Last Saturday night the fans saw a competitive field of top Late Models scramble after a $2500 check, as John Kellum caught and passed Mark Whitener on the final lap to seal a spectacular victory.  This Saturday it is back to regular points racing for the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models, but don’t think for one minute that means there is less at stake.  While Joe Kump remains on top of the points standings, his foothold on the top spot is eroding fast.  Donnie Chappell has made steady improvements throughout the season, grabbing a hard fought victory recently and finishing 8th in last week’s competition.  Kump was not so lucky last time out, coming home in the 12th spot and thus allowing Chappell to gain more ground.  A mere 25 points separates the two, and with the hot shots who were after the extra cash absent it will be a head to head rumble for every point Chappell and Kump can muster.

The last two times out for the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division the fans have seen Victory Lane celebrations, but the official results have been in doubt for at least 48 hours after the racing ended.  Aaron Barsness has a solid hold on the top spot in the points race, but Shaun Daugharty has been clawing his way toward Barsness’ perch despite the task looking all but impossible.  But Stanton Mills has stood in Daugharty’s way for two weeks running, and each time Daugharty has challenged Mills’ wins in tech.  The net result of that has been a draw, as Daugharty gained a win and Mills was disqualified the first time around, and this time Mills’ victory stood while Daugharty ended up losing his points and winnings for the night.  Obviously both racers are not on each other’s Christmas mailing lists this year, and both will be taking the green flag again this Saturday night.  The tech man may want to stock up on energy drinks in preparation for whatever outcome may come on the track, and possibly later as well.

Five hundred dollars will be waiting for the winner of this week’s Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock feature, and Mike Tovet will most likely be shooting for a repeat of last weekend’s outcome.  Tovet and Matt Schell benefited from Chad Scranton’s flat tire on the final lap, as they finished first and second respectively and left Scranton to limp to the checkers in third place.  Scranton has been the man to beat recently, and before last Saturday only one other racer had managed to do it.

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BARBERVILLE, FL-  Volusia Speedway Park was back in action on Saturday night after a summer break as the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Labor Day Late Model Shootout headlined an exceptional night of high speed thrills, with $2500 going to the winner of the event.  In addition to a strong field of top late models, fans also got a heavy dose of excitement for the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks.

The 30 lap Labor Day Late Model Shootout had the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models chasing a $2500 check and Mark Whitener, for practically the entire race as “The Magic Man” rocketed to the front and drove away from the rest of the field.  Try as he might, “The Locomotive” Johnny Collins could only watch Whitener pull away as the laps ticked off, and Lawton Minchew saw his time in the front runners expire with a spin in turn 4.

There were also some contenders who began the race mired in traffic due to less than appealing starting positions, and as those racers made their way forward the complexion of things at the front began to change.  Whitener remained in a world to himself as he blew past the stragglers at the back of the pack, and Ivedent Lloyd slipped from the top three to the top five as the track slicked off, and John Kellum quietly worked his way forward, almost camouflaged by the host of lapped cars that were complicating matters for the leaders.  Kellum sneaked into the top five virtually unnoticed, and then into the top three as Whitener’s lead eroded thanks to Labor Day weekend race traffic.

As the Budweiser Modifieds lined up for their feature race, many of them were still licking their wounds from Friday night’s brutal affair at the opposite end of the Ocala National Forest, and many were out to right the wrongs of the previous night.  Both Garret Stewart and Jeff Mathews failed to complete all of the laps at Ocala, but at least their cars were in relatively one piece while others were not so fortunate.  Kyle Bronson was coming off of a victory at Ocala, and was looking for another at Volusia’s fast half mile.

Stewart had been caught napping on an earlier restart that allowed Mathews to maintain the lead, but this time Stewart was all over “The Repo Man” as the green flew.  But so were Johnny Collins and Kyle Bronson, and as that wad of cars rocketed into turns one and two, Mathews was able to hold off Stewart despite the 67 machine having inside position on the 33.  So Jeff Mathews collected another victory as Garret Stewart shook his head over being so close and yet so far away.  Johnny Collins held on for third place while Kyle Bronson and Wayne Hammond rounded out the top five.

A protest was launched, sending both the 57 of Stanton Mills and the 00 of Shaun Daugharty to quarantine and on to the tech shed for a long night of dismantling, measuring, and inspecting.  As of Sunday morning no official determination has been forthcoming, as tech officials again will have to research information in order to reach a fair and correct decision.  that leaves Stanton mills as the unofficial winner, with Danny Vogel in second place followed by Shaun Daugharty in third.  Chris Day is fourth for the moment and Aaron Barsness will wait for news from fifth place.

