $10,000 to win/ $800 to start feature event.
The Indiana Icebreaker will be the first event for the LOLMDS since the DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL held last month. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN comes into the Indiana Icebreaker sitting on top of the Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings. O'Neal, a 3-time series runner-up in the national points standings began his late model career at Brownstown Speedway in 1990 and is the defending champion of the Indiana Icebreaker.
O'Neal's victory a year ago in this event marked his 52nd career win at Brownstown Speedway. He is now third all-time at the track behind Jim Curry and John Gill in total victories. "We always look forward to coming back to race at Brownstown. We have had a lot of success there in the past, but with the level of talent we have on the Lucas Oil Series, it's going to be tough to repeat the win. The fans will definitely see an exciting race," stated O'Neal, driver of the #71 Optima Batteries, MasterSbilt House Car.
Another LOLMDS regular and 4-times series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL is anticipating another Brownstown barnburner. "We have always seemed to run well there and it's a track when its racy you can come from the back. There is plenty of room to pass and there are no walls or guardrails to tear up your car," said Pearson. The driver for Bobby Labonte Racing has four career wins at Brownstown. He is coming off a big $10,000 victory on the final night of the DART Winternationals at East Bay last month. "Kevin Rumley has given the team a big boost since he came onboard. He completely redesigned the Longhorn Chassis and with the new Chevy engines we have, we feel we are going to have a very good year and excited to get to Brownstown", Pearson went on to say.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has sanctioned the "Indiana Icebreaker" since 2006 at the Tim and Farrah Keithley promoted quarter-mile fairgrounds track. Racing began at Brownstown Speedway in 1952 and has proven to be a great venue for several of the LOLMDS regulars in the past. Two-time series champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN has collected ten (10) wins at the track during his career, while two-time and reigning series champion, Jimmy Owens has won twice. Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL, the only 2-time winner at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL last month has three (3) victories in his career at Brownstown Speedway and Steve Francis of Ashland, KY claimed his lone victory back in a 1997 STARS-sanctioned event.
For the Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway on March 23 gates will open at 1 PM. There will be a drivers autograph session from 3:15 PM- 4 PM. The drivers meeting will take place at 4:15 PM with hot laps following at 4:45 PM. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series registration will take place from 1 PM to 4:45 PM. In addition to the LOLMDS events there will be Modifieds, Super Stocks and Pure Stocks competing.
This will mark the first time the series will utilize the new tire rule that was recently announced. Since the announcement the series has received alot of positive feedback from racers once they fully understood the scope of the new rule. The Brownstown tire rules are as follows; Right Rear Hoosier Tire 01, 03, 06, LSB21/55, LM20/40, Left Rear/Fronts Hoosier Tire Rib 1300, 1350, 1640, LSB21/55, LM20/40
For further questions about the tire rule please call Rick Schwallie at 951-403-1609 or Kenny Kenneda at 951-746-8577.
For more information on the "Indiana Icebreaker" sponsored by Bryan Bowman Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge of Seymour, IN, visit the track website at www.brownstownspeedway.com or call the track phone at (812) 358-5332 or promoter Tim Keithley at (812) 569-1982. Brownstown Speedway is located on Highway 250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, one mile southeast of Brownstown, Indiana.
The Host Hotel for this event is the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Seymour, IN located at 327 North Sandy Creek Drive. Contact the hotel office to make reservations at (812) 524-3800 and ask for the special racer rate for that weekend.
Indiana Icebreaker Tire Rule
Right Rear Hoosier Tire 01, 03, 06, LSB21/55, LM20/40,
Left Rear/Fronts Hoosier Tire Rib 1300, 1350, 1640, LSB21/55, LM20/40
Previous Indiana Icebreaker Winners
1998 - Tony Izzo Jr.
1999 - Don O'Neal
2000 - Don O'Neal
2001 - Timmy Yeager
2002 - John Gill
2003 - Don O'Neal
2004 - John Gill
2005 - Dan Sturgeon
2006 - Earl Pearson Jr.
2007 - Billy Moyer
2008 - Terry Casey
2009 - Earl Pearson Jr.
2010 - Jimmy Owens
2011 - Scott Bloomquist
2012 - Don O'Neal
Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings
Don O'Neal (Martinsville, IN) - 480
Earl Pearson Jr. (Jacksonville, FL) - 460
Bobby Pierce (Oakwood, IL) - 400
Steve Francis (Ashland, KY) -395
Dennis Erb Jr. (Carpentersville, IL) - 390
Jimmy Owens (Newport, TN) - 385
John Blankenship (Williamson, WV) - 380
Doug Drown (Wooster, OH) - 380
Jared Landers (Batesville, AR) - 365
Scott Bloomquist (Mooresburg, TN) - 360
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RACE A RAMA PUTS HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY IN MOTION
HAGERSTOWN, MD. – The first week of March has been devoted to getting Hagerstown Speedway’s 66th season underway with the 28th Annual Race-A-Rama car show at the Hagerstown Valley Mall which has now concluded.
Saturday evening’s best appearing presentations before the racers were pushed out and taken home to put the finishing touches on them in the coming weeks went to Shippensburg, Pa’s Jerry Bard #26 late model that won the Best of Show award.
The top late model award went to the #46 of Marvin Winters of McConnellsburg, PA while Elwood Sord of Chambersburg, PA was the late model sportsman award recipient.
In the pure stock class, the #23 of Jimmy Izer, last season’s street stock champion from Cumberland was the winner while the Monte Carlo #22 hobby stock of defending champion Kenny Thomas of Greencastle, Pa was the winner in that division. In the miscellaneous class, the four cylinder of Austin Stover of Winchester was the winner.
Hagerstown Speedway would like to express their appreciation to the drivers, car owners and sponsors who helped make the Race-A-Rama a success.
Next on the schedule will be this weekend starting Saturday March 16th with a Community Yard Sale and Swap Meet at 8 a.m. that is free to the public. Later at 1 p.m., the first of two Tune and Test sessions will be held for all classes of racers. There is an additional Tune and Test session on March 23rd.
On Sunday the 17th and hoping for much more suitable weather, the postponed Brawl in the Fall will take to the track to close out last season and also get 2013 underway. The following Sunday, the 24th, is reserved as a rain date.
Fields are already set in the late model and 410 sprints, however Last Chance Qualifiers for the big block modifieds and 358 sprints will be spun off first to fill six starting positions in the big blocks and five in the 358 sprint feature.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
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Southern All Stars Shamrock 50 will open Cleveland Speedway’s schedule on March 9th
By Chris Tilley
HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 27, 2013)—The 18th edition of the Shamrock 50 at Cleveland Speedway will be the second of three $10,000 to win races on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series schedule. The 2013 season for SAS opens on March 3rd at Cherokee Speedway for the March Madness event.
The Shamrock 50 will be held on Saturday evening March 9th at the historic facility located twenty minutes north of Chattanooga, TN. The event pays $10,000 to win / $500 to start. The last visit by SAS was in November of 2012 during the Gobbler 50 when Randy Weaver would claim the $5,000 top prize of the night with well over 200 race cars on the grounds for the track’s cool fall evening finale.
The Shamrock first appeared on the Cleveland Speedway schedule on March 12, 1994 when Rex Richey of nearby Ringgold, GA picked up the victory. Multiple winners of this event include Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN with three victories. Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR has two Shamrock wins along with Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA and former SAS champ Newport, TN’s Duayne Hommel holding two victories as well. Bloomquist, McDowell and Hommel sit within the top-six of the all-time winners list with the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series that continue to be the longest running tour in America.
On March 9th the gates will open at 2:00 pm with Practice tentatively scheduled for around 5:30 pm. In addition to the SAS Late Models, the Steel-Head Limited Late Models and Crate Late Models will compete for $1,200 in top prize money. Also the A and B Hobby divisions will be in attendance but the Pony and Front Wheel Drive classes will have the evening off. The SAS Super Late Models will see a full show of Practice, WhitePerformance.com Qualifying, Heat Races, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns and the 50-lap Schaeffer Oil Feature event.
A busy month of March continues after the Shamrock 50 event with a visit to the East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL on March 16th for the 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial event paying $4,000 to win and then the series rolls to Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on March 23rd paying $5,000 to win for the Rockin’ with the Stars event.
Further information on the Cleveland Speedway can be obtained by calling the track at (423) 479-8574 or by visiting www.clevelandspeedway.com .Directions to Cleveland Speedway are to take I-75 to the first Cleveland Exit (if you're coming south from Knoxville, it's the Third Cleveland Exit), go east (away from Fireworks Bldg.) about a mile (first exit ramp) to Hwy. 11. Turn left (back under the overpass) on Hwy. 11, and go two blocks (past the car lots & Mr. Zip,) the Speedway is on the left.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
SAS $10,000 to win Purse: 1) $10000, 2) $5000, 3) $2500, 4) $2000, 5) $1500, 6) $1300, 7) $1200, 8) $1100, 9) $850, 10) $800, 11) $750, 12) $700, 13) $650, 14) $600, 15) $550, 16) $500, 17) $500, 18) $500, 19) $500, 20) $500, 21) $500, 22) $500, 23) $500, 24) $500.
Opening 2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60 laps
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50 laps
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40 laps
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40 laps
Previous Shamrock winners:
1994-Rex Richey
1995-Scott Bloomquist
1996-Billy Moyer
1997-Scott Bloomquist
1998-Rain Out
1999-Dale McDowell
2000-Ricky Holland
2001-Dan Schlieper
2002-Duayne Hommel
2003-Duayne Hommel
2004-Patrick Duggan
2005-Dale McDowell
2006-Scott Bloomquist
2007-Chris Madden
2008-Rain Out
2009-Billy Moyer
2010-Jonathan Davenport
2011-Shane Clanton
2012-Jimmy Owens
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HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY READY FOR MARCH OPENING
HAGERSTOWN, MD – With March only several days away, Hagerstown Speedway is ready to get underway with two big shows during the month, the first being the postponed Buchanan Auto Park Brawl in the Fall set for Sunday, March 17 and the first of four Three State Flyers Super Late Model Series events on Saturday, March 30.
The actual opening non-race event will be the 28th Annual Race-A-Rama at the Hagerstown Valley Mall and runs the entire week from March 4th to the 9th.
That will be followed on Saturday March 16th with a Community Yard Sale and Swap Meet at 8 a.m. that is free to the public. Later at 1 p.m., the first of two Tune and Test sessions will be held for all classes of racers. There is an additional Tune and Test session on March 23rd.
Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy interfered at the end of last season while trying to run the Brawl in the Fall. So late in the season and with the postponed date not suitable to many, postponing to the opening program of 2013 met the approval of the driver majority. Sunday, March 18th with a rain date of the following Sunday, the 24th was reserved for the completion of this event. Fields are already set in the late model and 410 sprints, however Last Chance Qualifiers for the big block modifieds and 358 sprints will be spun off first to fill six starting positions in the big blocks and five in the 358 sprint feature.
Warm-ups begin at 1:00 p.m. and features at 2:00 p.m. Event order will be Last Chance Qualifiers, 410 Sprints (30 Laps), Big Block Modifieds (50 Laps), 358 Sprint (30 Laps) and Late Models (50 laps)
On Saturday the 30th, along with an Easter Egg Hunt for the children, the Three State Flyers late models will be in action for a 35-lap feature along with the Ernie D’s pure stocks. Both are the first point events of the season. Warm-ups begin at 6:30 p.m.
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640.
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Southern All Stars adds double-header weekend for August 9th and 10th in Georgia
By Chris Tilley
HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 22, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series has announced two additional dates to the 2013 schedule that bring the total number of races scheduled to 23 races.
