The big weekend is almost here. Get ready, this is the one you don't want to miss. Read all about this weekend's show and next weeks awesome TBARA Winged Sprint show below!!
The first of Charlotte County Speedways 2005 Limited Late Model Pacifier Series will take place this Saturday night with a full field of cars going all out for 100 laps in search of the $2,000 winners share.
The Pacifier series entails 10 races this year, approximately once a month.There will be a points fund with $15,000 to be distributed among the top drivers participating in the series.
The most recent Limited Late Model race at CCS was the Brian Davidson Memorial 150 in December. Mike Hovis outdueled Mike Franklin Jr. for the checkered.
Both will be back for Saturday nights race.
It will be opening points night for four regular divisions Action Glass Super Stocks, Road Warriors, Thunder Trucks and 4-Cylinders.
A special guest division will be the Florida Three Quarter Midgets.
The grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. with Limited Late qualifying at 6:30 p.m. and racing will begin at 7 p.m.
Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 11 and under.
SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!!
Sunday will see short track history in the making at Charlotte County Speedway.
The Keels and Wheels Star Wars Sprint Car Challenge will put both Winged and Non-Winged cars on the track in a feature for the first time.
The 30-lap race will pay $750 to win.
The race will be part of a special Sunday afternoon program at CCS beginning at 2 p.m.
The Non-Winged Sprints come from the Fastsprint organization. The Wingers are from USA Sprints.
Charlotte County Speedway owner/promoter LeRoy Davidson, who has been involved with racing all of his life, says he has never heard of Winged and non-Winged Sprints running together before.
Fastsprint/Fastruck/Fastkids promoter Dennis Diehl came up with the idea of running the two types on sprints together.
I always thought about it, Diehl said. The Non-Wings are like USAC style. They think they wings are a crutch. But Winged Sprints are big down here. This will prove which is more competitive. We expect 40 cars. It shoud be a pass-a-rama.
Some of the names coming include Tommy Nichols, Dvae Pletcher, Gene Lasker, Darren Smith and Wayne Hammond.
Besides the Sprint Car Challenge, the Fastrucks Series will start its 2005 season with a 50-lap feature. The Fastrucks have been around for more than a decade. The truck counts are good and the racing tight. Jimmy Gill of Bradenton is the defending points champ.
The Fastkids portion of Fastrucks will have its own separate race. Last year, Mark Martins son, Matt, ran in the Fastkids series. Dlaton Zehr of Daytona is the defending points champ.
Charlotte County Speedways own Road Warrior division will also race.
Qualifying will begin at 1:15 p.m.
Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for kids ages 11 and up.
MARCH 5 TBARA SPRINTS COME TO TOWN!
The Tampa Bay Area Racing Associations Winged Sprints will race a 30-lap feature on Saturday night, March 5, at Charlotte County Speedway.
It will be the season-opening race for the TBARA sprints.
Also on tap is a 50-lap feature for Charlotte County Speedways Sportsman division. This will be the first race for Sportsman this year.
The Outlaw Modifieds will also visit the 3/8-mile paved oval. They will go 25 laps.
In addition, the speedways regular divisions will race Action Glass Super Stocks, Road Warriors, Thunder Trucks and 4 Cylinders.
Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 11 and under.
Charlotte County Speedway is located in the county airport industrial park in southeast Punta Gorda. For more information, call 941-575-7223.