Chad Scranton has become a dominant force in the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks since mid season, and so far the only driver who has been able to dispute that has been Philip Brown, and with Brown not behind the wheel of the 13 and Scranton starting on the outside of the first row, most everyone expected to see Scranton get another first place trophy.  But Scranton’s partner on the first row was Mike Tovet,and Tovet apparently never got the memo stating that Scranton was virtually unbeatable.

There race quickly became a battle between Tovet and Scranton, with Scott Mooers and Matt Schell having an equally tough struggle over the second spot. And on lap 14 the fight between Schell and Mooers got a bit physical, as there was contact between the two on the front stretch resulting in Schell’s 57 bouncing off of the wall and back into Mooers’ 10 car.  That sent Mooers flying into the barrier in turn one, trashing the second of his race cars in two nights after a violent encounter with the wall at Ocala the night before.

Matt Schell would continue on to challenge the leaders as Scranton had gotten the better of Tovet, but with the restart leaving a one lap sprint to the finish, Tovet had one last shot at Scranton’s dominance.  As the three cars rocketed down the frontstretch on the restart, there was contact that punctured a tire on Scranton’s machine.  Tovet assumed the lead with Schell right on his bumper, but managed to hold Matt Schell at bay to win the race.  Scranton would limp to the scales in third place, while Robert Donaly claimed fourth and Raymond Wheeler finished fifth.

Volusia Speedway Park will return to action on September 11th as we pause to remember the events on that date in 2001.  All emergency first responders including police, fire, and rescue, and all members of the military, will be admitted free of charge with proper I.D. and will see racing action from the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks as they battle for a $500 check.  In addition, The Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models and the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, will return and be joined by the hard charging 4 Cylinder Challengers, plus the popular DAARA vintage cars.  For more information on upcoming events at the south’s fastest half mile, please visit us at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for the latest schedule updates.

Labor Day Late Model Shootout (30 laps/$2500 to win)

1- 41K John Kellum

Budweiser Modified

Taylor Racing Products Sportsman

1- 57S Stanton Mills
2- 99 Danny Vogel
3- 00 Shaun Daugharty

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks

1- 30 Mike Tovet
2- 57 Matt Schell
3- 27 Chad Scranton
4- 9R Robert Donaly
5- 27W Raymond Wheeler
6- 03 Robert Shrunk
7- 13 Donnie Nobles
8- 6 Wally Douglas
9- 114 John Thorpe
10- 118 Ron Adams
11- 97 David LeBeau
12- V1 Delbert Moyer
13- 22 Randy Strehle
14- 4 Richard Calmes Jr.
15- 10 Scott Mooers
16- B81 John Blackwelder
17- 00 Eddie Tovet
18- 16 Brian Shrunk
19- 32 Luke Sadler
DNS- 15 Jim Shaw
DNS- 29 Tom Hughes
DNS- 36 Austin Stamper

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Labor Day Weekend traditionally signals the end of summer, but at Volusia Speedway Park it brings the annual Labor Day Late Model Shootout.  The Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models will be going after a $2500 check made payable to the winner, and that will assure that a top quality field of top dirt late model racers will be on hand to go after the money.  In addition to the Late Model Shootout, fans will see more action from the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks.

Thanks to weather and other factors, Volusia Speedway Park has made some adaptations to the remainder of the 2010 racing schedule.  That means fans and racers should refer to the schedule posted at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net, as it reflects the latest updates.  For example, VSP will be closed on three Saturday nights where racing was originally scheduled.  Those dates are August 28th, September 25th, and October 9th.  VSP will also be closed as planned on October 23rd for the Autumn break.

One event that remains unchanged is the “9-11 Remembered Night” scheduled for September 11th.  While it will be a night of ceremony and remembrance, fans will see a $500 to win Amsoil Thunder Stock Feature, as well as action from the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.  All active military will be admitted free of charge, as well as all fire and rescue first responders and law enforcement.  Proper ID will be required for free admission.

Fans and racers will also discover that some events that were lost to bad weather are now rescheduled.  The 3rd Annual Wiener Nationals are rescheduled for September 18th, where up to 30 Dachshunds will race on the Volusia Speedway frontstretch. In addition to “hot” dog racing, the $1000 to win Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Spectacular that rained out on the same night is also rescheduled for September 18th as well.  The Top Gun Sprint Car Series will also be racing that night, plus the Budweiser Modifieds and the Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks.