The series will race as part of a Georgia double-header weekend August 9th and 10th. The series will race at the Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA on Friday August 9th paying $4,000 to win. Then the series will race on Saturday Night August 10th at the Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA paying $4,000 to win.
The series is almost ready to begin the 2013 campaign and a busy Month of March as SAS will race four straight weekends: March 3rd at Cherokee Speedway, March 9th at Cleveland Speedway, March 16th at East Alabama Motor Speedway and March 23rd at Smoky Mountain Speedway.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Schedule:
(as of 2/22/13) Schedule subject to change. Check SASDirt.com for the latest information.
Date Day Track/Location Win Laps
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60**
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
Apr. 6 Saturday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $5,000 50
May 4 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
May 18 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 40
June 15 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
June 22 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
July 3 Wednesday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,000 40
July 13 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 40
July 20 Saturday Magnolia Motor Speedway/Columbus, MS $5,000 50
July 27 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
August 9 Friday Albany Motor Speedway/Albany, GA $4,000 40
August 10 Saturday Needmore Speedway/Norman Park, GA $4,000 40
August 17 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $4,000 40
September 1 Sunday Tazewell Speedway/Tazewell, TN $4,400 44
September 7 Saturday Green Valley Speedway/Glencoe, AL $5,000 50
September 21 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
October 19 Saturday Talladega Short Track/Eastaboga, AL $4,000 40
October 26 Saturday Toccoa Speedway/Toccoa, GA $4,000 40
November 16 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $5,000 50
November 17 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 100
**denotes co/sanction with Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series
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McCreadie Returns To Spotlight In UNOH DIRTcar Nationals By Summit At Volusia Speedway Park
Nips Lanigan & Moyer In Thrilling Finish To Wednesday’s DIRTcar UMP Super Late Model Finale
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 20, 2013 – Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., ended an eight-year absence from Victory Lane during the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment with a memorable triumph in Wednesday night’s 40-lap DIRTcar UMP Super Late Model A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park.
Racing at the half-mile oval where he won his first-ever dirt Late Model feature in 2004, McCreadie outdueled Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., for the lead on lap 29 and then hung on for dear life, ultimately nipping Lanigan and Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., in a thrilling three-car finish to the week’s third and final DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event.
McCreadie, 38, flashed under the checkered flag just 0.062 of a second ahead of Lanigan, who swapped the lead three times with his fellow World of Outlaws Late Model Series regular. Third-place Moyer was also part of the photo finish, just 0.119 of a second behind Lanigan.
Ninth-starter Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., finished fourth in his first appearance of the week and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., started and finished fifth.
Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who won the first two UMP Super Late Model A-Mains of the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit, saw his streak end without even completing a lap in the feature. He started 22nd after qualifying through a B-Main and was knocked out of the race in a multi-car, turn-one tangle on the opening lap, leaving him with a 24th-place finish.
McCreadie’s $10,000 triumph was the fifth of his career during the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit but first since he captured the WoO LMS finale of the 2005 racing extravaganza. He won three of the six dirt Late Model features contested that year.
“It’s been since ’05 since I thought that we were a threat (at Volusia),” said McCreadie, whose career-first dirt Late Model win on Feb. 9, 2004, came in a DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event at Volusia. “Tonight kind of felt like that (year).”
McCreadie demonstrated that he was ready to snap his victory drought at Volusia in Tuesday night’s A-Main when he sailed by Lanigan for the lead on lap two. His bid ended three circuits later when he jumped the cushion in turn two and slapped the guardrail, but even after retiring he remained upbeat about the performance of his Sweeteners Plus Warrior car.
Starting third in Wednesday’s headliner, McCreadie gained control of second from his teammate Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., on lap five and used the outside groove to overtake race-long pacesetter Lanigan for the top spot on lap 14. He ceded the lead back to Lanigan on lap 23 and fell nearly two seconds behind within four circuits, but a caution flag on lap 28 for Coffey, who stopped with terminal engine trouble, put McCreadie back in the game.
On the restart McCreadie immediately went to the outside of the track and drove into turn three side-by-side with Lanigan. He rocketed off turn four to regain command as lap 29 was scored.
“(During) the cautions we had got the crumbs packed in on the outside and (following the restart) you could really ring the outside for four or five laps,” said McCreadie. “But once it throws crumbs there (again), you can’t steer good enough and you’re just not hooked up good enough like the bottom was. I stayed out there too long the first time (after taking the lead), and then when (Lanigan) passed me I just kind of tried to follow him.
“I couldn’t really run with him at that point. Then the yellow come out (on lap 28) and it was long enough to get the moisture packed in. I figured (Lanigan would) go to the top (on the restart), but he just happened to go to the bottom (entering turn three).
“I had nothing to lose,” he continued. “We’ve had a better start than we’ve ever had in the past three four years down here, but it isn’t winning, so I just gave it a shot.”
The race was far from over, however. Over the last five laps Lanigan and Moyer alternated diving underneath McCreadie, who found himself needing to hold off both standout drivers rounding turns three and four on the final circuit.
“You don’t know where everybody is, but you can tell by the looks in (signaling crewmen’s) eyes when they’re waving (their arms) that fast that they think you’re in trouble,” said McCreadie, describing the deciding laps. “I was kind of scared, so I figured my best shot, because Lanigan had been running the bottom, was to cover the bottom and roll the middle just because I could keep my momentum up.
“Then I saw on the board that Moyer had got to second and he’s usually good in the hub there too, so I just figured, ‘Try to be smooth and cover most of the lanes, and if they beat you, they beat you.’
“We got lucky,” he concluded. “I kind of slipped up in (turns) three and four both of them almost went by me. The finish line – thank God it was where it was at instead of 10 foot further down the track.”
Lanigan, 42, graciously congratulated McCreadie in Victory Lane after settling for runner-up money. He tossed his car around the extreme outside of turns three and four on the last lap but couldn’t beat McCreadie to the finish line.
“We were just awful tight there in the middle of the race and couldn’t turn,” said Lanigan, who led laps 1-13 and 23-28 after starting from the outside pole in his Rocket machine. “We had a shot there at the end to just wing it around the top and I went for it, but we came up a little bit short.”
Moyer, 55, was awestruck by the race’s exciting finish. He advanced from the seventh starting spot to place a week-best third in his Victory Circle car.
“The people in the stands had to love that – we did too,” said Moyer, the winningest driver in the history of the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit. “It was awful close. I don’t know if I remember one with the top three that close.
“There was a little strip right there (on the bottom of the track) and when I hit it just right I could really go through there, but I couldn’t hit it right every lap. And that last lap I was thinking, I gotta do it, gotta do it, and I missed it just a little bit.”
Four caution flags slowed the event. In addition to Coffey’s mechanical trouble on lap 28, Eric Jacobsen of Sea Cliff Beach, Calif., and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., tangled in turn two on lap seven; Scott James of Bright, Ind., spun wildly into turn one after contact with Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., on lap eight; and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., spun in turn two on lap 13.
The opening-lap incident necessitated red-flag conditions. Joining Richards in the turn-one wreck were Tennessee’s Bloomquist and Stacy Boles and Illinois drivers Shannon Babb, Brandon Sheppard, Bobby Pierce and Jason McBride.
Finishing in positions 6-10 were Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., who climbed as high as third; 14th-starter Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga.; 18th-starter Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; fourth-starter Casey Roberts of Toccoa, Ga.; and 15th-starter Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., who made his first start of the week.
A week-high 55-car field was entered in the program, which utilized group qualifying to set the starting lineups for six heat races.
McDowell registered the fastest overall qualifying lap at 15.870 seconds. Other group fast-timers were Rick Eckert of York, Pa., (15.976), Moyer (16.004), Boles (16.147), Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ind. (16.224) and Owens (16.240).
Heat winners were O’Neal, Lanigan, Coffey, McCreadie, Pearson and Roberts. The B-Mains were captured by Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., Babb and Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., and Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., topped the 12-lap Bulrush Dash for non-qualifiers.
The DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit continues on Thursday night (Feb. 21) with the first of three straights of competition featuring the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. A 50-lap WoO LMS A-Main paying $10,000 to win will top the program, which also includes a 30-lap feature for the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds. Race time is 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, log on to www.DIRTcarNationals.com.
DIRTcar UMP Late Model 40-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver/Laps Completed):
1. (3) Tim McCreadie/40
2. (2) Darrell Lanigan/40
3. (7) Billy Moyer/40
4. (9) Dale McDowell/40
5. (5) Don O’Neal/40
6. (6) Earl Pearson Jr./40
7. (14) Shane Clanton/40
8. (18) Steve Francis/40
9. (4) Casey Roberts/40
10. (17) Jimmy Owens/40
11. (16) Jimmy Mars/40
12. (13) Tyler Reddick/40
13. (21) Bub McCool/40
14. (11) Mason Zeigler/40
15. (27) Donnie Moran/39
16. (19) Billy Ogle Jr./39
17. (1) Vic Coffey/27
18. (15) Brady Smith/12
19. (10) Scott James/8
20. (12) Eric Jacobsen/7
21. (8) Dennis Erb Jr./7
22. (25) Scott Bloomquist/7
23. (20) Shannon Babb/0
24. (22) Josh Richards/0
25. (24) Bobby Pierce/0
26. (23) Stacy Boles/0
27. (26) Brandon Sheppard/0
28. (28) Jason McBride/0
Time of Race: 22 mins., 28.658 secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.062 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 4 (laps 7, 8, 13, 28); 1 red flag (start)
Lap Leaders: Lanigan (1-13); McCreadie (14-22); Lanigan (23-28); McCreadie (29-40)
Provisional Starters: Bloomquist, Moran (DIRTcar Nationals); Sheppard, McBride (’12 UMP points)
Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Don O’Neal, 2. Billy Moyer, 3. Tyler Reddick, 4. Billy Ogle Jr., 5. Eric Wells, 6. Josh Richards, 7. Jason McBride, 8. Justin Rattliff, 9. Dan Stone, 10. Chad Hollenbeck
Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Darrell Lanigan, 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Shane Clanton, 4. Eddie Carrier Jr., 5. Tim Fuller, 6. Scott Bloomquist, 7. Billy Moyer Jr., 8. Ricky Weiss, 9. Chuck Julien
Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Vic Coffey, 2. Dale McDowell, 3. Brady Smith, 4. Shannon Babb, 5. Kenny Pettyjohn, 6. Clint Smith, 7. Morgan Bagley, 8. Joey Coulter, 9. Kent Robinson
Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Tim McCreadie, 2. Scott James, 3. Jimmy Mars, 4. Stacy Boles, 5. Dillon Wood, 6. Ron Davies, 7. Joey Coulter, 8. Chub Frank, 9. Jerry Lierly
Heat No. 5 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Earl Pearson Jr., 2. Mason Zeigler, 3. Jimmy Owens, 4. Bub McCool, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Gregg Satterlee, 7. Jared Landers, 8. Donnie Moran, 9. Brandon Sheppard
Heat No. 6 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Casey Roberts, 2. Eric Jacobsen, 3. Steve Francis, 4. Pat Doar, 5. Michael Norris, 6. Todd Frank, 7. Michael Walker, 8. Rick Eckert, 9. Mike Benedum
B-Main No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Billy Ogle Jr., 2. Josh Richards, 3. Tim Fuller, 4. Eric Wells, 5. Scott Bloomquist, 6. Eddie Carrier Jr., 7. Billy Moyer Jr., 8. Ricky Weiss, 9. Justin Rattliff, 10. Chad Hollenbeck, 11. Jason McBride
B-Main No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Shannon Babb, 2. Stacy Boles, 3. Dillon Wood, 4. Morgan Bagley, 5. Kenny Pettyjohn, 6. Kent Robinson, 7. Clint Smith, 8. Ron Davies, 9. Chub Frank, 10. Joey Coulter, 11. Chuck Julien (DNS) Stormy Scott, Jerry Lierly
B-Main No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Bub McCool, 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Pat Doar, 4. Gregg Satterlee, 5. Michael Norris, 6. Donnie Moran, 7. Brandon Sheppard, 8. Jared Landers, 9. Todd Frank, 10. Mike Walker (DNS) Rick Eckert, Mike Benedum
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Richards Two-For-Two In DIRTcar UMP Super Late Model Action During UNOH DIRTcar Nationals By Summit
Red-Hot West Virginian Rolls Forward From 11th Starting Spot To Capture Tuesday’s $7,000 Top Prize
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 19, 2013 – There appears to be no stopping Josh Richards during the 42nd UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment.
