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Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Late Model Racers Head To Citrus County To Win $5000

By Larry MacMillan

In the first of four Crystal Motor Car Co. Late Model Specials, Floridas best will be heading to Citrus County Speedway for Friday night practice and a 125 lap special for $5,000 to win. Thirty plus cars are expected to attempt to qualify in time trials at 5 P.M. Saturday evening. Depending on the number of cars that show up for the race will determine weather a consolation race will be necessary to set up the final field.

The two winter spectacular races and the Sunbelt Series race all drew good fields of race cars and as the reputation of the new 3/8th mile configuration travels around the state, more than 60 race drivers have tried it on for size in special races or in the regular weekly program. The regular weekly program has produced 40 cars that have entered the regular point race for the 2002 crown. Point in question is how many locals will participate who are working on a low budget, lacking sponsorship and dont want to overwork a motor that is set for 30 lap weekly features and not for the long haul.

Three other 125s are scheduled for the season. Moving from Ocala the Powell Memorial will be run on May 25th. Two more specials are scheduled for August 3rd and October 5th, all paying $5,000 to win This will all culminate with the 150 special on October 26th, paying $10,000 to win with a bonus for a winner of any of the previous specials to receive an additional $2,500. This certainly should be an incentive to get involved in all five races, as Citrus County Speedway becomes the premier Late Model track in Florida.

Added to the special will be full features for the Sportsman, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Thunder Stocks. Entering the eighth week of the regular season two new point leaders showed up after last weeks competition. Mike Bell picked up 110 points with a heat win and his first Street Stock feature win moving ahead of Danny Cretty by 44 points. Several other changes took place in the top ten as well, with Ernie Reed moving from 6th to fourth with a 22 point edge on Travis Nichols and Kathy Ray moving from 8th to 6th. Josh Teague scored his fourth Thunder Stock feature moving him from 3rd to the lead in that division. Robert Jordan slipped to third and defending champion Stuart Madison holds on to a 20 point lead over Jordan in the race for second. Robin Bauer moved up from 8th to 7th on her heat win and second place finish in the feature.

Mike Bresnahan continues to lead in Late Model action by 54 points over Raymond Lovelady. Mike Veltman maintains the Sportsman lead despite suffering his second top ten finish with Bill Oestreicher chasing him. Robbie Yoakam put a lot of cushion in his Mini Stock lead, scoring his third feature win in the forty lap special last week. Rob Wheatley lost a lot of ground with a 15th place finish and he said he sold his racecar after the race. Richie Smith closed the gap to 110 points on his brother Tommy after his win in their 40 lap special last week Tommy suffered a flat tire while leading the race and he had to settle for an 8th place finish.

Citrus County Speedway continues in its 47th year of operation at the same location just 2 miles south of Inverness on U.S. 41 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds. Pit gates open at noon, practice starts at 1 and the grandstand gates open at 3:30 p.m. Time trials start at 5 and races take the green flag at 6 P.M. There will be a slight increase in admittance for the Crystal Motor Car Co. Late Model 125.


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