As the 2010 racing season winds down there are many great events still to come at Volusia Speedway Park, including the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series Fall Nationals scheduled for October 16th, and the UDLMCS returns for their Championship Finals on November 6th.  Again, fans and racers should check the schedule at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for any changes, especially if weather effects anymore events after the summer break ends. 

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Unfortunately for the Volusia County kids who will find themselves back in classrooms on Monday morning, their chance to fulfill a need for speed was washed out by a pop up shower that hit the track right at intermission, and which sent the track staff scrambling to get the program moving as more showers loomed off to the west on radar.  Those other showers fell apart before arriving at the track, thus allowing the feature races to run as scheduled, and as things played out many points leaders might have preferred that it continue to rain.

All Photos Courtesy of Jim Jones Photography 

Jamie Carter still held a firm grip on the Budweiser Modified points lead as their $1000 to win feature got underway, but the man who supposedly was going to collect the cash was on the front row and wasted zero time in taking control, while Carter began what became a forgetable night at the races with a last place finish.  Any betting person might have put it all on Jeff Mathews at that point, but Wayne Hammond would have taken their money.  Hammond ripped past Mathews before the halfway point and held the lead for several laps, with Mathews challenging him at every turn and finally wrestling the lead back from Hammond within the final 6 laps.  But with two laps to go Hammond saw an opening and pounced on it on the backstretch, passing Mathews for good to seal the win. Wayne Hammond enjoyed the moment in Victory Lane, plus collected a $100 cash bonus from Astor Recycling on top of his $1000 paycheck, while Jeff Mathews drove to his hauler in second place.  The third place went to a hard charging Garrett Stewart, who after suffering every sort of setback imaginable throughout the season, grabbed a heat race win and performed exceptionally well in the feature event.  Larry Burkins fought hard to place fourth, while Kent Corbin followed in fifth place.

 Donnie Chappell has paid his dues to the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models this racing season, gradually improving and gaining ground on the points leaders.  And as the rest of the field took the green flag on Saturday night, Chappell was third in the points and poised to close the gap between himself and points leader Joe Kump.  And with David Clegg, who in was second in the points race, not present to race, Chappell was effectively in second place by simply taking the green.Lawton Minchew grabbed the early lead, but Chappell snatched it from him after a first lap restart and held it virtually the entire race.  Meanwhile Kump had problems of his own, running over a piece of debris on the front stretch under caution and cutting down his right rear tire.  In the rush to get a new tire on and get back to the race before the restart, his crew apparently put a left side tire on the right, leaving him limping on low air pressure and unable to catch the race leaders.

Minchew would briefly pull ahead of Chappell as they dealt with traffic in the final laps, but Donnie Chappell prevailed to score the well deserved win, and collect the night’s second $100 bonus from Astor Recycling.  Lawton Minchew followed in second place, while Jason Kimball placed third.  Andy Schell and Bobby Richardson rounded out the top five finishers.

The Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division saw a Chinese Fire Drill of sorts play out on the frontstretch before the green flag could wave in their feature race, as points leader Aaron Barsness developed problems with his number 11 machine and came to a stop.  Teammate Scott Lagasse pulled alongside and the drivers quickly switched race cars, leaving Lagassee to be unselfishly towed to the pits in Barsness’ 11 car while Barsness went to the rear of the field in Lagasse’s number 22.  Barsness would pick his way through the field and challenge for the lead in the final laps before the 22 car succumbed to damage and mechanical problems and left the race.

Matt McGillivray was in the early battle for the lead until he spun exiting turn two and was penalized to the rear of the field on the restart.  That opened a door for Shaun Daugharty to make some moves as he took the lead, but he failed to hold off a hard charging Stanton Mills who snatched the lead away midway through the race.  Mills held off Barsness’ late challenge to finish first, as Shaun Daugharty followed him under the checkers. Steve Shead had an impressive run to finish in the third spot with Paul Shead right behind him, and Collin Wright rounding out the top five.  However, those results remain “unofficial” until further notice, as post race tech inspection turned up some issues that require further review.  Those issues must be resolved after consultation with manufacturers, so official results will be posted sometime in the coming week.