With another spectacular charge forward – this time from the 11th starting spot – Richards captured Tuesday night’s 30-lap DIRTcar UMP Super Late Model feature for his second victory in as many evenings at Volusia Speedway Park.
Richards, 24, of Shinnston, W.Va., powered his Valvoline-sponsored Rocket Chassis house car to second place on lap 16, putting himself in position to inherit the lead when Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., pulled to the infield with mechanical trouble during a lap-19 caution period. The two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion dominated the remainder of the distance to pocket a $7,000 top prize.
WoO LMS Rookie of the Year contender Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., grabbed second from his chassis builder, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., on lap 20 and stayed there to the finish. The 24-year-old, who sat out Monday night’s DIRTcar UMP Late Model opener, crossed the finish line 2.709 seconds behind Richards to cap a career-best performance at the half-mile oval.
Stormy Scott, 23, of Las Cruces, N.M., placed third in the Bryan Rowland Motorsports Team Zero by Bloomquist car, cracking the podium in just his second week of dirt Late Model racing. A standout in the open-wheel Modified division who is transitioning to dirt Late Model racing this season, Scott, who started 13th, overtook Bloomquist for the show position on lap 22.
Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., also passed Bloomquist late in the distance, grabbing fourth on lap 25 and finishing there in his Victory Circle machine. Bloomquist, who started from the outside pole, faded to a fifth-place run in his self-built car.
In a competitive race that featured four different leaders, Richards proved to be the last man standing up front for the second consecutive night at Volusia. But his march to the lead wasn’t quite as smooth as on Monday evening, when he sailed around the outside of the track in advancing from the 10 th starting spot to the lead in 18 circuits.
Richards actually surprised himself with his quick ascension through the field. He cracked the top five in three laps and reached second by lap nine, though he swapped the runner-up spot once with Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., before gaining control on lap 16.
“I knew everybody gambled on tires a little bit,” said Richards. “We just went with a softer compound and tried to stay slow and not wear anything out, and try to get one at a time as we could. I didn’t expect to get up through there like we did, but I think everybody just kind of got bound up and slid and we were able to get quite a few cars early.”
Richards’s move to grab second from Lanigan on lap 16 might have been the critical point of the race. After Richards dived to the inside of turns three and four and slid in front of Lanigan, contact between the two friendly rivals in turn four damaged the nosepiece of Lanigan’s car. Three laps later Lanigan skated into the turn-three guardrail due to a left-front tire that was cut by his bent bodywork, bringing out the race’s only caution flag.
“We were going down the backstraightaway and I just drove straight down to the bottom and Darrell went to the top,” Richards said of the scrape with Lanigan. “Well, he got turned and came straight back down to the bottom and ran into our left rear.
“I think there was a little bit of heat over that. I don’t think he knew exactly what happened. I think he just thought I drove in there after he turned, but we were just racing. It’s unfortunate that he got a car tore up, but I don’t feel like we did anything wrong.”
Lanigan, who started from the pole position and led the first circuit and laps 6-10, limped into the infield and retired after the caution flag flew on lap 19. He declined to comment on the situation with Richards.
Moments after Lanigan left the track, O’Neal, who started fifth and passed Lanigan for the lead on lap 11, also drove into the infield. A line of moisture began to trail behind his Larry Moring-owned car during the caution period; it was later determined to be fuel from a busted fuel pump.
“It’s unfortunate that O’Neal broke,” said Richards, who led laps 20-30 without receiving a single challenge. “I feel like we could’ve gotten him anyway, but everything’s been going our way. We’ll take it.”
Richards’s victory was his third in as many days – he started the streak with a $20,000-plus triumph in Sunday’s 75-lap WoO LMS event at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. – and the seventh of his career during the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit at Volusia. He moved into a tie for fourth on the alltime DIRTcar Nationals win list with veterans O’Neal, Bloomquist and Rick Eckert of York, Pa.
In addition, according to records compiled by racing historian Bob Markos, Richards became the sixth driver in the 42-year history of the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit to open the dirt Late Model portion of the meet with back-to-back wins. He joins a list that includes Moyer (1997, 2008), O’Neal (2002, ‘03), Larry Moore (1981), Morgan Shepherd (1977) and Wayne Shugart (1973, ’78).
The A-Main’s other leader was Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who surged forward from the fourth starting spot to pass Lanigan for the top spot on lap two. McCreadie was in front on lap five when he jumped the cushion in turn two and slapped the outside wall, inflicting damage to his Warrior machine that forced him to cede the lead to Lanigan on lap six and pull off that circuit.
Finishing in positions 6-10 were Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., who started 23rd; Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., who didn’t compete in Monday’s program; 20-year-old Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., who recorded a career-best finish at Volusia; and 16-year-old Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill.
Forty-seven cars were entered in the program, which utilized group qualifying to set the starting lineups for six heat races.
Richards registered the fastest overall qualifying lap at 15.752 seconds. Other group fast-timers were Lanigan (15.952), Ron Davies of Warren, Pa. (16.065), Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla. (16.072), Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn. (16.416) and Moyer (16.930).
Heat winners were O’Neal, Zeigler, Bloomquist, Lanigan, McCreadie and Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, Ark. The B-Mains were captured by Kenny Pettyjohn of Millsboro, Del., Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., and Davies, and Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., topped the 5-lap Bulrush Dash for non-qualifiers.
The DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit continues on Wednesday night (Feb. 20) with the 40-lap UMP Late Model finale that offers a $10,000 top prize. The Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds will also be on hand for the division’s first of four straight race nights. Race time is 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, log on to www.DIRTcarNationals.com.
DIRTcar UMP Late Model 30-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver/Laps Completed):
1. (11) Josh Richards/30
2. (9) Eric Wells/30
3. (13) Stormy Scott/30
4. (7) Billy Moyer/30
5. (2) Scott Bloomquist/30
6. (10) Tim Fuller/30
7. (23) Brady Smith/30
8. (17) Bub McCool/30
9. (6) Mason Zeigler/30
10. (8) Bobby Pierce/30
11. (15) Earl Pearson Jr./30
12. (22) Stacy Boles/30
13. (20) Jimmy Mars/30
14. (14) Donnie Moran/29
15. (26) Brandon Sheppard/29
16. (16) Morgan Bagley/29
17. (18) Ricky Weiss/29
18. (24) Michael Norris/28
19. (21) Ron Davies/20
20. (5) Don O’Neal/19
21. (1) Darrell Lanigan/19
22. (12) Steve Francis/18
23. (19) Kenny Pettyjohn/18
24. (3) Billy Moyer Jr./9
25. (4) Tim McCreadie/6
26. (25) Eddie Carrier Jr./2
Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Don O’Neal, 2. Billy Moyer, 3. Stormy Scott, 4. Kenny Pettyjohn, 5. Dennis Erb Jr., 6. Vic Coffey, 7. Jason McBride, 8. Chuck Julien
Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Mason Zeigler, 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Donnie Moran, 4. Stacy Boles, 5. Billy Ogle Jr., 6. Kent Robinson, 7. Dan Stone, 8. Clint Smith
Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Scott Bloomquist, 2. Eric Wells, 3. Earl Pearson Jr., 4. Jimmy Mars, 5. Jared Landers, 6. Chad Hollenbeck, 7. Eddie Carrier Jr., 8. Jerry Lierly
Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Darrell Lanigan, 2. Tim Fuller, 3. Morgan Bagley, 4. Brady Smith, 5. Chub Frank, 6. Brandon Sheppard, 7. Joey Coulter, 8. Todd Frank
Heat No. 5 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Tim McCreadie, 2. Josh Richards, 3. Bub McCool, 4. Eric Jacobsen, 5. Casey Roberts, 6. Mike Benedum, 7. Gregg Satterlee, 8. Justin Rattliff
Heat No. 6 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Billy Moyer Jr., 2. Steve Francis, 3. Ricky Weiss, 4. Ron Davies, 5. Mike Norris, 6. Michael Walker, 7. Mike Hammerle
B-Main No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Kenny Pettyjohn, 2. Stacy Boles, 3. Billy Ogle Jr., 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Vic Coffey, 6. Dan Stone, 7. Kent Robinson, 8. Clint Smith, 9. Jason McBride, 10. Chuck Julien
B-Main No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Brady Smith, 3. Chub Frank, 4. Brandon Sheppard, 5. Joey Coulter, 6. Jared Landers, 7. Chad Hollenbeck, 8. Todd Frank (DNS) Eddie Carrier Jr., Jerry Lierly
B-Main No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Ron Davies, 2. Michael Norris, 3. Casey Roberts, 4. Eric Jacobsen, 5. Gregg Satterlee, 6. Mike Benedum, 7. Justin Rattliff, 8. Michael Walker, 9. Mike Hammerle
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Richards Rampages To Victory In UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit UMP Super Late Model Opener At Volusia Speedway Park
Two-Time World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champion Charges Forward From 10th Starting For $7,000 Score
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 18, 2013 – Josh Richards was a man on a mission Monday night at Volusia Speedway Park.
Rampaging forward from the 10th starting spot, Richards passed Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., for the lead on lap 18 and marched on to a convincing victory in the 30-lap DIRTcar UMP Super Late Model A-Main that opened the full-fender portion of the 42nd UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment.
Richards, 24, earned $7,000 for his sixth career triumph during the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals but first since 2010 when he captured the World of Outlaws Late Model Series season opener. He won the national tour’s lidlifter held during Volusia’s mid-winter racing meet every year from 2007-2010.
Francis, 45, settled for a runner-up finish in the Bowyer Motorsports Barry Wright car after starting from the pole position and leading laps 1-17. He ended the race trailing Richards’s Valvoline-sponsored Rocket Chassis house car by 1.387 seconds.
Donnie Moran of Dresden, Ohio, started and finished third in a MasterSbilt machine. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., also finished in the same position he started, driving his self-built Team Zero car under the checkered flag in fourth place after outdueling Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who completed the top five in the Sweeteners Plus Rocket.
Continuing his strong return as a dirt Late Model regular after spending most of the 2012 season competing on the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Richards needed just six laps to crack the top five in Monday’s feature. He held fourth when the race’s lone caution flag – for a homestretch spin by Jason McBride of Carbondale, Ill. – slowed the action on lap 15.
Richards made short work of his remaining rivals after the restart, charging around the outside of Bloomquist and Moran within one circuit and doing the same to Francis on lap 18.
After falling short of Victory Lane at Volusia in 2011 and ’12, Richards was excited to reclaim the spotlight.
