IT'S TIME TO RACE!!

June 30, 2008 The Late Late Show at Golden Isles Well Worth the Wait by Jack Smith Jason Fitzgerald came up just short and took the RealRacinUSA.com Runner-Up Award Though the afternoon rains backed up the program at Golden Isles Speedway Saturday night, fans were entertained by fifty-three dirt late model team as well as 65 racers from the local classes. Action was postponed until after 9:00 PM, when the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series qualifying got underway. Fast time was set by Jason Fitzgerald, driving the Bobby Labonte Racing #7F. Fitzgerald, no stranger to Golden Isles, took home a 4th place finish in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series earlier this year. Five heat races, three B mains and a last chance race, sponsored in part by Ray Miller of the National Late Model Series, set the stage for the 50 lap feature event, with a starting field of 30 cars. Scott Built Homes of Waycross, Frankie and Jackie Lloyd, Southern Style Motorsports of Jacksonville and Race Car Engineering all were involved in sponsoring the last chance race. The race produced two red flags, one for the car on its roof in the early going. Steve Whitener's #11 race car made it all the way over in turn two, no drivers were injured. By the half-way mark it was clear Ivedent Lloyd was in charge, though Fitzgerald, Michael Lloyd and Johnny Collins made it very interesting with hard racing in the last 20 laps. Ivedent Lloyd took the checkered flag at 3:40 AM in front of 400-500 hard core fans of dirt late model racing. Members of one of the teams was involved in a bad accident on the way home from the race. Stanton Mills, a limited Late model driver and owners of the Darrell Padgett UDLMCS team were involved. Barrett was released today from the hospital, all others involved are ok. Full reports & photos to follow. Interviews from the race can be heard on RealRacinUSA.com's Inside Florida Racing Monday 7-9 PM Awards Rick's Dark Room.com Hard Luck Award: Steve Whitener Real Racin USA.com Runner Up Award: Jeff Fitzgerald Pace American & Southern Style Motorsports Rookie of the Race: Josh Peacock Central Sheds & Trailers & Southern Style Motorsports Hard Charger: (Tie) Roger Crouse & Shane Williams Official Finish: 1. Ivedent Lloyd 2. Jason Fitzgerald 3. Johnny Collins 4. Michael Lloyd 5. Adam Bedenbaugh 6. Shan Smith 7. Mark Whitener 8. Shane Williams 9. Jackie Nosbisch 10. Buddy Geiger 11. Roger Crouse 12. Richard Ferry 13. Brandon Cameron 14. Clay Bedenbaugh 15. Bill Howard 16. Kent Corbin 17. Chuck Chitty 18. Billy Costello 19. Keith Nosbisch 20. Josh Peacock 21. Bubba Clem 22. Wayne Shugart 23. Jimmy Waldrop 24. Rich Pratt 25. Jeff Fortner 26. Tyler Ivey 27. Jay Johnson 28. Darrell Padgett 29. Joe Kump 30. Steve Whitener Have an opinion on this story? Post a message on The Real Racin USA Florida Fan Message Board! or Email KARNACto send a letter to the editor!