Problems for points leaders persisted on Saturday as Casey Feaster struggled in the 4 Cylinder Challenger feature, fighting to salvage an 8th place finish.  With weather cancellations and schedule changes effectively ruling out any real chance for Tony Laporta to defend his 2009 championship, Laporta would have to prove his superiority by winning and that meant catching three tough racers who were battling for the lead.  Sonny Espy and Davey Wolf took turns with the early lead while Denica Hetznecker chased them in the third spot, but Laporta weeded his way past all of them.

Late in the race things strung out and left ample space between the top four cars as Tony Laporta led the way.  That turned out to be a saving grace for Davy Wolf, who saw his oil pressure dropping and felt the car begin to run sour in the final laps.  While Laporta was winning the race, Wolf’s engine grenaded in turn four and he coasted to the checkers in second place while Denica Hetznecker placed third behind Wolf’s smoke screen.  Sonny Espy was the fourth place finisher and Dustin Childress drove Nathan Rhoades’ 51 car to fifth place.

There was a time earlier in the 2010 racing season at VSP where the sight of Scott Mooers’ 10 car on the pole of a Amsoil Thunder Stock race meant that the winner’s check could be signed over before the green was waved, but not anymore.  And on Saturday night Mooers led the race from the pole for only three laps before Philip Brown drove the number 13 machine past him and brought Chad Scranton along behind him.  From that point Mooers was forced to watch as Scranton challenged Brown with everything he had, but Mooers was unable to join in the fight.

Scranton’s efforts paid off midway through the race as he got past Brown for the lead, but Brown quickly recovered and repassed Scranton on the following lap, and rebuffed all future challenges.  Philip Brown scored the win as Chad Scranton followed for a close second place.  Scott Mooers was the third place finisher while Wally Douglass claimed a respectable fourth place and Robert Donaly was fifth.Volusia Speedway Park is taking some well deserved time off over the next couple of weekends as the Florida rainy season peaks and the racers need time to rest and make repairs.  Racing returns to the south’s fastest half mile on Saturday, September 4th, as the Labor Day Shootout arrives for the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Models.  Fans will also see action from the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, and the Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stocks.

Weather and other factors have created some schedule changes for Volusia Speedway Park over the remainder of the 2010 racing season, and fans are urged to check the updated schedule at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net before trekking to the track. 

Volusia Speedway Results for 8/14/10

Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Late Model

1- 25 Donnie Chappell
2- 23 Lawton Minchew
3- 79 Jason Kimball
4- 88 Andy Schell
5- 45 Bobby Richardson
6- 36DH Daniel Hancock
7- J17 Joe Kump
8- 46 Hamp Conlay
9- 41 Barry Sheffield
10- 145 Jason Davis
11- 10 Win Ingersoll
12- RP1 Bug Rose

DNS- 26W Dillon Wood

 Budweiser Modified ($1000 to win/25 laps)

 1- 66H Wayne Hammond
2- 33 Jeff Mathews
3- 67 Garrett Stewart
4- 54 Larry Burkins
5- 7 Kent Corbin
6- Z06 Larry Mott
7- 11P Charlie Phillips
8- 1G Gary Sexton
9- 66 Dale Murray
10- 64 Austin Sanders
11- 15 Jamie Carter
DNS- 8 Steve Whitener
DNS- 5 Richard Ferry

 Taylor Racing Products Sportsman
(results unofficial pending further tech review)

1- 57S Stanton Mills
2- 00 Shaun Daugharty
3- 10 Steve Shead
4- 80 Paul Shead
5- 38 Collin Wright
6- 95 Matt McGillivray
7- 05 Dan Lane Sr.
8- 7 Dalton Lanich
9- 77 Wayne Allen Jr.
10- 17H Blaise Hetznecker
11- 18 Justin Merry
12- 57 Heinz Haas
13- 22L Aaron Barsness
14- 5 Alan Peacock
15- 18S David Showers Jr.
16- 17K Marc Kinley
17- 66C Kyle Chappell
18- 99 Danny Vogel Jr.
19- 8 Chris Day
DNS- 11 Scott Lagasse Jr.
DNS- 2H Cory Hupp

Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Thunder Stock

1- 13 Philip Brown
2- 27 Chad Scranton
3- 10 Scott Mooers
4- 6 Wally Douglass
5- 9R Robert Donaly
6- 03 Robert Shrunk
7- 35 Austin Stamper
8- 15 Luke Sadler
9- 29 Tom Hughes
10- 22 Kelly Snyder
11- 65 Bobby Giles
12- V1 Delbert Moyer
13- 16 Brian Shrunk
14- 114 John Thorpe
DNS- 32 Jim Shaw
DNS- 4 Richard Calmes Jr.