“I was a little nervous coming in here because we weren’t that good last year,” said Richards, who moved into a tie for seventh on the alltime UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit Late Model win list with legendary drivers Larry Moore and Freddy Smith. “Even qualifying (on Monday) I didn’t feel great, but we qualified well so I was like, ‘Well, OK, we’re not that far off.’ We made a few changes for the heat race and we kind of got shuffled back and we had some fuel-pressure problems, but we still ran second on Scott (Bloomquist).
“For the feature we made some changes, and it was one of those things where we just went out there and ran hard. It was awesome to get up through there and get a win from 10th.”
Richards, who one year ago started from the pole position in the opening-night UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit feature but tumbled to an eighth-place finish, registered his third victory in the last 10 days. He also won WoO LMS A-Mains on Feb. 9 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., and Feb. 17 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.
Francis, who was victorious in the first Late Model feature of last year’s UNOH DIRTcar Nationals by Summit, was no match for Richards after the race was slowed at its halfway point.
“I didn’t really need that caution there,” said Francis. “But Josh and Mark (Richards) and them guys, their car has been good anyway. We knew in the heat race he was good. He started 10th back there (in the A-Main), but when I looked up at the board and saw he was second, I knew we were probably a sitting duck.”
Finishing in positions 6-10 was Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind.; Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., who made the race’s biggest advance coming from the 20th starting spot; outside polesitter Ron Davies of Warren, Pa., who celebrated his 55th birthday on Monday; fifth-starter Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va.; and Stormy Scott of Las Cruces, N.M., who made his first-ever start at Volusia.
With 48 cars signed in for action, group qualifying was utilized to set the starting lineups for six heat races in the first of three DIRTcar UMP Late Model programs during the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit.
Pearson registered the fastest overall qualifying lap at 15.550 seconds, Other group fast-timers were Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y. (15.704), Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn. (15.818), Billy Moyer (15.688) of Batesville, Ark., Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill. (15.627) and Eric Jacobsen of Sea Cliff Beach, Calif. (15.675).
Heat winners were Carrier, McCreadie, Moran, Bloomquist, Davies and Francis. The B-Mains were captured by Fuller, Brady Smith and Scott James of Bright, Ind., and Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., topped the 5-lap Bulrush Dash for non-qualifiers.
The DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit continues on Tuesday night (Feb. 19) with another UMP Late Model program topped by a 30-lap A-Main. The UMP Modifieds will also compete in triple 20-lap features to close out the division’s week-long meet.
Race time is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, log on to www.DIRTcarNationals.com.
DIRTcar UMP Late Model 30-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver/Laps Completed):
1. (10) Josh Richards/30
2. (1) Steve Francis/30
3. (3) Donnie Moran/30
4. (4) Scott Bloomquist/30
5. (6) Tim McCreadie/30
6. (8) Don O’Neal/30
7. (20) Brady Smith/30
8. (2) Ron Davies/30
9. (5) Eddie Carrier Jr./30
10. (14) Stormy Scott/30
11. (23) Brandon Sheppard/30
12. (11) Jared Landers/30
13. (18) Bobby Pierce/30
14. (7) Pat Doar/30
15. (17) Earl Pearson Jr./30
16. (19) Tim Fuller/30
17. (25) Dennis Erb Jr./30
18. (12) Eric Jacobsen/29
19. (16) Gregg Satterlee/29
20. (24) Dan Stone/29
21. (15) Todd Frank/28
22. (9) Clint Smith/15
23. (26) Jason McBride/14
24. (13) Mason Zeigler/6
25. (21) Scott James/3
26. (22) Shane Clanton/2
Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Eddie Carrier Jr., 2. Pat Doar, 3. Mason Zeigler, 4. Tim Fuller, 5. Shane Clanton, 6. Stacy Boles, 7. Jason McBride, 8. Michael Walker
Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Tim McCreadie, 2. Don O’Neal, 3. Stormy Scott, Billy Ogle Jr., Kenny Pettyjohn, Justin Rattliff, Kent Robinson, Mike Benedum
Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Donnie Moran, 2. Clint Smith, 3. Todd Frank, 4. Billy Moyer Jr., 5. Brandon Sheppard, 6. Chad Stapleton, 7. Billy Moyer (DNS) Casey Roberts
Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Scott Bloomquist, 2. Josh Richards, 3. Gregg Satterlee, 4. Brady Smith, 5. Dennis Erb Jr., 6. Jerry Lierly, 7. Chuck Julien, 8. Mike Hammerle
Heat No. 5 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Ron Davies, 2. Jared Landers, 3. Earl Pearson Jr., 4. Shannon Babb, 5. Dan Stone, 6. Jimmy Mars, 7. Mike Norris, 8. Chub Frank
Heat No. 6 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Steve Francis, 2. Eric Jacobsen, 3. Bobby Pierce, 4. Scott James, 5. Ricky Weiss, 6. Joey Coulter, 7. Chad Hollenbeck, 8. Scott Phillips
B-Main No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Tim Fuller, 2. Shane Clanton, 3. Stacy Boles, 4. Kenny Pettyjohn, 5. Kent Robinson, 6. Jason McBride, 7. Mike Benedum, 8. Michael Walker, 9. Justin Rattliff, 10. Billy Ogle Jr.
B-Main No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Brady Smith, 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Dennis Erb Jr., 4. Chuck Julien, 5. Billy Moyer Jr., 6. Mike Hammerle, 7. Chad Stapleton (DNS) Jerry Lierly, Billy Moyer, Casey Roberts
B-Main No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Scott James, 2. Dan Stone, 3. Jimmy Mars, 4. Ricky Weiss, 5. Chub Frank, 6. Mike Norris, 7. Chad Hollenbeck, 8. Joey Coulter, 9. Shannon Babb (DNS) Scott Phillips
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Pearson Powers to Lucas Oil Victory Lane at East Bay
TAMPA, FL (February 16, 2013) - Earl Pearson Jr. rallied from a flat tire to win the $10,000 DART Winternationals finale for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay Raceway Park. Pearson pitted on lap 37 after suffering a right rear flat and restarted from the tail. He charged through the field, taking the lead from Don O'Neal on lap 52 and led the remainder of the race.
Driving for NASCAR's Bobby Labonte, Pearson took the Lucas Oil Products and MAVTV sponsored Longhorn Chassis Chevrolet to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the first time since July of 2010 at Tri-City (IL) Speedway. "It's been a longtime, no doubt," said the 4-time series champion who was all smiles from ear-to-ear. "This deal with Kevin Rumley came together just a few months ago and we have come out of the box running much better! I have to thank Steve Shaver, he was my crew chief this week, and everybody at Lucas Oil and MAVTV for their support! It feels great to be back in victory lane!"
Pearson's win was the third of his career at East Bay and his 25th on the LOLMDS tour. Scott Bloomquist wound up second followed by O'Neal, Jared Landers, and Steve Francis.
Bloomquist, who was one of the few cars not having to pit, got by O'Neal in the closing laps to take a podium finish in second. "We ran the hardest tires we could; the track was actually pretty good! It was black from top to bottom, but when you start getting some of that sand grit mixed in after a while, that's why the tires started going away."
O'Neal, with his third place finish, clinched the DART Winternationals Championship, worth $5,000. "We are really proud to win the DART (Winternationals) Championship! As far as the race was concerned, we tried to conserve the tires the best we could, and I was just hanging on there at the end and I knew those guys that pitted were going to be hard to handle."
In preliminary action, Vic Coffey set the overall Time (Group B) amongst the 36 entrants, with a lap of 14.417 seconds. Don O'Neal set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 14.547 seconds. Don O'Neal, Austin Hubbard, Dennis Erb Jr., and won their respective Heat Races. Jared Landers and Scott Bloomquist won their respective B-Mains. Devin Moran was the PRC Strawberry Dash Winner.
After the main event, Doug Blashe won the $1,000-to-win Non-Qualifiers Race. Brad Malcuit, Nick Davis, James O'Hara and Bob Geiger rounded out the Top-5.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to action on Saturday, March 24th, with the Brian Bowman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. The event will pay $10,000-to-win, and will include RedBuck Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 50-Lap main event. For more information, log onto www.brownstownspeedway.com.
Race Summary
Saturday Night, February 16th, 2013
37th Annual DART Winternationals
East bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Feature Finish (60 Laps): 1. Earl Pearson Jr., 2. Scott Bloomquist, 3. Don O'Neal, 4. Jared Landers, 5. Steve Francis, 6. Billy Moyer Jr., 7. Donnie Moran, 8. Jimmy Owens, 9. Dennis Erb Jr., 10. John Blankenship, 11. Tyler Reddick, 12. Bobby Pierce, 13. Ricky Weiss, 14. David Breazeale, 15. Eddie Carrier Jr., 16. Doug Drown, 17. Vic Coffey, 18. Jason McBride, 19. Jerry Lierly, 20. Chad Stapleton, 21. Stormy Scott, 22. Eric Jacobsen, 23. Devin Moran, 24. Justin Rattliff, 25. Todd Frank, 26. Austin Hubbard.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 36
Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal (Laps 1 - 51); Jimmy Owens (Laps 52 - 60)
Caution Flags: Steve Francis (Lap 35); John Blankenship, Steve Francis (Lap 37); Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 43); Ricky Weiss (Lap 43); Bobby Pierce (Lap 45); David Breazeale (Lap 47)
Time of Race: 49 minutes 56 seconds
DART Winternationals Point Standings:
1. Don O'Neal 1360
2. Dennis Erb Jr. 1265
3. Steve Francis 1160
4. Tyler Reddick 1130
5. Jimmy Owens 1125
6. Bobby Pierce 1090
6. Vic Coffey 1090
8. John Blankenship 1075
9. Eric Jacobsen 1060
10. Donnie Moran 1030
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
1. Don O'Neal 480
2. Earl Pearson Jr. 460
3. Bobby Pierce 400
4. Steve Francis 395
5. Dennis Erb Jr. 390
6. Jimmy Owens 385
7. John Blankenship 380
7. Doug Drown 380
9. Jared Landers 365
10. Scott Bloomquist 360
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Owens Overtakes O'Neal, Wins Day Race at East Bay
TAMPA, FL (February 16, 2013) - Jimmy Owens passed race leader, Don O'Neal on lap 16 and went on the take the $7,000 main event at East Bay Raceway Park Saturday afternoon. The race was originally scheduled for Thursday Night, but was rained out. The win marks the second victory at EBRP for the 2-time and reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion.
O'Neal and Dennis Erb Jr. battled it out for the first 15 laps, with Erb officially leading lap 9. Erb had a flat on lap 15, bringing out the first caution of the race. Owens, who started fifth passed O'Neal on the outside after the restart. Owens then led the rest of the race and picked up his second career win at East Bay and the 37th series win of his career. O'Neal came home in second, followed by Eric Jacobsen, John Blankenship, and Vic Coffey.
"For a day race, the track was really great! The crew went out and worked it after the rain delay and there were enough crumbs out there to give everybody traction for the first part of the race," said the driver of the Mike Reece-owned, Reece Monument Company, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford. "From where we started, I figured that I needed to get to the front before the track took rubber. I saw Erb running up top and I don't know what happened to him. John (Blankenship) and I had a really good race for second. I was finally able to clear him and was able to catch O'Neal and pass him for the lead."
O'Neal was looking for his second straight win week, but came up just a car-length short. He commented: "I left the door open in turn one and I knew I was in trouble. Our car has really been great this week, I knew once Owens was in front it was going to be hard to pass him back. We will take second and work towards tonight's race!"
Jacobsen recorded his second podium finish of the week with a solid third place. "We have got this place figured out, but we just can't seem to close the deal and get a win here. I haven't run as much over the few years as these [Lucas Oil] guys. They race so much more than me, but the car feels good and maybe tonight we can end the week on a good note."
In preliminary action, Jimmy Owens set the overall RedBuck Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 34 entrants, with a lap of 15.346 seconds. Dennis Erb Jr. set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 15.672 seconds. Don O'Neal, John Blankenship, Dennis Erb Jr., and Eric Jacobsen won their respective Heat Races. Jared Landers and Tyler Reddick won their respective B-Mains. Leon Henderson was the PRC Strawberry Dash-Draw Winner, Henderson was drawn at random from a pool of eligible drivers due to rain delay and condensed format.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series will be back later this evening, Saturday, February 16th with the second program of today's double-header at the 37th Annual DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. Hot Laps for the event will begin at 6:00PM and will also feature RedBuck Time Trials, Heats, B-Mains, PRC Strawberry Dash. The evening will be capped off with the $10,000-to-win, 60-Lap main event and the $1,000-to-win Non-Qualifiers' Race. For more information on the event or EBRP, log onto www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Day (Thursday's Make-Up Event), February 16th, 2013
37th Annual DART Winternationals
East bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Feature Finish (35 Laps): 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Don O'Neal, 3. Eric Jacobsen, 4. John Blankenship, 5. Vic Coffey, 6. Steve Francis, 7. Billy Moyer Jr., 8. Bobby Pierce, 9. Eddie Carrier Jr., 10. Jerry Lierly, 11. Tyler Reddick, 12. David Breazeale, 13. Austin Hubbard, 14. Chad Hollenbeck, 15. Chad Stapleton, 15. Doug Blashe, 17. Donnie Moran, 18. Braden Mitchell, 19. Dennis Erb Jr., 20. Jason Riggs, 21. Ricky Weiss, 22. Jason McBride, 23. Leon Henderson, 24. Justin Rattliff,
25. Scott Bloomquist, 26. Jared Landers.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 36
Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal (Laps 1 - 8); Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 9); Don O'Neal (Laps 10 - 15); Jimmy Owens (Laps 16 - 35)
Caution Flags: Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 15); Donnie Moran, Tyler Reddick, Jason Riggs, Justin Rattliff, Scott Bloomquist, Ricky Weiss (Lap 16); Jared Landers (Lap 5)
Time of Race: 25 minutes 11 seconds
DART Winternationals Point Standings:
1. Don O'Neal 1130
2. Dennis Erb Jr. 1080
3. Steve Francis 955
3. Tyler Reddick 955
5. Jimmy Owens 935
5. Eric Jacobsen 935
5. Vic Coffey 935
8. Bobby Pierce 920
9. John Blankenship 895
10. Donnie Moran 835
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
1. Don O'Neal 250
2. Bobby Pierce 230
2. Doug Drown 230
4. Earl Pearson Jr. 210
5. Dennis Erb Jr. 205
6. John Blankenship 200
7. Jimmy Owens 195
7. Vic Coffey 195
9. Steve Francis 190
10. Chad Hollenbeck 180
*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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Don O'Neal Dazzles at East Bay, Wins Main Event
TAMPA, FL (February 15, 2013) - Don O'Neal captured his 15th career win at East Bay Raceway Park tonight after taking the lead on lap 39. Doug Drown and O'Neal had a hard fought battle, exchanging the lead several times during the main event. O'Neal captured $10,000 for winning the first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points event of the season.
Drown led the majority of the 50-lap main event and held the top spot until O'Neal chased him down in lapped traffic. Drown fought back hard, closing to within a car length of O'Neal near the end of the race, but came up short in his bid for a first ever LOLMDS win. Pierce; the 16-year-old, second generation driver; held his own, finishing third. He was followed by the Optima Batteries Hard Charger, Earl Pearson Jr., who drove his way from the 18th starting spot to claim fourth, just ahead of Dennis Erb Jr.
"That was a thrilling race, the fans could not have asked for a better feature! We changed so many things on this car, and it was perfect in the end," said the winner, O'Neal. "I got up to second and we (Drown) raced hard for the lead, I would get by him, then he would come back around me". The 48-year-old O'Neal piloted the Optima Batteries and Jay Dickens-powered MasterSbilt House Car.
Drown is racing at East Bay for the first-time in his career this week and was excited with his runner-up finish. "Hats off to Don, he drove a great race! I thought we were going to get it for a moment. I looked over at the scoreboard and saw the 71 behind me, and I thought maybe I could him hold him off, but he is obviously one of the best drivers in the country. Just to run with these guys is quite an honor," exclaimed the elated driver.
Pierce was looking for a clean sweep on the night and was equally excited with his finish. After the race, the young driver commented: "The top groove came back to us late in the race, and I thought maybe we could get Doug and Donnie. We learned a lot tonight and hopefully we will come back tomorrow and do even better!"
In preliminary action, Bobby Pierce (Group A) set the overall Fast Time amongst the 37 entrants, with a lap of 14.404 seconds. Jimmy Owens set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 14.518 seconds. Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr., Doug Drown, and Don O'Neal won their respective Heat Races. Vic Coffey and Earl Pearson Jr. won their respective B-Mains. LOLMDS Series Provisionals were Jared Landers and Jerry Lierly (Based on Fast Time, as there was only one series provisional). Jason McBride was the DirtOnDirt.com Fast Time Provisional. Stormy Scott was the PRC Strawberry Dash Winner.
After the main event, Doug Blashe won the $1,000-to-win Non-Qualifiers Race. Todd Frank finished second, followed by Brad Malcuit, James O'Hara, and Nick Davis, who rounded out the Top-5.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series will be back tomorrow, Saturday, February 16th with a double-header of high-flying action from the 37th Annual DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. Hot Laps for Thursday's make-up event will take place at noon (12pm) and Hot Laps for tomorrow evening's event is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm. Both events will feature RedBuck Time Trials, Heats, B-Mains, PRC Strawberry Dash and Full Features ($7,000-to-win, 35 Laps for the day event; $10,000-to-win, 60 Laps for the evening event). For more information on the event or EBRP, log onto www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday Night, February 15th, 2013
37th Annual DART Winternationals
East bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Feature Finish (50 Laps): 1. Don O'Neal, 2. Doug Drown, 3. Bobby Pierce, 4. Earl Pearson Jr., 5. Dennis Erb Jr., 6. John Blankenship, 7. Vic Coffey, 8. Steve Francis, 9. Jimmy Owens, 10. Chad Hollenbeck, 11. Jason Riggs, 12. Tyler Reddick, 13. Austin Hubbard, 14. Jerry Lierly, 15. Jared Landers, 16. Jason McBride, 17. Eddie Carrier Jr., 18. Devin Moran, 19. David Breazeale, 20. Scott Bloomquist, 21. Stormy Scott, 22. Ricky Weiss, 23. Eric Jacobsen, 24. Justin Rattliff, 25. Chad Stapleton, 26. Donnie Moran.
Non-Qualifiers Race Finish (8 Laps): Doug Blashe, Todd Frank, Brad Malcuit, James O'Hara, Nick Davis, Bob Geiger, Braden Mitchell, Phillips
Race Statistics
Entrants: 37
Lap Leaders: Doug Drown (Laps 1 - 38); Don O'Neal (Laps 39 - 50)
Caution Flags: Chad Stapleton (Lap 8); Donnie Moran, Justin Rattliff, Ricky Weiss, Jason McBride, Chad Stapleton (Lap 9); Justin Rattliff, Jared Landers, Devin Moran (Lap 9); Eric Jacobsen (Lap 16)
Time of Race: 32 minutes 17 seconds
DART Winternationals Point Standings
1. Dennis Erb Jr. 935
2. Don O'Neal 900
3. Tyler Reddick 780
4. Steve Francis 755
5. Bobby Pierce 730
5. Vic Coffey 730
7. Eric Jacobsen 715
8. Donnie Moran 690
9. John Blankenship 685
10. Doug Drown 680
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings
1. Don O'Neal 250
2. Doug Drown 230
2. Bobby Pierce 230
4. Earl Pearson Jr. 210
5. Dennis Erb Jr. 205
6. John Blankenship 200
7. Vic Coffey 195
7. Jimmy Owens 195
9. Steve Francis 190
10. Chad Hollenbeck 180
*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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Erb Wins Rain-Shortened Night 3 of DART Winternationals
TAMPA, FL (February 13, 2013) - Dennis Erb Jr. continues to have a spectacular Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park as he won tonight's rain-shortened main event. Erb took the lead at the start of the scheduled 35-lapper, but with 27 laps scored, the final caution came out for rain and the race was declared "official" shortly thereafter.
Erb, in his JL Scrap Metals and McBride Mack sponsored, Bloomquist Race Cars entry, started on the pole and was in control for most of the race. Tyler Reddick passed Eric Jacobsen late in the race to finish second. Jacobsen came home third followed by Mike Marlar and Jimmy Owens.
"This week has been unbelievable so far! We have never had this good of a start down here [East Bay]! I have to thank all my sponsors and Heather (Lyne) for their support. We have been fast ever since we unloaded here, the track has been great all three nights!" said the 40-year-old driver, who had to wait through a three and a half rain delay following the second heat.
Reddick managed to slip by Jacobsen just before the rain began to fall. He was gaining ground on the leader when the call was made to end the race. "It was the right call, glad we didn't start tearing up a bunch of cars with a wet track. We were really good tonight. When I finally got by Eric, I was hoping for a caution, we got one! Unfortunately thought, it was for the rain," said the driver of the Broken Bow Records, Gaerte Race Engines, and Bloomquist Race Cars Chevy.
Jacobsen, who is still seeking his first-ever win at East Bay and on the LOLMDS tour trailed Erb for most of the race. He never let him out of his sights, but Erb was able to pull away after a lap 13 caution. "Dennis was really good; it was a great night for the Bloomquist cars! We swept the top three and we are getting really close to that first win," said the driver of the Ohlins, Bell Helmets, and Roush-Yates Ford.
In preliminary action, Dennis Erb Jr. set the overall Red Buck Fast Time (Group B) amongst the 43 entrants, with a lap of 14.369 seconds. Mike Marlar set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 14.428 seconds. Dennis Erb Jr., Eric Jacobsen, Mike Marlar, and won their respective Heat Races. Eddie Carrier and Todd Frank won their respective B-Mains. Justin Rattliff was the PRC Strawberry Dash- Draw Winner.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series will be back every night this week with more high-flying action from the 37th Annual DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. For more information on the event or EBRP, log onto www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and follow the series on www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wednesday Night, February 13th, 2013
37th Annual DART Winternationals
East bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Feature Finish (25 Laps): 1. Dennis Erb, Jr., 2. Tyler Reddick, 3. Eric Jacobsen, 4. Mike Marlar, 5. Jimmy Owens, 6. Doug Drown, 7. Steve Francis, 8. Don O'Neal, 9. Donnie Moran, 10. Vic Coffey, 11. Devin Moran, 12. Bobby Pierce, 13. Brandon Sheppard, 14. Billy Moyer, 15. Eddie Carrier, Jr., 16. Keith Tincher, 17. Jason Riggs, 18. David Breazeale, 19. Braden Mitchell, 20. Austin Hubbard, 21. Dan Stone, 22. Justin Rattliff, 23. John Blankenship, 24. Bob Geiger, 25. Todd Frank, 26. Ricky Weiss.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 43
Lap Leaders: Dennis Erb (Laps 1 - 27)
Caution Flags: Eddie Carrier, Ricky Weiss, David Breazeale (Lap 1); Austin Hubbard (Lap 3); Lap 11 (John Blankenship); Braden Mitchell, David Breazeale (Lap 13); RAIN (Lap 27 - Ends Race)
Time of Race: 21 minutes 44 seconds
DART Winternationals Point Standings:
1. Dennis Erb, Jr. 730
2. Don O'Neal 650
3. Tyler Reddick 610
4. Eric Jacobsen 590
5. Steve Francis 565
5. Donnie Moran 565
7. Scott Bloomquist 540
8. Vic Coffey 535
9. Devin Moran 505
10. Bobby Pierce 500
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Cherokee’s March Madness for $10,000 is first on a busy Southern All Stars slate for month of March
By Chris Tilley
HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 13, 2013)—The 2013 season for the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series opens up in a huge way.