4 Cylinder Challenger

1- 3T Tony Laporta
2- 48W Davie Wolf
3- 16 Denica Hetznecker
4- 16E Sonny Espy
5- 51 Dustin Childress
6- XX Jordan Myers
7- 004 R.J. Glaser
8- 20 Casey Feaster
9- B12 Brian Smith
10- 66 Leonard Underwood Jr.

 

 

 

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BARBERVILLE, FL-  Volusia Speedway Park goes “Back to School” this Saturday night as area kids get ready to return to their classrooms after their summer break, but before that happens they will get one last blast of summer fun with kids’ bike races on the frontstretch of the south’s fastest half mile.  And while the kids will fulfill their need for speed at intermission, race fans will see exciting action from the Budweiser Modifieds as they tangle in a $1000 to win challenge race.  Other action will be provided by the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, and the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

Fans can do something positive for their community and save some money in the process this Saturday, as Volusia Speedway Park will give a $2 discount on grandstand admission to any fans who donate school supplies.  VSP employees will collect the donated items and will pass them along to be distributed to underprivileged kids at Manatee Elementary School in Orange City.  Fans can donate anything from back packs to pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, folders, and more.  Volusia Speedway’s racers are also encouraged to donate and participate in the effort.

Jamie Carter has got a solid lock on the points lead as the Budweiser Modifieds return to action on Saturday night, but with a $1000 to win cash carrot dangling in front of the competitors, Carter could be in for some tough competition in this race.  Missing a Budweiser Modified feature earlier this summer has left Jeff Mathews trailing Carter by 135 points, but Mathews is capable of beating anyone on any night, especially when there is extra cash involved.  Kent Corbin and Larry Burkins have both posted some solid performances lately, and could be ready to ascend to a win as well.

After leading the points chase for the first half of this racing season, David Clegg has been in catch up mode ever since an accident earlier this year forced him into a backup machine.  Joe Kump will be on top of the points heap when the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Late Models hit the track this Saturday night, but David Clegg is still just 59 points out and has his backup car performing like a champ.  Meanwhile Donnie Chappell has been clawing his way up the ladder toward the points leaders and is posting some very impressive finishes.  Chappell is only 7 points shy of knocking Clegg down to third place in the points standings, and is just 66 points out of first place.  Should Kump or Clegg have a bad night, Chappell will be poised to take full advantage of their misfortune.

The Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division is still dominated by Aaron Barsness, who holds the points lead and is tough to beat in each feature race.  But after losing the points lead to Barsness earlier in the summer, Shaun Daugharty is on a mission to recover what he lost, and take no prisoners in the process.  Unfortunately for Daugharty, that mission had a setback the last time out, but persistence will be the key to Daugharty’s success in chasing down Barsness before the season ends.  The $1000 to win race that was rained out last weekend will be made up on September 18th, so racers and fans should be sure to mark that date on their calendars.

While Scott Mooers may be dominating the points standings, he is not dominating the Amsoil Thunder Stocks when they hit the clay each Saturday night.  The guy winning the races has been Chad Scranton, whose rivalry with Mooers has kept the fans attention for a couple of months now.  But Scranton is certainly not unbeatable as Philip Brown demonstrated while behind the wheel of David Whitt’s machine, and Luke Sadler has put together some solid outings as of late and may be ready to second the motion put forth by Brown.  Mooers may be too far out of reach for Sadler to catch him, but Scranton has the same problem with Sadler.  The huge gaps in the points standings give drivers like Sadler and Scranton a “nothing to lose” situation, and that feeds their desire to keep Mooers behind them in each week’s races.

Volusia’s 4 Cylinder Challenger points battle is led by Casey Feaster, who has had a fast car all season, but has also had problems that have held him back and made his trek to the top that much harder.  Feaster holds an 111 point advantage over Tony Laporta, who has done the math and knows what he has to do in order to take the points championship trophy away from Feaster.  But after a rainout last weekend, Laporta now has one less race in which to make his math add up, and Feaster has found new determination and focus in recent weeks.  Meanwhile others like James Sullivan and Larry Langston have come on strong at this point in the season, and are a threat to beat both Feaster and Laporta to the checkers.

The grandstand gate will open at 5:30 this Saturday night, and fans are reminded to bring their school supply donations for a $2 discount.  And as weather and other factors come into play, fans should refer to www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for up to date schedule information, plus news and announcements about make up dates and times for events postponed by rain.