The 11th Annual March Madness at Lennie Buff’s Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC will open the 31st season of competition for the longest running Late Model tour in America on Sunday Afternoon March 3rd paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start. The event will be co-sanctioned with the now merged Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series & BEAST and will utilize tire rules from both series and the tires allowed for competition for this race only include: Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1450, 1600, D70 (Right Rear option) along with the SPEC 21 and 55. Also the 44, 48 and 56 tire compounds will be allowed for this co-sanctioned event. Race procedures and rules from both tours will be used and be announced at the drivers meeting prior to the start of the event.
In addition to the SAS/Clash Late Models on Sunday running practice, group qualifying, heat races, Last Chance Showdowns and the 60 lap main event, the SECA City Chevrolet Late Models will qualify and run their 25-lap Main event and the Renegade, Crate Sportsman, Stock Four and Vintage Cars will run their main events that afternoon. On Saturday, the track hosts opening March Madness events with several divisions competing.
The gates open Saturday at 11:00 am and on Sunday at 10:00 am with Tech and Registration open from 10:30 until 12:15 and the Driver’s Meeting will be at 12:30 pm and Hot Laps immediately following on Sunday. On Sunday, Adult General Admission is $25.00 but a two day pass (includes Saturday) can be purchased for $30.00. In the Pits, it will be $35.00 per person but a two day pass (includes Saturday) can be purchased for $45.00. Camping is welcomed in the parking area outside of the Speedway but no hook-ups are available.
Further information on the Cherokee Speedway can be obtained by calling the track office at (864) 489-1969 or call track owner Lennie Buff at (864) 505-9199. The Cherokee Speedway is located at 153 Speedway Road, Gaffney, SC 29341.
Further information on the Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour (BEAST) can be obtained by calling Timmy Mcabee at (864) 761-6039 or log on to www.RaceTheBeast.com . Info on Carolina Clash can be viewed online at www.carolinaclash.com .
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
March Madness Purse: 1) $10000, 2) $5000, 3) $2500, 4) $2000, 5) $1500, 6) $1300, 7) $1200, 8) $1100, 9) $850, 10) $800, 11) $750, 12) $700, 13) $650, 14) $600, 15) $550, 16) $500, 17) $500, 18) $500, 19) $500, 20) $500, 21) $500, 22) $500, 23) $500, 24) $500.
Previous March Madness Winners:
2012-Jared Landers of Batesville, AR
2011-Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA
2010-Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN
2009-Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA
2008-Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN
2007-Clint Smith of Senoia, GA
2006-Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC
2005-Jeff Smith of Dallas, NC
2004-Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL
2003-Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH
Opening 2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
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Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series Presents the 2013 Schedule
Carolina Clash PR, Fayetteville, NC
February 13, 2013
With the merger of the Carolina Clash Super Late Models and the BEAST series, the Carolina Clash has finalized what plans to be a very busy season for the teams and fans of super late model racing in the southeast for 2013. The 24-race season will be split into two parts - the regular season consisting of 16 races and 8 races in the JE Pistons/Roush Yates Performance Products Countdown to the Cup Championship Series.
In addition to the traditional tracks visited by the Carolina Clash, three old friends will be returning to the 2013 schedule after several years - Gordon Park Speedway near Augusta, GA and Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC, and Laurens County Speedway in Laurens, SC.
"The current schedule has 15 races in the regular season, with TBA dates, rain dates, and definite OFF weekends. The OFF weekends are concrete and will not change. We are currently waiting on confirmation on the 16th regular season race, but it will happen somewhere," stated Mark Huey of the Carolina Clash series.
The JE Pistons/Roush Yates Performance Products Countdown to the Cup Championship Series will feature eight races at eight different tracks, beginning on August 24th .
For more information please visit www.carolinaclash.com
2013 Carolina Clash Series Working Schedule
*Schedule is subject to change as more races may be added.
Sunday March 3, 2013 Cherokee Speedway
Saturday March 9, 2013 Carolina Speedway
Saturday March 23, 2013 Fayetteville Motor Speedway
Saturday March 30, 2013 OFF
Saturday April 6, 2013 311 Motor Speedway
Saturday April 13, 2013 RAIN DATE
Saturday April 20, 2013 OFF
Saturday April 27, 2013 Gordon Park Speedway
Friday May 3, 2013 Carolina Speedway
Saturday May 4, 2013 RAIN DATE
Saturday May 11, 2013 Cherokee Speedway
Saturday May 18 OFF
Saturday May 25, 2013 TBA
Saturday June 1, 2013 TBA
Saturday June 8, 2013 Fayetteville Motor Speedway
Tuesday June 11, 2013 Laurens County Speedway
Saturday June 15, 2013 I-77 Speedway, Richburg, SC
Saturday June 22, 2013 OFF
Saturday June 29, 2013 RAIN DATE
Wednesday July 3, 2013 Cherokee Speedway
Saturday July 6, 2013 TBA
Saturday July 13, 2013 311 Motor Speedway
Saturday July 20, 2013 TBA
Saturday July 27, 2013 Gordon Park Speedway
Saturday August 3, 2013 Cherokee Speedway
Saturday August 10, 2013 RAIN DATE
Tuesday August 13, 2013 Carolina Speedway
Saturday August 17, 2013 Fayetteville Motor Speedway
Roush Yates Performance Products & JE Pistons presents
"The Countdown to the Cup Championship Series"
Saturday August 24, 2013 Lancaster Super Speedway
Saturday August 31, 2013 OFF
Monday September 2, 2013 Cherokee Speedway
Saturday September 7, 2013 RAIN DATE
Saturday September 14, 2013 Wythe Raceway
Saturday September 21, 2013 I-77 Speedway, Richburg, SC
Saturday September 28, 2013 311 Motor Speedway
Saturday October 5, 2013 RAIN DATE
Saturday October 12, 2013 Gordon Park Speedway
Saturday October 19, 2013 Carolina Speedway
Saturday October 26, 2013 Fayetteville Motor Speedway
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Carolina Clash and Battle of Eastern All-Star Tour (BEAST) Merge to Form a Unified Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series
February 13, 2013
Carolina Clash PR, Fayetteville, NC - The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series and the Battle of the Eastern All Star Tour (BEAST) officially announce that which so many have been waiting to hear around the Carolinas. Larry Lee, Clint Elkins and Lennie Buff have reached an agreement to combine the Carolina Clash and BEAST series, forming a truly united super late model series for the super late model racers and fans of the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia.
"It's a big day for all of us involved," said Carolina Clash president and founder Larry Lee. "This is something we have worked on for quite some time and we believe it will be a huge benefit to the racers in our area."
The newly unified Carolina Clash series was established as a result of extensive research and consideration of how to utilize the Hoosier tire, along with the Carolina Clash mainstay American Racer. The new tire rule for the series will allow for both the Hoosier and American Racer tire to be used. Racers will be able to race the Hoosier HTS SPEC 1250, HTS SPEC 1350 and HTS SPEC 1600. The American Racer tires will be the JSR SPEC 12, JSR SPEC 48 and JSR SPEC 56.
"This is not only going to be big for the teams of the Clash and the BEAST, but it will be huge for the fans," said Cherokee Speedway promoter Lennie Buff. "I think now the tracks will be able to draw drivers from both tire brands to make some great racing for the fans."
The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series is one of the most established and recognized regional racing series in the country, as 2013 will be the 14th season for the series based in the Southeastern US.
While the 2013 Carolina Clash "points" season doesn't officially begin until March 9, there will be racing on Saturday and Sunday, March 2 - 3, 2013, with the running of the fourth annual "March Madness" event at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. The event is co-sanctioned by the Southern-All Stars series and will serve as a "bonus points" race for the Carolina Clash teams. Any team intending on running for the Carolina Clash championship series will want to attend this Cherokee race. There will be four (4) bonus points awarded to each Carolina Clash competitor that will be added in with the regular season points.
The first official regular season Carolina Clash "points" event will be at Carolina Speedway, located on NC Highway 274 - Union Rd. - for the 13th Annual Skyler Trull Memorial on Saturday, March 9. The series will then pay a visit to "down-east" North Carolina off I-95 north to the Fayetteville Motor Speedway on March 23, 2013 for the 5th annual Ed Gibbons Memorial Race. Following a week off for Easter Weekend, the series will turn north to Stokes & Rockingham Counties of North Carolina to the community of Madison, just off US Highway 311 to the beautiful 311 Speedway during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Martinsville weekend. That race is set for April 6.
For more information please visit www.carolinaclash.com
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Bloomquist Back in Lucas Oil Victory Lane at East Bay
TAMPA, FL (February 12, 2013) - Scott Bloomquist won tonight's main event in dominating fashion, leading flag-to-flag. Just one night after coming within a single car-length of victory lane, the 2-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion powered his way to the $5,000 victory in night two of the 37th Annual DART Winternationals. The win for Bloomquist marks his sixth career win at East Bay and extended his all-time LOLMDS series victory total to 46 wins. The 49-year-old Hall of Famer led Don O'Neal, Steve Francis, Dennis Erb Jr., and John Blankenship to the checkered flag.
Bloomquist quickly grabbed the lead at the start of the main event keeping a comfortable lead for most of the race. The final caution came out with 2 laps to go, resetting and tightening the field back up. With a final two-lap dash standing between him and victory lane, Bloomquist held off the field to claim the prize. His self-designed chassis is powered by a Roush-Yates Ford Engine.
"The car has been spectacular all-week! We came so close to winning last night, then tonight we got off to another great start! We were able to capitalize on the pole-starting spot," said Bloomquist, "Last year we were a little bit off. For a lot of drivers, it would have been a good year, but not for us. We have recently regrouped a little bit and the changes have meshed well together."
After the race, O'Neal commented, "Scott was so good, there really wasn't much left at the end to get up there and pass him. We are off to a good start this season, and when we start the points at the end of the week, we feel like we have the car to beat this year." O'Neal piloted the Optima Batteries, MasterSbilt House Car.
Francis came home third in the Georgia Boot, Clint Bowyer Racing, and Barry Wright Race Cars entry. "Tonight was a whole lot better than last night, that's for sure! Someone got into us last night, but tonight we got to start closer to the front. When racing racing guys like Scott and Donnie, it really makes a difference!"
In preliminary action, Brandon Sheppard set the overall Red Buck Fast Time (Group B) amongst the 44 entrants, with a lap of 14.420 seconds. Don O'Neal set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 14.675 seconds. Scott Bloomquist, Eric Jacobsen, Mike Marlar and Steve Francis won their respective Heat Races. Devin Moran and Austin Hubbard won their respective B-Mains. Vic Coffey won the PRC Strawberry Dash.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series will be back every night this week with more high-flying action from the 37th Annual DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. For more information on the event or EBRP, log onto www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and follow the series on www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Tuesday Night, February 12th, 2013
37th Annual DART Winternationals
East bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Feature Finish (25 Laps): 1. Scott Bloomquist, 2. Don O'Neal, 3. Steve Francis, 4. Dennis Erb, Jr., 5. John Blankenship, 6. Mike Marlar, 7. Eric Jacobsen, 8. Mark Whitener, 9. Vic Coffey, 10. Tyler Reddick, 11. Brandon Sheppard, 12. Donnie Moran, 13. David Breazeale, 14. Austin Hubbard, 15. Jimmy Owens, 16. Eddie Carrier, Jr., 17. Doug Drown, 18. Devin Moran, 19. Todd Frank, 20. Jason Riggs, 21. Billy Moyer, Jr., 22. Justin Rattliff, 23. Dan Stone, 24. Bobby Pierce, 25. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, 26. Billy Moyer.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 44
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 - 25)
Caution Flags: Scott Riggs, Todd Frank (Lap 1); Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Billy Moyer (Lap 8); Dan Stone (Lap 23)
DART Winternationals Point Standings:
1. Scott Bloomquist 490
2. Dennis Erb, Jr. 470
3. Don O'Neal 460
4. Tyler Reddick 380
4. Donnie Moran 380
6. Steve Francis 370
6. Eric Jacobsen 370
6. Mark Whitener 370
9. John Blankenship 360
10. Vic Coffey 355
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Erb Sweeps Opening Night at East Bay DART Winternationals
TAMPA, FL (February 11, 2013) - Defending DART Winternationals Champion, Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL kicked off the 2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season with a clean sweep of events on Monday Night. Erb was the Red Buck Fast Qualifier; won his heat race to earn the outside front row starting spot and led every lap to win the main event. He earned $5,000 for the win.
Erb in his J&L Scrap Metals, Kuntz and Company powered Bloomquist Race Cars #28 earned his third career win at the "Clay by the Bay" by holding off 2-time series champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN at the finish line. Bloomquist made a last-lap dash and came up one car-length short of victory. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN held off another veteran, Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH to claim third. Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL rounded out the top five in his best-ever East Bay finish.
"What can I say; the car was terrific all night! I didn't realize I had qualified that fast, they said we nearly broke the track record. To lead the laps we did and to beat Scott, takes a great effort," said Erb, who also thanked his Crew Chief Heather Lyne for her help. "She does a fabulous job, I couldn't do this without her, and she knows exactly what to do to the car to make it faster! Tonight was just one of those nights where everything fell into place and was to our benefit."
"We had a good car all night," said Bloomquist, who entered the event with five career wins at the 1/3rd mile oval. "The track was exceptional tonight, you could run anywhere on it, congrats to him (Erb), he drove a good race, it was one of our cars and we are happy about that."
O'Neal barely held off the 12th starting Moran to finish third in the Optima Batteries, MasterSbilt House Car. "Erb and Scott were real good tonight, we just have to go back and make some more adjustments for tomorrow night and come back even stronger, he (Moran) gave me a good-run there at the end, and I don't know where he came from."
Pierce mixed it up with the veterans in only his third-career trip to East Bay. The 16-year-old ran as high as third before settling for a fifth-place finish.
In preliminary action, Dennis Erb Jr. set the Red Buck Fast Time amongst the 42 entrants, with a lap of 14.173 seconds. Scott Bloomquist set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 14.441 seconds. Scott Bloomquist, Don O'Neal, Dennis Erb Jr., and Bobby Pierce won their respective Heat Races. Stormy Scott and Jared Landers won their respective B-Mains.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series will be back every night this week with more high-flying action from the 37th Annual DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. For more information on the event or EBRP, log onto www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and follow the series on www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Monday Night, February 11th, 2013
37th Annual DART Winternationals
East bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Feature Finish (25 Laps): 1. Dennis Erb, Jr., 2. Scott Bloomquist, 3. Don O'Neal, 4. Donnie Moran, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Tyler Reddick, 7. Austin Hubbard, 8. Devin Moran, 9. Jared Landers, 10. Mark Whitener, 11. Eric Jacobsen, 12. Vic Coffey, 13. Eddie Carrier, Jr., 14. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, 15. John Blankenship, 16. Steve Francis, 17. Chad Hollenbeck, 18. Todd Frank, 19. Stormy Scott, 20. Brad Malcuit, 21. David Breazeale, 22. Dan Stone, 23. Justin Rattliff, 24. Jason Riggs, 25. Jerry Lierly, 26. Doug Blashe.
Race Statistics
Entrants: 42
Lap Leaders: Dennis Erb Jr. (Laps 1 - 25)
Caution Flags: Chad Hollenbeck (Lap 1); Vic Coffey (Lap 2); Justin Rattliff (Lap 14); Dan Stone, Stormy Scott (Lap 14); Mark Whitener (Lap 18); Steve Francis, John Blankenship (Lap 21)
Time of Race: 21 minutes 14 seconds
DART Winternationals Point Standings:
1. Dennis Erb, Jr. 260
2. Scott Bloomquist 240
3. Don O'Neal 220
4. Donnie Moran 210
5. Bobby Pierce 205
6. Tyler Reddick 200
7. Austin Hubbard 195
8. Devin Moran 190
9. Jared Landers 185
10. Mark Whitener 180
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NCRA Announces 2013 Schedule for Late Model Division
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – February 3, 2013 - The 30th season for gladiators of the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products late model division has released their eleven race schedule for the upcoming 2013 race season. It includes familiar events and regular appearances as well as three tracks the tour hasn’t appeared in several years.
The tour kicks off the season with a Memorial Day weekend double header beginning on Saturday night, May 25th at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool, Nebraska. The tour will then head south to the home track of the series, 81 Speedway in Park City on Sunday night, May 26th.
For the first time in ten years the Salina High Banks Speedway in Salina, Oklahoma will host the series late model tour on Saturday night, June 15th in a companion event with the MARS DIRTcar series. Former series champion Al Purkey picked up the feature win that night at the track back in August of 2003.
A huge three day holiday weekend will be up next for the tour, kicking off on Wednesday night, July 3rd at Monett Speedway in Monett, Missouri in another co-sanctioned event with the MARS DIRTcar series. It will be the tours first stop at Mooneyham’s place since June of 2009 when Ken Essary picked up the victory.
The next night both tours will head to 81 Speedway in Park City for a 4th of July late model challenge before the NCRA late model series head north to the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas on Friday night, July 5th.
The O'Reilly Auto Parts 57th Annual Hutchinson Grand National Auto Races Presented by Midwest Ford Toyota will host the late model tour on Friday night, July 12 at the famed Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas before heading to the 12th annual “NCRA Late Model Nationals” at Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska on Saturday night, July 13th.
The tenth annual “King of the Hill Late Model Nationals” at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool, Nebraska will take place on Friday and Saturday night, August 9-10 and this year the tour, as well as event regulars from the MLRA, will be joined by the MARS DIRTcar series in what is sure to be a “can’t miss” event for all late model fans.
After a two year hiatus, Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas will host the NCRA late models on Saturday night, August 24th.
For the third year in a row the season will come to an end at the Belleville High Banks Speedway in Belleville, Kansas on Labor Day Sunday night, September 1st.
2013 NCRA Late Model Schedule
May 25 Junction Motor Speedway McCool, Nebraska
May 26 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas
June 15 Salina High Banks Speedway Salina, Oklahoma (w/MARS)
July 3 Monett Speedway Monett, Missouri (w/MARS)
July 4 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas (w/MARS)
July 5 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kansas
July 12 Kansas State Fairgrounds Hutchinson, Kansas
July 13 Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Nebraska
Aug 9-10 Junction Motor Speedway McCool, Nebraska (w/MARS and MLRA)
Aug 24 Thunder Hill Speedway Mayetta, Kansas
Sept 1 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kansas
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Southern All Stars opens Money Month of March with opener at Cherokee Speedway March 3rd
By Chris Tilley
HUNTSVILLE, AL (February 1, 2013)—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will open a four-race stretch in March with four events totaling nearly $100,000 in prize money.
On Sunday March 3rd the series will roll back into Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC for their 11th annual March Madness event paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start as the SAS Late Models will co-sanction the event with the Battle of the Eastern All Stars Tour (BEAST). Over $31,000 in prize money will be paid out for this event. The series last visited Cherokee in November 2012 when Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN scored his first-career SAS event win with the annual Blue/Grey 100.
The series will then race on Saturday March 9th at Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for the 18th Annual Shamrock 50 paying $10,000 to win / $500 to start. After the Shamrock, the series races on March 16th at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL for the 28th Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial paying $4,000 to win. The series then winds down a busy March schedule with a 40-lap $5,000 to win event at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on Saturday March 23rd for the annual Rockin’ with the Stars event.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
Opening 2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series events:
Mar. 3 Sunday Cherokee Speedway/Gaffney, SC $10,000 60
Mar. 9 Saturday Cleveland Speedway/Cleveland, TN $10,000 50
Mar. 16 Saturday East Alabama Motor Speedway/Phenix City, AL $4,000 40
Mar. 23 Saturday Smoky Mountain Speedway/Maryville, TN $5,000 40
2013 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
*VP Racing Fuels “The Official Fuel” of the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series
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SECA drivers to get bonus points and money
The drivers chasing SECA City Chevrolet Weekly Points will have several opportunities for bonus points and money during 2013.
Currently we are working with our race tracks to allow each track to have ONE race during 2013 that will give each SECA driver in attendance 10 bonus points for that event.
We are hoping to encourage SECA drivers when their home track is not racing to venture to another SECA sanctioned track.
We are working diligently to make this happen during special events and off nights, (Sun-Fri) which will keep any track from loosing race cars, yet at the same time, bring in other cars on another night.
Our goals at SECA are simple, Keep drivers close to home, and work to continue the growth of crate racing at all of our tracks. We believe this is just another step in the right direction, by having SECA and these race tracks work together and not against each other while the drivers get a better payday and bonus points, fans get to see drivers they may not have seen at the weekly show. EVEYONE WINS
No dates have been put on SECA BONUS RACES as some tracks have not released 2013 schedules, we want to make this season as driver, promoter and fan friendly as possible!
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LAST CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR RESHEDULED BRAWL
HAGERSTOWN, MD.: Hagerstown Speedway’s Buchanan Auto Park Brawl in the Fall will be the first race event on the 2013 schedule and is set for Sunday, March 17th with a rain date the following Sunday, March 24th, having been postponed from October.
This followed interference from Hurricane/ Superstorm Sandy and a rescheduled November 11 date was reviewed, however found not advantageous to many of the competitors. Following discussions with those calling, a plan to complete the Brawl’s feature day on a spring Sunday was favorable to the majority. Sunday was preferred as not to conflict with other tracks that also get underway early in the season.
All divisions were able to qualify for their respective events, however there are some remaining positions available in both the 358 Sprint and Big Block Modifieds fields.
NOTE 1: In order to provide entertaining and exciting races for the fans as well as provide another chance for the 358 Sprint and Big Block Modifieds, the speedway has added a LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER for each of these divisions with five spots remaining vacant in the 358 Sprint event and six positions in the Big Block field. These are the last chances to qualify behind the existing qualifiers but also a chance to advance in position should any already qualified racers choose not to return.
NOTE 2: The fields are complete for the Late Models and 410 Sprints, however if a qualified car chooses not to return for their postponed events, the 24 car fields will be filled by adding alternates from drivers that previously attempted to qualify in October and in the order of finish from the consolation events.
The rule for a rain date are as follows:
1. The two day rain checks from October are good, so DO NOT LOSE them!
2. The entire race fields are already set to race, so if a car owner and driver part ways, the car, not the driver, starts the event. The car owner can allow the driver to take the spot if he/she chooses. Either way the unqualified car/driver will start at the rear of the field.