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So with the postponement of racing announced, VSP management immediately began working on schedule changes in order to make up at least some of the rained out events.  No decision has been announced for making up the 3rd Annual Wiener Nationals dog races, but the $1000 to win Taylor Racing Products Sportsman race will be made up on September 18th.  That night will feature the $1000 to win race, plus the Top Gun Sprint Car Series, and Volusia’s own Budweiser Modifieds and Daytona Sportswear Street Stocks.

According to VSP management, more adaptations to the previously posted racing schedule will be made as circumstances warrant, so racers and fans should be sure to double check the schedule posted at www.VolusiaSpeedwayPark.net for changes as those become finalized.  VSP Media will also announce changes to the racing schedule on an “as needed” basis.

Volusia Speedway Park will be back in action on Saturday, August 14th with “Back To School Night” and five divisions of exciting racing competition.  Fans will see the Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Late Models, the Budweiser Modifieds, the Taylor Racing Products Sportsman Division, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks, plus the 4 Cylinder Challengers.

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OCALA, FL-  The historic Ocala Speedway has one more week of fast paced action this Friday night before the scheduled summer break, with the Late Models, the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, the Mini Stocks, and the Gladiators, set to do battle on the southeast’s toughest 3/8ths mile.  The summer break means that the racers will have at least three weeks off to prepare their machines and themselves for the remainder of the 2010 racing season, and this weekend’s races will be the final chance to make some moves before that happens.

After a long break that was dictated by scheduling and weather, the Late Model Division hit the clay at Ocala on July 23 as the 2009 Late Model Champion, J.O. Nobles, held off Ivedent Lloyd to grab an impressive win.  But despite those heroics that had the crowd cheering loudly for the yellow number 18, Nobles is still playing second fiddle in the points standings while Mark Whitener retains the top spot.  Whitener drove the Dave’s Towing number 58 to a third place finish on the 23rd, and will certainly be a factor this Friday night.  And while Nobles lacks only 27 points in his effort to unseat Whitener, the 2010 Powell Memorial winner, Phillip Cobb, is only six points in back of Nobles going into this week’s feature event. 

Michael Stalnaker has returned to the top ranks of the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks, and made a statement of his own last Friday by clawing his way from a 14th starting position to battle it out with Scott Mooers for a well deserved win.  That makes two victories in a row for Stalnaker, who now has a 20 point advantage over Jerrid Bennett in the 2010 points standings.  Bennett has fought his way through adversity lately just as Stalnaker did earlier in the season, and came away with a fifth place finish on Friday night which padded a 50 point advantage over EBD Racing’s Chris Shea, who also has had a run of misfortune lately.  So as the summer break looms the question is whether Jerrid Bennett can fight his way back toward the top, and if he can, will Mike Stalnaker be able to continue his recent domination of the division?

After repeated setbacks, injuries, and other calamities that never allowed Keith Briggs to finish a Mini Stock race in 2010, the 19T machine rolled onto the clay at Ocala Speedway on July 23rd and put all of that in the past.  Briggs not only finished the race, he won it convincingly, and served notice that while he may not be a threat to win a championship this season, he certainly can win any race that he enters no matter who controls the points.  The 2009 Mini Stock Champion, Paul Combast, holds a 14 point advantage over Dan Kerr going into this week’s race, and hopes to build on that lead by finishing in front of the Kerr machines each week.  But in order to do that he must also deal with Briggs, as the 19T will factor into the remaining races on the schedule.

Steven Johnson was on top of the Ocala Speedway Gladiator Division just a few weeks ago, but lousy luck and great racing from Casey Feaster ended his time at the top as Feaster had a week as the points leader at two top Florida dirt tracks.  But last Friday Casey Feaster was missing from the field as a mechanical issue with his personal car left him stranded, and that allowed young Devin Walker to scramble his way into the top spot with a third place finish.  Meanwhile Matt Shea was awarded the win last Friday after technical violations disqualified two finishers, and trails Walker by a mere 6 points going into this week’s race while Feaster plummeted to 50 points out of first.  So will we have the third different points leader in three weeks of action?  Not if Devin Walker can help it, but Matt Shea may have something to say about that as well.

The grandstand gates will open this Friday at 5PM, with heat racing scheduled for 8PM.  For more information, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com, where the updated schedule should be posted within the next two to three weeks. 

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