Hagerstown Speedway certainly regrets this unfortunate situation; however, this natural disaster left very few alternatives. This change should allow fans and drivers a better opportunity to have the entire event under better weather conditions and all around better circumstances.
Again, Sunday, March 17th will be the make-up date for the Brawl in the Fall with a rain date of Sunday March 24th. Warm-ups begin at 1:00 p.m. and features at 2:00 p.m.
Order will be Last Chance Qualifiers, 410 Sprints (30Laps), Big Block Modifieds (50 Laps), 358 Sprint (30 Laps) and Late Models (50 laps)
Follow the speedway on Twitter and Facebook. The latest news, results, photos, schedule or rule changes can found be on the speedway’s website: www.hagerstownspeedway.com. Also check the website for any changes in weather conditions that may delay or cancel the program or contact the speedway office at 301-582-0640
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Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex Joins the National Dirt Racing League Mini-Series
Pittsburgh, PA (January 22, 2013) The National Dirt Racing League has completed their 2013 schedule with the addition of the 'Let's Get Dirty 75' at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA on Monday, September 2, putting an exclamation point on a huge Labor Day weekend full of blockbuster events in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex, located just off Route 40 in the heart of the Laurel Highlands, will host the NDRL during its inaugural season with a $20,000 to-win, $1,500 to-start, 75 lap feature event. Roaring Knob adds to an impressive 2013 schedule that already includes numerous super late model touring series events as well as a recently announced winged sprint car event.
'Roaring Knob has become a household name in the world of late model racing the past few years,' NDRL owner John Kennedy stated, 'and we're very enthused to become a part of that growing reputation that Promoter Rick Jones has built at Roaring Knob. The unique layout of the track and facility will provide a wonderful experience for both fans and drivers new to the facility.'
'We were looking for somewhere in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia region to give racers that will be in the surrounding areas another place to race that weekend,' said NDRL President Jason Shank. 'Roaring Knob has provided fans with fantastic events the past few years and we look forward to bringing another action packed event to the picturesque 3/8 mile oval.'
Further details on the huge $20,000 to-win 'Let's Get Dirty 75' at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex, including support divisions, will be announced soon.
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located near Marleysburg, PA just off of scenic Route 40 on Fearer Road, seven miles east of Nemacolin Woodlands on the right, one mile west of Yough Lake on the left.
Details on rules and format can be obtained by calling the series office at (412) 824-9126 or logging on to the official NDRL website at www.theNDRL.com.
For more information on this even and the National Dirt Racing League please visit www.roaringknob.com or www.theNDRL.com.
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DIVERSITY REMAINS KEYWORD OF AMBITIOUS ELDORA SCHEDULE
60th Season To Feature Multitude of Divisions & Sanctioning Bodies
ROSSBURG, OH (Jan. 19) – Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart officially released the 2013 Schedule of Events for the historic half-mile’s 60th consecutive season of racing at Saturday’s (January 19) Annual Awards Banquet held before a capacity crowd at the Eldora Ballroom.
And, as has become an Eldora trademark, diversity is the keyword with a lineup of traditional specials, a return of fan favorites, local family fun and one of the most anticipated events in all of sports.
Joining the long-standing “Major Special Events” previously announced: the 19th Annual $100,000-to-win Dirt Late Model Dream Weekend (Thursday-Friday-Saturday, June 6-7-8); the 30th Annual Kings Royal Weekend (Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13); the 43rd Annual World 100 Weekend (Thursday-Friday-Saturday, September 5-6-7) and the Inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic (Wednesday, July 24) is a vast variety of nationally recognized sanctioning bodies totaling 27 nights in 2013.
The exciting season kicks into gear Saturday, April 13 with a tripleheader program featuring the Sunoco American Late Model Series (ALMS), Modifieds; both running under the UMP DIRTcar banner, and Stock Cars. While the Modifieds and Stocks round out many of the events throughout the season, the ALMS group will return for the Miller Lite Johnny Appleseed Classic (Sunday, May 26), WIX Filters Baltes Classic (Sunday, September 1) and the Saturday portion of the UMP DIRTcar National Championships on October 5.
With a rich 50-year history of competing at Eldora, the Indianapolis-based United States Auto Club (USAC) and their non-winged brand of open wheel racing will invade the high banks on Saturday, April 20 with a National Sprint Car chase and then again on the Saturday card of the the 32nd Annual Four Crown Nationals Weekend (September 20 & 21). The Four Crown extravaganza will feature USAC’s three national touring Midget, Sprint Car and Silver Crown divisions.
The STP World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will make their first of five stops with a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4. The winged-warriors will return to take on Sprint Car racing’s best at the Knight Before the Kings Royal (Friday, July 12) and the 30th Annual $50,000-to-win Kings Royal on Saturday, July 13 and make their final visit of the season on Friday, September 20 to kick off the Four Crown Nationals Weekend.
Additional Sprint Car dates will see the return of Eldora’s participation in the Ohio Sprint Week (Saturday, June 22) under the auspices of the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions, who will then conclude the ambitious slate on Saturday, October 12 with a blockbuster UNOH Sprintacular featuring two other Sprint Car groups. The NRA Sprint Invaders, who will have visited Eldora on May 26, July 12 and July 13 will be making their fourth showing, while the addition of the BOSS Non-Winged Sprint Series will make the UNOH Sprintacular a triple-header of 410 wing, 360 wing and 410 non-wing sprint cars.
Baja comes to Eldora on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11 when the Traxxas Off-Road Championship (TORC) debuts its radical brand of short-course off-road racing. The high-flying Pro 4x4 and Pro 2WD Truck divisions will be in action throughout the weekend which will feature a drag racing-style ‘open paddock’ allowing fans the opportunity to interact with the teams in between events.
Eldora’s popular Mobil 1 Family Fun Night and FIREWORKS Extravaganza featuring the UMP DIRTcar Modifieds and Eldora Stock Cars returns on Saturday, May 18. The Back-to-School edition will take place Saturday, August 10.
The nation’s best Dirt Late Model competitors will battle for the lion’s share of nearly $600,000 in posted awards over six days this summer. The $100,000-to-win Dirt Late Model Dream (Thursday-Friday-Saturday, June 6-7-8) and “The Granddaddy of Them All” the World 100 (Thursday-Friday-Saturday, September 5-6-7) have each added full racing programs to Thursday and Friday nights and will each present a full evening of Heat Races, Last Chance Races and Twin 25 Features prior to Saturday night’s traditional program of six Heat Races, Last Chance Features and 100-lap championship events. Competitors and fans alike have reacted favorably to the idea of “More Nights, More Racing, More Eldora” with overwhelming support from the racers and record advance ticket and camping reservations.
The inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic, NASCAR’s first national series event on dirt since September 1970, has produced unprecedented anticipation since word of a secret test session being held at the track leaked out in October. In just 14 days of ticket sales, fans from 48 states, the Virgin Islands, seven Canadian provinces and New Zealand have secured their ticket to witness NASCAR stars take on ‘dirt track ringers’ in another historic Eldora moment.
The traditional UMP-branded DIRTcar National Championships Weekend which has long celebrated the midwest’s weekend warriors from the Late Model and Modified divisions, will expand in 2013 to become a cornerstone event for their Modified division. Over the course of the three-day weekend (Thursday-Friday-Saturday, October 3-4-5), the Modifieds will see an aggressive menu with Modified-only on Thursday and Friday (consisting of full Heat Race, Last Chance Race and purse paying Feature events each night), preceding Saturday’s progressive ‘alphabet of features’ and $5,000-to-win Championship. The UMP DIRTcar Late Models will run a full program on Saturday night; also chasing for a $5,000 paycheck.
The complete schedule for Eldora’s 60th consecutive season, including ticket and camping information, is now posted on the newly revamped www.EldoraSpeedway.com and can be requested by phone at (937) 338-3815. Fans can get behind-the-scenes access by following @EldoraSpeedway on Twitter, hitting ‘Like’ at Facebook.com/EldoraSpeedway and video highlights at YouTube.com/EldoraSpeedwayInc. The new Eldora Speedway app for the iPhone, iPad and Android is now available for download via iTunes and Google Play.
2013 Schedule of Events
Saturday, April 6 Test and Tune
Open to all divisions.
Saturday, April 13 60th Season Opener
Sunoco American Late Models, UMP DIRTcar Modifieds plus Eldora Stocks.
Saturday, April 20 USAC National Sprint Cars
USAC National Sprint Cars, UMP DIRTcar Modifieds plus Eldora Stocks.
Saturday, April 27 Saturday Night Speedfest
UMP DIRTcar Mods, Eldora Stocks plus Front Wheel Drive Compacts.
Fri. & Sat., May 3 & 4 World of Outlaws
STP World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series plus Stocks (Fri) & Mods (Sat).
Fri. & Sat., May 10 & 11 TORC – TRAXXAS Off-Road Championship
Baja comes to Eldora with an Off-Road Truck Spectacular!
Saturday, May 18 Mobil 1 Family Fun Night #1
UMP DIRTcar Modifieds, Stocks plus FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA!
Sunday, May 26 Johnny Appleseed Classic presented by Miller Lite
Sunoco American Late Models, NRA Sprint Invaders, UMP DIRTcar Mods plus Stocks.
Thu-Fri-Sat., June 6-7-8 $100,000-to-win Dirt Late Model Dream Weekend (19th annual)
Thursday: Multi-Car Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Features & Twin 25-laps Features.
Friday: Multi-Car Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Features & Twin 25-lap Features.
Saturday: Heat Races, C- & B-Features & $100,000-to-win Dirt Late Model Dream.
Saturday, June 22 Ohio Sprint Week returns to Eldora
UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion Sprints, UMP DIRTcar Mods plus Stocks.
Friday, July 12 Knight before The Kings Royal
STP World of Outlaws Sprint Cars plus NRA Sprint Invaders.
Saturday, July 13 The Kings Royal – $50,000-to-win (30th annual)
STP World of Outlaws Sprint Cars plus NRA Sprint Invaders Invitational.
Wednesday, July 24 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic
NASCAR’s first national series event on dirt since 1970.
Saturday, August 10 Family Fun Night #2
UMP DIRTcar Modifieds, Eldora Stocks plus FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA!
Sunday, Sept. 1 WIX Filters Baltes Classic (6th annual)
Sunoco American Late Models, UMP DIRTcar Modifieds plus Stocks.
Thu-Fri-Sat., Sept 5-6-7 The World 100 Weekend – $46,000-to-win (43rd annual)
Thursday: Multi-Car Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Features & Twin 25-lap Features.
Friday: Multi-Car Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Features & Twin 25-lap Features.
Saturday: Six Heat Races, B-Features & the 100-lap “Granddaddy of Them All!”
Fri. & Sat., Sept. 20 & 21 Four Crown Nationals Weekend (32nd annual)
Friday: Crown #1 – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars plus UMP DIRTcar Modifieds.
Saturday: Crowns #2, 3 & 4 – USAC Midgets, Sprint Cars & Silver Crown.
Thu-Fri-Sat., Oct 3-4-5 UMP DIRTcar National Championships
Thursday: UMP DIRTcar Modifieds – Full Heat Race, B-Feature and A-Feature show
Friday: UMP DIRTcar Modifieds – Full Heat Race, B-Feature and A-Feature show
Saturday: UMP DIRTcar Late Models Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Features & $5,000-to-win Late Model Championship. UMP DIRTcar Modifieds “Alphabet Features” races, $5,000-to-win Modified Championship.
Saturday, October 12 UNOH Sprintacular
All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars, NRA Sprint Invaders plus the BOSS Non-Wing Sprints.
* subject to change
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